Postdoctoral Position in Monitoring Load and Recovery in Athletes 100%, Zurich, fixed-term 05.10.2026 | Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), Exercise Physiology Lab

This postdoctoral position focuses on developing and evaluating new methods for monitoring athlete load and recovery to optimize training performance. Key responsibilities include designing and executing experimental studies, leading new approach testing, and establishing collaborations. Applicants must hold a PhD in Sports Sciences or a related engineering field, possess experience with longitudinal athlete monitoring, and demonstrate excellent coding and biomechanics skills.

• Questions regarding the position should be directed to the lead of the Running Performance Group, Dr.
• Despite many technical advances, the field is not yet able to deliver on its marketing claims and athletes are swamped by data that does not add value to training planning.
• The goal of this postdoctoral position is to develop and evaluate new ideas for monitoring the load and recovery of athletes, with the aim to improve performance, including investigating different types of sports equipment that may modulate training load and recovery.
• You will design studies involving experimental investigations in the laboratory and telemonitored training and testing sessions.
• The goal of these studies is to develop protocols and metrics aimed at better assessing the relationship between training load and recovery to optimize training processes.
• Be the lead person in the team testing and developing new approaches for monitoring and assessing athletes, including laboratory protocols
• ETH Zurich a team providing excellent training opportunities for career development and a strong network.

• Support teaching activities and co-supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students
• PhD in Sports Sciences or Engineering in the context of Sports Sciences
• Outstanding academic qualifications and communication skills

• We offer a fully funded full-time postdoctoral position on the ETH Zurich postdoctoral salary scale for one year (renewable to a maximum of 6 years) a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment with access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and technologies.