Organisation/Company: Swansea University
Department: Central Research
Field: Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 31 Mar 2025 - 11:59 (Europe/London)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 1 Apr 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Keeping players available for selection and ready to perform at a high level is a key challenge in elite sport. Professional rugby is an intense, collision-heavy sport that places severe demands on players, who are regularly exposed to pronounced exercise-induced muscle damage and soreness, which can impair performance and result in injury or illness. Therefore, identification of optimal recovery strategies to alleviate post-exercise muscle damage and soreness is crucial.
Post-exercise nutrition and sleep practices are key components in an optimal recovery strategy. Several dietary supplements are purported to reduce post-exercise muscle soreness and enhance sleep. However, the evidence to support these supplements is often based on small and poor-quality studies that have not been conducted in elite athletes with appropriate dietary controls that reflect applied practice.
Recognising a need to bridge this gap and better understand how to utilise resources to optimise recovery practices, Scarlets Rugby seeks to collaborate on a series of cutting-edge research studies focusing on dietary and sleep strategies to promote recovery and improve performance in elite rugby players.
Minimum English Language Requirement: IELTS 6.5 Overall (5.5+ each comp.) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Full details of our English Language policy, including certificate time validity, can be found on the Swansea University website.
Additional Information
This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees and an annual stipend at UKRI rate (currently £19,237 for 2024/25). Additional research expenses of up to £1,000 per year will also be available.
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