SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS to complete doctoral level studies aimed at: (1) assessing the effects of acute and chronic exercise interventions on neuromuscular adaptations, or (2) determining the optimum muscle-tendon and body dimension characteristics for elite sprint and endurance running athletes.
A successful applicant will complete a 3-year PhD degree using techniques such as muscle/nerve electrical stimulation, ultrasound, MRI and x-ray imsportsaging, 3D motion and force analysis, DEXA and laser body composition measurements, oxygen consumption assessment, strength/RFD, and running speed and muscle force measurement. ABOUT US The Centre for Exercise and Sport Science Research (CESSR) at Edith Cowan University (Joondalup, Perth) has an excellent international reputation for research in the fields of strength and conditioning and sports performance optimisation. We have outstanding facilities and extensive research activities in a collaborative and collegial working environment. Our new $2 million biomechanics laboratory will significantly increase our ability to conduct world-leading research investigating the factors influencing human performance. FUNDING Accepted candidates will be led through a competitive scholarship award process in which scholarships of $26,000-$31,000 per annum tax free are available. More information can be obtained at http://www.ecu.edu.au/scholarships/scholarships-by-pathways/higher-degree-by-research. HOW TO APPLY Scholarship applications are due by Friday 31 May. However to submit to this process you should email an expression of interest letter and your Curriculum Vitae to Dr Anthony Blazevich at [email protected] by Friday 24 May. Applicants with highly competitive CVs will then be led through the scholarship application process. For more information about potential research projects or to find out more about research in the Centre, please contact Dr Anthony Blazevich at the same email address, or ring (08) 6304 5472. WEB LINKS ECU: http://www.ecu.edu.au/ ------------------------------------ Post messages to [email protected]. To (un)subscribe, send any message to sportscience-(un)[email protected]. View all messages at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sportscience/.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sportscience/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sportscience/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
