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PhD Candidate Predicting Adherence to Digital Health-Promoting Interventions

September 13, 2025

**Job Description**
Maastricht University is seeking a Ph.D. candidate to develop AI-based predictive models for understanding and improving adherence to digital health interventions. The primary goal is to enhance the effectiveness of digital health solutions by predicting and supporting behavior change through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The research will focus on developing AI-driven frameworks using unobtrusive measurements (e.g., websites, smartphones, smartwatches) to anticipate user engagement and behavior, utilizing pre-collected datasets from various digital health use cases, such as smartphone-app and Fitbit-supported lifestyle interventions, and web-based interventions for disease prevention.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Strong interest in digital interventions, health promotion, and behavior
• Affinity with data science (e.g., complex statistics, machine learning, or computational modelling) or willingness to develop relevant skills
• Affinity with health promotion or willingness to develop in that field
• Knowledge in programming (e.g., Python, R, SQL) and data science frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn) is a plus
• Excellent English language skills

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Health science
• Health psychology
• Data science
• Statistics

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Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: €36,708.00 - €46,572.00 gross Position Classification: Scale P according to UFO profile PhD Candidate Benefits: 8.0% holiday allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, flexible working hours, possibility to work partly from home, monthly commuting and internet allowance, 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, additional 12 days for accumulated compensation hours, collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model, good pension scheme with the ABP, company fitness, extensive sports facilities, space and facilities for personal and professional development, wide range of training programs, support for 'acknowledge and appreciate' initiatives.
Valid Until
October 20, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 12 months (with potential 3-year extension) Remote Work: Hybrid Location Requirement: Relocation required to Maastricht, Netherlands. Opportunities for short research visits to Graz, Austria.
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Supervisor(s)
Dr. Jeroen Bruinsma Dr. Markus Bödenler Dr. Rik Crutzen
Supervisor Email
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Maastricht University (UM)
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