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The Laboratory for Brain-Gut Axis Studies (LaBGAS) is situated at KU Leuven, Belgium – a top-ranked university in the heart of Europe (30 min to Brussels, 2 hours to London, Paris and Amsterdam). Our internationally oriented and well-recognized team has established an innovative research line that integrates biochemical techniques to study neurohumoral gut-brain signaling mechanisms with advanced neuroimaging techniques (including fMRI, radioligand PET and combined PET/MR imaging) to unravel how gastrointestinal hormones, nutrients and microbiota-related signals impact on cognitive and affective processes by interfering with their underlying neural mechanisms at the level of the brain. Collaborative, interdisciplinary research is performed by a network of experienced researchers, clinicians and students who are fascinated by brain-gut axis research in both health and disease.

We have also established a productive network of collaborative research within KU Leuven and abroad, and this project specifically results from a close collaboration with the Metabolic Research group at St. Clara Research Ltd./University of Basel who are specialized in studying hunger/satiety hormone responses to the administration of various sugars and non-caloric sweeteners as well as their effects on gastric emptying, appetite-related sensations, food intake and brain functioning.

The present PhD project is part of the FWO (Research Foundation Flanders)-sponsored “Lead Agency Procedure” program with the SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) entitled “Replacing sugar with the natural sweetener erythritol as an alternative for artificial sweeteners: satiating and rewarding without calories?”, granted to Prof. Van Oudenhove (KU Leuven), Dr. Meyer-Gerspach and Dr. Wölnerhanssen (both St. Clara Research Ltd./University of Basel).

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Lead research projects and guide the work of students.

Voor de uitbreiding van het team is Diabatix op zoek naar een gemotiveerde marketing en communicatie medewerker om ons marketing -en communicatiebeleid verder uit te werken.

ITEC is een onderzoeksgroep van de KU Leuven en imec, Vlaanderens hightech onderzoeks- en innovatiecentrum voor nano-elektronica en digitale technologieën. De groep voert interdisciplinair onderzoek uit met betrekking tot het ontwerpen, ontwikkelen en evalueren van gepersonaliseerde en adaptieve digitale oplossingen, met als voornaamste toepassingsdomein onderwijs en training, maar ook media en gezondheidszorg. De primaire onderzoeksthema’s zijn: het onderwijskundig ontwerp en de effectiviteit van technologieondersteunde omgevingen voor complex leren (bv. samenwerkend leren), gebaseerd op theorieën in de learning sciences en op learning analytics data; de ontwikkeling van datagedreven methodes voor effectiviteitsonderzoek (bv. multiniveau statistische modellering voor meta-analyse) en voor personalisatie (bv. psychometrische en machine learning technieken en taaltechnologie voor intelligente tutoring systemen). Om dit te realiseren brengt ITEC onderzoekers samen uit de onderwijspsychologie, statistiek, computerwetenschappen en toegepaste taalkunde, in een coöperatief labo op de Kulak campus in Kortrijk. De onderzoeksgroep werkt vaak samen met bedrijven en andere partners.

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The ICT Project Leader is end-to-end responsible for the successful realization of the projects assigned to him/her in line with the project objectives, scope, budget & timeline as defined in the project charter.

You are member of the CMP team at imec, that is responsible for developing processes that help build devices for imec’s Logic, Memory, Interconnect, Life Sciences... program activities.

As a junior process step engineer, you will be participating to the development of new bonding and assembly processes.

As a Technical Assistant for Wet Clean Processing, you will support our team of engineers and scientists in the R&D of cleaning/etching processes.

As KU Leuven research group on Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering we have acquired significant experience in re- and demanufacturing, which includes reuse, repair, remanufacturing and recycling of various waste streams and the dismantling of products into their components or composing materials. In addition, the ACRO research group has acquired substantial experience in the field of industrial automation, vision and robotics. Through the close cooperation of both research groups we exploit this knowledge to support machine builders in the development of the next generation of processes for the recycling sector. Hence, we support recycling companies in the transition towards a more circular economy.

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VIVES, the Research Centre for Regional Economics was established in 2008, embedded in the Faculty of Business and Economics at KU Leuven. With a team of more than 20 researchers and international fellows, VIVES carries out research on the determinants of (regional) growth and on the impact of industrial, monetary and fiscal policy on growth.

Professor Joep Konings is looking for an ambitious Ph.D. researcher to strengthen his team. S/he will be part of a large research program, which studies the future of macroeconomic analysis. In particular, it studies a new and different approach to analyze macroeconomic performance. This approach is based on ‘big data’ of firms, products and prices. The focus of the work will be on the role of international shocks, such as exchange rate shocks, Brexit, corona, or other supply shocks, to explain output and price dynamics in a region and a country.

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Do you want to become part of the Unit Process and Module (UPM) department, where we deliver material and process innovation in close collaboration with imec’s industrial partners to demonstrate the manufacturability of future IC devices ahead of the industry needs? Join us!

The Laboratory for Disease Mechanisms in Cancer (KU Leuven, Belgium) is looking for a motivated postdoc for our recently funded ERC consolidator project. Many labs, including ours, have performed exome and transcriptome sequencing on large series of tumor samples to discover cancer driver mutations. In most studies, only mutations that cause amino acid changes are considered, assuming that synonymous mutations in protein coding regions are meaningless. Nevertheless, several experimentally tested synonymous mutations have been ascribed a causative role in disease. Our data support that synonymous nucleotide changes can enhance gene expression and cell transformation via novel mechanisms, independent of splicing, and hence we hypothesize that the role of synonymous mutations in cancer is underestimated.

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DO YOU WANT TO JOIN @FENDTLAB FOR YOUR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH?

The research group of Smart Biomaterials and Biofabrication Technologies is part of the KU Leuven, which you can find in the center of Belgium and the heart of Europe. Our group consists of 2 professors, 1 post-doc and 5 PhD students. Our group aims at developing innovative solutions for biomedical applications. It combines the world of (bio)chemical and biomedical engineering to create smart polymeric materials and cell based implants. The project fits perfectly within the group. The student can benefit from the complementary expertises of the different supervisors.

Je zal assemblagesystemen herontwerpen en workflows voor de fabriek van de toekomst virtualiseren.

Wij helpen bedrijven om succesvol te zijn door in te zetten op industrie 4.0 en de digitale transformatie die daarvoor nodig is. Vind je het boeiend om deze complexe materie te vertalen naar verhalen die aansluiten bij de leefwereld van onze verschillende doelgroepen?

The ORSTAT Research Center has expertise in Operations Research and Statistics. The research center covers a wide range of challenging topics in both areas. One of the statistical research topics is the design and analysis of Discrete Choice Experiments which are frequently used in marketing, transportation and health economics.

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The Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Rega Institute, KU Leuven (https://rega.kuleuven.be/bac/economou) wishes to recruit two postdoctoral fellows.

The available projects focus on:

a. Structural dynamics basis and regulation of delayed secretory protein folding and its comparison to cytoplasmic protein folding and interaction with chaperones.

b. Structural dynamics of membrane associated/embedded channels and motors

The Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Rega Institute, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven (https://rega.kuleuven.be/bac/economou) wishes to recruit 2 postdoctoral fellows in the following projects:

a. Secretory protein non-folding and folding and how it is regulated by intrinsic and extrinsic (e.g. chaperones) factors.

b. Structural dynamics of membrane associated/embedded channels and motors.

Reliable Total Rewards champion to design and implement an attractive, cost-efficient compensation and benefits offer for our future and current imec colleagues.

Zorgen voor een goede implementatie en optimalisatie van de bedrijfsprocessen.

The research groups Management, Strategy & Innovation (KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, campus Brussels - Belgium) and Organization, Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht – The Netherlands) are looking for a doctoral researcher to conduct research in the area of ‘corporate venturing in family firms’ with preferred starting date October 1st 2020 (or earlier).

You will be part of the Robotics Research Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The group has pioneered robotics research in Europe since the mid-1970s and was among the first to develop active force feedback for assembly operations.

Als Director Facilities and Infrastructure heb je de strategische leiding over een departement dat instaat voor het beheer en het onderhoud van de kantoorgebouwen, cleanrooms en labo’s op onze campus in Leuven, alsook van de technische installaties die onze pilootproductielijnen draaiende houden.

The Laboratory of Viral Cell Biology and Therapeutics (LVCBT) at KU Leuven is recruiting a highly motivated and skilled researcher to fulfill the role of Viral Capsid Engineer.

This vacancy is in the context of the establishment of a clinical program geared towards the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using AAV vectors. This program will be performed in close collaboration with a biotech company and provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of an exciting therapeutic modality.

The position is available immediately

The Laboratory of Viral Cell Biology and Therapeutics (LVCBT) at KU Leuven is recruiting a highly motivated and skilled researcher to fulfill the role of Molecular Cell Biologist.

This vacancy is in the context of the establishment of a clinical program geared towards the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using AAV vectors. This program will be performed in close collaboration with a biotech company and provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of an exciting therapeutic modality.

The position is available immediately

The Laboratory of Viral Cell Biology and Therapeutics (LVCBT) at KU Leuven is recruiting a highly motivated and skilled researcher to fulfill the role of Molecular Virologist.

This vacancy is in the context of the establishment of a clinical program geared towards the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using AAV vectors. This program will be performed in close collaboration with a biotech company and provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of an exciting therapeutic modality.

The position is available immediately

The Laboratory of Viral Cell Biology and Therapeutics (LVCBT) at KU Leuven is recruiting a highly motivated and skilled researcher to fulfill the role of Gene Therapy Engineer - Vector Design.

This vacancy is in the context of the establishment of a clinical program geared towards the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using AAV vectors. This program will be performed in close collaboration with a biotech company and provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of an exciting therapeutic modality.

The position is available immediately

A technical expert in S(T)EM inspections and up-to date on the current limitations and possibilities of the tools with a focus on semi-conductor materials?

Je gebruikt data-analyses en machine learningtechnieken om het gedrag van machines te voorspellen en de optimale instellingen voor robots, autonome voertuigen en industriële machines af te leiden.

With a team of researchers in ‘sensing, monitoring, control & decision-making’ you set up pioneering industry 4.0-innovations for production companies & digital twins.

As a robotics research engineer, you develop assembly control strategies and explore the opportunities offered by state-of-the-art robot & cobot applications.

You develop innovative functionalities for MES software and build the next-generation IoT technology for industrial automation.

You set up hardware and software infrastructure for the Industrial Internet of Things.

As Senior Manager Fab Process Engineering, you are responsible for driving department process improvement projects.

Ben je graag de medewerker die de spin in het web is voor de organisatie? Wil je deel uitmaken van een klein, dynamisch team met veel ruimte voor initiatief? Wil je graag werken in een netwerkorganisatie? Dan zijn wij op zoek naar jou!

The research group on Life Cycle Engineering of KU Leuven consists of a broad multi-disciplinary team focused on the study of different phases of the product development cycle: from creativity stimulation and problem solving at a design level till conceiving the end-of-life treatment systems for discarded products. An important objective for the research group is to quantify and minimise the environmental impact in each of these product life cycle phases in a total life cycle perspective.

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The Machine Learning group is part of the DTAI research group at the Department of Computer Science at KU Leuven. It follows an artificial intelligence approach to the analysis of data. It investigates a wide variety of machine learning, data mining and data analysis problems. This includes socially aware data mining, which recognizes the interaction between people and (especially data-analysis) technology in workplaces and other usage contexts, as well as the interrelations between this technology and other stakeholders who may be non-users. It integrates computational, cognitive, social, legal and economic considerations.

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The Access-To-Medicines Research Centre is involved in high-level, transdisciplinary research on health system design, health system modeling (system dynamics, discrete event and agent based) and health supply chain management. The aim is to publish in international scientific journals on research topics inspired by real-life decision problems and challenges. This project is a collaboration between the Access-To-Medicines Research Centre and the Rega Institute of the KU Leuven.

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The Laboratory of Translational Genetics (headed by Diether Lambrechts) at the VIB Center for Cancer Biology and the Department of Human Genetics in KU Leuven is located in the University Hospital Campus, Leuven, Belgium.

Miniaturization of system size is a driving force in most electronics applications. The continuous scaling of IC’s, and the advent of more compact system integration technologies make this possible. Within its affiliation programs and bilateral initiatives, imec contributes to the state of the art in a significant manner. Thanks to recent advances in 3D integration, wafer-level packaging and MEMS, novel types of components with small form factors and an increased number of functionalities are emerging. These novel components also require new packaging solutions. To support the growing interest in these activities, we are looking for an R&D Engineer for Bonding Transfer and Assembly.

The research group Accounting (KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, campus Brussels) is looking for a doctoral researcher to conduct research in the area of ‘auditing’ with preferred starting date October 1st 2020 (or earlier). This vacancy will remain open until filled.

The laboratory for Disease Mechanisms in Cancer (KU Leuven, Belgium, www.LDMC.be) is looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher. Our team played a pioneer role in the identification of acquired mutations in ribosomal proteins in cancer. To understand how mutations in this essential cellular machinery promote tumorigenesis, we characterize the impact of ribosomal protein mutations on the spectrum of expressed proteins in cancer cells (cellular translatome). In the past, our work mainly focused on the role for the ribosomal RPL10 R98S point mutation that is implicated in leukemia. Ribosomal proteins RPL5 and RPL11 are heterozygously lost in 10-35% of various cancer types. In this project, the downstream consequences of such a heterozygous loss of RPL5 and RPL11 in cancer cells will be studied in breast cancer and glioblastoma cell culture and mouse models using proteome and phospho-proteome based methodologies.

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The laboratory for Disease Mechanisms in Cancer (KU Leuven, Belgium, www.LDMC.be) is looking for a motivated PhD researcher. Many labs, including ours, have performed exome and transcriptome sequencing on large series of tumor samples with the aim to discover cancer driver mutations. In most studies, only mutations that cause amino acid changes are considered, assuming that synonymous mutations in protein coding regions are meaningless. Nevertheless, several experimentally tested synonymous mutations have been ascribed a causative role in disease. Our data support that synonymous nucleotide changes can enhance gene expression and cell transformation via novel mechanisms, independent of splicing, and hence we hypothesize that the role of synonymous mutations in cancer is underestimated.

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KU Leuven has a full-time academic vacancy in the Bioengineering Technology Cluster at the Ghent Technology Campus of KU Leuven. We are looking for internationally orientated candidates with an excellent research record and with educational competencies within the field of biochemistry and food technology, strongly focussed on the expansion of a network of companies through which demand-driven research topics can emerge and where valorisation of research results can take place.

At the Faculty of Social Sciences, a full-time position is vacant for a Professor in the field of Social Data Science. The selected candidate will be part of the Centre for Sociological Research (CeSO).

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The fulltime professor position will be held within the Leuven School for Mass Communication Research, a research unit within the Department of Communication Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven (Belgium).
Within KU Leuven, the Leuven School of Mass Communication Research (SMCR) represents a pioneering institution for media effects research.

In the PhD project, the successful candidate will elaborate new DNA-free approaches to edit banana and cassava genomes in order to improve quality traits (starch) as well as disease resistance in two crops.

We offer an interesting project in the field of human genetics in close collaboration with researchers in computational imaging and biology.

The laboratory for Disease Mechanisms in Cancer (KU Leuven, Belgium) is looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher. Our team studies the biology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and in particular we focus on the role of mutations in ribosomal proteins and their association with other mutations in ALL.

The MeBioS Biostatistics group at the KU Leuven is a young and dynamic team that focuses on the use of statistics and optimization in a broad application field ranging from the agro-food to the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. We perform fundamental and applied research in design of experiments, statistical model building, process monitoring, multivariate data analysis and chemometrics.

The Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS) performs groundbreaking research on innovative sensor technologies and the associated data analysis methods to understand and control the quality of products and ongoing processes. The Biomimetics research group focuses on replicating biological functions via engineered micro- and nano-systems for biomedical applications.

A PhD research position is available in the KU Leuven Electrical Engineering Department (ESAT), in the frame of the ERC project “The Spatial Dynamics of Room Acoustics (SONORA)” coordinated by Prof. Toon van Waterschoot.

The present doctoral research will be conducted under the supervision of Prof. Johan Bruneel (Department Management, Strategy and Innovation – MSI) in collaboration with dr. Frédéric Dufays (Department Work and Organisation Studies - WOS) in the framework of the Centre of Expertise for Cooperative Entrepreneurship (Kenniscentrum voor Coöperatief Ondernemen, KCO in short).

We are looking for a Lead Material Engineer to work in Zaventem, Belgium and be a part of an International Multi-Disciplinary team of Engineers.

Launching a successful imec spin-off focusing on a disruptive chip-scale laser-based gas sensing technology

For the Centre for Sociological Research, Unit Work and Organisations we are looking for a Post-doc for contributing to the ERC-funded study on the 'Precariousness across the paid/unpaid work continuum in Europe'.

Launching a successful imec spin-off focusing on a disruptive chip-scale laser-based gas sensing technology

Als onderzoeksingenieur robotica ontwikkel je assemblage-controlestrategieën en verken je de mogelijkheden die door state-of-the-art robot- & cobottoepassingen geboden worden

In the context of a large industry-oriented research project, the team will be involved in the development of concrete solutions for real-world use cases on the basis of the mentioned research. It is in this context that DTAI wishes to hire an additional postdoctoral researcher. The postdoc will focus on developing and adapting machine learning techniques to use cases offered by our industrial partners, and setting up proof-of-concept systems to validate the results, all this typically in collaboration with PhD students.

The Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS) performs groundbreaking research on innovative sensor technologies and the associated data analysis methods to understand and control the quality of products and ongoing processes. The Biomimetics research group focuses on replicating biological functions via engineered micro- and nano-systems for biomedical applications.

We zijn op zoek naar ingenieurs met een hart voor machines. Ook als dat complexe, delicate, unieke toestellen zijn voor de productie van chips. Kun je ons helpen het beste uit onze toestellen te halen? Dan horen we graag van jou!

The Enterprise Architecture team is key within the ICT environment of imec to deliver high quality secure ICT solutions that enable and meet our business requirements.

We are looking to strengthen our team with proactive and highly motivated developers with a passion for finding and delivering creative solutions to our problems, our technical road map and the future improvements of our reconnaissance and counterintelligence solutions.

You will be a key member within the Sweepatic technical team that will be tasked with the service delivery around our Sweepatic reconnaissance and counterintelligence platforms for our growing customer base.

Als Operations Area Team Lead ben je verantwoordelijk voor 1 ‘area’ (d.i. een toestellenpark) van de chipproductie in onze cleanroom. Deze verantwoordelijkheid reikt over de 4 shiften heen. De hoofdfocus van de functie is het continu ontwikkelen van de teamleden die in zulke area tewerkgesteld zijn.

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A full-time Senior Academic position in the domain of Single cell genomics is available in the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Leuven.

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) – Campus Antwerp – is currently looking for a full-time doctoral researcher to become involved in academic research on cooperatives, and more specifically on the dynamic business model qualities and the governance mode of cooperatives.

The research will be carried out at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the KU Leuven. The research topic is a collaboration between the Centre for Industrial Management (CIB) and the Robotics Research Group, both units within this department.

Als Project Ingenieur Automatisatie sta je in voor de technische ondersteuning alsook voor het coördineren van projecten die betrekking hebben tot automatisatie en onze gebouwbeheersystemen (GBS).

You develop innovative functionalities for MES software and build the next-generation IoT technology for industrial automation.

Je ontwikkelt vernieuwende functionaliteiten voor MES software en bouwt aan de volgende generatie IoT-technologie voor industriële automatisatie.

This vacancy is in the context of the establishment of a clinical program geared towards the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using AAV vectors.

Inspirerende expert people manager die de lead neemt in accounting projecten

Three researchers are hired to initiate a novel inter-cultural project focused on understanding media effects among adolescents under supervision of Prof. Dr. Laura Vandenbosch. Each researcher will start a PhD in Social Sciences (communicationsciences).

Research focuses are: creative practices (e.g., graphic novel, dance studies, photogprahy) and cultural memory and identity (migration, heritage and digital cultural practices).

The Research Unit Accountancy and Taxation of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, campus Antwerp is looking for a doctoral researcher in the field of financial accounting and tax accounting.

Ben jij gedreven door maatschappelijk ondernemen en ben je uit het juiste pere-hout gesneden?

ICTS, the central IT department of the KU Leuven, has a team of six customer-oriented employees responsible for supporting scientists using the High Performance Computing clusters. To strengthen the HPC team, we are looking for an enthusiastic candidate for the position of Research Software Engineer.

The lab of Dr. Attanasio is a new research group at the Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven. The lab performs state-of-the-art research in functional genomics to study the regulatory role of non-coding DNA in complex biological processes and supports other groups with expertise in gene regulation and genomics approaches.

Maintaining, improving and developing processes in the wet clean.

You will be part of the Robotics Research Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Production engineering, Machine design and Automation (PMA). The group has pioneered robotics research in Europe since the mid-1970s and was among the first to develop active force feedback for assembly operations.

Als Procesingenieur Lithografie ben je verantwoordelijk voor de introductie en optimalisatie van verscheidene litho processen in onze pilootproductielijn.

First line troubleshooting for all tools and processes in the Lithography area.

We are seeking a highly qualified and enthusiastic candidate for a postdoctoral research position to work on hydrological and land surface data assimilation. The successful applicant will assimilate microwave remote sensing data (backscatter, brightness temperature) into a land surface model to improve ensemble predictions and reforecasts of discharges for major rivers in Belgium. The position is embedded within a Belspo research project on “Improved early warning through Earth observation data assimilation and hydrological retrospective forecasts (EODAHR)”.

You fit our team if you are an experienced researcher with a keen interest in remote sensing and land surface processes and eager to work in an international setting. You will be part of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the KU Leuven under the supervision of prof. dr. ir. Gabrielle De Lannoy, and collaborating with the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) of Belgium.

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Responsibilities

• Implementing a backscatter assimilation scheme for major Belgian river basins using the NASA Land Information System
• Disseminating results via peer-review publications and attendance of international conferences
• Collaborating with other postdoctoral researchers and PhD students in our team
  

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Only applicants with all of the following skills will be considered:

• PhD in Bio-Science Engineering, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Meteorology, Hydrology, Remotely Sensed Earth Observation, Physics, Mathematics, Geography or equivalennt
• Experience with data-processing applications such as Matlab/Python, IDL, GrADS, R, or other.
• Experience with data assimilation
• Experience with land surface remote sensing, hydrological or land surface modeling
• Experience with programming and scientific computing
• Excellent motivation and grades
• Creative, critical, analytical and innovative mindset
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Willingness to work with PhD students
• Proven research experience in scientific publications

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• Fully funded position for 1 year, and a possible limited extension with good performance.
• Multi-disciplinaryand international professional environment.
• Leuven is a charming historical university town, with a central location in Western Europe.

The goal of this PhD position is to develop a programming framework for human-robot collaborative skills.

The project will be conducted in the Lab on Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics (supervised by prof. P. Claus, promoter) and Nuclear Medicine (supervised by prof. O. Gheysens, co-promoter) in close collaboration with the Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology (profs. R. Willems and K. Sipido). During the project other (international) collaborators will be involved. Both labs are internationally oriented and are part of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences. The department has a long tradition of translational and multidisciplinary research, with PI from basic science, such as cardiovascular biology to engeneering and physics to clinical scientists involved in research in the academic hospital.

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Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is the second leading cause of death after all cancers combined in Western society. The incidence of SCD is estimated to be as high as 400 000 deaths/year in Europe. Lethal ventricular arrhythmia such as ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) underlie the vast majority of unexpected sudden cardiac deaths (SCD).

Up to 70% of these SCDs are related to myocardial ischemia, infarction and subsequent heart failure as an underlying structural cardiac abnormality (ischemic cardiomyopathy, ICMP).

Moreover, theoccurrence of SCD varies in time similar to variations of blood pressure suggesting a pro-arrhythmic effect of fluctuations in afterload. We demonstrated previously in experimental models that an acute blood pressure increase resulted in an abrupt left ventricular pressure decline, which had a profound effect on myocardial mechanics with enhanced post-systolic shortening and coincided with induced transient depolarizations and pressure-induced premature beats (PIPB).

In this project we want to elucidate the mechanisms of the origin of PIPBs and toprovide evidence that these PIPBs arising from the myocardial infarct borderzone can trigger VA in ICMP. We hypothesize that the activation of stretchactivated non-selective cation channels and the mechano-sensitivity of Ca2+signaling are responsible for this mechano-electrical coupling and that the border zone of an infarct is a specific “area at risk” for the genesis of these PIPBs because of the increased strain on this region, increased oxidative stress and regional changes in cardiac innervation. With specific pharmacological tools, merging of cardiac activation maps with information derived from simultaneous MRI and PET imaging using specific tracers we will investigate the pathophysiologic and regional origin of these PIPBs as triggers for VA in ICMP.

The specific PhD project

The specific aim of this PhD project is to develop processing pipelines to combine extensive imaging and electrophysiology data into anatomically accurate models of the ischemic heart, suited for further use in computational analyses. Challenges are the multiple resolutions of the different imaging and electrophysiological data. The further development of a multiscale bi-ventricular model, with details of fibrotic tissue (from ex-vivo scans), innervation of the infarct border zone (from PET imaging), tissue deformation (from MRI or ultrasound), electrical activation from single beat non-contact as well as contact mapping, should allow for a comprehensive evaluation and provide insight into infarct border zone remodelling. Depending on progress further analyses will consist of simulating mechano-electrical feedback. Hereto, we will implement these models in existing dedicated cardiovascular modelling software. There will be a close collaboration with the basic and clinical PhD students for data gathering in an animal model of ICMP.

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We are looking for a highly motivated young researcher with a Master degree (or equivalent) in Biomedical Engineering,Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, or related disciplines, willing to study and do research at the leading edge of biomedical engineering. Experience with computer sciences and having proven programming skills are important.

Candidates should have excellent teamwork and communication skills and should be enthusiastic about collaborating with a diverse range of local and international partners. We expect them to be fluent in English as this will be the language used to interrelate with the different partners.

On the basis of this project, a training plan will be set up by selecting the best training opportunities in the PhD program of KULeuven and available initiatives within our collaborator's labs. Physiology training will be organized depending on the needs and background of the researcher and the project and you are expected to join and lead discussion groups.

Our research group wants to focus on translational research integrating engineering/physics with physiology, working closely together with the academic clinical center. Therefore, our group provides methodologies and offers support for clinical and basic researchers to help to define the research approach from the basic understanding of the disease towards the clinical study; to select/design the appropriate investigational tools to assess the relevant physiological parameters; and to interpret the results and relate them to the pathophysiological knowledge. Therefore, willingness to invest into learning pathophysiology is a must.

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We offer a 4 year PhD fellowship in an interdisciplinary and international academic environment.

TARGID aims to provide insight in physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms in order to identify new targets ultimately leading to better therapies for gastrointestinal disorders such as functional and inflammatory bowel diseases. To this end, pre-clinical and clinical expertise is combined with state of the art technology to provide top quality research and to create a stimulating setting for bidirectional interaction between basic and clinical researchers. This approach allows fast translation of discoveries from bench to bedside with improvement of patient care as ultimate goal.

TARGID is an internationally recognized research center that also aspires to provide multidisciplinary education in a challenging and exciting scientific environment. In this context, the center participates in the educational PhD program of the Doctoral school of Biomedical Sciences (Mechanisms of Human Disease) of the Catholic University of Leuven and organizes invited lectures and seminars on a regular basis. TARGID is part of diverse national and international networks allowing exchange of expertise further contributing to excellent education of young and talented researchers.

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Our research group focuses on the neuro-immune interaction between the enteric nervous system and resident macrophages in the context of neurodegeneration in the intestine. We recently discovered a unique resident macrophage population residing in close proximity to enteric neurons with properties of microglia, i.e. they are long-lived, are of embryonic origin and have neuro-protective properties (De Schepper et al., Cell 2018). Depletion of these macrophages leads to loss of enteric neurons in the myenteric and submucous plexus with impaired secretion, dysmorphic submucosal vasculature and impaired intestinal motility. In the present project, supported by an ERC Advanced grant (starting in September or October 2019), these macrophages will be further characterised and their role will be studied in several disease models of enteric neuro-degeneration and tissue collected from patients, with the ultimate goal to identify novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers.

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This position is open for highly motivated and excellent candidates graduated in Biomedical sciences, Pharmaceutical sciences, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology or equivalent degrees. The candidate should be graduated with at least distinction and has a strong interest in gastroenterology and/or immunology. He or she should be able to work both independently as well as in an international team.

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We offer, starting from October 2019, a 4 year PhD research fellowship in a challenging and well equipped research environment with excellent facilities in one of the largest biomedical institutions in Belgium. We encourage the candidate to apply for an FWO scholarship (see www.FWO.be).

The PhD project will have the assessment of mechanical dyssynchrony for CRT candidate selection as main topic.

TranSYS will recruit 15 Early Stage Researchers to highly skilled jobs in the new area of Systems Health developing tools and approaches to exploit large and complex datasets, to advance Precision (Personalised) Medicine in several disease areas.

You will be responsible for developing, implementing and running complex bioinformatics methods for multi-omics profiling of single cells.

We would like to recruit a post-doc with prior experience in expression, purification and protein crystallization.

As research professor you will develop a broad internationally oriented research programme with a focus on intellectual property or certain areas in this field.

U zal als onderzoeksprofessor een breed internationaal gericht onderzoeksprogramma uitbouwen met een focus op de gehele waaier van het intellectueel eigendomsrecht of bepaalde deelaspecten ervan.

De Leuvense creatieve sector zoekt een tijdelijke event manager voor SPACE, een netwerkevent voor de creatieve sector.

In the framework of this project you will be responsible for conceiving innovative robotic picking systems that can sort the different alloys of metal scrap, such as different aluminium and stainless steel alloys, manganese, copper, brass and lead.

Research objective: The envisaged research will focus on advanced monitoring and control of laser cutting by means of high power fiber lasers, targeting real time optimisation of processing conditions towards productivity maximization and quality control. Identifying suitable process monitoring parameters and measurement principles offering real time control opportunities forms part of the ambitions.

In this project, you will research a mixed-initiative recommender approach and investigate the utility of different visualization techniques to steer the recommendation process.

De onderzoeksgroep ‘Arbeid, Organisatie en Sociale Dialoog’ focust op hoe arbeid is georganiseerd en wat de effecten daarvan zijn op de kansen op kwalitatieve en duurzame jobs.

This research project aims to study whether ‘platform cooperatives’ can provide an alternative to ‘platform capitalist companies’ in the growing digital community-based economy.

This PhD will investigate and explore the emerging capabilities of novel techniques from machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) towards the efficient testing and test generation for analog integrated circuits. Detecting outlying behavior will be a major focus to maximize test coverage. Also, solutions towards real-time monitoring and signal interpretation in the edge will be investigated.

In this research project, the correlation between the human visual perception of an outdoor road and tunnel scene and its optical characteristics (a colorimetric or hyperspectral image) will be investigated in order to improve visibility and safety while keeping energy consumption minimal.

Als onderzoeksleider zal je het onderwijsonderzoek aan HIVA verder uitbouwen door het aantrekken, uit­voeren, begeleiden en opvolgen van onderzoek op het terrein van onderwijs, gaande van voorschoolse educatie tot en met volwasseneneducatie.

This research is in the area of mathematical statistics, and focuses on nonparametric and semiparametric techniques for flexible modeling in multidimensional statistics, and examples of research topics are dependence modeling, variable and model selection, post-selection statistical inference. 

Je zal de vakinhoudelijke studiebegeleiding verzorgen, die zowel bestaat uit individuele afspraken als uit groepszittingen. Je zal ook meewerken aan de organisatie van zomercursussen, toetsen, en onderwijsverbeteringsinitiatieven.

As our new Director for the AI Flanders program, you will define Flanders’ research strategy in artificial intelligence and ensure its valorization by the Flemish industry.  

Within this project, we will perform clinical trials of the feasibility, acceptability andefficacy of mHealth tools for improved management of mental disorders.

Research project on the development and validation of novel UQ techniques for the quantification of multivariate field concepts, as they occur for instance in material models applied in composite or additive manufactured mechanical components.

This PhD is part of a project aiming to develop advanced computational modelling techniques for the analysis of lubricated drivetrain components on the component- and system-level. 

LEER is a research and education center of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the KU Leuven. We aim for independent state-of-the-art academic research on educational issues with economic tools (see www.feb.kuleuven.be/leer).

Your PhD research will cover a range of topics on the development of knowledge intense applications within the KB paradigm. 

Het voorgestelde onderzoek zal in eerste instantie worden uitgevoerd binnen de EAVISE onderzoeksgroep, een multidisciplinaire groep die onder andere onderzoek doet naar industriële toepassingen van technologie uit het domain van Artificiële Intelligentie. 

The project aims at extending and improving the use of thermoelectric materials in various applications. 

The successful candidates will be employed on a project that involves fundamental research in AI / machine learning / data science, with a clear application potential.  

The post-doc will work on two projects related to the development and implementation of Ecological Momentary Interventions for young people with psychological problems.

This PhD position will be well embedded in local expertise on single cell analyses, as we are part of the SymBioSys network aiming to advance computational methods in single cell analyses, and of the Leuven Cell Center, which joins research capabilities of several labs having a major focus on applications of single cell omics technologies.

The project manager will primarily be responsible for the administrative coordination, organizational and selected scientific aspects of the network together with the project coordinator. 

This project aims at conducting novel and high-quality research to address economic questions in the field of (external) auditing. 

The PhD positions will be funded by the impulse program on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, which is an initiative of the Flemish government to position Flanders as an international leader in the field of AI. This AI-impulse program will focus on three main pillars: strategic basic research; technology transfer & industrial applications; and supporting activities (awareness, training, ethics…). 

The basic research is focused on the development of new optical measurement systems, while the applied research combines novel sensing technologies with advanced statistical methods for quality monitoring and process optimisation in the agrofood sector in close collaboration with its industrial partners. 

The work in the lab revolves around fundamental biological questions using model organisms.

You will be based in the Division Soil and Water Management that conducts basic and applied research on the bioavailability of macro- and micronutrients and of toxic elements, in soils and in the aquatic environment.

You design new assembly workcells for Industry 4.0 production environments

Als Software Integratie Architect definieer je nieuwe software architecturen voor assemblagecellen in Industry 4.0 fabrieksproductiesystemen.

With a team of researchers you make technological breakthroughs happen in manufacturing industry. 

As a developer VR and AR applications, you create virtual and augmented reality solutions to support operators during the production process at Flemish companies.

Je beheert en onderhoudt het lab en als ervaren technicus bouw je mee aan slimme machines, assemblagecellen en robots om nieuwe technologieën op te demonstreren en te testen.

You create innovative concepts and prototype software tools supporting high-tech machine and vehicle design by computational modelling

You develop advanced controllers for smart and interconnected systems (machines, robots and vehicles). 

You define software architecture for embedded system prototypes in autonomous driving technology research.

As a robotics research engineer, you develop assembly control strategies and explore the opportunities offered by state-of-the-art robot & cobot applications.

Communicatieverantwoordelijke voor de programma’s Gezondheid, Welzijn.

De programma’s Gezondheid en Welzijn vertegenwoordigen om en bij 5.500 studenten over 5 campussen in Leuven en Limburg. Je staat in voor de communicatie van 8 professionele bacheloropleidingen, 8 graduaten, 7 bachelor-na-bachelor opleidingen en meerdere postgraduaten.

For one of our major research projects, we are looking for a motivated PhD student, who understands smart electricity grids, energy trading and privacy, and who is thrilled to combine these into a working combination.

Research in the Laboratory for Genetics of Cognition focuses on the clinical, genetic and molecular characterization of genetic disorders, associated with intellectual disability, X-linked as well as autosmal. Besides gene identification, applying the latest technology, we are also involved in developing models for neurodevelopmental disorders using the induced pluripotent stem cell technology. This research is done in close collaboration with several other groups at the Department of Human Genetics, as well as with groups in the KU Leuven and abroad.

As KU Leuven research group on Life Cycle Engineering of the Department of Mechanical Engineering we have acquired significant experience in de- and remanufacturing of Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): the dismantling of products into their components or composing materials in support of reuse and/or high-end recycling. We also exploit this knowledge to support original equipment manufacturers in designing the next generation products for ease of disassembly and recycling. Hence, the research group supports both manufacturers and recycling companies in the transition towards a circular economy.

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) – Campus Leuven and Kortrijk – is currently looking for a full-time doctoral researcher to become involved in academic research on cooperatives, and more specifically on member participation and democratic governance.

The KU Leuven Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry (LFCB) and Soft Matter, Rheology and Technology lab (SMaRT) are recruiting a highly motivated person for conducting research on the interface of food chemistry and rheology. 

This PhD focuses on the estimation of quantities that are highly valuable in mechanical and mechatronics applications, but are difficult to measure in practice. Examples are force, power, stress and strain.

Our core focus is the control and processing part of smart electricity grids. Distributed control and machine learning are two major keywords. Within the context of several research projects, we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher, that is able to move the state-of-art forward, and can help to coordinate these.

The supervisor of this research, prof. Pieter Vansteenwegen, works at the Centre of Industrial Management, Traffic and Infrastructure (CIB). CIB has research groups working on optimization of public transportation, traffic management and logistic optimization.

The supervisor is also the chair of the KU Leuven Mobility Research Centre. This center brings together and integrates complementary expertise on mobility, infrastructure, logistics and environment at KU Leuven.

The unit Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy of KU Leuven has established a multidisciplinary research programme exploring the market environment of biological medicines in Europe. We are now looking for a PhD researcher to carry out a project on a policy for best-value biological medicines in Belgium.

The Research Centre for Economics (ECON) of the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven, campus Brussels is formed by a group of dynamic young devoted researchers interested in different sub disciplines of economic research (Applied economics, Economic history, Macroeconomics and monetary economics, Microeconomics, Tourism, Mathematical and quantitative methods and Management). The Centre offers a stimulating working environment.

The Laboratory of Food Microbiology conducts basic and applied research on bacteria that cause food spoilage or foodborne disease.

You will be part of the Robotics Research Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Production engineering, Machine design and Automation (PMA).

As Support Engineer, you will be a valued member of the Applications & Support Group in Septentrio. You will assist our customers in a variety of applications and market segments with a broad spectrum of technical issues and inquiries, thereby keeping their projects on time and on track. 

Starting from a set of product requirements, you shall be defining, executing and documenting tests on latest models of high-end GPS/GNSS receivers. You will approach the product from the user point of view and will work in close contact with the developers. 

The Subfaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of campus Kulak and the Centre for Innovation and the Development of Teacher and School (CIDTS) is seeking a highly motivated, talented and creative PhD candidate interested in research on teacher educators’ professionalism.
See: https://www.kuleuven-kulak.be/... 

The successful candidate will work in the Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences under the supervision of Eva Ceulemans and Francis Tuerlinckx. The group offers an international, productive, collaborative, and interactive environment with about 6 faculty and 26 graduate and postgraduate students. 

The successful candidate will work in the Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences under the supervision of Francis Tuerlinckx, Agnes Moors, and Wolf Vanpaemel. The group offers an international, productive, collaborative, and interactive environment with about 6 faculty and 26 graduate and postgraduate students. 

The successful candidate will work in the Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences under the supervision of Peter Kuppens. The group offers an international, productive, collaborative, and interactive environment with about 6 faculty and 26 graduate and postgraduate students. 

The successful candidate will work in the Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences under the supervision of Eva Ceulemans, Janne Adolf and Peter Kuppens. The group offers an international, productive, collaborative, and interactive environment with about 6 faculty and 26 graduate and postgraduate students. 

The successful candidate will work in the Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences under the supervision of Peter Kuppens, Francis Tuerlinckx, and Wolf Vanpaemel. The group offers an international, productive, collaborative, and interactive environment with about 6 faculty and 26 graduate and postgraduate students. 

The Thermal and Fluids Engineering research group headed by Prof. M. Baelmans focuses on modeling, numerical simulation, and optimization of thermal, fluid and kinetic transport phenomena. Embedded in KU Leuven’s Mechanical Engineering Department, Applied Mechanics and Energy Conversion Section, applications range from thermal management in electronic components, over heat transfer and storage devices to thermal networks and nuclear fusion reactors. 

A postdoctoral position is available in the Laboratory of Bioengineering and Morphogenesis at KU Leuven, Belgium. Our research focuses on understanding the relationship between cell fate and morphogenesis in bioengineered organoid model systems. In particular, we aim at exploring the role of mechanics during differentiation and morphogenesis of human neural tube and paraxial mesoderm organoids.

The Center for Instructional Psychology and Technology (CIP&T) investigates learning and teaching in specific subject domains, esp. in mathematics. Emphasis is put on the role of cognitive, metacognitive and affective variables in the teaching/learning process, and on the design of powerful technology-enhanced teaching/learning environments. The CIP&T staff consists of about 40 people (PhD students, researchers, administrative staff, voluntary collaborators, …). The present PhD project fits within the ongoing research lines of the CIP&T. It specifically aims to contribute to the research line on designing powerful teaching/learning environments for young children in the domain of mathematics, using picture book reading.

The Laboratory for Cell Death Research & Therapy, headed by Patrizia Agostinis, seeks a highly motivated and skilled Postdoctoral Researcher to join the team. 

Als ICT Infrastructure Manager ben je verantwoordelijk voor het uittekenen van een target architectuur en waak je erover dat alle technische gerelateerde beslissingen getoetst worden aan deze target architectuur

Ben jij een administratieve duizendpoot en zie je het helemaal zitten om het aanspreekpunt te zijn voor HR-gerelateerde vragen van onze medewerkers? Dan ben jij de persoon die we zoeken!

we are looking for a motivated post-doc willing to supervise the fish-related research.

The quest for neuroprotective and/or regenerative therapies to tackle these degenerative disorders and central nervous system (CNS) trauma is a central theme in our research.

For the Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences), the Department of Work and Organization Studies (Faculty of Economics and Business) and the Faculty Research Center of Expertise for Labour market Monitoring (Steunpunt Werk, Faculty of Economics and Business), we are looking for a PhD researcher with an interest in scientific research on unemployment and inactivity.

See http://www.etn-peter.eu The PETER Beneficiaries are 6 high-technology companies, including Barco and Melexis (BE), Nedap and RHM (NL), MIRA (UK), and Valeo (FR), 2 non-university research institutes, WIS and FHG (GE), and 5 universities, KU Leuven (BE), LUH (GE), UTwente (NL), UoY (UK), and ESEO (FR). The consortium is completed by 6 Partner Organisations that include 4 companies, a hospital and a university.

Central in this project is the question how individuals respond to stigma, specifically how stigma affects self-regulation, motivation, and performance. Women are still strongly underrepresented in various fields (e.g., technology, the police force) and in higher positions in society, while men continue to be underrepresented in communal roles, including health care, elementary education, and in domestic and care roles at home.

This project is part of the European H2020 Marie Slodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network P-TRAP (Preventing Phosphorus Input to Surface Waters – New Concepts in Trapping, Recycling and Management). P-TRAP tackles two urgent interlinked global problems: Potential shortages of phosphate for producing agricultural fertilizers and the decline of surface water quality upon excess phosphate input. 

Als venture acceleration manager ben je de coach en adviseur van de verschillende start-ups die imec begeleidt. Je connecteert met partners in de industrie (voornamelijk healthcare) om gezamenlijke projecten op te zetten en uit te voeren. 

The main purpose of this role is to assist the team to identify market opportunities and conduct market research for Generate or Generate’s clients and the second purpose is to help the CEO on ad hoc assignments and improve his Dutch.

De succesvolle kandidaat wordt ingeschakeld in de didactische teams van de statistiekcolleges, die op heel regelmatige basis samenkomen voor overleg, en waarin de know how voortdurend wordt bijgespijkerd.

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Functie

• Je staat binnen een didactisch team mee in voor het coördineren en verzorgen van de practica bij de bachelor- en mastercolleges statistiek voor psychologen.
• Naast de practica ben je ook betrokken bij de begeleiding van individuele studenten en groepjes van studenten, en bij de voorbereiding en verbetering van proefexamens en examens.
• Vertrekkende van het reeds beschikbare didactisch materiaal krijg je op termijn de gelegenheid om het didactisch aanbod zelf mee bij te sturen en vorm te geven.

Profiel

• Je beschikt over een masterdiploma, bij voorkeur in de gedragswetenschappen.
• Een goede kennis van statistiek en data analyse is vereist.
• Je bent precies en hebt aantoonbare didactische kwaliteiten.
• Een diploma van specifieke lerarenopleiding is een troef.

Aanbod

Wij bieden:

• een voltijdse aanstelling van initieel 1 jaar, startend op 16.09.2019, verlengbaar tot maximum 6 jaar.
• een omkadering door een geroutineerd en enthousiast didactisch team.
• een goed begeleide inwerkperiode, met volgen van hoor- en vragencolleges en intervisie.

For the expansion of the team, Diabatix is looking for 2 junior sales engineers (industrial engineers or mechanical engineers) to start in the beginning of September.

As a Project Integration Engineer you will act as the linking pin between our customers, development engineers and production teams

Octinion opens its doors on the 29th of April for some demos and an exclusive tour at our offices and workshop in Leuven. Eager to join? Registration is mandatory, and places are limited - so don’t wait any longer!

First line troubleshooting for all tools and processes in the Lithography area.

We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Sales Manager to introduce and develop accounts for OEM GPS/GNSS positioning products at a board and product level in a wide variety of markets.

We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Applications and Support Engineering Manager to manage and be a part of the team that enables Septentrio clients to integrate and efficiently use Septentrio receivers.

As Applications and Support Engineer, you manage all technical aspects of the pre- and post-sales process for our key customers. You will be responsible for guiding them through the evaluation and integration of Septentrio’s OEM receivers and end user products in their application.

This Ph.D. project aims to improve hearing of people who use a cochlear implant, either by itself, or together with a hearing aid in the non-implanted ear.

ORSTAT has a vacancy for one full-time PhD scholarship starting in September 2019, for a period of four years.  The researcher to be hired will work in the field of OR under the supervision of Prof. Roel Leus; this work should lead to a PhD degree.

The ORSTAT Research Center has expertise in Operations Research and Statistics. The research center covers a wide range of challenging topics in both areas. One of the statistical research topics is the design and analysis of Discrete Choice Experiments which are frequently used in marketing, transportation and health economics. We are looking for a full-time PhD researcher (m/f) for scientific research (funding up to 4 years) which should lead to a PhD-degree. 

Ben jij resultaatgericht en stressbestendig, hecht je veel belang aan kwaliteit en heb je een enthousiaste attitude? Dan ben jij dé ICT Support Officer die wij zoeken.

You’re a jack-of-all-trades in our operational department, involved in purchase and fleet 

For the Research Centre Work and Organization Studies, and the Research Centre for Management Informatics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, we are looking for a PhD researcher with an interest in quantitative scientific research concerning the (mis)match between the demand and supply of competencies on the labour market.

Technical support interface between our international customers and the different assembly houses

Elsyca is a software and engineering technology company capable of designing, modeling, simulating and optimizing the complete range of electrochemical processes. Our solutions and services cover the fields of surface finishing and electrochemical manufacturing, cathodic protection &AC mitigation, and corrosion design & engineering and are applied in a variety of markets such as oil & gas, automotive,aerospace, luxury consumer goods, off-shore, electronics, etc.

This PhD project will take place in collaboration between imec and the ESAT-MICAS (Microelectronics and Sensors) research group of the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) of the KU Leuven. Academic supervisors will be Prof. Georges Gielen and Prof. Guido Groeseneken.

This PhD project will take place in collaboration between imec and the ESAT-MICAS (Microelectronics and Sensors) research group of the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) of the KU Leuven. Academic supervisors will be Prof. Georges Gielen and Prof. Chris Van Hoof.

This PhD project will take place in collaboration between imec and the ESAT-MICAS (Microelectronics and Sensors) research group of the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) of the KU Leuven. Academic supervisors will be Prof. Georges Gielen and Prof. Chris Van Hoof.

Innovator of image sensors technologies

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) – Campus Leuven – is currently looking for a full-time doctoral researcher to become involved in academic research on cooperatives, and more specifically on the role of ownership structure in insurance companies.

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) – Campus Leuven and Kortrijk – is currently looking for a full-time doctoral researcher to become involved in academic research on cooperatives, and more specifically on member participation and democratic governance.

The candidate will contribute to the Translation and adaptation line focusing on transnutritional care of patients and secondary prevention of specific patient populations. Therefore a combination of different ‘behavior change models’ following the Intervention Mapping Protocol and mHealth is used. 

As an inspirational Group Leader for Thin Films Deposition (TFE), with a strong technical background in the area of PVD, CVD, ALD, Epitaxy and Furnace techniques, you are responsible for the day-to-day support to the Fab in these techniques.

A clinical research position is available at the department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospitals of Leuven with a factual appointment in the Research Group ExpORL of the Department of Neurosciences at KU Leuven. 

The successful candidate will work in the Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences (https://ppw.kuleuven.be/okp/home/) in close collaboration with the Leuven Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics Centre (http://ibiostat.be/l-biostat). The candidate will do so under the supervision of Iven Van Mechelen, Geert Verbeke, and Geert Molenberghs.

You have the responsibility to manage and to execute at the same time the Human Resources services. You are the key person of contact for employees and management. In time, you will get the opportunity to assume additional responsibility in a growing company where the people are the main assets.

Ben jij resultaatgericht en stressbestendig, hecht je veel belang aan kwaliteit en heb je een enthousiaste attitude? Dan ben jij dé ICT Support Agent die wij zoeken.

Develop and implement novel process flows on 200 and 300 mm wafer fabrication platforms in non-CMOS technologies!

We are looking for an innovation manager to initiate, develop and support the valorization strategy of the STADIUS Center for Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics (http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/stadius, Department ESAT, Faculty of Engineering Science). 

Support customers before and during chip design phase

Innovator of image sensors technologies

You create a Centre of Excellence in the cluster Motion Products. You translate strategic choices into research roadmaps and a balanced research portfolio. You inspire and lead managers of R&D teams at the universities and Flanders Make VZW and a consortium of companies. 

The research project is funded by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO) in cooperation with UGent. The focus of the project will be on Process-Decision Integration for Knowledge-intensive Process Modeling and Discovery. 

The research project is hosted by the KU Leuven Noise and Vibration research group, which is part of the Mechanical Engineering Department. The research group has a long track record of combining excellent fundamental academic research with industrially relevant applications, leading to dissemination in both highly ranked academic journals as well as on industrial fora.

The research group ORSTAT of KU Leuven (Belgium) has a vacancy for one full-time PhD scholarship, starting at the latest in September 2019, for a maximum of four years. The candidate will work on a statistical topic related to post-selection inference, studying the effects of model selection on inference.  This work should lead to a PhD degree.

You will be part of a strong and innovative HR team, that puts the employees first.

As an employee relations manager you guarantee that our HR policies are not only compliant with legislation but also contribute to the success of imec and the wellbeing of our talent. You will help us build our future on the good employee and management relations we foster at imec.

The Capricorn digital technologies team is looking to expand its investment team in Leuven (Belgium) with a driven (senior) associate.

You will help to build a successful portfolio of companies recognized for their excellent team, scalable technology, breakthrough potential, international ambitions and intrinsic capacity for superior financial return.

KU Leuven and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission are inviting applications for PhD positions through the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme.

We bouwen aan de mobiliteit van de toekomst in Vlaanderen met “Mobilidata”. Aan jou om te kijken hoe technologie het comfort en de veiligheid van fietsers en voetgangers kan verhogen.

Set up, develop and maintain the PDK.

Je onderzoekt hoe we digitale en technologische evoluties kunnen inzetten om een duurzame omgeving te creëren waar het aangenaam is om te wonen, leren, werken en ontspannen. Je hebt daarbij oog voor de lokale economie.

As ICT Business Partner you are the strategic business relationship link between the different business units and ICT at management and operational level.

Je begeleidt de opstart van een regionaal zorgprogramma hartfalen en werkt hiervoor samen met een projectcoördinator van Zorgzaam Leuven en een doctorandus huisartsgeneeskunde. 

You will be embedded in the Robotics Research Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Production engineering, Machine design and Automation (PMA). The group has pioneered robotics research in Europe since the mid-1970s and was among the first to develop active force feedback for assembly operations.

The MECO research team of the Mechanical Engineering Department, KU Leuven (Belgium) is looking for a young, motivated and skilled PhD researcher with a strong background in systems, control, numerical optimization and programming.

As leading e-beam Lithography Engineer you carry out research to develop e-beam processes within the specifications required by the broad range of program. 

As ICT Business Application Manager you will lead a mixed team of ICT solution architects, ICT application engineers and ICT software engineers.

The Laboratory for Functional Epigenetics is looking for a Post-doc to join our team to investigate the role of the epigenome in controlling transcriptional heterogeneity.

Development of MEMS devices for ultrasound or microfluidics applications

We are seeking an enthusiastic Scientific Project Manager to join the Genomics Core team. The Project Manager will be responsible for the successful management and implementation of the EASI-Genomics project, and will work closely with both the Coordinator of the Genomics Core, the manager, the GC team as well as the KU Leuven offices for research grants, technology transfer, financial management, and communication.

The analog design engineer is responsible for the study and design of analog, mixed-signal and high-voltage integrated circuits of ICsense.

The IC Layout Engineer is responsible for converting an electrical design to a mask layout used for chip fabrication. He is responsible for the physical representation of the chip, from the lowest block level to the complete floor plan. This will be done in close collaboration with the circuit designers and project leaders.

The project leader’s role is to technically manage IC design and supply projects to ensure technical quality and timely delivery.

The Digital Design Engineer is responsible for the study, design and verification of high quality ICs, collaborates in mixed teams to contribute to challenging projects.

Managing, directing and executing major ASIC product development projects

The Molecular Biology of Leukemia laboratory (Professor Jan Cools, VIB - KU Leuven) is looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher for studies of transcriptional regulation in leukemia.

The supervisor of this research, prof. Pieter Vansteenwegen, works at the Centre of Industrial Management, Traffic and Infrastructure (CIB). CIB has research groups working on optimization of public transportation, traffic management and logistic optimization.

As coordinator for Process Engineering you will be responsible for all processes and tools in the field of in-line Metrology. 

The CODeS research group is part of the Department of Computer Science at the KU Leuven. The overall research theme of CODeS includes the design, analysis and application of heuristics for combinatorial optimisation problems.

Voor begeleiding van de studenten en ondersteuning van het beheer en dagdagelijkse werking van het Vaardigheidscentrum Tandheelkunde zoeken we een enthousiaste medewerker.

This vacancy concerns a vacancy of the Leuven Institute for Research on Information Systems (LIRIS) at KU Leuven. You will find a dynamic and pleasant working environment in this research group that is actively involved in scientific research at the highest international level in different domains such as business intelligence, data miningbig data & analytics, process mining, conceptual modelling, model-driven engineering, and smart learning environments.
Research projects in these domains are focusing both on fundamental research as on applied research. 

De Associatie KU Leuven is een netwerk van kwaliteitsvolle hogeronderwijsinstellingen verspreid over Vlaanderen en Brussel. Zij omvat vijf hogescholen (Vives, Odisee, Luca, Thomas More en UCLL) en een universiteit (KU Leuven) en verschaft jaarlijks onderwijs aan meer dan 100.000 studenten.
De Associatie KU Leuven is voor haar dagelijkse leiding op zoek naar een Algemeen Directeur.

You simulate multi-physical models for the design of smart machines and vehicles or develop and validate control algorithms. 

You develop advanced controllers for smart and interconnected systems (machines, robots and vehicles). 

As a robotics research engineer, you develop control strategies for assembly and explore the opportunities offered by the “state of the art” of robot & cobot applications. 

Als Software Integratie Architect definieer je nieuwe software architecturen voor assemblagecellen in Industry 4.0 fabrieksproductiesystemen.

You design new assembly workcells for Industry 4.0 production environments

You define software architecture for embedded system prototypes in autonomous driving technology research.

Spreken thema’s zoals zelfrijdende voertuigen, slimme machines, industrie 4.0 en robots die samenwerken met mensen tot jouw verbeelding?

Als digital marketeer zet je allerlei online campagnes en initiatieven op over zulke thema’s, om bedrijven te enthousiasmeren om samen te werken aan onderzoek en innovatie met Flanders Make.

Je voert onderzoek uit in het kader van het Steunpunt Circulaire Economie over het thema circulaire economie in Vlaanderen, met nadruk op de werkgelegenheidsaspecten en nieuwe businessmodellen. 

Het Meaningful Interactions Lab (Mintlab), een onderzoeksgroep aan de faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen van de KU Leuven en geaffilieerd met imec, verricht onderzoek binnen het domein van Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) vanuit het perspectief van de Sociale en Humane Wetenschappen. De missie van Mintlab is om zinvolle en waardevolle interacties met technologie te onderzoeken en te ontwerpen. Centraal in onze aanpak staat het actief betrekken van gebruikers in een reflectief onderzoeks- en ontwerpproces. Mintlab bedenkt en creëert waardevolle interactieontwerpen die een verschil kunnen maken in het leven van toekomstige gebruikers.

Wil je graag een positieve bijdrage leveren aan het stadsleven, en een brug slaan tussen burgers, de privésector, overheid en de academische wereld in Brussel, Antwerpen en andere Vlaamse steden? Als user researcher smart cities werk je mee aan het samen brengen van mens en innovatie om oplossingen te vinden voor dagdagelijkse problemen!

You will have the opportunity to shape and lead a multidisciplinary research line focusing on the further characterization of the role of dendrites in axonal regeneration, meanwhile also supervising junior PhD students working on similar/complementary projects.

We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with significant experience in MIMO radar architecture and processing to join our millimeter-wave radar team.

The task of the PhD candidate is to develop a tool that automatically proposes efficient and affordable thermal network designs and with that contributes to providing an affordable solution to decarbonizing building heating supplies.

Efficiently dealing with the computational cost of 3D problems will be the main challenge of the PhD candidate, as well as guaranteeing robustness of the design and its manufacturability.

Become the first full-time commercial member in the Pharrowtech team. Leverage your deep business expertise and wide personal network to accelerate Pharrowtech’s go-to-market. Grow and lead our marketing and sales team from the ground up.

You are an expert in wireless system definition, design, implementation and measurement. You have solid expertise in algorithm design and DSP implementation, complemented with broad hands-on experience in system-level prototyping and optimization. You lead all software and firmware development activities in tight collaboration with multi-disciplinary team members, suppliers and customers.

You are an experienced antenna designer who has successfully completed high-volume product designs. At Pharrowtech, you turn our antenna and packaging prototypes into qualified products that meet all customer requirements. You take full ownership of all antenna, packaging and board design and measurement activities.

In this new role, you will be coached by the Talent Acquitsiton Specialist and as a team we will develop and execute all activities aiming to fill open vacancies according to the required quality and quantity standards. You will be responsible for your own vacancies to fill and you make sure you find the right talent for the organization and help in the retention of this talent within the company. You are the ambassador of the company towards candidates and suppliers for all talent acquisition related topics. Together with your colleagues you actively position Terumo on the job market and build the employer brand.

M3-BIORES is currently doing exciting research on computational ethology, focussing on the real-time monitoring of animal behaviours using sensors and state-of-the-art real-time algorithms. We want to understand better the animals mental state, health and welfare, and translate this knowledge in innovative ICT technologies to support farmers, zoo keepers and sports professionals. 

For the Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences), the Department of Work and Organization Studies (Faculty of Economics and Business) and the Faculty Research Center of Expertise for Labour market Monitoring (Steunpunt Werk, Faculty of Economics and Business), we are looking for a PhD researcher with an interest in scientific research on unemployment and inactivity.

The ORSTAT Research Center has expertise in Operations Research and Statistics. The research center covers a wide range of challenging topics in both areas. Please, find more information about ORSTAT through this link: https://feb.kuleuven.be/resear...

Een essentieel onderdeel van het onderzoek naar kanker in de zwangerschap is de neuropsychologische opvolging van de kinderen die blootgesteld werden aan kankertherapieën tijdens de zwangerschap. Hiertoe worden op de leeftijd van 1.5, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 en 18 jaar verschillende neuropsychologische testen afgenomen bij zowel studiekinderen als controlekinderen. Jouw promotieonderzoek zal een vervolg zijn op een eerder proefschrift.

There is an academic vacancy in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, in the Research Group ‘Adapted Physical Activity and Psychomotor Rehabilitation’ at KU Leuven in the area of rehabilitation in mental health care for adults and elderly. We are looking for internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record and with educational competence within the field of rehabilitation in mental health care in this target group.

Step into the magnificent world of electronics and get familiar with the processes of manufacturing chips.

You're interested in helping organisations become data minded and your idea of fun involves scalable compute clusters or massive data processing. You are convinced sensor data and IoT will have a big impact on society in the coming years and you want to be part of that shift. You are a fan of open source technology and you are not blind to its pitfalls. 

Imec is looking for a Cloud Expert who loves and understands Cloud Infrastructure & Management. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and will maintain knowledge of cutting edge technologies.

Boosting venture projects to the market via a spin-off, a license deal or technology sale 

Septentrio is a leading supplier of highly accurate GPS/GNSS receivers for demanding applications, requiring accuracies in the decimeter or centimeter range, even under difficult conditions. We provide board level OEM modules as well as system level GPS/GNSS receivers to our global customer base in machine control and construction, land and marine survey, mobile mapping, drones and more.

A successful candidate will be selected to work on a research project coordinated by the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (an interdisciplinary centre that performs research on ethical and societal issues with regard to innovations in biomedical research and health care, www.cbmer.be). Staff members of this center publish their work in international peer reviewed journals, participate in national and international research projects, and provide advice to academic and professional organizations.

The aim of this project is to develop robust Reduce Order Methods (ROM) which can be applied for multi-scale noise and vibration harshness (NVH) simulation of composite, 3D printed and meta-material structures.

You will be embedded in the MECO (Motion Estimation Control and Optimization) research team of the KU Leuven Department Mechanical Engineering. The MECO research team focusses on identification, analysis and optimal control of mechatronic systems such as autonomous guided vehicles, robots, and machine tools. It combines theoretical contributions (development of design methodologies) with experimental knowhow (implementation and experimental validation on lab-scale as well as industrial setups). The theoretical research benefits from the group’s expertise on numerical optimization, especially convex optimization. MECO is member of Flanders Make - the strategic research centre for the manufacturing industry.

Whether this is your first application, or you've already had a first job experience, we'll give you an extensive training, and a growing responsibility for a wide variety of projects.

The laboratory for Disease Mechanisms in Cancer (Department of Oncology, KU Leuven) is looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher. Our team has a long-standing interest in studying the biology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and in particular we focus on the role of mutations in ribosomal proteins and their association with other mutations in ALL. Accumulation of mutations in ALL does not occur randomly, and particular lesions show significant co-occurrence or mutually exclusivity in the leukemia cells. This project aims at studying the molecular biological mechanisms by which co-occurring oncogenic events in T-cell ALL cooperate with each other to drive leukemia development, and how this can result in new vulnerabilities of the leukemia cells to drug treatment.

As our new devops and sysadmin you know all about agility, automation and information sharing. You will serve a growing multi-site organization of 4,000 people and an R&D setup that is one of the world’s most advanced. 

Spreken thema’s zoals zelfrijdende voertuigen, slimme machines, industrie 4.0 en robots die samenwerken met mensen tot jouw verbeelding? Als digital marketeer zet je allerlei online campagnes en initiatieven op over zulke thema’s, om bedrijven te enthousiasmeren om samen te werken aan onderzoek en innovatie met Flanders Make. 

De Groep Wetenschap en Technologie, departement Biosystemen, afdeling MeBios onderzoekt de interactie tussen biologische systemen en fysieke processen. De nadruk ligt op het meten van eigenschappen van biologische producten en procesvariabelen, de analyse van de gemeten signalen door middel van geavanceerde statistische methoden, proces- en apparatuurontwerp, optimalisatie en controle. Wiskundige modellen om de werkingsprincipes van biologische systemen op verschillende ruimtelijke en temporele schaal te beschrijven, zijn hiervoor essentieel.

This research project is shouldered by the Faculty of Economics and Business – Leuven and Kortrijk. The research will be conducted under the supervision Prof. L. Sels (Department Work & Organisation Studies - WOS) and Prof. J. Bruneel (Department Management Strategy & Innovation - MSO), in the framework of the ‘Kenniscentrum voor Coöperatief Ondernemen’.

Als stafmedewerker van de Dienst Internationalisering maak je deel uit van het dynamische en geëngageerde team dat, onder leiding van de vicedecaan internationalisering, meewerkt aan de realisatie van internationalisering van onderwijs en onderzoek als strategische prioriteit van de faculteit. 

Als medewerker van de Dienst Internationalisering maak je deel uit van het dynamische en geëngageerde team dat, onder leiding van de vicedecaan internationalisering en het diensthoofd, meewerkt aan de realisatie van internationalisering van onderwijs en onderzoek als strategische prioriteit van de faculteit.

The main working place of the candidate will be the Laboratory of Process Microbial Ecology and Bioinspirational Management (PME&BIM) at the Group T Leuven Campus. PME&BIM is embedded within the Technology Cluster of Bioengineering Technology (CBeT), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), KU Leuven. PME&BIM is internationally recognized for its research in the field of applied microbiology and microbial ecology. PME&BIM studies the role and ecology of microbial communities and members thereof in diverse natural and man-made environments or processes to better understand and manage these processes. More particularly, PME&BIM aims to gain more insights in the modulatory role of microbes in these habitats by the use of state-of-the-art molecular microbiological methods, and focuses both on pathogenic and beneficial microbes. Study domains include agricultural production and crop protection, food and beverage production, and biofilm management.

The Center of Human Genetics (Centrum Menselijke Erfelijkheid, CME) at the KU Leuven, has a strong international reputation in the field of clinical genetics and is a pioneer in the development of new genetic an genomic technologies, both for fundamental research and diagnostics. CME is structurally connected with the University Hospitals of Leuven an the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB).

Within the Center of Human Genetics, we are looking for a Staff Member with specific expertise in cytogenetics and molecular genetic testing of solid tumors.

As TEM expert, you are responsible for research and application aspects in a lab setting of TEM and FIB tools serving the internal imec logic, memory and future CMOS and post CMOS programs.

Design of large area flexible imager systems

Als Procesingenieur ben je verantwoordelijk voor de introductie en optimalisatie van verscheidene processen in onze pilootproductielijn.

Om de resultaten en de zelfredzaamheid van onze pilootproductielijn te verhogen is imec op zoek naar gemotiveerde technische bachelors voor de functie van CD-SEM Technician. 

Als onze nieuwe Export Control Officer werk je voor één van de meeste geavanceerde R&D setups van de wereld.  

You will play a key role in the establishment of highly multiplexed in situ RNA-profiling of single cells as well as fourth-generation sequencing technology that preserves the spatial coordinates of RNA and DNA sequences within tissue sections. Thus you will enable localized sequencing reads within single cells in their original histological tissue context, and the detection and visualization of transcripts from 100s to 1000s of genes at unprecedented accuracy and with spatial inter- and intracellular coordinates.

At the Power Electronics Group of the Department of Electrical Engineering ESAT / ELECTA located at EnergyVille, several PhD students and post-docs are working on modeling and applications of power electronics. We currently have a PhD position available.

Imec enjoys a world-class reputation in integrated circuit and system design and in IC-process-technology development. Combining these skills, imec’s Imager SoC group develops specialty image sensors using its own proprietary technology.  Within imec’s “Semiconductor Technology and Systems” unit, our group’s research activities focus on the development of specialty CMOS-based image sensors based on our proprietary and unique wafer technologies for imaging. The development of these image sensors is beyond state of the art and these image sensors will be integrated into tomorrow’s biomedical, pharmaceutical and industrial imaging applications.

You will belong to Imec’s wide and famous analog design team of which the Imager SoC group is a part.

As a project engineer for integrated circuit (ASIC) test solutions within imec.IC-link you act as the technical support interface between our international customers, our assembly and test partners. You take up responsibility for the full project management including planning, definition of test solution, characterization and qualification of our customer’s integrated circuits.