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Logo of EURAXESS Job offer - JOB - Netherlands - University of Amsterdam (UvA) via AcademicTransfer - Posted on: 27 September 2026 Junior or Postdoctoral Researcher: Digital Decision Support for Health-App Recommendations 27 Sep 2026 University of Amsterdam (UvA) Research Field Medical sciences » Medicine Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 15 Oct 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 19.0 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description Be part of a major European initiative to make safe, trustworthy health apps accessible to everyone. As part of Label2Scale, the University of Amsterdam is seeking a junior researcher or postdoctoral researcher to help address one of digital health's central challenges: ensuring that health-app quality information supports informed choices rather than widening existing inequalities. Join us! Health apps and other person-centered digital health technologies have the potential to improve healthcare and public health. Yet, their benefits are not distributed equally. People who use health apps tend to be younger, more highly educated, more affluent, and more digitally literate. At the same time, healthcare professionals may be more likely to recommend apps to people with a higher socioeconomic position. This is a concern because people with lower health literacy often depend strongly on professional guidance when making decisions about digital health technologies. Many healthcare professionals, however, report that they lack the knowledge, confidence, or practical tools to determine whether a health app is appropriate for a particular individual. This may reinforce existing inequalities in access to safe, effective, and suitable digital health...