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Job Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) - PhD Behavioral Economist or Socio-Economist

PhD Behavioral Economist or Socio-Economist

Job description

LEI has created 4 PhD-positions in collaboration with Wageningen University. These positions are aimed at making new developments in science applicable to enable socially and strategically sound policy choices in politics and business. In this context we are looking for a PhD Behavioral Economist or Socio-Economist.The project is about “Healthy and Sustainable Food Consumption: A Multilevel Lifestyle Approach” and carried out at Wageningen University in cooperation with LEI (Agricultural Economics Research Institute). A healthy and sustainable food lifestyle can be characterized as a coherent constellation of variables at various levels of abstraction, e.g., consumer behaviors, motivations, values, interests and opinions, possibly related to socio-economic and socio-demographic variables including income, age, education, and family structure. Constellations of food lifestyle variables may be different for different segments of the population. For example, some segments may be triggered by “pull” variables (indicating attractiveness of a healthy and sustainable food lifestyle), others by “push” variables (for those dissatisfied with current food production technologies). Alternatively, some segments may be characterized by analytic reasoning and others by intuition in making their food choices. Segments with different food lifestyles may need different policy measures in order to promote healthy and sustainable food consumption. So far, little is known about food lifestyle segments in the Dutch population. Food lifestyle segmentation is the subject of the research to be undertaken.

Requirements

University GraduateMSc in either behavioral economics, socio-economics or economic psychology with good knowledge of segmentation techniques.

Conditions of employment

Employment basis: Temporary for specified periodDuration of the contract: 18 months with a possible extension of 30 months.Maximum hours per week: 38 Location of employment: WageningenAdditional conditions of employment:- A top-level research environment;- Maximum gross salary per month (based on fulltime employment): € 2042 in the first year rising to € 2612 in the fourth year.- A periodic research report system;- Efficient supervision by a team of three supervisors;- A comprehensive mentoring program;- Work in a large multi-disciplinary research project on a subject of large societal relevance;- Courses on in-depth topics and soft skills; Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:Prof.dr. Gerrit Antonides (+31-317-483897) Gerrit.Antonides@wur.nl or dr. Hans Dagevos (+31-70-3358219)Hans.Dagevos@wur.nl Please do not use these e-mail adresses to apply. To apply, please use the button on this page. Deadline for application: 05-03-2010

Contract type

Temporary

18 months with a possible extension of 30 months

Organisation

Wageningen UR (University & Research centre)

Wageningen University and Research Centre
Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That's our focus – each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society – such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don’t do this alone. Every day, 6,500 people work on ‘the quality of life’, turning ideas into reality, on a global scale. Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.For further information about working at Wageningen UR, take a look at www.jobsat.wur.nl. LEI develops economic expertise for government bodies and industry in the field of food, agriculture and the natural environment. By means of independent research, LEI offers its customers a solid basis for socially and strategically justifiable policy choices. The position is in the LEI research area Consumer Behavior in cooperation with the chair Economics of Consumers and Households of Wageningen University. Consumer Behavior research is concerned with the purchasing and consumer behavior of consumers of food and other agricultural products and with the factors influencing this behavior. It also looks at the driving mechanisms and interventions for influencing this behavior.

 

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