PhD Opportunities in Sports Science in Turkey

Applications are open for the fully funded Bioengineering Ph.D. program at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) for Fall 2027. Direct Ph.D. admission is also available. Research opportunities span bioinformatics and computational biology, biomedical devices and biosensors, biomechanics, biomaterials and tissue engineering, and biotechnology . The program is suited to students interested in biomedical engineering research and the development of solutions to real-world challenges...

PhD Studentship: Community-Based Exercise and Social Prescribing Nottingham Trent University is offering a 2027 PhD project examining how community-based exercise and social prescribing can tackle health inequalities in Clifton and Mansfield, England. The research is part of the Collaboratory Research Hub and will build on the university’s Sport and Wellbeing Academy (SAWA), a free NHS-linked 12-week programme supporting physical activity, physical function, confidence, wellbeing, independence, ...

Karolinska Institutet in Huddinge, Sweden, is offering a full-time PhD position in digital lifestyles and mental wellbeing in adolescents, using mHealth and EEG methodologies. The doctoral student will join the IMPACT research group, led by Professor Marie Löf, and work within the research team of Researcher Ioannis Ioakeimidis. The project investigates how objectively measured digital lifestyle parameters relate to lifestyle behaviours, mental wellbeing and neurophysiological responses among ch...

PhD in Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport offers full-time study over three years or part-time study over six years, beginning in September 2027. A PhD by Distance option is available for suitably qualified applicants, although it is not a fully online programme. The programme supports independent research across physical education, sport management, sports science, the social and cultural significance of sport...

Jeremy Crenshaw, Associate Professor at the University of Delaware, is recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2027. The student will enroll in the interdisciplinary Biomechanics and Movement Science Program. Planned research will build on recent work examining balance confidence and walking activity after stroke, with interests related to biomechanics, movement science, stroke rehabilitation, integrative physiology, and neuroscience. Interested applicants should use the linked form to request more in...

[Annual stipend of £36,263.60. HKPFS awards provide HK$344,400 per year plus HK$14,400 conference and research-related travel allowance per year for up to three years.] The Department of Health and Physical Education at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is inviting high-achieving international candidates to apply for PhD opportunities in a multidisciplinary research environment focused on physical education, sports science, nutrition, and health. The department’s research clusters co...

The Universidad Católica de Valencia is offering a predoctoral PhD position in Sport Sciences within the T-MADE project: Tailor-Made Training and Assessment for Inclusive and Growth-Sensitive Athletic Talent Development . The project focuses on how growth, biological maturation, and relative age shape the development of young football players. The research aim is to support more inclusive talent development and training practices that are adapted to the developmental needs of each player. The se...

PhD position in Training and Exercise Science at the University of Salzburg This PhD opportunity is based in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Salzburg in Austria. The position is a temporary part-time appointment (30 hours per week) starting in December 2026 and running until 30 November 2030. The role is framed as a University Assistant without PhD, with doctoral research forming an important part of the work. The successful candidate will contribute to academic...

[Home and international tuition fees covered for the 3-year award; standard UKRI stipend currently £21,805 for academic year 2026/27.] Manchester Metropolitan University is offering a funded PhD studentship in the Faculty of Business and Law on (Re)claiming and (Re)shaping Place: The Economics and Geography of Women’s Football Stadiums . This project examines how stadium infrastructure arrangements shape the development of women’s football and the places where the game is experienced. Using comp...