PhD Scholarships at Ghent University, a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. It was established in the Netherlands. 

PhD Student

Last application dateDec 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster with focus on Computer ScienceOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Vacancy: PhD in Artificial Intelligence for energy applications
The “AI for Energy” team (AI4E), led by prof. Chris Develder and prof. Bert Claessens at the Internet and Data Lab (IDLab) at Ghent University – imec is looking for a qualified and motivated candidate to pursue a Ph.D. in data analytics and machine learning for smart grid applications.
Job offer:

• PhD position to work on fundamental and applied research projects (4 years)
• Focus on data science (analytics, modeling, machine learning) for energy / smart grid related applications, as well as scalable/distributed algorithms to coordinate energy consumption and production (demand response, DR)
• Challenging, creative and constructive environment
• Unique opportunity to participate in European/national research projects and to cooperate with important ICT-oriented companies
• Competitive salary

PhD Student

Last application dateOct 03, 2022 00:00DepartmentWE14 – Department of Biomedical Molecular BiologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster in Sciences: Biotechnology, Bioscience Engineering, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Biology or a related disciplineOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

The research team of Prof. van Loo and Prof. Esther. Hoste has a vacancy for a highly motivated PhD student to investigate the role of different cell death modalities in keratinocytes and their implications for injury repair and skin tumour formation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the study of the impact of cell death on different stem cell niches in the skin, using mouse models of skin inflammation, wound healing and tumour formation in combination with cell-based assays on cells of human and mouse origin. Stem cells are fundamental mediators of tissue biology. In this project, we will make use of advanced confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, mouse transgenesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome-wide screening approaches and spatial transcriptomics to understand how cell death affects the behaviour of neighbouring stem cells in the skin.

PhD Student

Last application dateSep 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeAcademic MSc (or equivalent) in Materials Science and Engineering/Physics/Chemistry or Electrical/ Biomedical EngineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Project background: Soft and Flexible Technology for Responsive Epileptic Seizure Treatment
The offered PhD position is embedded in the BOF-GOA project SOFTRESET (Soft and Flexible Technology for Responsive Epileptic Seizure Treatment), funded by Ghent University with 1.6 million Euros. This project aims to develop technology for targeted therapy of focal epilepsy based on the therapeutic effects of deep brain stimulation using innovative soft probes for both the recording of the epileptic brain region and its optical stimulation.
You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of 5 PhD students with interconnecting projects, under the guidance of top researchers from several teams at Ghent University at the faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, and Sciences: 4Brain, imec-CMST, imec-Waves, PBM-UGent, and Neural Waves.

PhD Research: Development of implantable soft electrical interfaces for neural interrogation.
You will be in charge of the development of soft electrical neural interfaces consisting of passive electrodes and active bioelectronics, based on internal ion gated organic electrochemical transistors (IGTs) including the read-out circuit. In addition, you will work, with other PhD students, towards the integration of electrical interfaces and optical waveguides into a combined electrical-optical soft probe and the fabrication of a fully implantable system for Responsive Epileptic Seizure

PhD Student

Last application dateSep 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree in bio-engineering, geography, biology, environmental science, computational biology or related fields.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position in the CANOPI project – Upscaling/Remote-Sensing work package

Employer : Liege University
Location : Gembloux, Belgium

Given the rapid changes in climate, immense shifts in forest composition, functioning and carbon balance are expected in tropical forests in central Africa. However, no studies have confirmed this worrisome trend using ground-based data, keeping central Africa a particularly understudied region despite its overwhelming size. Whether tropical forests in central Africa will be sensitive to drier conditions –because they are already limited by water availability– or resistant –because they are adapted to seasonal drought– is the ambitious challenge CANOPI aims to tackle (https://www.canopi.uliege.be/).

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW06 – Department of Electronics and Information SystemsContractLimited durationDegreeMSc in computer science, electrical engineering, (technical) cognitive science, Human-Computer Interaction, psychology or areas relevant to the research topicOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

2 PhD vacancies on social robots, consciousness and value-aware AI

Ghent University is an international top 100 university in Belgium situated in the historical and trendy city of Ghent. With 41,000 students and 9,000 staff, the university is one of the largest universities in the wide region. Ghent University’s mission is to combine high-quality education with internationally leading research and a pluralistic social responsibility. You will join the AIRO group, a group of 25 PhD students exploring the edges of AI and robotics, supervised by Tony Belpaeme, Francis wyffels and Joni Dambre.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW06 – Department of Electronics and Information SystemsContractLimited durationDegreeMSc in computer science, electrical engineering, (technical) cognitive science, Human-Computer Interaction, psychology or areas relevant to the research topicOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

2 PhD vacancies on social robots, consciousness and value-aware AI

Ghent University is an international top 100 university in Belgium situated in the historical and trendy city of Ghent. With 41,000 students and 9,000 staff, the university is one of the largest universities in the wide region. Ghent University’s mission is to combine high-quality education with internationally leading research and a pluralistic social responsibility. You will join the AIRO group, a group of 25 PhD students exploring the edges of AI and robotics, supervised by Tony Belpaeme, Francis wyffels and Joni Dambre.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in Computer Science or Biomedical EngineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Vacancy: PhD position Machine Learning for Biomedical Engineering

SUMOLab – IDLab (Ghent University, Belgium)

IDLab is a core research group of imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, with research activities at Ghent University. IDLab performs fundamental and applied research on data science and internet technology, and is, with over 300 researchers, one of the larger research groups at imec. Our major research areas are machine learning and data mining; semantic intelligence; multimedia processing; distributed intelligence for IoT; cloud and big data infrastructures; wireless and fixed networking; electromagnetics, RF & high-speed circuits and systems.
The activities of SUMO Lab are embedded in this stimulating environment and include predictive analytics, hybrid AI, machine learning, time series analysis, anomaly/event detection, etc., with applications in the health care and biomedical engineering sector.

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentRE23 – Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social LawContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree (e.g., statistical data analysis, statistics, computational physics, computer science engineering, criminology, applied economics, experimental psychology). Other disciplines and final-year students are encouraged to apply as well.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Your tasks

We are recruiting one full-time PhD student with an interest in applying network theory and agent based modeling for the FWO research project “Interdependencies of Serial and Co-Offending Networks in Space and Time”.
You will be expected to complete a PhD study on the topic of “Interdependencies of Serial and Co-Offending Networks in Space and Time”. The main goal is to develop an understanding of how serial and co-offending behaviors are interdependent in space and time. To do so, you will apply network theory and agent based modeling on an integrated dataset of police recorded crime data and forensic biometric data. You will take primary responsibility for the scientific preparation, follow-up, implementation, and completion of this project. This includes the collection, processing, and analysis of police recorded crime data and forensic biometric data, as well as presenting intermediate results at international conferences and publishing findings in academic journals.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electronics EngineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position on RF/analog electronics-photonics circuit co-design

Place: Ghent, Belgium

About the employer
Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries, ranked 71 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (http://www.shanghairanking.com/). On a daily basis, over 15,000 staff members and 49,000 students implement its motto “Dare to Think”. Ghent University’s mission statement is characterized by qualitative education, internationally renowned research and a pluralistic social responsibility.
The IDLab research group is also a core group of imec. Imec is the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium and also has distributed R&D groups at a number of Flemish universities, in the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China, and offices in India and Japan.
All of these particular traits make IDLab a top-class research employer.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electronics EngineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position on high-speed IC design for optical I/O

Place: Ghent, Belgium
About the employer
Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries, ranked 71 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (http://www.shanghairanking.com/). On a daily basis, over 15,000 staff members and 49,000 students implement its motto “Dare to Think”. Ghent University’s mission statement is characterized by qualitative education, internationally renowned research and a pluralistic social responsibility.
The IDLab research group is also a core group of imec. Imec is the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium and also has distributed R&D groups at a number of Flemish universities, in the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China, and offices in India and Japan.

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateAug 21, 2022 00:00DepartmentRE22 – Department of European, Public and International LawContractLimited durationDegreeMaster of lawsOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

THE RESEARCH TEAM

The research team ‘energy law’ of the University of Ghent consists of 11 researchers, including 4 PhD students, and is led by prof. dr. Frederik Vandendriessche. In addition to the PhD students, the research team includes a number of part-time project staff and voluntary staff. Our research activities include offshore wind energy, demand side management, local energy communities, energy efficiency of buildings, heat networks…

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateAug 19, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW08 – Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal EngineeringContractLimited durationOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD title: Virtual Commissioning of Industrial Machines through Bayesian Optimization

Our research group works on modelling, control and optimization for Mechatronic systems, Industrial robots and processes. We are part of the department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering of Ghent University (www.ugent.be/ea/emsme/en). Ghent University is a top 100 university worldwide and one of the major universities in Belgium, with more than 44000 students and 15000 staff members. Our campus is situated in Ghent, a lively city at the heart of Europe (visit.gent.be/en/HOME). Our research group is also associated to Flanders Make (www.flandersmake.be/en), a non-profit organization, funding precompetitive research for the betterment of the Flemish manufacturing industry. The candidate will be directly embedded in an international research group, working together as a team and will have the possibility to collaborate with many other people active at Ghent University and within Flanders.

Last application dateAug 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeYou hold a master diploma in plant biotechnology, biochemistry, agriculture, or an equivalent degree at the time of employment (not later than 01.01.23).Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

PhD Student

Job description

PhD candidate @ HortiCell – Protoplast regeneration

We are looking for an enthusiastic early career researcher or diploma student who is passionate about plants and with an interest in advancing agriculture in line with the sustainable development goals. You will isolate protoplasts from several major food crops and learn how to recognize the right stage and cellular type that has the capacity to start to divide and produce new plants. For this you use tissue culture technology and microscopy tools. You record with a good sense for detail how cells behave and what is required to identify and isolate the competent cells. Molecular tools and markers will be used to help with the selection and to understand what processes take place during protoplast regeneration. In a second face of the project, you will develop a new device and define conditions for protoplast regeneration. A parallel project involves a similar study using microspores instead of protoplasts. The job is challenging and exciting and will come with the thrill to be part of a research teams dedicated to achieving the set goals.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentWE11 – Department of BiologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster’s degree in Sciences: Biology, Bio-informatics, Bioscience Engineering, Oceanography or equivalent diplomaOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

The Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology (Ghent University) and Comparative Network Biology group (VIB) invite applications for a fully-funded PhD studentship for 1 year and extended with another 3 years (after positive evaluation) to study diatom speciation and adaptation.

Our understanding the processes underlying speciation and the genetic/phenotypic diversity of diatoms and other microalgae remains very limited, yet it is of crucial importance to predict their response to global change. The successful applicant will employ a combination of field, laboratory and population-genomic approaches to quantify gene flow in diatom metapopulations, to study local adaptation and to reconstruct the impact of past and ongoing gene flow on the evolution of their pan-genome. We offer an intellectually stimulating and international research environment, high-quality training to develop hard and soft skills, opportunities to participate in sampling campaigns and international scientific conferences, and a competitive salary including a bicycle commuting reimbursement. Ghent University is among the top global universities according to several international rankings.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW08 – Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal EngineeringContractLimited durationDegreeMaster of Science in Mechanical, Chemical or Physics Engineering.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Context

Thermo-Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (TEHL) is a specific lubrication regime that typically occurs in classic machine components such as rolling element bearings, gears, cam-follower systems, etc., and is therefore very relevant in many machine applications. TEHL is characterized by thin lubricant films (50 nm-1 m) in which the hydrodynamic pressure can reach values up to GPa range (1-4 GPa), inducing elastic deformation of the opposing contact surfaces in the order of the film thickness. At such high pressures, the lubricant becomes compressible and behaves in a highly non-Newtonian way by local solidification and shear-thinning.

Postdoctoral fellow

Last application dateJul 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW17 – Department of Applied PhysicsContractLimited durationDegreePhD in (Engineering) Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Electrical EngineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

The research unit Nuclear Fusion (infusion) of the department of Applied Physics at Ghent University is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in the field of fusion data science. Candidates preferably have a background in fusion plasma physics or fusion technology, as well as experience or a strong interest in data science applications for fusion. The research will be situated in the area of integrated data analysis (sensor fusion) for fusion diagnostics, aimed in particular at real-time applications in DEMO (see below for further details).

We offer the following:
• A postdoctoral research position for 1 year, extendable to a total of 3 years.
• An exciting research environment at the intersection of theory and application in the multi-disciplinary research domain of fusion data science.
• The possibility to participate in international conferences and collaborations.

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateJul 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA22 – Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic EcologyContractLimited durationDegreeThe preferred candidate should have a degree in a data science field, such as Applied Data Science, Genetics, and Quantitative biologyOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

On July 1st 2021, a EU funded research project called DECIDE with 19 partners in 11 countries will start started for a period of five years. About 9 PhD students and several postdoctoral researchers will be are hired by the partner organizations In the DECIDE project.

The DECIDE project will develop aims at developing data-driven decision support tools, which present (i) robust and early signals of disease emergence and options for diagnostic confirmation; and (ii) options for controlling the disease along with their implications in terms of disease spread, economic burden and animal welfare.

PhD Student

Last application dateJul 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentRE21 – Department of Interdisciplinary Study of Law, Private Law and Business LawContractLimited durationDegreeMaster’s degree in LawOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

The Center for the Foundations and Methods in Private Law (CFMP) is looking for a full-time PhD student for a research project starting in the fall of 2022 (starting date to be agreed).

PhD Student

Last application dateJul 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, IEOR or Commercial EngineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Phd in linked data and personal data vaults as enablers for a new digital platform ecosystems – analysis from a techno-economic perspective

imec is a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique. By leveraging our world-class infrastructure and local and global ecosystem of partners across a multitude of industries, we create groundbreaking innovation in application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, and energy.

Postdoctoral fellow

Last application dateJul 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentWE05 – Department of Physics and AstronomyContractLimited durationDegreePhysics, Mathematics, Ingenieering, (Bio)-Informatics or equalOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

The biophysics groups at Ghent University (department Physics and astronomy) opens a new position for a post-doctoral position for 3 years. The starting date is flexible from August 2022 until January 2023. You will join a team of about 14 people (Master students, PhD-students, Post-docs, Technical Staff and Team lead) and you will hold a position funded by the ERC-starting grant from Prof. Nele Vandersickel (SMARTHEART 2020).

In our team, we develop a software package called Directed-Graph-Mapping (DGM) which can analyze any electro-anatomical dataset of a cardiac arrhythmia such as Atrial Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation and Torsade de Pointes. All information regarding DGM can be found an our dedicated website

PhD Student

Last application dateJul 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentWE10 – Department of Biochemistry and MicrobiologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in Life Sciences (e.g. Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Bioscience Engineering, Biology, Microbiology).Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

In the frame of a funded EU project entitled “MIBIREM – Toolbox for Microbiome based Remediation”, the Laboratory of Microbiology (research group of Professor P. Vandamme – https://www.ugent.be/we/biochemicro/en/research/microbiology/vandamme.htm) wants to recruit a new PhD student.

Soil and groundwater microbiomes have a high potential to improve degradation of organic contaminants, a process called bioremediation. The MIBIREM project brings together 12 European partners from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, representing academia and industry, and aims to generate a TOOLBOX to develop applications for bioremediation microbiomes.

PhD Student

Last application dateJul 17, 2022 00:00DepartmentEB21 – Department of EconomicsContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in economics, business economics, or a related Master of Science degreeOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Two fulltime PhD researchers in energy economics

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateJul 10, 2022 00:00DepartmentEB23 – Department of Marketing, Innovation and OrganisationContractLimited durationDegreeMaster in social sciences (Business Economics, Business Engineering, Commercial Sciences, Communication Sciences, Science in Psychology, …) or an equivalent degree.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

The Ghent University research group Consumer Behavior has a vacancy for a PhD candidate interested in research on sustainable consumer spillover behavior.

PhD Student

Last application dateJul 05, 2022 00:00DepartmentDI05 – Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological MedicineContractLimited durationDegreeMaster Veterinary Medicine, Biochemistry and Biotechnology/ Bio-engineering/ Biology or equivalentOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

We are looking for a starting scientist that is interested in preparing and submitting a Baekeland mandate application on a topic related to dietary additives in animals to reduce inflammatory responses in the gut. Baekeland mandates support basic research that – if successful – have clear economic objectives and offers added value to the company involved in the project. The joint University-industry research project is directed towards obtaining a doctorate (PhD) diploma. In the project we aim to evaluate novel dietary additives on intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) activity in the intestinal tract. IAP has been shown to detoxify LPS on the mucosal surface, and thus consequently reduce epithelial barrier defects associated with LPS-induced inflammation. In addition, the project will focus on anti-oxidant activities of these dietary additives, as oxidative stress has been associated with inflammation, unfavourable microbiota shifts towards mucosal expansion of Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae that thus contain LPS and consequently can cause health problems. The animal species of focus is meat-type poultry, as the performance of these fast-growing animals is highly depending on a beneficial diet-host-microbiota interaction, and the poultry industry is seeking for alternatives to antimicrobials that were commonly used in the past to promote gut health and reduce inflammation. This research project offers a combination of in vivo work, wet lab and dry lab work, ranging from animal experimentation, in vitro work with cell cultures, QPCR, NGS sequencing, immunohistochemistry and histology, and a variety of other techniques, depending on the project progress.

Last application dateJul 03, 2022 00:00DepartmentEB23 – Department of Marketing, Innovation and OrganisationContractLimited durationDegreeMaster in work and organizational psychology/HRM or an equivalent degree; Master in psychobiology or related areas with a strong interest in social sciences.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Doctoral fellow

Job description

The Ghent University research group HRM and Organisational Behaviour has a vacancy for a PhD candidate interested in using stress biomarkers in work and organizational research on team stress, conflict and team dynamics in startup founding teams.

PhD Student

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW11 – Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical EngineeringContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree in Operations Engineering, Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Business Engineering, Chemistry or another similar degree.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

The European Green Deal aims at zero net greenhouse gasses emissions by 2050. The steel and chemical industries are responsible for a significant fraction of these emissions. Mechanical and chemical recycling of end-of-life waste streams is an important feature in reducing these emissions. While end-of-life steel can easily be recycled, this is not generally true for end-of-life plastics and other wastes. The project aims to reduce emissions by increasing the recycling of unrecyclable waste streams, thereby tackling multiple problems at once.
This project investigates whether the waste fraction that cannot be recycled yet, can be used for both its energetic and its reductive potential as alternative reductant in a blast furnace. This would substitute for part of the cokes in a blast furnace, hereby decreasing the CO2 emissions. In the project, two routes for the production of alternative reductants will be investigated: the cokemaking route and the torrefaction route.

PhD Student

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW08 – Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal EngineeringContractLimited durationDegreemaster’s degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering, materials science or civil engineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Main subject: Material testing 2.0: Coupled experimental-numerical techniques to identify impact-dynamic properties of advanced materials

The research group Materials Science and Technology-DyMaLab is looking for a PhD researcher to contribute to ongoing research on advanced materials used by the automotive and aeronautical industry. These materials include advanced high strength steels, lightweight alloys, polymer composites, nanocomposites, etc. which might be prone to impact or, more generally, high speed deformation processes. Main aim of the PhD is to obtain an enhanced understanding of the impact-dynamic mechanical properties of materials, including the microstructural factors lying at the origin of the observed behaviour. Understanding these properties will result in a better prediction of high speed forming processes, the crashworthiness of car components and impact incidents in the aeronautical industry.

PhD Student

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentEB24 – Department of Business Informatics and Operations ManagementContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in Business Engineering, Civil Engineering, Economics or Computer Science (or related)Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

• You carry out academic and/or applied research in the field of Data-driven Project Management and you aim at holding a doctoral degree, after approximately 4 years research.
• You participate in the international debate on research and practitioner conferences across the world and you publish your research papers in international top flag journals.
• You are prepared to give exercise sessions (in English and preferably also in Dutch) to classes with business engineering and/or civil engineering students.

PhD Student

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA24 – Department of Green Chemistry and TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree in agriculture engineering, biosystems engineering, environmental engineering, or soil sciencesOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

A fully funded PhD scholarship titled “Novel measures and roadmaps to support nutrient budget optimization” is available at RE-SOURCE Lab, within the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University in Belgium. We are looking for a top student, to work as a PhD candidate under the following recently funded project:

Sponsor: The European commission under Horizon Europe program, Call ID:
HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-02
Title: NUTRIBUDGET: Optimisation of nutrient budget in agriculture.

PhD Student

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW08 – Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal EngineeringContractLimited durationDegreemaster’s degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering or materials scienceOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Impact-dynamic behavior of TRIP-aided advanced high strength steels
Vacant PhD position – European Project Dynaustab

The research group Materials Science and Technology-DyMaLab is looking for a highly motivated PhD student to contribute to a European research project on advanced high strength steels for the automotive industry. The project aims at an enhanced understanding of the microstructural factors contributing to the energy absorption capacity of steels used in car components designed to protect car occupants in case of a crash. More specifically, advanced high strength steels which rely on the transformation of austenite to martensite during plastic deformation, also called transformation induced plasticity or TRIP effect, will be studied.

PhD Student

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMasters of Science degree, preferably from a European university, in Electronics Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD vacancy in deterministic low-latency wireless communication
Job description
IMEC
imec is the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique. By leveraging our world-class infrastructure and local and global ecosystem of partners across a multitude of industries, we create groundbreaking innovation in application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, and energy.
As a trusted partner for companies, start-ups and universities we bring together close to 3,500 brilliant minds from over 70 nationalities. Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium and also has distributed R&D groups at a number of Flemish universities, in the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China, and offices in India and Japan. All of these particular traits make imec to be a top-class employer.

PhD Student

Last application dateOct 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence or equivalent. Your degree must be equivalent to 5 years of studies (bachelor+master) in the EU.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

***PhD position on Artificial Intelligence for modulating human time perception***

We are heading towards a hybrid society, where AI-enabled agents cooperate with humans in a variety of tasks. Human decision making is however notably prone to cognitive biases. In applications supporting the human, the integrated AI should account for these biases when making suggestions or taking actions. Within the context of a prestigious European FET-OPEN collaborative project (ChronoPilot), the Phd study recruited for this position will design a computational model that generates multi-modal (audio, video, haptic) stimuli via XR technology to resolve the differences in individual time perception during group tasks.

PhD Student

Last application dateJul 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMasters degree from a university, preferably in Electronics Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, Microelectronics, or equivalentOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD vacancy in design of next-generation WiFi chip
Job description
IMEC
imec is the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique. By leveraging our world-class infrastructure and local and global ecosystem of partners across a multitude of industries, we create groundbreaking innovation in application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, and energy.

PhD Student

Last application dateSep 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA20 – Department of EnvironmentContractLimited durationDegreeUniversity, preferably bio-engineer, biology, ecologyOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

THE ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA is recruiting a scientific employee in wood research (m/f/x)

CONTEXT

The Royal Museum for Central Africa is one of ten Federal Scientific Institutions (FSI) that fall under the authority of the State Secretary for Federal Science Policy. It is a scientific institution and a museum.

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentLW01 – Department of Philosophy and Moral SciencesContractLimited durationDegreeMaster’s degree in Philosophy or equivalentOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

This project proposes a historical and systematic study of German and French intellectual projects between 1870 and 1940 labelled ‘Philosophy of Life,’ ‘Biological Philosophy,’ and ‘Philosophical Anthropology.’ The core hypothesis is that they share an alternative conception of philosophy, called here heterodox naturalism, which (1) resists reductive naturalisms as well as idealist and analytical approaches, and (2) seeks to articulate an expansive notion of ‘life’ not restricted to that provided by the natural sciences. The project will clarify how these non-reductive conceptions of life aimed at rethinking the specificity of human beings as living entities, and were driven to articulate an alternative approach of knowledge by the institutional settings of the time. Three dimensions are focused upon: 1) their alternative conception of philosophy, requiring a meta-philosophical analysis of the positions at stake; 2) their conceptions of life, as well as their conceptions of human uniqueness to which these lead, requiring conceptual and terminological analyses; and 3) the sociological and institutional factors to which they responded, requiring a sociologically-driven analysis. The project draws upon the results of an ongoing FWO-project on “Vitalism – A Counter-History of Biology”, and purports to project, as did the latter one, its results to our current era, with attention for the place of the humanities in an academic institution mainly driven by naturalistic concerns.

PhD Student

Last application dateJul 20, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW06 – Department of Electronics and Information SystemsContractLimited durationDegreeMaster of Science, preferably in Computer Science (engineering), ICT or Informatics, or natural language processingOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position: Overcoming the data limitation in sign language translation

Research topic description

Sign languages are the primary form of communication for many deaf or hard of hearing people. They are also entirely separate languages, which are regional and have local variations, and generally have very little relation to any spoken languages in the same region. For example, Flemish Sign Language (used in Flanders) is quite different from Dutch Sign Language (used in the Netherlands), but very similar to the French Belgian Sign Language used in Wallonia (the French speaking part of Belgium). Without any connection between written languages and the natural language structure of their native sign language, and without the intermediate step of the (loose) connection between sounds and letter combinations, learning to read and write is much more challenging for people who are born deaf, than it is for hearing people to learn a different spoken/written language.

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateAug 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeYou hold a Master’s degree in Bioscience Engineering (cell and gene biotechnology, or agriculture) or Sciences (biotechnology, biochemistry or biology)Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

• You investigate the molecular mechanism of light-regulated adventitious root development.
• You study the behavior of in vitro grown mutants and transgenics (genome editing).
• You analyze the expression of key signaling gene using reporters and transcriptomics.
• You are interested in fundamental and applied research.
• You contribute to teaching (practical courses) and the functioning of the research group.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeYou hold a master diploma in plant biotechnology, biochemistry, agriculture, or an equivalent degree at the time of employment (not later than 01.01.23).Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD candidate @ HortiCell – Microspore regeneration

We are looking for an enthusiastic early career researcher or diploma student who is passionate about plants and with an interest in advancing agriculture in line with the sustainable development goals. You will isolate microspores from several major food crops and learn how to recognize the right stage and cellular type that has the capacity to start embryogenesis, using tissue culture technology and microscopy tools. You record with a good sense for detail how cells behave and what is required to identify and isolate the embryonic cells. Molecular tools and markers will be used to help with the selection and to understand what processes take place during microspore regeneration. In a second face fase of the project, you will develop a new device and define conditions for microspore embryogenesis. A parallel project involves a similar study using protoplasts instead of microspores. The job is challenging and exciting and will come with the thrill to be part of a research teams dedicated to achieving the set goals.

Doctoral fellow

Last application dateAug 19, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW08 – Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal EngineeringContractLimited durationOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Our research group works on modelling, control and optimization for Mechatronic systems, Industrial robots and processes. We are part of the department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering of Ghent University (www.ugent.be/ea/emsme/en). Ghent University is a top 100 university worldwide and one of the major universities in Belgium, with more than 44000 students and 15000 staff members. Our campus is situated in Ghent, a lively city at the heart of Europe (visit.gent.be/en/HOME). Our research group is also associated to Flanders Make (www.flandersmake.be/en), a non-profit organization, funding precompetitive research for the betterment of the Flemish manufacturing industry. The candidate will be directly embedded in an international research group, working together as a team and will have the possibility to collaborate with many other people active at Ghent University and within Flanders.

Postdoctoral fellow

Last application dateJun 29, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW17 – Department of Applied PhysicsContractLimited durationDegreeYou hold a PhD degree in Chemistry, in Engineering, in Bio-engineering or in Physics. The degree requirements need to be met at the start of your appointment.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Postdoc position in combining plasma treatment and (photo)catalysis towards an energy-efficient technology for abatement of polluted air.
Clean air is a major factor determining the well-being of all living creatures. There are a number of natural sources of air pollution, like volcanic eruptions, forest fires, plant, animal and soil emissions (biogenic sources) that have resulted in a delicate balance of natural occurrence of these atmospheric compounds over millions of years. Strongly disturbing this balance, human activities are responsible for many new sources of contamination of the earth atmosphere (anthropogenic sources). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other gaseous compounds like ozone (O3), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ammonia (NH3) play an important role in the overall air quality. In this project it is our ambition to perform a systematic study and fundamental understanding of a combined non-thermal plasma and (photo)catalytic reactor system for the breakdown of common gaseous pollutants (VOCs) from the atmosphere. This will include the characterization of the three individual techniques (plasma, photocatalysis and oxidation catalysis), mainly aiming at gaining as much information as possible on material characteristics and oxidation performances. In a second stage, an integrated reactor will be constructed, combining plasma treatment with (photo)catalysis, both in-plasma and post-plasma. Based on the information gained on the individual components and kinetic parameters, this integrated system will be optimized in terms of flow patterns and fluxes, positioning of the (photo)catalyst in the reactor, external illumination and reactor geometry. The interactions and synergies will be studied by measuring both the plasma emission spectrum, absorption spectrum and the gas composition at different positions in and after the reactor

PhD Student

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW08 – Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal EngineeringContractLimited durationDegreeMaster in electromechanical, electrical or control engineeringOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Ghent University is a top 100 university worldwide and one of the major universities in Belgium, with more than 44000 students and 15000 staff members. At the department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering, we have an open vacancy for a PhD researcher in the mechatronics research group at the campus Kortrijk. The research in our group focuses on modelling, control and optimization of the electromechanical and control aspects of industrial machines, with an emphasis on using Industry 4.0 technologies such as machine vision, AI or digital twins. A digital twin is one of the key Industry 4.0 technologies. It can be defined as a digital replica of a physical system updated with actual sensing information and simulated in synchronism with its physical counterpart. Digital twins can provide deep insight in the behavior and condition of industrial machines, bringing considerable added value to the manufacturing industry. The creation of a digital twin involves properly determining its requirements, creating high fidelity simulation models, coupling with rich sensor data streams from the physical machine and time-critical execution on an edge or cloud platform. As digital twins are a new and promising concept in mechatronics, we have opened a vacancy for a strategic and challenging PhD position with the topic ‘Digital Twins of Mechatronic Systems in the Manufacturing Industry’ under the supervision of Prof. Jeroen De Kooning and Prof. Kurt Stockman. In this PhD, it is our intention to start from a CAD model of an industrial application, and upgrade it to a digital twin by combining a motion simulation with vision data. In the past years, the research group in Kortrijk has built up critical expertise and laboratory infrastructure to support this PhD.

PhD Student

Last application dateSep 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree in ecology, biogeography, environmental science, computational biology, statistics and data science, or related fieldsOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position in the CANOPI project – distribution and determinants work package

Employer: University of Liège
Location: Gembloux, Belgium

Given the rapid changes in climate, immense shifts in forest composition, functioning and carbon balance are expected in tropical forests in central Africa. However, no studies have confirmed this worrisome trend using ground-based data, keeping central Africa a particularly understudied region despite its overwhelming size. Whether tropical forests in central Africa will be sensitive to drier conditions –because they are already limited by water availability– or resistant –because they are adapted to seasonal drought– is the ambitious challenge CANOPI aims to tackle (https://www.canopi.uliege.be/).

PhD Student

Last application dateSep 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree in bio-engineering, ecology, biogeography, environmental science, computational biology, or related fieldsOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position in the CANOPI project – Carbon and biodiversity work package

Employer : Ghent University
Location : Ghent, Belgium

Given the rapid changes in climate, immense shifts in forest composition, functioning and carbon balance are expected in tropical forests in central Africa. However, no studies have confirmed this worrisome trend using ground-based data, keeping central Africa a particularly understudied region despite its overwhelming size. Whether tropical forests in central Africa will be sensitive to drier conditions –because they are already limited by water availability– or resistant –because they are adapted to seasonal drought– is the ambitious challenge CANOPI aims to tackle (https://www.canopi.uliege.be/).

PhD Student

Last application dateSep 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree in bio-engineering, geography, biology, environmental science, computational biology or related fields.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position in the CANOPI project – Seasonality in functioning work package

Employer : Liege University
Location : Gembloux, Belgium

Given the rapid changes in climate, immense shifts in forest composition, functioning and carbon balance are expected in tropical forests in central Africa. However, no studies have confirmed this worrisome trend using ground-based data, keeping central Africa a particularly understudied region despite its overwhelming size. Whether tropical forests in central Africa will be sensitive to drier conditions –because they are already limited by water availability– or resistant –because they are adapted to seasonal drought– is the ambitious challenge CANOPI aims to tackle (https://www.canopi.uliege.be/).

PhD Student

Last application dateSep 01, 2022 00:00DepartmentLA21 – Department of Plants and CropsContractLimited durationDegreeMSc degree in bio-engineering, engineering, physics, biology or related fields.Occupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position in the CANOPI project – Drought mitigation strategies work package

Employer: Ghent University
Location: Ghent, Belgium

Given the rapid changes in climate, immense shifts in forest composition, functioning and carbon balance are expected in tropical forests in central Africa. However, no studies have confirmed this worrisome trend using ground-based data, keeping central Africa a particularly understudied region despite its overwhelming size. Whether tropical forests in central Africa will be sensitive to drier conditions –because they are already limited by water availability– or resistant –because they are adapted to seasonal drought– is the ambitious challenge CANOPI aims to tackle (https://www.canopi.uliege.be/).

Postdoctoral fellow

Last application dateJun 30, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW11 – Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical EngineeringContractLimited durationDegreePhD in mechanical engineering, engineering physics, mechanics, materials science, computational mechanics, civil engineering or equivalentOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

Additive manufacturing of metal alloys yields great potential for the aerospace industry (and others) as it allows the generation of geometrically complex structures with high specific strength, low density and high corrosion resistance. For example, General Electric has demonstrated the possibility of printing titanium fuel injectors for their LEAP engine, EADS has printed a nacelle hinge bracket for the Airbus A320, Boeing incorporated more than 300 printed parts in their 777X airplane … For such critical applications, the structural quality of printed parts is of utmost importance. Small deviations in print conditions, e.g. change in laser fluence, variation in powder quality, non-uniform gas flow, build position … may result in varying print quality, and even in inferior parts containing porosity, cracks, residual stress and geometrical deviations, amongst others. Current inspection protocol involves the use of X-rays, but this is a time-and cost-inefficient method for high-volume applications.
This 3-year RESON-AM project aims at developing a fast, practical and sensitive quality control technology for AM metal parts. The project is a close collaboration between several leading industrial partners (Materialise, Siemens and MatchID) and academia (KULeuven and UGent). The project is funded by SIM-Flanders (Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders).

PhD Student

Last application dateDec 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster of Science/Engineering, preferably in computer science, computational neuroscience or cognitive scienceOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD vacancy on Time Perception in AI

The research group: Distributed Machine Learning, part of imec-IDLAB-UGent
IDLab is a research group of Ghent University, as well as a core research group of imec. IDLab performs fundamental and applied research on data science and internet technology, and counts over 300 researchers. IDLab is also part of imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique.
This position is within the research group Distributed Machine Learning. This group focuses on innovative machine learning techniques in situations where intelligence is divided between multiple entities, be it multiple robots, edge device and cloud-backend, or human-AI interaction. This position is situated in the latter domain, and will be carried out within the context of a prestigious FET project.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in Engineering, preferably Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or Master in InformaticsOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD position on software-based networks for 6G
Research group
IDLab is a research group of Ghent University, as well as a core research group of imec. IDLab performs fundamental and applied research on data science and internet technology and counts over 300 researchers. IDLab is also part of imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique.
The IDLab NetModel team where this vacancy is offered consists of engineers and scientists who are building models for the future Internet. NetModel investigates network control mechanisms, network optimization and performance-related aspects of networks. The group has a strong track record in the domains of optical networks, network performance optimization, and sofware-defined networking.

PhD Student

Last application dateAug 31, 2022 00:00DepartmentTW05 – Department of Information TechnologyContractLimited durationDegreeMaster degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Mathematics or PhysicsOccupancy rate100%Vacancy typeResearch staff

Job description

PhD vacancy in scheduling and control algorithms for future networks
Research group
IDLab is a research group of Ghent University, as well as a core research group of imec. IDLab performs fundamental and applied research on data science and internet technology and counts over 300 researchers. IDLab is also part of imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique.
The NetModel team within IDLab where this vacancy is offered, consists of engineers and scientists who are building models for the future Internet. NetModel investigates network control mechanisms, network optimization and performance-related aspects of networks. The group has a strong track record in the domains of optical networks, network performance optimization, and sofware-defined networking.