PhD: Biosafety Implementation in EU Virus Research Labs

AcademicTransfer; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety training in biosafety and biose

Secondments in EU partner sites

Pre-MBA programme and professional up‑

End-of-year bonus 8.3%

Bike/public transport reimbursement

Job summary

Amsterdam UMC invites applications for a Doctoral Candidate (DC2) to work on Work Package 2 within the MERIT project, focusing on implementation science for biosafety practices in high-risk pathogen research. You will map determinants of safety compliance through literature reviews, interviews, and surveys across multiple EU institutions.

You will collaborate with laboratory staff, doctoral candidates and supervisors to tailor strategies, piloting them in real-world settings to improve

Qualifications

• Master's degree in biomedical sciences, health sciences or related fields.
• demonstrable affinity with qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis.
• excellent oral and written communication skills in English (minimum C1/C2 CEFR level).
• an interest in working in a multidisciplinary research group.
• have not resided/carried out work or studies in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before 1 April 2027 (transnational mobility rule).

Responsibilities

• to identify behavioural, social, and organisational determinants of compliance with safety measures through literature review, interviews, questionnaires (discrete choice models or vignettes), and observations;
• to explore how these determinants influence mechanisms through which implementation strategies work;
• to work together with laboratory staff, DCs and supervisors to select and tailor implementation strategies;
• to pilot and evaluate these strategies in real-world laboratory settings across multiple EU institutions, focusing on their feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness and their potential to strengthen compliance with biosafety practice.

Education

Master's degree in biomedical sciences, health sciences or related fields

Job description

Amsterdam UMC invites applications for a Doctoral Candidate (DC2) to work on Work Package 2 within the MERIT project, focusing on implementation science for biosafety practices in high-risk pathogen research. You will map determinants of safety compliance through literature reviews, interviews, and surveys across multiple EU institutions.

You will collaborate with laboratory staff, doctoral candidates and supervisors to tailor strategies, piloting them in real-world settings to improve