Interested in how technology influences physical activity, nutrition and wellbeing?
DigiWELL is a research project focused on digital wellbeing, health behaviour change and the use of mobile technologies (mHealth), sensors and EMA data in the areas of:
- physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep
- dietary behaviour
- wellbeing, quality of life, emotion regulation and self-regulation
- long-term adherence and motivation
The project connects health psychology, kinanthropology, behavioural sciences and digital technologies. The research is based on modern behaviour change theories (e.g. COM-B, HAPA) and innovative methods (JITAI, micro-randomized trials).
Who are we looking for?
Motivated PhD students (full-time study, starting September 2026) who:
- have a master’s degree in psychology, kinanthropology, public health, behavioural sciences, data science or related fields
- are interested in research, data and technology (programming is not required – curiosity is enough)
- want to publish, present at conferences and be part of internationally oriented research
- can work independently but also value teamwork
- knowledge of statistics and software such as R or Mplus is an advantage
What do we offer?
- fully funded doctoral positions
- involvement in an internationally relevant research project
- high-quality supervision and mentoring
- opportunity to work with real longitudinal data (EMA, sensors, mHealth)
- support for publishing and conference participation
- a friendly and supportive environment at the Behavioural Laboratory of the Human Movement Diagnostics Centre at the University of Ostrava
Interested?
Send a short motivation email, your academic CV and a proposal of your research interest (an outline is sufficient) to infoDigiWELL@osu.cz
The deadline for submitting the official PhD application is 15 May 2026 (more information here: https://pdf.osu.cz/studijniobory/?specializaceid=2948). We recommend consulting your dissertation topic in advance. Feel free to contact us — we will be happy to have an informal conversation with you before you make the life decision called a PhD.
