PostDoc Research Position on Developing Technology for Subjective Sporting Experiences

Can technology learn to listen to how athletes feel, and not just to what the sensors measured?

In the ASPIRE project, we develop knowledge for the new generation of sports tracking technology that integrates athletes’ subjective experiences (such as perceived exertion, motivation, enjoyment and fatigue) with objective physiological and biomechanical data.

ASPIRE is a collaboration between the University of Twente and Saarland University, funded under the DFG-NWO WEAVE programme.

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will lead the human-computer interaction side of the project. You will investigate how everyday athletes and coaches currently use tracking and feedback technologies, design and develop interactive systems and interfaces that capture subjective experiences and deliver timely, context-aware feedback before, during and after training, and evaluate these systems in real-world studies. The details of the work plan may be adjusted depending on the profile of th...