PhD in Health Communication: Survey & Lab Experiments

Vrije Universisteit; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

Commuting expense contribution

Personalized benefits package

Sports facilities access

Job summary

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) invites applications for Track B, a full-time PhD position within the Hooked by the Health Hack project. Based in the Communication Science department, you will study how young adults encounter health hacks, testing cognitive processing and intervention strategies across a four-year program.

You will work on large-scale surveys and experiments, collaborating with Track A and national networks, and contribute to high-impact publications and knowledge exchange.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field by start date.
• Strong quantitative research skills including survey/experimental design.
• Excellent English writing and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct multimodal content analysis of hazardous online health hacks.
• Design and field large-scale panel surveys on susceptibility factors.
• Conduct online and laboratory experiments on intuitive vs reflective processing.
• Evaluate intervention strategies co-developed with Track A.
• Integrate quantitative findings with Track A in a mixed-methods synthesis.
• Publish research, present at conferences, engage with practice partners.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Survey design

Experimental design

Statistical analysis (R)

Dual-process theories

Academic writing

Education

Master's in Communication Science

Related social science discipline

Tools

R

Job description

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) invites applications for Track B, a full-time PhD position within the Hooked by the Health Hack project. Based in the Communication Science department, you will study how young adults encounter health hacks, testing cognitive processing and intervention strategies across a four-year program.

You will work on large-scale surveys and experiments, collaborating with Track A and national networks, and contribute to high-impact publications and knowledge exchange.