Postdoctoral Fellow - Head Impact Detection Study

Postdoctoral Fellow - Head Impact Detection Study-2101396

 

SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES
DIVISION OF SCIENCE

Our department

The School of Physical Education Sport and Exercise Sciences is a research and teaching department currently ranked 14th in the world for Sports related subjects (QS rankings 2021). It is part of the University of Otago and located in Dunedin, a culturally vibrant and diverse university city.

The role

A full time, fixed-term position is available for a driven and high-performing Postdoctoral Fellow in the Human Movement Lab, School of Physical Education Sport and Exercise Sciences.

This ground breaking research project is a world first in cumulative head impact research. The Project is funded by a World Rugby grant to Associate Professor Melanie Bussey and intends to gather head acceleration data from 700 community rugby players, from age 11 – adult, over the course of a single season. This is the largest cohort of athletes to be studied in a longitudinal design for head impact events. The aim is to gain insight into the cumulative head impact burden in male and female community rugby union players across a wide range of playing grades. Our goal is to explore the nature and extent of head impact exposure across a range of contact events and non-contact events, and to examine the potential influence of cumulative non-contact loading on direct contact outcomes.

Your skills and experience

•    Applicants must have a PhD in computer science, engineering or biomechanics.
•    Knowledge of and experience with programming languages (such as MATLAB, Python, C, R, or Java) is essential.
•    Prior experience with inertial sensors or accelerometers.
•    The ability to be an effective member of an interdisciplinary team.

Prior experience with computational statistics is desirable, as is experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or deep learning methods.

This project will harness a variety of signal processing skills, therefore experience in a wide range of signal processing and Big Data techniques are highly desirable.

Further details

This is a full-time, fixed term position for 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

Informal confidential enquiries can be directed to Associate Professor Melanie Bussey, via the email address below.

Application

To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button below. Applications quoting reference number 2101396 will close on Sunday, 15 August 2021.

Additional Information

Contact: Associate Professor Melanie Bussey

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Location: About Dunedin

Primary Location
 NZL-SI-Dunedin
Employment Status
 Fixed Term Full-time
Salary Level and Range
 Postdoctoral Fellow ($77,793)
Organisation
 School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences
Job Function
 Research