Internship in Sports Medicine (Master students only)

The Physical Activity, Sport and Health (PASH) research group aims to improve knowledge on the beneficial effects of physical activity on individuals’ health with and without disease and of any age, as well as on the mechanisms leading to the development of sports injury.

Dr. Laurent Malisoux, PhD, Head of this research group, is seeking a Master’s student for the RRI_Interv5 project which aims to investigate the effect of different cushioning solutions on injury risk in a cohort of over 1000 runners. The project focuses on the influence of cushioning material at both the rear and the forepart of running shoes on injury risk in leisure-time runners. Three different shoe versions will be tested. In this randomised trial, each participant will receive a free pair of running shoes and will be asked to give access to their running data from their sport watch, as well as report any injury on a weekly basis in a dedicated web application.

The student will participate in the recruitment of the participants and their follow-up during the intervention. Concomittantly, the student will regularly conduct some verifications of the completeness and the validity of the data. The student will also work on the data cleaning and run some preliminary analyses. The student will work under the supervision of Dr. Malisoux, PI of the project, which also involves a private partner (Decathlon).

Key Accountabilities

• Enrollment of participants, and coordinating the communication, organization and visits of participants.
• Checking the validity of the weekly injury forms.
• Follow-up of the participants during the intervention.
• Data validity and completeness verification.
• Data cleaning.
• Intermediary analysis.
• Discussing the progresses of the study within the research group and private partner.
• Participation in project meetings and giving presentations.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Master level in Physiotherapy or Sports Sciences.
• Good statistical knowledge and hands-on experience with statistical programs (R or STATA).
• Knowledge/experience in clinical research.
• Good organizational skills.
• Excellent planning and communication skills, ability to work in complex, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Sense of responsibility, autonomy, curiosity, flexibility and respect of confidentiality.
• Language skills: Fluent in English and French and/or German. Luxembourgish is considered a strong asset.
• Interest in running and sports injury prevention.