Category: Job, Research & Professional Development Opportunities

Featuring prominent international Invited Guest Speakers and national experts in the area of physical activity measurement, this course will provide participants with an overview of the field of physical activity measurement and valuable practical experience on related topics, such as physical activity measurement and correlates in early childhood, using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to explore…
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Two new exciting opportunities in the field of physical activity promotion research, policy and practice are available through the HSE Healthy Eating Active Living Programme (tender to review and update the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Ireland) and PAfH UL (PhD Studentship Implementing Community-based Exercise Opportunities for individuals living with chronic disease). Please see below…
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The University of Limerick are looking forward to hosting this year’s ICDAM conference which will be held over a 4-day period from June 26th to 29th. The theme of the conference is ‘Physical Activity and Dietary Assessment Across the Lifespan’ and includes a 3-day scientific programme with keynote speakers across dietary and physical activity assessment.…
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This course, offered by the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) will equip participants with the knowledge and confidence to contribute to reversing the growing prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles in our societies and help people thrive more in their everyday lives. By completing the online course, participants will discover evidence-based approaches, tools and expert tips…
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The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently launched a free online learning pathway developed to help general practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, to support older people to have more physically active lives. The ‘Getting Active for Better Ageing’ pathway sets out key facts, information and guidelines on physical activity, and tools on how to…
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This 60-minute webinar, organised by ISBNPA Policies and Environment SIG, will showcase six pre-conference workshops at ISBNPA 2023 in Uppsala, Sweden, that are relevant to individuals working in the broad area of policy and environment research and practice to improve diet and physical activity. Each of the pre-conference workshop leads will give a brief overview…
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ISBNPA Webinar from the Implementation and Scalability SIG: March 10, 2023 Title: Intervention Adaptations – understanding their impact and decisions to make adaptations https://isbnpa.org/webinar/march-10-2023-utc-implementation-and-scalability-sig-webinar-adaptations-understanding-their-impact-and-decisions-to-make-adaptations/   Speakers Christopher Miller, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Stanford Medicine   Learning objectives 1. `Introduction to adaptation (why adapt/concepts/definitions)` 2. `Introduction…
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EIM at the University of Limerick would now like to offer a full-time PhD Scholarship to a suitable candidate, details of the application process are given below. The successful candidate would become part of the EIM at UL and be part of the Health Research Institute. As such, the PhD candidate would have the full…
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Cara, through the support of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Health and Wellbeing Department are looking for a full time Health and Wellbeing Coordinator to coordinate the development, delivery, and evaluation of a national education programme for adult day services. The aim of the programme is to increase the knowledge and understanding of management, staff,…
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Sport Ireland are now recruiting an Evaluation Manager which some of your contacts might be interested in applying for. Please find attached a job description for the vacancy of Evaluation Manager at Sport Ireland. Evaluation Manager Job Description 2022   This role is a full-time permanent position with Sport Ireland and will be recruited on…
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