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Postdoctoral Position in Consumer Behavior and Food Marketing for Fermented Plant-Based Foods Aarhus University in Denmark

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Agriculture

Funding

Externally funded 24-month postdoctoral position within the FutureFoodS project SpeedyFermHub. Salary and terms are governed by Danish academic collective agreements; the post is employed as a postdoc at base pay level 4–8 with additional supplements. No stipend amount is stated.

Deadline

Nov 1, 2026

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Denmark

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Aarhus University

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Keywords

Agriculture
Behavioral Science
Psychology
Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Business
Quantitative Analysis
Management
Food Marketing
Sustainable Consumption
Economics

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Postdoctoral position at Aarhus University (Department of Management, Aarhus BSS) in the SpeedyFermHub research project on fermented plant-based foods.

The project focuses on consumer behavior, food marketing, sustainable consumption, behavioral science, and related quantitative methods. The successful candidate will help design and run online experimental consumer studies and in-person consumer testing, including product concepts, survey materials, experimental stimuli, and measures of preferences, acceptance, and willingness-to-pay.

Research tasks include data collection, quantitative analysis, interpretation of findings, preparation of deliverables, and writing academic articles. The role may also involve teaching assignments.

Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant area such as consumer behavior, food marketing, marketing, sustainable consumption, behavioral science, agricultural economics, economics, psychology, or a related field. Experience with survey design, online experiments, choice modelling, segmentation, multivariate statistics, sensory-consumer research, and tools such as R, Python, SPSS, Stata, Sawtooth, or Qualtrics is advantageous.

This is a 24-month externally funded postdoctoral position starting in 2027, with a proposed start date of 1 March 2027 or by mutual agreement. The application deadline is 2026-11-01. Apply via Aarhus University’s recruitment system and include the required documents listed in the advertisement.

Funding details

Externally funded 24-month postdoctoral position within the FutureFoodS project SpeedyFermHub. Salary and terms are governed by Danish academic collective agreements; the post is employed as a postdoc at base pay level 4–8 with additional supplements. No stipend amount is stated.

What's required

Applicants must hold a PhD relevant to the Department of Management, preferably in consumer behavior, food marketing, marketing, sustainable consumption, behavioral science, agricultural economics, economics, psychology, or related fields. Preferred experience includes consumer research on food, sustainability, health, innovation or novel foods; survey design and online experimental methods; quantitative data analysis such as choice modelling, willingness-to-pay analysis, segmentation, multivariate statistics; consumer acceptance, product concept testing, or sensory-consumer research; academic writing and publication; and interdisciplinary/international collaboration. Strong analytical and communication skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively, and excellent written and spoken English are required. Experience with R, Python, SPSS, Stata, Sawtooth, Qualtrics or similar tools is an advantage.

How to apply

Apply through Aarhus University’s recruitment system via the job advertisement on the university website. Attach the application, CV, education documents, publication list, up to three publications, and a teaching portfolio. If some materials cannot be uploaded, submit them in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD.

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