Overview

A PhD position in Media and Communication, Medical Sciences, Psychology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Applications close on 26 Oct 2026. The listing states that the position is paid.

Key facts

Opportunity type: PhD position
Organization: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Field / discipline: Media and Communication, Medical Sciences, Psychology
Application deadline: 26 Oct 2026
Funding / compensation: Paid
Duration: See source description
Last source check: No source check recorded

Project description

Original title: PhD position in Communication Science: Explaining Susceptibility to Health Hacks

Conducting a multimodal content analysis of hazardous online health hacks.
Designing and fielding a large-scale panel survey on individual and contextual susceptibility factors.
Conducting controlled online and/or laboratory experiments on intuitive and reflective processing during exposure to health hacks.
Experimentally evaluating intervention strategies co-developed with Track A.
Integrating quantitative findings with Track A’s participatory research in a joint mixed-methods synthesis.
Publishing research, presenting at conferences, and contributing to knowledge exchange with practice partners.

Requirements and eligibility

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What type of opportunity is this and where is it based?: This is a PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
What is the application deadline?: Application deadline: 26 Oct 2026. Confirm the current deadline on the original listing.
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PhD in Communication Science: Explaining Susceptibility to Health Hacks