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School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Part-time (0.5 FTE, 18.5 hours per week); Fixed-term contract to 05/09/2025
The role involves working as part of a major collaborative project, examining predictors of resilience and frailty in older people, funded by the Wellcome LEAP Dynamic Resilience programme. The project brings in multidisciplinary expertise from biogerontology from the Wolfson School (PI Prof Alexandra Stolzing); chemistry and application of AI approaches with the school of science. This particular role, based in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences under the supervision of Prof Katherine Brooke-Wavell, will involve coordinating the clinical aspect of the project. You will be involved in participant recruitment, collection of samples, physiological assessments and collection and analysis of samples using a range of techniques, working alongside other staff and students.
Key Requirements:
This part-time post is offered on a fixed-term contract from 6th January 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter) until 5 September 2025.
For more information on the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Prof Katherine Brooke-Wavell via email to k.s.f.broooke-wavell@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 01509 222749.
Closing Date: 4 December 2024