ZAP VACATURE TOEGEPASTE WISKUNDE - WISKUNDIGE NATUURKUNDE (KUL CAMPUS KULAK)

We offer a full-time employment in a multidisciplinary and intellectually challenging environment. KU Leuven Kulak is part of a research-intensive, internationally oriented university with fundamental as well as applied research interests, aiming at international excellence. Depending on your qualifications and academic experience, you will be appointed to or tenured in one of the grades of the senior academic staff: assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor. In principle, junior researches are appointed as assistant professor on the tenure track for a period of 5 years; after this period and a positive evaluation, they are permanently appointed as an associate professor.The position starts on September 1, 2024.

You have a PhD in Sciences: Mathematics, a doctorate in Engineering (e.g. Mathematical Engineering Technology), or another equivalent degree with research experience in Mathematical Physics or Applied Mathematics. Your research expertise should be visible through numerous publications in international leading research journals. You are able to present a research plan that exhibits the added value for the regional, national and international recognition of Kulak, with specification of relevant collaborations with other partners inside and outside the university.You have proven qualities for providing academic teaching. Since the selected candidate should be able to be quickly assigned to various teaching assignments of first Bachelor courses in Dutch, you must hold a language certificate Dutch CEEC level C1 at the start of your appointment. Before teaching a class assignment in English, you will be given the opportunity to gain proficiency in the English required for this purpose.You have a personal vision and a clear perspective on academic teaching and education organisation.You have organisational skills and a cooperative attitude. Leadership qualities in a university context are required. You will be involved in service-tasks related to outreach of your own research and teaching, and the research and teaching by the Science, Engineering &Technology Group of Campus Kulak at Kortrijk.

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Koen Van Den Abeele,  chair of the Science, Engineering & Technology Group Kulak, KU Leuven Campus Kulak, tel.: +32 56 24 62 56, mail: koen.vandenabeele@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. Rony Keppens, chair of the Department of Mathematics, KU Leuven Campus Heverlee, tel.: +32 16 32 70 01, mail: rony.keppens@kuleuven.be. For problems with online applying, please contact solliciteren@kuleuven.be. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on May 27, 2024, at the KU Leuven Campus Kulak, Kortrijk, Belgium. The interview will be preceded by a trial lesson in Dutch.
To apply, we expect that you upload the following documents in English:•a letter of motivation•a biosketch•a full CV•a research plan with proper attention to the development of your own research activities and research team, specifying relevant collaborations with other researchers at Kulak, and identifying its position and added value with respect to the ongoing research in the KU Leuven Department of Mathematics (max 2 pages)•a personal statement regarding your vision and perspective on academic teaching and education organisation (max 2 pages)