Postdoctoral Researcher in Exergames, Personalised Lifestyle Interventions and Healthy Ageing Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Canada

Postdoctoral Researcher (0.4 FTE) in Exergames, Personalised Lifestyle Interventions and Healthy Ageing at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in close collaboration with UZ Brussel and NOVA University of Lisbon.

This opportunity sits within the Rehabilitation Research (RERE) group and the interdisciplinary DYNAMO research line: Data-driven Nutrition and Movement Optimization for Healthy Ageing. The project focuses on how exergames can serve as an adaptive platform for integrating movement, nutrition, motivation, physiological monitoring, and personalised feedback into engaging lifestyle interventions.

The research themes include exergames, technology-supported rehabilitation, personalised exercise therapy, personalised nutrition, sensor-based monitoring, behavioural support, healthy ageing, and frailty prevention. The post is especially relevant for candidates interested in rehabilitation science, clinical nutrition, biomedical engineering, geriatrics, behavioural science, and digital health.

The role involves developing and coordinating proof-of-concept studies, supporting physical performance testing and exercise-based rehabilitation protocols, using indirect calorimetry and nutritional assessment, and translating clinical and physiological data into meaningful digital lifestyle outcomes. The successful candidate will collaborate with physiotherapists, biomedical scientists, nutrition experts, geriatricians, engineers, and behavioural scientists, and will contribute to clinical and community-based testing in settings such as UZ Brussel and related rehabilitation/living lab environments.

Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold a PhD in rehabilitation sciences, biomedical sciences, movement sciences, clinical nutrition, health sciences, human physiology, metabolism, or a related field. Experience with personalised multimodal interventions, clinical or human-subject research, physical performance testing, nutritional counselling, sensor-based monitoring, feasibility/pilot/clinical trials, and strong scientific writing is preferred. Experience with older adults, sarcopenia, frailty, fatigue, autonomic dysfunction, or exercise intolerance is an asset.

Funding and appointment: this is a paid postdoctoral position at 0.4 FTE (2 days per week), starting November 2026. No stipend amount is stated in the post.

Application deadline: 15 August 2026.

How to apply: send your CV and motivation letter (max. 1 page) by email to [email protected]. For further information, contact Prof. David Beckwée.