PhD Candidate in Child Eating Behaviour in Wageningen, Nederland
Wageningen University & Research
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€ 3.204 - € 4.051 per maand
Wageningen, Nederland
Do you want to uncover how food properties shape children's eating behaviour and energy intake, combining nutrition, sensory science and innovative digital tools to help promote healthier eating? Join our Child Eating Behaviour team as PhD candidate at Wageningen University & Research. Your duties and responsibilities include:
identifying and critically reviewing the literature on factors that influence children's eating behaviours and dietary patterns;
designing and conducting experiments on the role of food properties in moderating eating behaviour and energy intake in children, using innovative digital tools to track eating behaviour;
analysing your experimental studies and publishing the findings in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences;
translating your evidence into recommendations to improve the food environment for children in the Netherlands;
contributing to the supervision of MSc students' thesis projects within this topic.
You will work here The research is embedded within the chair group Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour of the Division of Human Nutrition and Health, which is led by Prof. Ciarán Forde . You will be co-supervised by Associate Prof. Guido Camps .
Requirements
You are an enthusiastic, independent self-starter with excellent organisational and communication skills. You are genuinely curious about child eating behaviour and motivated to run studies that help improve children's eating behaviours and dietary patterns. You also possess:
a successfully completed MSc degree in a relevant field (e.g., Nutrition and Health, Sensory Science, Food Technology, Psychology);
affinity with and/or experience in experimental studies on human eating behaviour;
experience with, or a strong interest in, conducting research with children;
knowledge of and experience with applying statistical techniques;
good spoken and written Dutch and English.
For this position your command of the English language is expected to be at C1 level . Sometimes it is necessary to submit an internationally recognised Certificate of Proficiency in the English Language. More information can be found here .
Contract terms
Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment . A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
partially paid parental leave;
working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
a fixed year-end bonus of 8.3%;
excellent pension scheme.
In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will receive a fully funded PhD position and you will be offered a course program tailored to your needs and the research team. The gross salary for the first year is € 3.204,- per month rising to € 4.051,- in the fourth year in according to the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale P). This is based on a full-time working week of 38 hours. We offer a temporary contract for 18 months which will be extended for the duration of the project if you perform well. We encourage development and internal mobility within our organisation. Our recruitment and selection policy sets out the conditions that apply specifically to you as a (former) employee. If you have any questions, we are happy to help. You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment.
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