"Post Doctoral Research Assistant - Fixed term 5 months - 1.0 FTE"

University of Hull

A Postdoctoral research associate is required to work on a project funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) titled “Whistleblowing as a means of strengthening safe sport within the Olympic movement”.

Project description

Athletes across a number of sports and levels of competition have expressed concern that interpersonal violence (i.e., the intentional use of power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation) is normalised within sport. Disciplinary practice within these settings may ensure that athletes remain compliant and observe a “code of silence” in the face of abusive or coercive behaviours. This project will employ a survey design to identify some of the factors that encourage or deter athletes from speaking out against interpersonal violence in sport. An important goal of the project is to address the IOC's recent call to “further strengthen safe sport and the protection of clean athletes”, “reinforce athlete’s rights and responsibilities”, and “strengthen safe sport/safeguarding across the Olympic Movement”.

The ideal candidate will have a research and practice background in sport psychology; experience of conducting quantitative and/or survey research; a capacity to work on their own initiative and within multi-disciplinary teams; and the ability to work to deadlines.

Job duties:

• To work closely with the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator to ensure successful delivery of the project, including the following:
• To jointly manage and coordinate all aspects of the project in accordance with the research team.
• Assist with the promotion of the project and the recruitment of participants.
• Collect empirical data via the administration of surveys.
• Assist with project related administrative tasks.
• To develop and support the project outputs.
• Uphold ethical research standards, maintain confidentiality, and ensure data protection requirements are met at all times.

Qualifications and skills

The successful candidate should have:

• PhD degree in Psychology, Sport Sciences, or any related field.
• Experience in quantitative methods (including survey data collection and analysis)
• Good and effective communication and presentation skills.
• The desire to promote safe sport.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr John Toner, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Performance Science, via email to john.toner@hull.ac.uk.