Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Wearable Technologies for Sport Medicine

We are seeking to appoint a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant in
Wearable Technologies for Sport Medicine to work within The Podium Institute
for Sports Medicine and Technology at the University of Oxford. The Podium
Institute sits within the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) in the
University’s Department of Engineering Science and is supported by a £25m
10-year donation to the University. This full-time post is initially fixed-
term for 12 months with possible extension for a further 12 months.





The Podium Institute constitutes a world-unique ecosystem within which to
develop and validate new technologies for the diagnosis, prevention, and
management of sport injuries, with emphasis on safety rather than performance.
You will be responsible for the design, execution and analysis of the
wearable, diagnostic device and signal processing aspects of several world-
first multi-modal studies seeking to assess and quantify the effect of
repetitive head impacts on short-term and long-term neurological function,
including in rugby and snow sports.





You should hold or be near completion of a PhD/DPhil in Biomedical, Electrical
or Information Engineering or other relevant disciplines, and possess
specialist knowledge and experience in data acquisition, signal processing,
and data analysis from wearable or non-wearable sensors and devices. You must
be able and willing to travel away from Oxford, often at weekends, in order to
directly contribute to data acquisition in real-world sport environments
including matches, competitions and training involving professional and
amateur athletes.





Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Constantin Coussios (email:
constantin.coussios@eng.ox.ac.uk).





For more information about working at the Department, see
www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about/work-with-us/.





Only online applications received before midday on **18 June 2025** can be
considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting
statement, including a brief statement of research interests (describing how
past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), CV and the
details of two referees as part of your online application.





The Department holds an Athena Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment
to promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology.