Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sports Nutrition x3

We are looking for three Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Sports Nutrition to join the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University. Successful candidates will work alongside Dr Nessan Costello and other leading researchers in the Carnegie School of Sport, undertaking world-class research in sports nutrition and exercise metabolism. Candidates will also be expected to engage in broader teaching and learning, and knowledge exchange activities.

One Postdoctoral Research Fellow (1.0 FTE) will be embedded within Leeds Rhinos Rugby League club, providing sports nutrition to first team and academy players a maximum of three-days per week. The sports science support team from the Carnegie School of Sport, embedded in Leeds Rhinos is led by Prof. Ben Jones and includes over 10 research-practitioners. The other two-days will be based at Leeds Beckett University, undertaking high quality applied research to further understand the energy requirements of professional rugby league players. When in Leeds Rhinos, day-to-day the successful candidate will report to Leeds Rhinos Performance Director Richard Hunwicks.

One Postdoctoral Research Fellow (1.0 FTE) will be embedded within Huddersfield Town Association football club, providing sports nutrition to first team players a maximum of three-days per week. The sports science support team from the Carnegie School of Sport, embedded in Huddersfield Town is led by Dr Stacey Emmonds and includes five research-practitioners (three of whom are based in sport nutrition). The other two-days will be based at Leeds Beckett University, undertaking high quality applied research to further understand the nutritional requirements of professional soccer players.

One Postdoctoral Research Fellow (0.5 FTE) will be based at Leeds Beckett University, working closely with Dr Nessan Costello undertaking high quality applied research to further understand the energy requirements of elite athletes.

All candidates will have access to the world-class facilities at Leeds Beckett University, including the £45 million Carnegie School of Sport building, housing a DXA unit and world-class physiology and biochemistry laboratories.

The successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage with the broader work across Leeds Beckett University, the Carnegie School of Sport, the CARR centre

(https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/carnegie-applied-rugby-research), and Centre for Human Performance

(https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/centre-for-human-performance).

All roles subject to external funding.

The anticipated start date for the post is 1 December 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.

To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Dr Nessan Costello at n.costello@leedsbeckett.ac.uk .

Closing date: 9 November 2022 (Midnight)

Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.