APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR
Research Assistant in Physical Education and Sport and Exercise Sciences (PESS), University of Limerick.
Specific Purpose Contract – 1.0 FTE (0.8 FTE would be considered)
Salary Scale: €31,962 – €41,943 p.a. pro rata.
Under the guidance of the research centre Co-Directors, the role will support the research activities and lead initiatives within two of UL’s priority research centres: the Sport and Human Performance Research Centre (SHPRC), and Physical Education, Physical Activity and Youth Sport (PEPAYS) Ireland.
SHPRC: To advance interdisciplinary research in sport and human performance at the University of Limerick; to inform national and international best practice and through the creation of national and international collaborative networks; to achieve global recognition for the quality of its research outputs and graduate students.
PEPAYS Ireland: To develop a critical mass of researchers actively contributing to multi-disciplinary and multi-entity research that impacts policy and practice related to health and well-being of populations in the areas of physical education, sport, physical activity and health.
Informal enquiries regarding the post may be directed to:
Professor Ian Kenny
Department of Physical Education & Sport Science
University of Limerick
Email: ian.kenny@ul.ie
The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday, 15th January 2025.
Applications must be completed online before 12 noon, Irish Standard Time on the closing date.
Further information for applicants and application material is available online from: http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/
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The Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) department is a vibrant and rapidly growing department in the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences at the University of Limerick. The Department has a clear mission to be a research-led centre of excellence in Physical Education (PE), Coaching and Sport & Exercise Sciences (SES). PESS department ranked 48th in the 2021 Shanghai Global Rankings for ‘Sport Science Departments/Schools’. The department’s strengths lie in the expertise of its staff, the quality of its academic programmes, high quality teaching spaces and the applied nature and relevance of these programmes.
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