Postdoc Opportunities in Sports Science in Portugal

The Department of Pharmacology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a collaborative project on the mechanisms of chronic pain in women’s health conditions, including pelvic pain, endometriosis, and migraine headache. The research will combine established rodent models of endometriosis with complementary in vitro studies using primary mouse and human dorsal root ganglion neurons. The project will examine how hormones and inflammatory med...

The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), through the Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante in Portici, offers one research contract within the STEP NanoBio-FARM project. The work sits in the scientific area of abiotic and biotic stresses linked to climate change and is coordinated by Dott.ssa Maurilia Maria Monti . The selected researcher will contribute to a project focused on plant physiology and the evaluation of innovative biostimulant formulations . The research investiga...

The Japan Sport Council is recruiting a contract researcher at the National Institute of Sports Science within the High-Performance Sports Center in Tokyo, Japan. The position is based in the Research Division of Sports Science and is focused on research and practical support aimed at improving international athletic performance. The successful researcher will conduct sports-science research, support athletes and performance programmes, and contribute to fitness assessment. Activities include mo...

Linköping University is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral researcher to join a research programme on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, with particular emphasis on the causes and consequences of atherosclerosis. The project is primarily based on data from the national, population-based SCAPIS study, which combines advanced imaging of atherosclerosis with detailed information on health behaviours, risk factors, and cardiovascular health in approximately 30,000 middle-aged individuals. Th...

The University of Melbourne's Faculty of Education is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the School of Education and Society and the Slow Emergencies project team. The project investigates how young people's futures in education policy are shaped by slow emergencies, including climate change, artificial intelligence and pandemics. The researcher will contribute to innovative qualitative research examining policy responses and the experiences and perspectives of young people and policy mak...

The University of Salzburg is seeking a postdoctoral University Assistant with PhD for the Division Food–Movement–Health in its Department of Sports and Exercise Science. The role combines independent scientific research with contributions to university teaching and the broader research and teaching activities of the department. The division works at the intersection of food, movement and health, within a department dedicated to the importance of physical activity and sport across the lifespan, ...

The Price Lab at the University of Texas at Dallas is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to lead and expand a human neural tissue procurement program in partnership with the Southwest Transplant Alliance. The project centers on the recovery and scientific use of nervous system and spine tissues from organ donors, including dorsal root ganglia, spinal cord, trigeminal ganglia, lumbar and cervical vertebrae, intervertebral disc material, peripheral nerves, and brain tissue. These human samples will...

Umeå University is inviting applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuroimaging with integrated movement analysis . The project combines brain imaging with the analysis of movement, offering an interdisciplinary research setting connected with Umeå University and the University Hospital of Umeå in Sweden. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to research at the intersection of neuroscience, medical imaging and movement science. The integrated approach is suited to investiga...

This postdoctoral project at CNRS investigates the role of cerebello-thalamic pathways in Parkinson's disease. The research focuses on the anatomy and function of these pathways and aims to better understand how they contribute to the disease. The successful researcher will carry out experimental work involving chronic implantations of electrodes, optical fibers, and inertial measurement units (IMU), alongside surgery and behavioral studies. The role also includes designing, running, and followi...