PhD Scholarship opportunity with Macquarie University and South Sydney Football Club

What we are after
We are currently recruiting for a domestic (Australia / New Zealand) PhD Student to work in Rugby League embedded within the club’s High Performance Unit. Candidates with current experience using GPS in a sporting context will be strongly regarded as will any prior experience with physical performance testing. The candidate must be a proactive person and a critical thinker able to provide solutions and unique points of view to existing problems. The ideal applicant will have a mix of sport science and/or analytical experience i.e., knowledge of Matlab, Python, R, and/or another suitable software language/s.

What is being offered
The successful candidate will be provided an industry scholarship worth $27,082 / year, indexed annually. You will be required to apply for a scholarship through Macquarie University, and if successful the industry scholarship will revert to a $10,000 / year top-up scholarship in addition to the Macquarie scholarship, total value $37,082 / year.

What you need to do
Please read the university application process (http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/how_to_apply), then contact Dr Tim Doyle directly (tim.doyle@mq.edu.au), before submitting your application so your suitability can be discussed; please include a brief statement about yourself, including copies of all your academic transcripts, copies of any research outputs, and / or awards you received.
Note you must be eligible for a direct entry PhD position (http://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-an...entry-criteria)

Deadlines
1) The closing date for Macquarie University scholarships is 31 Oct 2017. Please refer to http://www.mq.edu.au/research/phd-an...earch-training
2) Applications for the Industry Scholarship will remain open until a suitable candidate is found
The successful applicant would need to start early 2018.

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PhD Scholarship opportunity with Macquarie University and South Sydney Football Club