Tag: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

In her dissertation, Solveig Nordengen presents results from two systematic literature reviews with meta-analyses of cycling and cardiovascular disease, followed by national correlates of commuter cycling and the presentation of a novel bike traffic index to describe trends in cycling over the years.

In Ingeborg Barth Vedøy’s dissertation, she presents results from a long term study in which she followed 600 adolescents annually throughout their three years of lower secondary school, exploring their physical activity level, mental health and academic achievements. Surprisingly, the overall results show no associations between physical activity and academic achievement among the participants.

Karl Marius Aksum’s thesis provides new research about the frequency, timing, duration, and information of scanning behavior in elite football players. The findings suggest that future research on visual perception in football should strive to develop more representative designs in non-restrictive settings. Furthermore, coaches should aim to develop football players’ skills with the help of complex contextualized exercises that include an abundance of information.

Institutt for lærerutdanning og friluftslivsstudier (ILF) ved Norges idrettshøgskole (NIH) har en ledig stipendiatstilling hvor formålet er å øke kunnskapen om elevers læring i den nye mediehverdagen, samt utvikle forskningsbasert didaktikk og konkrete forslag til hvordan digitalisering kan anvendes som verktøy i læringsprosesser innenfor kroppsøving og idrettsfag.

Our department seeks an ambitious researcher who independently and in collaboration with others can instigate, carry out and report high-quality research that can be published in recognised research channels. We welcome applicants with experience from social and human sciences. The successful candidate is expected to both conduct empirical studies and contribute to theoretical development related to physical education and physical education teacher education.

Our institute seeks an ambitious professor who is expected to have strong credentials in the academic disciplines in question. As an active researcher, the appointee should be engaged in national/international grant applications, scientific publication and dissemination, research-based teaching, development of new courses or contributing to existing courses at all three levels of university education, supervision of students, mentoring of young researchers, and research leadership roles.

The Department of Sport and Social Sciences has a vacant PhD candidate position in the field of sport philosophy. There is the possibility of applying to one out of two (or to both) predefined PhD projects. One project will be focusing on the ethics of medicalization and performance-enhancing means in sport, and the other on eco-philosophical and environmental issues in sport.

The department is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and motivated professor/associate professor to provide academic teaching, and to conduct and coordinate research within the field of Sports Biomechanics at NIH. The candidate must have a strong international research profile in sports research and topics that fits with the profile and the present equipment at the department.

Med mål om å styrke sekjonens flervitenskapelige tilnærming til forskningsbasert kunnskap, søker vi etter en stipendiat med gode forutsetninger for å forske på tematikk knyttet til unge menneskers forhold til natur og bynært friluftsliv. Stipendiatstillingen lyses ut som et predefinert prosjekt – «Unge menneskers forhold til natur og  bynært friluftsliv». Stipendiaten vil, sammen med sine to veiledere, utvikle et prosjekt som skal bidra til økt forståelse for hvordan norsk ungdom forholder seg til nærområder.

Det er ledig stilling som førsteamanuensis i kroppsøving og idrettsfag ved Norges idrettshøgskole (NIH), Seksjon for kroppsøving og pedagogikk (SKP). Seksjonen fokuserer på profesjonsrettet forskning og undervisning i kroppslig læring, fagdidaktikk, pedagogikk, tilpasset opplæring og inkludering innen både kroppsøving, idrettsfag og frilufslivsfag.