Postdoc Public perceptions and acceptability of Hydrogen Developments

University of Groningen via AcademicTransfer; Netherlands; Sur place; EUR 38 000 - 48 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Vacation hours

End-of-year bonus

Professional development

Résumé du poste

University of Groningen invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in Environmental Psychology, focused on hydrogen as a sustainable energy solution. You will study how people form perceptions and acceptability judgments, informing responsible policy-making and practice.

The role includes leading longitudinal surveys, running experiments, and delivering dissemination outputs to science, industry, and the public, in collaboration with multiple partners across sectors.

Qualifications

• PhD in Environmental Psychology or closely related field.
• Experience with large-scale longitudinal surveys and experimental designs.
• Strong English language skills and ability to work independently.
• Experience with datasets and multi-stakeholder projects.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsabilités

• Conduct large-scale longitudinal surveys to study relationships between factors and public perceptions of hydrogen.
• Conduct experimental studies to infer causal relationships related to acceptability of hydrogen.
• Provide evidence-based recommendations for integrating public perceptions into policy-making.
• Carry out dissemination activities to communicate findings to professionals from science and practice, and to the general public.

Connaissances

Quantitative methods

Longitudinal survey design

Experimental methodologies

English proficiency

Independent work

Teamwork

Formation

PhD in Environmental Psychology

Description du poste

Psychological sciences » Behavioural sciences

Psychological sciences » Cognitive science

Sociology » Social shaping of technology

Sociology » Societal behaviour

Organisation/Company University of Groningen Research Field Psychological sciences » Behavioural sciences Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Sociology » Social shaping of technology Sociology » Societal behaviour Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 21 Oct 2026 - 22:00 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 34.2 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Join us in this exciting and multidisciplinary endeavour to shape the future of hydrogen as a sustainable and socially accepted energy solution.

What are you going to do?

Hydrogen is a rapidly evolving development aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen is not an energy source in itself, but serves as an energy carrier. Energy produced from gas and/or renewable energy sources can be saved and stored in a form of hydrogen and used when needed. The development and implementation of hydrogen is a technological and, more importantly, a societal challenge. It is critical to gain understanding of how people form their perceptions and acceptability judgements of hydrogen projects, which key factors play a role in public perceptions and acceptability, and how to incorporate this knowledge in socially responsible policy-making. These questions are at the heart of this project. In this postdoc position, you will i) conduct large-scale longitudinal surveys to study the relationships between the identified factors and public perceptions and acceptability of hydrogen; ii) conduct experimental studies to infer the causal relationships between the identified factors and public acceptability of hydrogen; iii) give evidence-based recommendations for how to better incorporate public perceptions and acceptability in policy-making, and iv) carry out dissemination activities to communicate the findings to other professionals from science and practice, and the general population. Besides, the project implies collaboration with multiple other partners from science (different disciplines), industry, organizations, and government bodies.

We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements

• The successful candidate should hold (or be close to obtaining) a PhD in Environmental Psychology or a related discipline and be familiar with Environmental psychology theories and research in energy and social science. Furthermore, the successful candidate should be comfortable working with quantitative empirical methods, including longitudinal survey and experimental methodologies, ideally with substantial prior experience. Finally, the successful candidate should have:
• experience working with large-scale datasets and projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• excellent command of the English language;
• ability to work independently and manage joint research activities;
• a team player with strong communication skills;
• demonstrable competences as conceptual capacity, environment orientation, presenting and result orientation.

Additional Information

What can you expect from us?

• 232 vacation hours per year, based on a 38-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). You can also work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours. For example, with a 40-hour workweek, you save 96 extra free hours, and with a 36-hour workweek, you lose 96 hours.
• End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.
• Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.

Information about applying

When scheduling meetings, we will take your schedule into account as much as possible. The University of Groningen considers social safety important. We strive to be a university where staff and students feel respected and at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identity. For more information, see also our page about our diversity policy .

Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the NVP application code

Acquisition is not appreciated.

Additional comments

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