Sport Exercise Scientist Current Vacancies

2008-06-07:

Sport and exercise scientists apply scientific principles to the promotion, maintenance and enhancement of sport and exercise-related behaviours. apparatus and equipment.
monitors and oxygen analysers and devising suitable exercise programmes.

Psychology aims to answer questions about human behaviour and mental processes related to sport and exercise. Sport and exercise scientists use these disciplines to enable people to improve their sporting performance or their general health.

Sports science covers a wide range of careers.
Athletes in most sports see the application of sports science as an important part of their training, hospitals and Primary Care.

Trusts often employ exercise specialists to work in areas such as cardiac rehabilitation.
The Students section of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences BASES website includes a careers guide with profiles on the wide range of careers covered by sports and exercise science research.

Sports scientists work mainly indoors, but can expect to work outdoors occasionally, such as in stadiums.
Opportunities and vacancies exist in university departments and large sporting organisations offer vacancies.

Sports scientists can move into a number of fields such as sports development or performance testing.
Qualified sports scientists may earn around 18,000.
Experienced sports scientists working in high levels of competitive sport may earn 60,000 or more. (Permalink)