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In your project, you are expected to design, execute, analyze and report different qualitative and quantitative studies that will ultimately result in a dissertation. For instance, you will conduct group model building sessions to get a better understanding of the experienced facilitators and barriers to adopt novel crop technology with a range of stakeholders in society (e.g., food crop industry, farmers, retailers and out-of-home sector). Also, you will identify factors that influence public’s willingness to consume fruits and vegetables treated with the novel crop protection technology. This will be done in an international comparative survey in order to address cross-cultural differences in food technology acceptance. Finally, experimental studies will test the impact of different communication and marketing strategies on attitudes towards crop protection technology.
The PhD project is part of a large NWO funded project (KIC Microbiome) that will be led by Wageningen University and Research, and executed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at WUR, Leiden University, University Medical Center Groningen, ETH Zurich, and Tilburg University in collaboration of a number of industry partners. In the overall project multiple PhDs and postdocs will be appointed at the involved institutes and the team represents diverse disciplines (e.g., biology, chemistry, medicine, and psychology). You are expected to actively contribute to the overall project and consortium.
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Language policy
The university is an international university, firmly anchored in the region and therefore bilingual. The language in teaching, research and of the academic community is English, based on 'inclusion'. In this way, international staff and students can also participate fully in the communication on our campus. Our employees are expected to meet the job’s language level.
Fixed-term contract: 4 years.
Tilburg University offers excellent terms of employment with attention to flexibility and room for (personal) development. We recognize and reward our employees and encourage the use of talents and strengths.
Tilburg University is committed to an open and inclusive culture, embracing diversity, and encouraging the mutual integration of groups of staff and students. We create equal opportunities for all our staff and students so that everyone feels at home in our university community.
We work in a vibrant and lively (work) environment on our beautiful campus, close to the forest and easily accessible by public transport. We are committed to a sustainable society and challenge you to make an active contribution to this.
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Research and education at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) has a unique focus on humans in the context of the globalizing digital society, on the development of artificial intelligence and interactive technologies, on their impact on communication, culture and society, and on moral and existential challenges that arise. The School of Humanities and Digital Sciences consists of four departments: Communication and Cognition, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Culture Studies and Philosophy; several research institutes and a faculty office. Also the University College Tilburg is part of the School. Each year around 275 students commence a Bachelor or (Pre) Master Program. The School has approximately 2000 students and 250 employees.
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