Lecturer Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles

Do you want to teach how consumption, consumer behaviour,  and lifestyles contribute to the origins as well as solutions for major societal challenges relating to health and sustainability? Are you passionate about building bridges between different academic disciplines and professionals? Will you share your enthusiasm with students and contribute to their development in the field of consumption and healthy lifestyles? Then we invite you to join our team!

We seek a (junior) lecturer with a background in sociology or a related discipline (e.g. geography or anthropology) and a demonstrated interest in issues of consumption who can contribute to education tasks of the Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles group. The education of the chair group is positioned in Bachelor programs Business and Consumer Studies, Master Consumer studies, the bachelor Health and Society, master Communication, Health and Lifesciences, the bachelor and master Nutrition and Health programs, and the new master Data Science for Food and Health. Your primary tasks are to deliver (parts of) BSc and MSc courses  (e.g.: course organization, communication to students about the course, supervising working groups and providing feedback on assignments, grading, lecturing etc) and to supervise BSc theses.

This position will be part of the Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles chair group. This is a young and ambitious chair group keen to unravel the origins of healthy and sustainable consumption and lifestyle practices. These behavioural insights are used to design, evaluate and implement strategies to enable healthy and sustainable lifestyles. These strategies include upstream environmental and downstream behavioural interventions acknowledging that individual behaviour is socially embedded and arises in specific times and places. The work of the group is characterized by an inter- and transdisciplinary approach where different academic disciplines (e.g., sociology, psychology, public health, epidemiology and geography) and professional fields (policy, practice) collaborate.

This position is a temporary 12 month contract for 0.8 fte. Preferred start date: 1 April 2026.

We ask from you the following:

• you have completed your Master Degree in Consumer Studies, (Consumption) Sociology, or similar, preferably at Wageningen University or a related behavioural science program that covers subjects related to consumption and lifestyles
• you have preferably demonstrable experience with teaching in topics related to consumption and healthy lifestyles;
• you have proven affinity with inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to the Wageningen Research domains (food, health and the living environment);
• you teach or are able to, in academic settings, preferably at both Bachelor's and Master's level;
• you have strong communicative skills, both in Dutch and English, and are friendly and approachable for students and supportive to fellow lecturers
• A teamplayer with a collegial attitude
• You have strong organizational skills

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed year-end bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between €3.546,- and €5.538,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 10). The position is for 0,8 FTE and directly available. We offer you a temporary contract for one year. 

We encourage development and internal mobility within our organisation. Our recruitment and selection policy sets out the conditions that apply specifically to you as a (former) employee. If you have any questions, we are happy to help.

For more information about this function, please contact Prof. Harm Veling, professor at Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles group via harm.veling@wur.nl. 

For more information about the procedure you can contact Jouke van Oostenbrugge, Corporate recruiter, via recruitment.ssg@wur.nl.

Ready to apply?
Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered. The application should include:

• a motivation letter,
• a cv,
• preferably education evaluations. 

You can apply up to and including March 30, 2026. Don’t wait with your application! If we have suitable candidates might start interviews earlier. Internal candidates are preferred to apply before March 7, 2026.

Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure

Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.

​The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

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We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

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