PhD Studentship in Sustainable Management of Community Sport Organisations

Job title:

PhD Studentship in Sustainable Management of Community Sport Organisations

Company

Brunel University London

Job description

The Centre for Health and Wellbeing across the Life course at Brunel University London invites applications from highly motivated individuals with a strong academic record for a fully funded PhD studentship to investigate the sustainable management of community football organisations.College / DirectorateCollege of Health, Medicine & Life SciencesPosted Date15/08/2024Closing Date30/09/2024Ref No4508College of Health, Medicine and Life SciencesFunding for the CHMLS funded PhD Studentship in Sustainable Management of Community Sport OrganisationsDescription of project: The Centre for Health and Wellbeing across the Life course at Brunel University London invites applications from highly motivated individuals with a strong academic record for a fully funded PhD studentship to investigate the sustainable management of community football organisations. The study involves a participatory action research strategy and focuses on sustainable community development and management. Sustainable community development is characterized by duality because it represents both a normative and an analytical concept that offers simultaneously a way of understanding the world and a method for solving problems. In addition, the project will harness the power of digital technology by co-developing with a local football club an interactive prototype of a digital open infrastructure for collecting and disseminating knowledge.Based in and funded by the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, this studentship offers a full-time annual London rate stipend estimated at £21,237 plus Home tuition fees, for a maximum of 36 months.The start date will be 1 January 2025 or 1 April 2025.OverviewThe PhD studentship will involve systematically reviewing relevant literature and practices in the field, working with a local community football club and developing an innovative model of sustainability management of community football clubs. This model is concerned with understanding and shaping the interactions between complex adaptive natural systems and sport organisations at individual, organisational and societal levels. A key feature that distinguishes sustainability sport management from its current mainstream understanding and practices as a business is its explicit prioritization of all types of sport participants as citizens as opposed to treating them as consumers.The successful candidate will be supervised by an expert interdisciplinary team of researchers who will provide full training for the research.For informal discussions, please contact Professor Vassil Girginov onEligibilityCandidates should have an undergraduate degree (first or upper second class) or equivalent qualification in sport development/business/management and sociology of sport or a related field. A Masters qualification in a relevant area would be highly desirable. Experience in working with community sport organisations and football clubs in particular will be advantageous. Knowledge of UX design, data-driven web/mobile application development and participatory design methods or willingness to learn would be highly desirable. Applicants who have not been awarded a degree by a University in the UK will be expected to demonstrate English language skills to IELTS 7.0 (minimum 6.5 in any section).How to ApplyIf you wish to apply, please e-mail the following to by 30th September 2024.

• An up-to-date CV.
• A single-page A4 single-spaced personal statement describing why you are a suitable candidate (i.e. outlining your qualifications and skills).
• One example of your academic writing (e.g. an essay, a section from a dissertation).
• A summary of your teaching experience or your willingness to support teaching activities.
• Names and contact details for two academic referees.
• A copy of your highest degree certificate and transcript.
• A copy of your English language qualification, where applicable.

Short-listed applicants will be required to attend an interview the week commencing 21st October 2024. Shortlisted applicants will be instructed to submit a formal online application via Admissions.For further information about how to apply, please contact the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Postgraduate Research Office on .

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 00:13:13 GMT

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