Opportunity for a postdoctoral (preferred) or PhD researcher in Sport Management (f/m/d) at KU Leuven (Belgium)

The successful candidate will closely collaborate with Prof. Dr. Thomas Könecke in the domain of sport management and will be an integral part of an international network of partners from academia and organizational practice. Depending on the candidate’s specific interests and previous experience, she/he will primarily work on (sport) governance and regulation, (sport) organizations and/or (sport) events with a specific focus on (environmental) sustainability, ethics and integrity, entrepreneurship, branding, finance and/or related topics.

The successful candidate can become a member of KU Leuven’s newly founded interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics, Regulation and Integrity in Sport (iCERIS) that will officially be launched in November. She/He will also have the opportunity to contribute to the Research Group Management and Entrepreneurship in Media and Sport (MEMaS) with RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (Germany) that is currently set up. She/He will be based at the FaBeR campus in Leuven that is a very attractive and green working environment in a nice university town (for more information check https://gbiomed.kuleuven.be/movementsciences).

KU Leuven (founded in 1425) is a traditional full university, an intellectually challenging international environment and one of the most renown academic institutions in Europe. It ranks among the leading universities worldwide (for instance, rank 42 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022). Moreover, KU Leuven has constantly been selected as Europe’s most innovative university in Thompson Reuters’ yearly ranking since 2016.

Responsibilities

Publishing in international journals (in English), planning and conducting quantitative and qualitative scientific projects and data collections of national and international scope, working with (large) data sets, presentations at (international) conferences as well as the supervision of Master theses and a (very) limited amount of teaching support will be the core tasks of the appointee.

For postdoctoral researchers, active participation in the acquisition of funding and the supervision of PhD students can also be relevant tasks.

Profile

• You hold a PhD (postdocs) or a Master’s degree (PhD students) in at least one of the following disciplines: Sport or Business Management, Economics, Sport or Movement Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences or another discipline closely related to the field of sport management.
• You have a strong interest in academic research, in particular related to (sport) governance and regulation, (sport) organizations and (sport) events with a specific focus on (environmental) sustainability, ethics and integrity, entrepreneurship, branding, finance and/or related topics.
• You have achieved excellent academic results and should possess experience and advanced skills in statistical analyses.
• You are fluent in English (both orally and in writing) as it is the standard working language. A profound knowledge of other languages is welcome but not required.
• You have comprehensive research and project management experience (required for postdoctoral applicants and an advantage for PhD researchers).
• You take initiative, work independently and have good time management skills. Moreover, you are inquisitive, cooperative and like to take responsibility.

 Offer

For postdoctoral candidates: You will receive a postdoctoral grant (100% appointment) under the scheme “International Postdoc Mobility”. The appointment can start very shortly and will ideally start in or before January 2022. It will initially be limited for one year. Afterwards, it will at least be prolonged until September 30, 2023, possibly longer.

For PhD researchers: You will be employed as part-time scientific staff (50% appointment under salary scale “barema 43”). The appointment can start very shortly and will ideally start in or before January 2022. It will initially be limited for one year. Afterwards, it will at least be prolonged until September 30, 2023, possibly longer.

On appointment, you and Prof. Dr. Thomas Könecke will agree on a work and development plan that successively will be updated during the appointment. It will comprise a strategy to further your career and should be the basis for a long-standing cooperation with the network of which you will become a part. The plan will also foresee opportunities for stays at other institutions and will successively identify professional perspectives within and outside of KU Leuven for the time after September 2023.

Interested?

For more information regarding this opportunity, please contact Prof. Dr. Thomas Könecke (thomas.koenecke@kuleuven.be, phone + 32 16 19 33 38).

When getting in contact via email, please indicate “postdoc/PhD 09/2021” as the reference.

You can apply for this job no later than October 4, 2021 via the online application tool:

https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60062337?hl=en&lang=en

When you apply, please prepare a motivation letter (no more than 2 pages), a CV (no more than 3 pages) and a publication list outlining your most relevant work(s) (mandatory for postdocs, optional for potential PhD students). Papers in preparation or submitted papers should not be listed in your publication list unless a preprint version has been made publicly available (please include a link then).

Moreover, you are invited to include a research statement (max. 1 page) demonstrating the significance and originality of your previous scientific work and academic interest(s) for the future (strongly encouraged for postdocs, optional for potential PhD students).

KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us at diversiteit.HR@kuleuven.be.

JOB DESCRIPTION – SENIOR LECTURER

Deadline for applications: 28 February 2021

Starting date: 1 August 2021

Area of specialisation: Socioeconomics and management of sport

Full-time position: 100%

Profile

– PhD in management or sports science or equivalent qualification

– Academic teaching experience

– Proven research record in socioeconomics and issues of integrity in international sport as

well as new trends (globalisation and digitalisation of sport, e-sport, security, etc.) impacting

the management of public and private-sector participants in the field of sport.

– This position is open to applicants with an interdisciplinary background.

– An interest in issues relating to digitalisation in sports management would be an advantage.

– Good links with international networks.

– Excellent French and good knowledge of English.

Teaching (50%)

Six hours a week of teaching throughout the year in French:

– Approaches and research methods in social sciences in sport (Master’s, 4 hours/semester,

equivalent to 2 hours/year)

– Sports marketing: principles and practice (Master’s, 4 hours/semester, equivalent to 2

hours/year)

– Socioeconomics of sport (Master’s, 2 hours/semester, equivalent to 1 hour/year)

– Public policy development in sport (Master’s, 2 hours/semester, equivalent to 1 hour/year)

Plus supervision of Master’s dissertations.

Research (45%)

The post-holder will pursue their own research in connection with socioeconomic issues and

integrity in sport at both the local and global level (with expertise in international sport, in

particular). S/he will be expected to produce very high-quality academic publications.

S/he will be expected to participate in the Institute of Sports Sciences (ISSUL).

S/he will seek external funding, in particular from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Administrative responsibilities (5%)

In accordance with statutory requirements and in the name of collegiality, the post-holder will take

on any administrative tasks that may be assigned to them by the Institute, Faculty, University or

university decision-making bodies.

Institutional environment

The post is located in the Institute of Sports Sciences (ISSUL) and the Faculty of Social and Political

Sciences.

Starting date: 1 August 2021

Candidates are invited to submit their application via the online platform containing a cover letter,

academic CV (including publications list), copies of diplomas and qualifications and a selection of

five main publications in PDF format. Only applications submitted via the online system will be

considered.

References: a maximum of 3 names with e-mail addresses is sufficient. There is no need to contact

them at this stage of the application process; we will do so directly if necessary.

Further information can be obtained from Prof. Markus Lang (markus.lang@unil.ch)

Deadline for applications: 28 February 2021

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 Open position for Policy Director 

European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO) 

ENGSO is the European Sports NGO and the leading voice for voluntary-based grassroots sports in Europe. Together with our 37 members – National Sports Confederations, National Olympic and Paralympic Committees and other sports organisations from 33 European countries – we form a network that brings together people of different ages and backgrounds that share a passion for sport. We aspire to grassroots sports that promotes stronger communities, with the mission to represent, develop and advocate for voluntary-based sport in Europe – guided by our values: democracy, equality, inclusion, sustainability, integrity and education. 

To lead ENGSO’s advocacy work and support our members in the development of grassroots sports in different aspects, ENGSO is searching for a Policy Director to work in Brussels, based at the European Olympic Committees’ (EOC) EU Office. 

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Job description 

As Policy Director, you would be in charge of the policy work of ENGSO within European sports policy, focusing especially on the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE), leading the everyday advocacy work. You would also contribute to project work, Erasmus+ in particular. Here are some of your tasks: 

• Policy work with the focus on the EU and CoE o Monitor policies and political landscape of the EU and CoE relevant for sport, and advocate for issues of importance to ENGSO and its members 
• Lead the preparations of ENGSO positions and policy initiatives on relevant topics 
• Raise the profile of ENGSO and represent the perspective of voluntary-based grassroots sport in different occasions 
• Cooperate closely with the EOC EU Office, working together on specific tasks 

• • Coordination of projects o Initiate ENGSO projects 
  • Be part of the application and submission process 
  • Liaise with partners and stakeholders 

• • ENGSO internal work o Support the development and implementation of the ENGSO Strategy 
  • Communicate and consult with ENGSO member organisations 
  • Supervise a few staff members 
  • Plan and prepare ENGSO events together with colleagues and partners 
  • Coordinate with ENGSO Secretariat and report to the ENGSO Executive Committee 

Required qualifications and skills 

• • Master’s degree or a comparable degree in a suitable area 
• • Experience of 3 years in a similar role (e.g. in the field of policy work, sport, EU, Erasmus+ Sport or ideally in all of these) 
• • Excellent written and oral English, all other languages are an advantage 
• • Excellent presentation and communication skills 
• • Ability to work independently 
• • Reliable team-player who is responsive to the needs of other team members and supportive for the benefit of the overall performance of the team 

Other information 

• You will be working with a diverse group of dedicated people. An awareness of differences between cultures, and the ability to work together with different kinds of people towards shared goals, are crucial for succeeding in the work. 
• Due to the situation with the COVID-19 crisis, the starting date is flexible and will be discussed with the selected applicant. 
• ENGSO is committed to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusiveness. We hope to attract candidates from a variety of backgrounds. 

Salary 

The salary is individual, based on previous experience and skills, and will be discussed with the successful applicant. 

Application 

Please use this link to fill in your application. We will not consider applications sent in other formats or through other means. You are invited to send in your application by 25 October 2020. 

Applicants selected for interview will be contacted shortly after the application period. 

For questions related to the recruitment process, please contact ENGSO Office Director Marie Denitton at secretariat@engso.eu. For questions regarding the work of Policy Director, feel free to contact ENGSO Secretary General Kaisa Larjomaa, larjomaa@engso.eu. 

We are looking forward to hearing from you and hopefully working together with you! 

 The German Sport University Cologne (GSU) is a research-intensive university with a strong commit-ment to high-quality research on all issues of sport, exercise and physical activity. With its diversity of disciplines, excellent international reputation and unique campus, the GSU offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to over 6,000 students from 93 countries and 1,000 employees. Learn more at www.dshs-koeln.de 

Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d)

in permanent employment or as civil servant with lifelong tenure 

Applications are invited for a position as postdoctoral researcher in permanent employment or as civil servant with lifelong tenure at the Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management (Department of Professor Dr. Breuer). The intended start is as October, 1st 2020. This is a full-time position which generally can be occupied in part-time as well, as far as in individual cases no compelling official reasons exist against it. 

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Your tasks 

 Support of the research projects within the department (in particular programming and implementation of experiments, data analysis as well as the creation of publication manuscripts) 

 Co-creation of the research proposals of the department 

 Statistical consultation for PhD students of the chair 

 (English-speaking) teaching in the amount of 9 weekly semester hours 

 Supervision of final dissertations (bachelor and master theses) as well as the holding of examinations 

 Collaboration in the self-administration of the institute 

Required are 

 Promotion in quantitative or experimental sport management research, sport economics or general economics 

 Relevant publication achievements 

 Excellent knowledge of econometrics and experiential economics 

 Excellent English language skills 

Desired are 

 Research or teaching experience in sport economics 

 Knowledge of Python 

 Experience in raising competitive external funding 

 Positively evaluated teaching experiences 

 Confident appearance as well as a friendly and obliging contact 

The appointment as a civil servant is only possible, when at the date of employment, in addition to the general requirements, the civil service career law requirements of §45 “Landeslaufbahnver-ordnung” (LVO NRW) have been met. 

If the appointment to the status of civil servant should not take place, a classification up to salary class 14 TV-L is carried out when personal and collective bargaining law related requirements are satisfied. The classification takes places under consideration of personal professional experience. Further information on the level of compensation can be found here. 

The position is associated with a teaching commitment of 9 weekly semester hours/ F1 according to the teaching obligation regulation NRW. 

The German Sport University Cologne aims at increasing its female staff. Therefore, applications of qualified women are explicitly welcomed. Women are considered preferentially in accordance with the NRW State Gender Equality Act. 

Applications of people with severe disabilities or individuals of equivalent status are welcomed. They will be considered preferentially within the framework of legal provisions. 

The German Sport University Cologne supports its employees in the compatibility of family and work. 

Please send your convincing application including the reference number 2037-AOR-Management until 05.06.2020 as a composite PDF file exclusively to bewerbung@dshs-koeln.de. 

For questions regarding the scope of duties, please contact Univ.-Pr. Dr. Breuer under the phone number +49221 4982-6095. In the case of legal and procedural enquiries, Ms. Lindner is available for further information under tel. +49221 4982-7600. 

Visit us on our homepage www.dshs-koeln.de. There you will find information under www.dshs-koeln.de/datenschutz/ on the handling of personal data submitted for the purpose of the application. 

 PhD position (m/f/d, TV-L E13, 65%) – Behavioral (sports) economics and Bayesian modelling 

Cluster of Excellence “Machine Learning – New Perspectives for Science”

PhD position (m/f/d, TV-L E13, 65%) to be filled as soon as possible. 

The position is limited to three years. Depending upon the qualifying university degree of the applicant, affiliation with the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS) is possible. 

The call is aimed at young scientists with a very good university degree in computer science, mathematics, economics/econometrics, quantitative psychology/psychometrics, or sports science/sport informatics, advanced programming skills in R, and an interest in examining applications of machine learning methods in an interdisciplinary research project at the intersection of economics, psychology and sports science. 

In this project, a theoretical focus is put on behavioral (sports) economics. A methodological focus is put on the development and application of Bayesian (dynamic latent variable) models that blend properties of multilevel models, time series models and generalized additive models. Content wise, the project is focused on behavioral responses to emotional cues in sports settings by exploiting intensive longitudinal multilevel data. 

Principal Investigators are Tim Pawlowski and Augustin Kelava. 

Applications with the usual documents (letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, publication list) should be sent in electronic form (as a single PDF, at most 5 MB) to either tim.pawlowski@uni-tuebingen.de or augustin.kelava@uni-tuebingen.de before 15th of May 2020. Questions can also be directed to either of them. 

The University aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore urges suitable qualified women scientists to apply. Qualified international researchers are expressly invited to apply. Severely disabled persons with equal aptitude will be given preferential consideration.

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About the role
This position will provide teaching, research and administration into the sport management and sport business programs within the College of Sport and Exercise Science. The successful applicant will be a leader in the area of sport management within the College of Sport and Exercise Science making a strong contribution to the discipline across a range of areas. They will contribute in all aspects of education, curriculum development, research and knowledge exchange activities that involve unit convening and teaching and industry engagement.

About the person
The successful candidate will have a doctoral qualification (or be working towards completion) in an area of relevance to sport business management or a Master’s qualification in an area of relevance with significant industry experience.  They will have the ability to teach at a university level in areas such as sports marketing, facility and event management and sport business management. They will have knowledge of contemporary pedagogies appropriate for the discipline and that are suitable for working with students with a wide range of abilities and educational backgrounds. They will also have existing relationships and an ability to further enhance engagement with external bodies to enhance the national and international standing of the discipline.

Duties

• Teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels into a range of programs offered by the College of Sport and Exercise Science
• Perform appropriate administrative tasks commensurate with the positions responsibilities including unit development
• Engage in research, scholarship and professional activities appropriate to the area of sport ethics

Benefits

• Salary sacrifice options
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements available
• Paid study leave

How to apply
For a position description click here
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Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising:

• A cover letter
• Your curriculum vitae/resume, and
• Your responses to the selection criteria listed in the position description.

Note: Applications which do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.