Open Academic position at UCLouvain and KU Leuven

Position: Junior professor in thermo-hydraulics for lead cooled Small Modular Reactors

Institution: UCLouvain and KU Leuven

Location: Belgium

Application closes at: May 5th, 2024 00:00

URL: https://enen.eu/index.php/2024/04/12/open-academic-position-at-uclouvain-and-ku-leuven/

Open Academic position at UCLouvain and KU Leuven

Activities will be carried out both at KU Leuven (Faculty of Engineering science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Applied Mechanics and Energy Conversion) and at UCLouvain (Louvain School of Engineering and Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering) in close collaboration with SCK CEN. We are looking for internationally-oriented candidates with an excellent research record and teaching skills in the field of mechanical engineering, with a focus on nuclear technology.

Targeted background

You have a PhD in engineering science or a related field, and have expertise in the field of nuclear technology, with a study period abroad or significant experience outside your PhD home institution.

You have a strong research profile. The quality of your research is evidenced by publications in leading international journals or books. International experience is an advantage.
You have demonstrable (i.e. through formal evaluation) qualities for academic teaching. Teaching experience is a plus.

You work well as part of a team of teachers and integrate research results into your teaching. You are capable of conducting high-level scientific research, from obtaining funding to team management. You are creative, open to pedagogical innovation and multidisciplinarity.
You communicate in French and English. If this is not the case, you undertake to acquire a command of these two languages within two years of taking up your post.
Knowledge of Dutch is required at KU Leuven. If you have no or insufficient knowledge of Dutch upon recruitment, training courses will be available.