Doctoral scholarship holder, Consumer behaviours

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Departement: Departement Marketing
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The Department of Marketing in the Faculty of Business and Economics is looking for a full-time (100%) doctoral scholarship holder in the field of consumer behaviours.

Position

• You will work actively on the preparation and defence of a PhD thesis on consumer food behaviours. This PhD project aims to understand the interrelations between housing type, kitchen conditions, and local food environments to identify opportunities within the food and retail industry to help facilitate healthier food practices, especially amongst those with a lower socioeconomic position.
• You will publish scientific articles related to the research project.
• You will carry out a limited number of teaching and research support tasks for Department of Marketing.

Profile

• You hold a Master degree in marketing, social science, behavioural science, nutrition, public health or related fields or you will have obtained it by the time you start work.
• You can demonstrate excellent study results.
• Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision.
• Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies.
• You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.
• Demonstrated experience with either quantitative or qualitative research methodologies is a plus.

What we offer

• We offer a doctoral scholarship for a period of two years. Following a positive evaluation, the scholarship can be renewed once for another two-year period.
• The planned start date is 30 May 2022 or as soon as possible after that date.
• Your monthly scholarship amount is calculated according to the scholarship amounts for doctoral scholarship holders on the pay scales for Contract Research Staff (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP).
• You will receive ecocheques, and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
• You will do most of your work at Stadscampus in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
• Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here.

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including 31 January 2022 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on the ’Apply’ button, complete the online application form and be sure to include the following attachments: a motivation letter, your academic CV.
• The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure.
• If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions or send an email to jobs@uantwerpen.be. If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Lukar Thornton, Research Professor in Marketing and Innovation, lukar.thornton@uantwerpen.be.

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