Joint PhD Wageningen University and Research & Ghent University – ‘Behaviour change and incentives for an improved food safety culture’

17 Nov 2023
Job Info

Organisation/Firm

Wageningen College & Analysis

Analysis Subject

Cultural research

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Nation

Netherlands

Software Deadline

11 Dec 2023 – 23:00 (UTC)

Kind of Contract

Momentary

Job Standing

Not Relevant

Hours Per Week

38.0

Is the job funded via the EU Analysis Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job associated to employees place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?

No

Provide Description

Are you keen about enhancing meals security from farm to fork? Do you need to apply for a multi-disciplinary & revolutionary mission aiming to enhance meals security in African international locations? Then we could also be searching for you!

Within the context of a lately granted Horizon Europe mission, UP-RISE, we’re providing a 4-year joint PhD-position in collaboration between Wageningen College and Analysis and Ghent College

The UP-RISE EU-African Union (AU) mission integrates meals security practices related to mycotoxin contamination into all facets of meals manufacturing, distribution, advertising and consumption within the AU and gives tangible instruments and methods to reinforce inclusive participation within the improved African Meals Security System (AFSS) on the native, nationwide and regional degree.

UP-RISE actions are aligned with the present AU Meals Security Technique for Africa, specializing in 3 areas of the AU with subject work in 5 goal member states (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Kenya, and South-Africa). UP-RISE assembles 5 constructing blocks for data era and implementation. In complete, 9 joint PhD college students will work in a complementary option to contribute to the constructing blocks, every with a selected concentrate on a fermented meals worth chain.

You can be accountable for

• Figuring out limitations to the adoption of meals security practices in chosen native worth chains;
• Co-designing and evaluating greatest practices to mitigate meals security dangers;
• Growing mycotoxin regulation and incentive fashions.

We’re looking for a PhD-researcher, who will reside both in Wageningen or Ghent, or intermittently in each locations (to be determined), and can be part of the analysis groups of each teams in a difficult and galvanizing setting.

You’ll work right here
This place is right for a extremely motivated scientist and will likely be based mostly on the Enterprise Economics group (Wageningen College) and the analysis group on Institutional, Socio-economic and Political Points in Rural-urban Areas (INSPIRA) of the Division of Agricultural Economics on the School of Bioscience Engineering , (Ghent College) underneath supervision of Prof. dr. HJ van der Fels-Klerx (WU), Prof. dr. Marijke D’Haese (Ghent College), dr. Julia Höhler (WU) and dr. Isabelle Vagneron (CIRAD).

Collaboration lies on the coronary heart of those actions, as you’ll have the chance to work with researchers and stakeholders from completely different European and African areas and sectors. By fostering interdisciplinary connections, you’ll contribute to a greater understanding of resilient, inclusive and secure meals techniques.

Necessities
Particular Necessities

We’re looking for candidates with the next qualities:

• a grasp’s diploma in economics (e.g., agricultural economics, improvement economics, experimental economics, quantitative economics), or associated fields with a confirmed curiosity in economics; or equal;
• demonstrated excellence in tutorial efficiency;
• a powerful curiosity in exploring the function of behaviour change and incentives in direction of secure meals;
• hands-on expertise in behavioural analysis;
• expertise or have a powerful curiosity in subject work and information assortment;
• distinctive proficiency in each written and spoken English (C1 degree) and French;
• enthusiasm for working in a multi-disciplinary, worldwide and intellectually difficult setting;
• a dedication to sustaining excessive requirements of high quality, integrity, creativity, and cooperation
• flexibility, accountability and talent to work independently in addition to in staff;
• willingness to collaborate with researchers at Wageningen, Ghent and with (inter)nationwide companions;
• availability to journey as wanted.

Further Info
Advantages

The chosen candidate will likely be employed by Wageningen College for the preliminary 2 years of the PhD program and can subsequently transition to Ghent College for the remaining 2 years.

Your phrases of employment at Wageningen College (2 years)
Wageningen College & Analysis presents wonderful phrases of employment . A couple of highlights from our Collective Labour Settlement embody:

• partially paid parental depart;
• working hours that may be mentioned and organized in order that they permit for the absolute best work-life stability;
• the choice to accrue further compensation / vacation hours by working extra;
• there’s a robust concentrate on vitality and you can also make use of the sports activities amenities obtainable on campus for a small price;
• a set December bonus of 8.3%;
• wonderful pension scheme.

Along with these first-rate worker advantages, you’ll obtain a totally funded PhD place and you can be supplied a course program tailor-made to your wants and the analysis staff.

The gross wage for the primary yr is € 2.770 – per 30 days rising to € 3.539,- within the fourth yr in based on the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale P). That is based mostly on a full-time working week of 38 hours. We provide a brief contract for 18 months which will likely be prolonged during the mission (to a complete of 4 years) should you carry out properly.

There are many choices for private initiative in a studying setting, and we offer wonderful coaching alternatives. We’re providing a singular place in a global setting with a pleasing and open working ambiance.

You’ll work on the greenest and most revolutionary campus in Holland, and at a college that has been chosen because the “ Greatest College ” within the Netherlands for the 18th consecutive time.

Your phrases of employment at Ghent College (2 years)
Please examine the next web site for the latest details about : Phrases of employment at Ghent College

Coming from overseas
Wageningen College & Analysis is the college and analysis centre for all times sciences. The themes we cope with are related to everybody all over the world and Wageningen, subsequently, has a big worldwide group and lots to supply to worldwide staff.

Our staff of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will assist you to with the visa software procedures for your self and, if relevant, for your loved ones.

Feeling welcome additionally has every little thing to do with being properly knowledgeable. Wageningen College & Analysis’s Worldwide Neighborhood web page accommodates sensible details about what we are able to do to assist worldwide staff and college students coming to Wageningen. Moreover, we are able to help you with any further recommendation and data about serving to your associate to discover a job, housing, education. As an illustration underneath the “30% rule”, sure classes of worldwide employees can obtain tax exemption on roughly 30% of their gross wage.

Choice course of

For extra details about this place, please contact: Dr. Julia Höhler, by e-mail: [email protected] or prof. HJ (Ine) van der Fels-Klerx, by e-mail: [email protected] .

For extra details about the process, please contact: Noorien Abbas, Company Recruiter, by e-mail: [email protected]

Do you need to apply?
You may apply immediately utilizing the apply button on the profession web page on the web site of Wageningen College
Please add your software earlier than twelfth December 2023. Most well-liked beginning date of the place is January 2024.
Please submit a canopy letter by which you specify why you have an interest within the place and why you contemplate your self an appropriate candidate (400 phrases max), a full CV, and names of not less than 2 contact individuals (with identify, e-mail, handle, telephone quantity).

Don’t wait along with your software. As quickly as we have now obtained your software and we see a match, we are going to invite you for an interview.

Equal alternatives
Wageningen College & Analysis (WUR) employs numerous individuals with very completely different backgrounds and qualities, who encourage and encourage one another. We wish each expertise to really feel at house in our organisation and be supplied the identical profession alternatives. We subsequently particularly welcome purposes from people who find themselves underrepresented at WUR. A very good instance of how WUR offers with inclusiveness might be learn on the web page working at WUR with a useful impairment.

Further feedback

For extra details about this place, please contact: Dr. Julia Höhler, by e-mail: [email protected] or prof. HJ (Ine) van der Fels-Klerx, by e-mail: [email protected] .

For extra details about the process, please contact: Noorien Abbas, Company Recruiter, by e-mail: [email protected]

Do you need to apply?
You may apply immediately utilizing the apply button on the profession web page on the web site of Wageningen College
Please add your software earlier than twelfth December 2023. Most well-liked beginning date of the place is January 2024.
Please submit a canopy letter by which you specify why you have an interest within the place and why you contemplate your self an appropriate candidate (400 phrases max), a full CV, and names of not less than 2 contact individuals (with identify, e-mail, handle, telephone quantity).

Don’t wait along with your software. As quickly as we have now obtained your software and we see a match, we are going to invite you for an interview.

Equal alternatives
Wageningen College & Analysis (WUR) employs numerous individuals with very completely different backgrounds and qualities, who encourage and encourage one another. We wish each expertise to really feel at house in our organisation and be supplied the identical profession alternatives. We subsequently particularly welcome purposes from people who find themselves underrepresented at WUR. A very good instance of how WUR offers with inclusiveness might be learn on the web page working at WUR with a useful impairment.

Web site for added job particulars

https://www.academictransfer.com/334700/

Work Location(s)

Variety of presents obtainable

1

Firm/Institute

Wageningen College & Analysis

Nation

Netherlands

Metropolis

Wageningen

Postal Code

6708 PB

Road

Droevendaalsesteeg

The place to use

Web site

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/334700/joint-phd-wageningen-university-and-…

Contact

Metropolis

Wageningen

Web site

http://www.wageningenur.nl

Road

Droevendaalsesteeg

Postal Code

6708 PB

STATUS: EXPIRED