Postdoc in Consumer Behavior: Fermented Plant-Based Foods

Institut for Virksomhedsledelse; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Management at Aarhus University invites applications for a 24-month postdoctoral position starting in 2027. The successful candidate will contribute to the FutureFoodS SpeedyFermHub project, focusing on consumer-citizen acceptance, market relevance, and societal positioning of fermented plant-based foods.

Responsibilities include designing and analyzing consumer studies, developing online experiments, data collection, and collaboration with national and international partners.

Qualifications

• PhD in management, marketing, or a related field.
• Experience in consumer behavior, food marketing, or related areas.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to work independently.
• Experience with online experiments and data collection.
• Ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and international teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and analyze consumer-citizen studies related to fermented plant-based foods.
• Develop online experiments and survey materials, including stimuli and measures.
• Conduct in-person consumer testing of final prototypes and assess market trends.
• Assist in evaluating societal positioning of products and prepare deliverables.
• Collaborate with national and international partners and publish findings.

Skills

Consumer research

Survey design

Quantitative data analysis

Academic writing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD in management/marketing/related fields

Tools

R

Python

SPSS

Stata

Qualtrics

Job description

The Department of Management at Aarhus University invites applications for a 24-month postdoctoral position starting in 2027. The successful candidate will contribute to the FutureFoodS SpeedyFermHub project, focusing on consumer-citizen acceptance, market relevance, and societal positioning of fermented plant-based foods.

Responsibilities include designing and analyzing consumer studies, developing online experiments, data collection, and collaboration with national and international partners.