Research Fellow

at  Nottingham Trent University

ABOUT US

The Department of Sport Science resides within the School of Science and Technology and there are excellent collaborative opportunities with colleagues in Biosciences including the John Van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Chemistry and Forensics, Computing and Technology, Engineering and in Mathematics and Physics. Nottingham Trent University has a long and established history for delivering sport-related programmes. Currently the Department comprises 48 academic staff and ~40 PhD research students, as well as large undergraduate and taught postgraduate cohorts. Recent investment into the Department has enhanced our physical resources, research environment and the student learning experience. With four well-equipped physiology laboratories, the British Olympic Association approved environmental chamber, the recently refurbished performance analysis suite and two biomechanics and neuromuscular performance laboratories in the £4m Natural Sciences Research Centre, we offer a friendly environment of excellence and invite you to join us.
For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Dr. Ali Bowes at ali.bowes@ntu.ac.uk or Dr. Pete Holmes at pete.holmes@ntu.ac.uk

The Department of Sport Science is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented Research Fellow in Coach Education. NTU are collaborating with Loughborough University and the Lawn Tennis Association to evaluate the impact of the coach development system on the attraction, development and retention of coaches in tennis. The post-holder will be joining sport and exercise scientists and social scientists at NTU in the Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Centre, until 31st July 2024.
The post-holder will be leading the collaborative project, working alongside Dr. Ali Bowes, Dr. Pete Holmes and Prof. Chris Cushion (Loughborough University). The project aims to track a purposive sample of 20-25 coaches over the course of a year through the LTA Coach Development System using a multi-level (impact on the individual, practice, and system) and multi-method approach (observation, interview). This is with the intention of collecting evidence of the effectiveness of the pathway in delivering change to coaching practice, and the LTAs aims of attracting and retaining high quality coaches what works, for whom and why.
You will be experienced in qualitative data collection and analysis, with a specific focus on sport coaching. Any experience researching women in coach education would be beneficial.
You will be based at Nottingham Trent Universitys School of Science and Technology on our Clifton Campus.
For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We’ll still consider applications even if you don’t meet every single one of the requirements, so don’t be put off if you don’t match them perfectly.
Interview date: week commencing 22nd April 2024