The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is currently seeking to recruit staff to the positions (2-5) of Doctoral Student, beginning as from 1 january 2020 or according to a separate agreement, for a fixed term of not more than four years.
Education and research in sport sciences in Finland are concentrated at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyväskylä. Physical activity and health, as well as their relationships and promotion, are explored there from a multidisciplinary perspective, with the improvement of health, functional ability and wellbeing across the human lifespan as the key aim.
There are two main lines of study at the Faculty: Sport Sciences and Health Sciences. There are also three research centres at the Faculty: the Neuromuscular Research Centre, the Gerontology Research Center and the Research Centre for Health Promotion. Doctoral school of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is one of the six doctoral schools operating within the University of Jyväskylä Graduate School for Doctoral Studies. Doctoral school of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences includes three doctoral programmes; Doctoral Programme in Sport Sciences, Doctoral Programme in Biology of Physical Activity and Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences.
The main duties of doctoral students consist of research for the doctoral thesis and reporting the dissertation, postgraduate education, teaching assistance and possible other related tasks.
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Doctoral Students at the University of Jyväskylä Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences