Time- and context-dependency of environmental determinants of physical activity in European youth

27 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Ghent University

Department

Department of Movement and Sports Sciences

Research Field

Psychological sciences » Behavioural sciences
Medical sciences » Health sciences
Medical sciences » Epidemiology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

10 May 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

101120480

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

You will be one of the ten PhD researchers studying topics related to improved Physical Activity Behaviours (PAB) through a focus on determinants at multiple levels. The INDEEP research programme integrates research, training and action learning to develop the next generation of researchers, to advance the field of determinant informed PAB intervention development in youth and to integrate these learnings into public policy and practice. This will be achieved through the implementation of 10 individual research projects that have been carefully designed to support the successful achievement of the INDEEP research and training objectives. Challenges addressed in the INDEEP Doctoral Network (DN) reflect the premise that the more we understand the factors that determine a physically (in)active lifestyle, the better we can design and implement targeted and effective interventions, policies and infrastructures.   

There is an absence of high quality, Europe-wide data collected with standardised methodology on device-assessed physical activity behaviors and their multi-level determinants, which is a major barrier that stops further progress towards informing policy and intervention in the area of physical activity for health. This project within the INDEEP doctoral network aims to advance the state-of-the-art, by focusing on the dynamics of (social and physical) environmental determinants of PAB in adolescents. More specifically, through geo-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods, the time- and context-dependency of environmental determinants of PAB will be examined in detail. 

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• You must have a professionally relevant background in Human Movement Sciences, Public Health, Health promotion, Geography, Global Urban Health, or a closely related discipline 

• Must not already hold a doctoral degree 

• Must comply with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action mobility rule: not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date  

• Your education must correspond to a Master program 

• You must have a strong academic background from your previous studies and an average grade of a first- or second-class honours degree (or equivalent compared with the institutional grading scale). If you have a weaker grade background, you may be assessed if you can document that you are particularly suitable for a PhD education. 

• You must meet the requirements for admission to the institutional doctoral program 

• Good communication and collaboration skills and fluent in English 

• Good communication skills in Dutch 

Specific Requirements

• Preference to work in an interdisciplinary environment 

• Previous experience in programming in R, Python or similar. 

• Previous experience in advanced statistics, e.g. generalized linear mixed models, and/or big data processing. 

 

Personal characteristics 

In the doctoral candidate selection process, emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities. Important elements to be considered are: 

• Be scientifically curious and open to new research challenges, demonstrate persistence in addressing technical problems 

• Excellent communication and dissemination skills. 

• Ability to work independently as well as in cross-disciplinary teams 

• Be self-motivated, focused, and goal-oriented, be committed and keep deadlines, be flexible, reliable, and solution-orientated, be innovation-driven, enthusiastic, and ambitious 

• Ability to interact and collaborate with actors in academia, public sector, and industry 

• Be an enthusiastic and dynamic person, who loves working with adolescents 

Languages

DUTCH

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information
Benefits

All candidates will be employed by the host institution, and will be required to register on a PhD programme within this institution, according to the MSCA Doctoral Network rules, following the regulations of the hosting institution. A financial package will consist of a Living Allowance, Mobility Allowance (for moving to a new country) and a Family allowance (where applicable). Please refer to the detailed individual project descriptions provided at www.indeep-project.eu/images/UGHENTINDEEP.pdf , where benefits are provided for each individual project, relating to each individual institution. For any additional information, please contact the project supervisor (listed under general information on the job advertisement) or email [email protected] . 

Eligibility criteria

Please refer to the detailed individual project descriptions provided at www.indeep-project.eu/images/UGHENTINDEEP.pdf . All eligibility criteria are provided for each individual project, relating to each individual institution. For any additional information, please contact the project supervisor (listed under general information on the job advertisement) or email [email protected] . Candidates must comply with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action mobility rule: not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Ireland for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.

Website for additional job details

http://www.indeep-project.eu/vacancies/current-openings
https://www.indeep-project.eu/images/UGHENTINDEEP.pdf

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Ghent University

Country

Belgium

City

Ghent

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Ghent

Website

https://www.victoris.be/team/delfien-van-dyck/

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED