Postdoctoral Researcher Youth, Uncertainty, and Societal Impact

Are you a researcher who combines quantitative skills with a genuine interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, societal impact, and partnership building?

Join us as a postdoc at the intersection of youth research, partnership brokering and societal impact. You will study how young people experience global uncertainty — from climate change and technological change to housing, work and geopolitical instability — and what helps them stay connected, hopeful and agentic. Using large, complex datasets and a socio-ecological perspective, you will contribute to high-quality research while building strong bridges between science, policy and practice.

Your job

At Utrecht University’s strategic theme Dynamics of Youth, we study youth and youth development from conception to early adulthood. We connect science and society to contribute to a better future for young people, and through them, for all of us. Dynamics of Youth is looking for an enthusia...