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The PhD candidates will be a part of an international team of innovation researchers at INN University and integrated into the research group Lillehammer Olympic and Paralympic Studies Centre (LOSC). The project is part of the LOSC’s four-year plan, and the prospective PhD candidate would contribute to the teaching, researching, and networking within the research group. The predefined project is under the supervision of Svein Erik Nordhagen and Jörg Krieger.

Ansatte på ILF driver med forskning og undervisning innen generell pedagogikk, kroppsøving/idrettsfag, frilufslivsfag, fagdidaktikk og fysisk aktivitet og funksjonshemming. Instituttets forskningsportefølje omfatter læring og erfaringsdannelse hos ulike grupper, på ulike arenaer og i ulike bevegelser og aktiviteter. Instituttet tilbyr femårig lærerutdanning i kroppsøving og idrettsfag (LKI), bachelorutdanning i friluftslivsfag (FLL), praktisk pedagogisk utdanning (PPU), og påbygningsstudiet fysisk aktivitet og funksjonshemming (FAF).

The two PhD positions are offered within the interdisciplinary project “Outdoor experience in the age of digitalization” which contributes to University of Bern’s “People in Digital Transformation” strategic focus. The overall research aim is to understand how digital tools mediate outdoor movement activities like hiking and mountain running in ordinary and virtual reality.

In this PhD position, we invite candidates to conduct studies on sports technology and youth from a sociological perspective. Sports technology encompasses the use of technology in all aspects of sports, including organized sports, esports, and self-organized sports. Examples of digitalization elements in sports may include self-tracking through smartphones and smartwatches, the use of wearable technologies in organized sports, esports, or athletes' self-presentation on social media.

By focusing on the under-researched area of workforce diversity among British sports journalists, this project will (1) provide new and much needed insights into the levels of diversity and inclusion (or lack thereof) at all levels of the industry, (2) explore the challenges and opportunities that sports journalists from minority groups encounter within the industry, and (3) provide insight into senior managers’ understandings of the current state of play.

Successful applicants will join the SCDTP cohort of PhD studentships and benefit from a dedicated PhD training programme based upon a carefully designed development needs analysis that will enhance knowledge and skills even further. The SCDTP studentship provides a basic annual maintenance grant of £18,622 (2023/24 UKRI Rate) as well as access to a Research Training Support Grant. Moreover, a three-month research-in-practice opportunity with a relevant organisation is embedded as part of the studentship, meaning employability prospects are maximised.

Det søkes etter en person med solid oversikt over nasjonal og internasjonal forskning som angår kroppsøving og idrettsfag i skolen. Den som ansettes må over tid ha bidratt internasjonalt på forskningsfeltet kroppsøving og/eller idrettsfag i skolen, kroppsøvingslærerutdanning eller annen tematikk som angår pedagogiske og/eller fagdidaktiske problemstillinger innenfor feltet. Personen som ansettes må ha erfaring med og interesse for empirisk og anvendt forskning.

Applicants should have a background in material culture, fashion / textile history, gender history, or sport history. Individuals with a material culture or fashion / textile history background do not need to have knowledge of the sport of field hockey; similarly, applicants with a background in gender or sport history do not need to have knowledge of material culture or fashion / textile history.

Each of the 17 research projects is an interdisciplinary combination of ethical, legal, and social dimensions. Joint degree PhDs will be awarded to the successful candidates by two of the consortium partners. Moreover, each project is characterised by joint supervision reflecting this philosophy and is supported by one or more prestigious sport or sport related institutions: Athletics Integrity Unit; Biathlon Integrity Unit; Federation of International Football Associations; International Olympic Committee, Union of European Football Associations; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; and the World Anti-Doping Agency. 

The Institute of Sociology and Gender Studies at the German Sport University Cologne announces the availability of a position starting as soon as possible as Research Assistant (Doctoral Researcher Ph.D. Candidate) during which you will by preparing and conducting a research project in the field of parasport. The position is a qualification position which serves to support the completion of a doctoral degree. This position is limited for the duration of the doctoral procedure, but initially for a maximum period of 3 years.