Postdoc: Consumer Engagement for Circular Food Services

Institut for Virksomhedsledelse; Denmark; On-site; DKK 520,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A postdoctoral researcher position within the Horizon Europe project CIRCULARIS at Aarhus University offers 30 months of research in consumer engagement and behavioural change in food services. Based in the Department of Management, you will contribute to cross-country surveys, theory-driven analysis, and dissemination.

You should have a PhD in marketing, consumer behaviour or related field, strong quantitative skills, and experience with COM-B or TPB frameworks. English proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• PhD in marketing, consumer behaviour, psychology, or related field.
• Experience designing, fielding, and analysing quantitative cross-country surveys.
• Familiarity with COM-B, TPB, VBN or related frameworks.
• Experience with citizen science, co-creation or participatory methods is a plus.
• Strong quantitative analysis skills (SPSS, R or similar).

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature review and cross-country quantitative survey across multiple pilot sites.
• Contribute to citizen science and co-creation workshops with citizens and businesses.
• Evaluate consumer engagement pathways using COM-B and related models.
• Collaborate with technical partners to translate findings into engagement strategies.
• Publish research in leading journals and present at conferences.

Skills

Quantitative survey design

Cross-cultural research

Behaviour change theory

Statistics (SPSS/R)

Education

PhD in marketing/consumer behaviour

Tools

SPSS

R

Job description

A postdoctoral researcher position within the Horizon Europe project CIRCULARIS at Aarhus University offers 30 months of research in consumer engagement and behavioural change in food services. Based in the Department of Management, you will contribute to cross-country surveys, theory-driven analysis, and dissemination.

You should have a PhD in marketing, consumer behaviour or related field, strong quantitative skills, and experience with COM-B or TPB frameworks. English proficiency is essential.