La Trobe University Industry PhD Scholarship - Melbourne City Football Club: Using sport analytics to better understand player and team performance in football
Background
This prestigious scholarship, established by La Trobe University in partnership with Melbourne City Football Club, will be awarded to an outstanding applicant who is interested in exploring player performance using sport analytics while contributing to a high-performance team in an elite sport environment.
The objective of this project is to explore the relationship between physical, technical, and tactical performance in football by developing novel match analysis techniques.
Applicants should have a strong background in sport/data analytics, performance analysis and/or athlete tracking. Experience working in an elite sport environment is desirable, but not essential. Additional desirable criteria include advanced programming skills (e.g., R or Python) and experience using player/team performance data (e.g., GPS, OPTA). A high level of academic achievement is expected, including excellent research, analytical, project management, oral and written communication skills.
Benefits of the scholarship include:
- a La Trobe Research Scholarship for three and a half years, with a value of $28,854.00 per annum, to support your living costs (2022 rate)
- a fee-relief scholarship for up to four years
- relocation allowance and publication/thesis allowance
- opportunities to work with La Trobe’s outstanding researchers, and have access to our suite of professional development programs.
Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- meet the entrance requirements for the proposed course
- not be receiving another scholarship greater than 75 per cent of the stipend rate for the same purpose
In selecting successful applicants, we prioritise applications from candidates who:
- will be enrolled full-time and undertaking their research at a La Trobe University campus
- have completed a Masters by Research or other significant body of research, such as an honours research thesis or lead authorship of a peer-reviewed publication, assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this scholarship, follow Step 3 on our research application page – please ensure you submit a full application for scholarship and candidature.
In your application, clearly indicate that you wish to be considered for the La Trobe University Industry Research Scholarship - Melbourne City Football Club: Using sport analytics to better understand player & team performance in football.
As part of your application, please include a statement of up to 400 words which details:
- what you understand this project to be about and what you aim to achieve through this research
- a summary of your research background and an explanation of how your experience will contribute to achieving the aims of this project.
You are not required to submit a research proposal or identify a potential supervisor as part of your application– Dr. Matthew Varley is the designated supervisor for this project.
Selection process: The University will carefully review your application and consider you for this scholarship.
If you are shortlisted for the scholarship and candidature, you will be invited to an interview with representatives of La Trobe and Melbourne City Football Club.
The final decision will be made based on your application and interview. The successful candidate will be made an offer for candidature and scholarship.
You will be advised of an outcome in February 2022.
Who to contact for further information
Dr Matthew Varley, m.varley@latrobe.edu.au