The International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) seeks a new Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for their journal Sports Engineering. The journal is published by Springer.

The success applicant will begin their transition period to becoming EiC from 1st June 2026. During this period, they will handle all new submissions, with support and guidance from the current EiC. They will officially start as EiC on 1st Jan. 2027.

The EiC tenure will be for a period of four years, with opportunity to renew based on performance. The current EiC receives an annual stipend and operational budget. They manage a team of Associate Editors and an Editorial Board. Applicants are expected to outline their plans for the journal in their application and upon successful appointment to manage annual budget with the ISEA Directors.

Main duties

• Managing and making decisions on submissions via the online submission system in a timely manner.
• Managing any Associate Editors.
• Communicating and working with the publisher.
• Setting and managing the strategic direction of the journal.
• Providing updates to the ISEA Executive Committee, Editorial Board, and the wider sports engineering community.

Requirements

Essential

• Leading reputation in sports engineering and related disciplines.
• Passion and enthusiasm for advancing sports engineering research.
• Awareness of current and future trends in sports engineering and related disciplines.
• Extensive network of relevant academic and industry contacts.
• Experience of reviewing for different journals.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator (in English).
• Highly organised and strategic.
• High professional and ethical standards.
• Current awareness of the academic publishing landscape.

Desirable

• Editing experience.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Active member of ISEA.

Application process Email a cover letter (max. two A4 pages) and a CV to ISEA@shu.ac.uk by the deadline of 1st March 2026. The cover letter should outline the applicant’s suitability for the role, their plans for the journal and expected support package. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview in April 2026.

Applicants are encouraged to read: ·

• About the ISEA – International Sports Engineering Association
• About the Journal – International Sports Engineering Association

Informal enquires from potential applicants can be made to ISEA Special Advisor Jonathan Shepherd (jonathans@ping.com) or current EiC Dr Tom Allen (t.allen@mmu.ac.uk).

The Student Competition has now launched for this year. The annual infographic competition is open to all students and the closing date is Sunday 30th November 2025. Please check out the Student Competition page for more information and take a look at some of our previous winners for some inspiration.

Good luck!

This is a joint event with the ISSS (https://www.isss.ski/)

Full information on the International Lecture Series page.

Thank you to everyone who entered the Student Project Competition this year. The standard was very high which made the judging difficult but the Top 3 receiving prize money and a 1-year student membership have been selected. Congratulations to our winners!

1st Place – Nicholas Cecchi

2nd Place – Johannes Hafergut

3rd Place – Thomas Heipke

• More information on the International Lecture Series page.

The ISEA announced the new Executive Committee at the AGM held on 14 November 2024.

New Directors (new 2-year term)

• President – Lloyd Smith
• Secretary – Anna Geisler

Continuing Directors (1 year left)

• Treasurer – Simon Goodwill
• Special Advisor – David James

New Executive Committee members (new 2-year term)

• Kim Blair – Exponent
• Andrea Sciacchitano – TU Delft
• Patrick Drane – U of Mass Lowell
• Teodorico Caporaso – U of Naples Federico II

Continuing Executive Committee members (1 year left)

• John McPhee – U of Waterloo
• Giuseppe Sanserverino – Chemnitz U of Tech
• Stefan Schwanitz – Chemnitz U of Tech
• Akihiro Matsuda – U of Tsukuba

New Student Executive Committee member (1 year term)

• Manish Meena

Add it to your diary…..the 16th ISEA Conference will take place June 8-11, 2026 at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Updates will appear on our website as they are released.

There are two deadlines coming up next week so act now if you haven’t already done so….

1. Voting in the ISEA election for President, Secretary and Executive Committee members closes on Monday 28th October 2024 at 2200 UTC. Members should refer to the email sent on 4th October 2024 for details on how to cast your vote. Results will be announced at the AGM on 14th November 2024.
2. Entries for the Student Project Competition should be submitted no later than Thursday 31st October 2024. More details on how to enter and a chance to win cash prizes can be found here.

A recent article in the IMechE members magazine, Professional Engineering, focused on Sports Engineering: Game changers – How engineers are reinventing sport (imeche.org)

 
The ISEA will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 14^th November 2024 at 21.00 UTC. This meeting signifies the end of the term for two of the Directors (President and Secretary) and 5 members of the Executive Committee. 

Meeting details have been sent by email to members. If you are a member and have not received the email then please check your spam/junk folder then get in touch with isea@shu.ac.uk if you still haven’t received it.