Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Data Analytics in Sports

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Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Data Analytics in Sports

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Job description:

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Center for Sports Science and University Sports at the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a

Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Data Analytics in Sports

59 Centre for Sport Science and University Sports

Working hours: 40 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. A2

Limited until: permanent

Reference no.: 2185

Requirements

Specific Requirements

The position

We are looking for an outstanding scientist who develops, adapts and applies state-of-the-art methods for the analysis of sports and movement data in a results-oriented manner and has profound experience in these areas. The position is embedded in a research field in which aspects of various movement and sports activities are investigated from different perspectives (e.g. biomechanics, performance analysis, sports medicine, physiology, technology, exercise science, psychology) in an interdisciplinary manner. With the help of innovative data-based approaches, insights are to be gained into current fields of development such as game and competition analysis, model-based training control, molecular performance physiology and biomechanical movement analysis. The tenure track professorship Data Analytics in Sport will be integrated into the research focus Human Performance of the Centre for Sport Science and University Sports ( ) and has excellent prospects to collaborate with groups working in this field. In addition, there are excellent opportunities for cooperation with the University of Vienna’s Data Science research network and with scientists conducting research in areas related to data science at the Faculties of Mathematics, Computer Science and Business, Economics and Statistics.

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.

Additional Information

Benefits

We offer:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• a dynamic research environment
• a wide range of research and teaching support services
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• an attractive salary according to the

(level A2) and an organisational retirement plan

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Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Universität Wien Country Austria City Wien Postal Code 1010 Geofield

Where to apply Website

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Wien Website

Street

Universitätsring 1 Postal Code

1010

STATUS: EXPIRED

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Location

Wien

Job date

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:43:38 GMT

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