PhD Opportunities in Sports Science

The doctoral position is based in the Active and Healthy Ageing research group at the Department of Health Sciences , Lund University . The group is part of the interdisciplinary Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) , where senior and junior researchers from several faculties work together in a collaborative and international environment. The PhD project is linked to the four-year research project PRO-COG , which examines what makes public environments accessible and usable for p...

The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä is seeking four doctoral researchers to join its research and doctoral training environment starting on 4 January 2027, or by agreement. The faculty describes itself as Finland’s only faculty of sport sciences and a nationally and internationally significant scientific community. Its work is interdisciplinary and focused on the connections between physical activity and health, carried out together with actors from different ...

The National Institute of Sports Science (JISS), within the Japan Sport Council’s High-Performance Sports Center, is seeking a contract researcher or postdoctoral-equivalent researcher in training science . The researcher will contribute to research and practical support aimed at improving international athletic performance. The work includes conducting fitness measurements covering morphology and body composition, muscle strength and muscle power, aerobic capacity, and related performance indic...

This PhD project at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Construct focuses on predictive Human Digital Twins for human-centred systems engineering. The research combines biomechanics, artificial intelligence and systems engineering to create personalised computational models of how individuals move and interact with technical systems. The project will develop methods that transform generic musculoskeletal models into personalised Human Digital Twins using sparse multimodal wearable-sensor d...

This AFM-Telethon PhD fellowship supports doctoral research in France on neuromuscular diseases and rare genetic disorders. It is offered by the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM), a French charity that funds research into muscle and nerve disorders through its telethon. The fellowship is designed for PhD research carried out in a French laboratory as part of a funded project led by the student’s supervisor or head of laboratory. The advertised research area includes topics such as musc...

Peking University’s School of Mechanics and Engineering Science is accepting applications for its 2027 English-taught PhD programs in Beijing. The opportunity is designed for doctoral researchers seeking advanced study in mechanics and engineering science within a large, internationally oriented academic school. Research areas include solid mechanics , fluid mechanics , engineering mechanics , biomechanics and medical engineering , energy and resources engineering , and aerospace engineering . A...

[Full coverage of tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of £23,805 for Home, EU and International students.] This PhD studentship sits within EleComp , a five-year EPSRC Programme Grant spanning Imperial, Bristol and Durham, and focuses on structural power composites (SPCs) : materials that can store energy while carrying load. The project aims to help move these systems from device-scale demonstrations toward trustworthy component-level fabrication for electric aircraft, electric vehicles...

Ashwini Sansare is recruiting a PhD student to join the BRAIN Lab—Biomechanics, Rehabilitation and Integrative Neuroscience—at Texas A&M University starting in Fall 2027. The lab investigates how the brain controls balance and walking, with particular attention to aging and neurological conditions. Its research combines biomechanics and neuroscience to examine sensory integration and cognitive-motor interactions, with the broader goal of informing rehabilitation. PhD students will gain hands-on ...

Measuring What Matters is a funded PhD project at the University of Portsmouth focused on improving the clinical assessment of individuals with limb difference. The research will bridge the gap between what matters to patients and what is measured in rehabilitation. It will integrate patient-centred, functional and biomechanical outcomes to support more meaningful evaluation of rehabilitation interventions and patient experience. The doctoral researcher will work at the intersection of biomechan...