PhD researcher 'Human factors and service design for operational readiness'

Niet gevonden wat je zocht? Sla je zoekopdracht dan op en maak een job alert aan op de online sollicitatiemodule om automatisch op de hoogte te blijven van interessante toekomstige vacatures. Meer informatie kan je hier vinden. Departement: Productontwikkeling Regime Voltijds **Let’s shape the future - University of Antwerp** The University of Antwerp is a dynamic, forward-thinking, European university. We offer an innovative academic education to more than 20 000 students, conduct pioneering scientific research and play an important service-providing role in society. We are one of the largest, most international and most innovative employers in the region. With more than 6000 employees from 100 different countries, we are helping to build tomorrow's world every day. Through top scientific research, we push back boundaries and set a course for the future - a future that you can help to shape. Research at Antwerp Maritime Academy (AMA) is based on interdisciplinary questions and an integrated approach. The academy capitalises on its unique position within national and international maritime networks and actively seeks collaborations across disciplinary boundaries. Both the Department of Product Development in the Faculty of Design Sciences and Antwerp Maritime Academy are looking for a full-time (100%) doctoral scholarship holder. Your time will be evenly distributed (**50-50**) at both institutes. #### **About the project** WELL-OPS (WELLbeing for OPerational Superiority) is a four-year research project focused on human factors, occupational wellbeing and operational readiness in sustained maritime operations, including naval deployments. The project aims to develop and validate a deployment readiness framework that connects human wellbeing and functioning to operational performance. To achieve this, WELL-OPS combines longitudinal research in operational maritime settings with research conducted in the Dar Młodzieży living lab and controlled experiments in AMA’s MISSIM full-mission simulator. A central ambition of WELL-OPS is to move beyond monitoring and understanding human factors towards translating research findings into solutions that can be embedded in operational practice. The project therefore develops a Product-Service System (PSS) that integrates monitoring tools with services, workflows and decision support. This approach will support personnel and organisations in identifying, interpreting and acting upon factors that influence wellbeing, readiness and operational performance over time. The PhD researcher will contribute to the development and evaluation of this approach by investigating how human factors and wellbeing can be monitored longitudinally, how these insights relate to operational performance, and how they can be translated into evidence-based interventions and operational support. The research will combine human factors and psychological research with longitudinal data collection, experimental research and