Researcher Consumer Behavior

Are you a proactive researcher with a passion for innovative solutions that help consumers towards healthier and more sustainable lifestyles? We have a vacancy for a Researcher Consumer Behavior in a challenging research environment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and enterprising researcher consumer behavior who will contribute to the research activities of the Food Consumer Behavior group. You will work at the Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR) research institute, part of Wageningen University & Research.

Your tasks and responsibilities include:

• together with a team, you conduct research into measuring and further analyzing (statistical methods) choice and eating behavior, (multi)sensory perception, consumer preferences, etc.;
• you contribute to project proposals, experimental designs and research reports in the field of consumer behavior;
• you study – in collaboration with other parties – solutions that are implemented in practice, and monitor the effects, for example lifestyle interventions aimed at lasting behavioral change;
• you have an active role in acquisition by translating knowledge into market propositions, writing research proposals and conducting discussions with customers.

Within WFBR we collaborate with other areas of expertise, including personalized nutrition, food technology, aroma and taste, alternative proteins and computer science. Moreover, WUR’s ecosystem, with the university, Wageningen Campus and our extensive knowledge and business network, offers many opportunities for collaboration for new developments and expansions of our research portfolio. This means that you have to be able to switch between many different people, projects and customers and act in different collaborations. We are therefore looking for a communicative and flexible person with team spirit!

Your qualities

• you have a PhD in behavioral research, experimental psychological research or a related specialization;
• interest in/experience with consumer preferences, eating and choice behavior, health and sustainability (food and non-food);
• affinity with innovative measurement methods that use new technologies. You also have a lot of experience with quantitative research and data analysis (various statistical analyses, data management);
• you work independently and proactively and have experience in setting up and carrying out various types of behavioral research;
• you have experience with project-based work, preferably within a Contract Research Organization (CRO) or an R&D department in the business community;
• you have an interest in and experience with writing project proposals.

We offer you

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment . A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional compensation hours by working more, per week;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between € 3.693,- and € 5.737,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 11). Additionally, a contract for 0.8 FTE can be discussed.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a multi-faceted position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University ” in the Netherlands for the 19th consecutive time.

Do you want more information?

For more information about this position, please contact Ben Langelaan, R&D manager Food Health & Consumer Research, by phone: +31 (0)317-484228, or Monique Vingerhoeds, expertiseleader Food Consumer Behaviour, by phone: +31 (0)317-480240.

For more information about the procedure, please contact Paul Snijder, corporate recruiter, by email: [email protected] .

Do you want to apply?
You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval.

This vacancy will be listed up to and including February 5th, 2024. We hope to schedule the job interviews in February 2024.

Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment .

We are

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

You will work here
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research develops knowledge and technologies that help companies, governments and other research organizations find innovative solutions for a healthier, sustainable and prosperous world. Together with our customers, we develop healthy and tasty food, sustainable food chains, and ‘green’ alternatives to products that are currently produced from scarce fossil fuels. We do this based on our knowledge of the entire chain, from raw materials to processing and end product.
To get an impression of our scope, here are a few examples of our field of work. In the Breaking habits project, we investigate consumer research methods that specifically focus on dietary habits and factors that influence these habits. And our Visual cues houdbaarheid real-life pilot project focuses on preventing food waste.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch this video to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.