Department of Sports and Exercise Science
Hourly Pay Rate:
£12.60 hourly pay + £1.51 per hour holiday pay
Hours Per Week
8
Duration of role:
One off role
All Locations
Manchester campus (Jobs4Students)
Closing Date:
15 Feb 2026

Job Description

The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.

Three students are required to be participants for a practical exam where various body measurements will be taken.

Persons will be required to wear shorts and a tee-shirt/vest. The tee-shirt will need to be removed for some measures. It is advised that females wear a sports bra that allows access to the back around the shoulder blade.

Models will have various anthropometric landmarks marked on their body with pen, following this, various measurements will be taken.

These measures will include some of the following:

  • Skinfold thickness: abdomen, back, hip, thigh, calf, arm. These are measured with skinfold calipers.
  • Circumferences: arm, calf, waist, hip. Measured with a tape measure.
  • Bone breadth: wrist, elbow and knee. Measured with bone breadth calipers
  • Height, weight, arm span. Measured using stadiometer, weighing scales and a tape measure.

Any queries, please contact Susan Pinner [email protected]

Dates: 02 March 2026 and 18 March 2026.

Hours of Work: 09:00am-5:00pm

Person Specification

This role is only open to current Manchester Met Students who meet the following requirements - 
  • You need to be happy and comfortable with standing in a room in shorts and a tee-shirt that you will be required to remove for certain measures. Females will need to wear a sports bra, or crop bralette (under a tee-shirt) that they are happy to be measured in.
  • Marks (in pen) will be made on the skin to determine where measurements will be taken. Therefore, you must be comfortable will being drawn on (with pen) and then wiped clean with an antiseptic wipe.
  • Measurements to be taken are girth measures, skinfold thickness, height, weight and bone breadths. 

How to Apply

Please apply via the Apply button, completing the form on the next page.
  
The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on 15 Feb 2026.
 
Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. 
  
We are committed to providing accessible and inclusive recruitment. If you require or would benefit from support or reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in work, please contact us by e-mailing [email protected]. This information will only be used and shared with those who require it to implement any change(s) and only at the point this is required.
 
If you have any queries, or need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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