As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you will play a key role in the continuation and further development of the Healthy Student Life (HSL) project at Radboud University. HSL is a longitudinal research project investigating the well-being and health behaviours of university students, including mental health, study-related factors, substance use and lifestyle. The project provides a unique research infrastructure for studying student well-being over time and contributes to the development of evidence-based policies and prevention initiatives. As the project develops, there may also be opportunities to explore how its research population could be broadened to include students in other types of education.
You will coordinate and conduct the seventh and eighth waves of data collection, from study design and preparation to survey implementation, participant recruitment and data management. In collaboration with the HSL project leaders, team members and researchers across the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), you will help identify research priorities, coordinate input from collaborating researchers and select appropriate validated measures. Potential topics include mental health, alcohol use, gambling and emerging themes identified through a Delphi study on priorities for youth research. You will also prepare study documentation, coordinate ethics applications and survey programming, and oversee high standards of data quality, documentation and archiving.
Alongside these coordination responsibilities, you will conduct your own scientific research using HSL data. You will develop research questions, carry out statistical analyses and lead the preparation of at least one scientific publication for an international peer-reviewed journal. You will also have opportunities to contribute to collaborative publications, including team science papers, and to translate research findings into factsheets and short research reports for relevant stakeholders, including university policymakers. This three-year position combines responsibility for a large-scale longitudinal research project with opportunities to develop your own research interests, build interdisciplinary collaborations and contribute to the scientific and societal impact of HSL within the BSI theme of 'Empowering the Young'.
As part of your postdoctoral researcher position, you should be willing to take on possible teaching tasks up to a maximum of 20% of your total appointment.
Postdoc Position: Healthy Student Life Project in Nijmegen werkgever: Radboud University
Radboud Universiteit is een uitstekende werkgever die een stimulerende en ondersteunende werkomgeving biedt voor haar medewerkers. Met een sterke focus op persoonlijke en professionele groei, biedt de universiteit tal van opleidingsmogelijkheden en een collegiale sfeer waarin samenwerking en innovatie centraal staan. Werken in Nijmegen betekent ook genieten van een levendige stad met een rijke cultuur en uitstekende voorzieningen, wat bijdraagt aan een evenwichtige werk-privébalans.
