To strengthen our section Child & Adolescent Public Health Research & Innovation in Amsterdam, we are looking for a Mid-Career Researcher in the area of Youth 24-hour Physical Activity, the (Urban) Environment and Methodological Innovations, starting from 1 February 2023. The candidate is expected to coordinate a program of research on methodological innovations in research on 24/7 movement in youth, specifically as part of two European Commission funded projects. Relevant methodological approaches including Participatory Action Research, Inclusive Research, Complexity Science, Realist Evaluation, Mixed Methods analyses, and Multimodal Data Analysis.
Your challenge is to contribute to two prestigious EC funded projects in the field of 24-hour Movement Behavior and Health in youth: YoPAAPE and the Marie Curie Doctoral Network LABDA. The aim of YoPAAPE is to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases among teenagers in vulnerable life situations, via evidence-based co-creation of social and physical environmental interventions in Europe and Africa. In LABDA, 13 doctoral fellows are trained to establish novel methods for advanced accelerometer 24/7 movement behavior data analysis and assess the added value of linking multimodal data, creating an open source toolbox of advanced analysis methods.
Your specific responsibilities will be to:
- Co-coordinate EC-funded projects together with the project coordinator prof Chin A Paw (e.g. participation in consortium meetings; participate in training; communication with EC);
- Collaborate with and support ongoing PhD projects on 24/7 movement behavior and co-creation of the social and physical (Urban) Environment;
- Develop novel theoretical and methodological approaches regarding 24/7 movement behavior and the evaluation of social and physical (Urban) environmental interventions that are developed via participatory methods;
- Develop and write new grant proposals;
- Dissemination of research findings through e.g. peer reviewed journals, presentations, lectures and media in various way;
- Contribute to advanced statistical analyses of device-derived (e.g. accelerometers, inclinometers) and environmental data;
- Contribute to education of BSc, MSC and PhD students in Health Science, Medicine and Human Movement Science.
We are looking for a mid-career researcher with the following requirements:
- Passion for working for and together with youth
- PhD in relevant area of research
- Experience with advanced statistical analyses of device-based and environmental data (e.g. time series analysis, multi-modal data analysis);
- Experience with mixed method research designs;
- Experience with or passion for participatory research;
- Proficient with statistical programming languages (e.g. in R, MATLAB);
- Passion for research contributing to health equity with real-life impact;
- Preference to work in an interdisciplinary, collaborative, inclusive environment;
- Very good communication and presentation skills and fluent in English.
A contract for the duration of the project.
- Salary scale: 11 (4080 to 5584 euro based on a 36-hour week) or salary scale: 12 (4952 to 6337 euro based on a 36-hour week), depending on qualifications and experience. We also offer a set 8.3% end-of-year bonus and 8% holiday pay. For more information about our fringe benefits, please visit our career website (Dutch version) or bit.ly/English-CAO.
- Additional benefits include an 8.3% end-of-year bonus and 8.0% holiday pay.
- Free and unlimited access to our online learning environment GoodHabitz.
- Pension is accrued at the ABP. VUmc contributes a large part of the premium (70%).
- In addition to excellent accessibility by public transport, we reimburse 75% of your OV travel costs (commuting costs).
For more information about our employment conditions, please visit our website.
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