Required skills

Due to the specific nature of the proposed project, only a very limited set of technical skills are required. Several other skills are identified as added value (not compulsory). Motivation and the potential offered by the candidate will be a key factor.

Technical skills

• The applicant shall have a master's degree in Engineering (Applied Sciences, Engineering Sciences) in the field of Mechanical Engineering or Biomechanical engineering
• The applicant shall have academic (study project and/or master thesis) or professional experience in numerical simulations
• The applicant shall have relevant skills in mechanical engineering and/or biomechanical engineering

Personal skills

• Ability to conduct scientific research at university level
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary research team
• Excellent written communication skills, both for scientific communications and for general public communications
• Good oral communication skills for scientific communications
• Honesty and loyalty towards the organization
• Solution-oriented

Other skills

• The applicant shall have an excellent command of the English language (to read and write scientific publications).
• Experience in LS-DYNA is a strong added value
• Experience with medical imaging is an added value
• Experience in ballistics is an added value
• Minimal knowledge of French and/or Dutch is recommended (collaboration with peers)
• Experience in scientific literature review and scientific writing is an added value.

Specific requirement

• The researcher can be exposed to classified information and will therefore have to obtain the required security clearance. The candidate must consent with the background check required to obtain this clearance, which will be executed by the Belgian Defence.
• The researcher can be exposed to classified information and should be citizen of a NATO country.

Contract

• Probable date of recruitment: September 2024, in consultation with the applicant.
• Status: Full-time employment (38 hours / week) based on an open-ended contract with the Patrimony of the Royal Military Academy (you will not be a civil servant).
• Wage scale: class A2 (holder of an Ir degree or equivalent Master's in Engineering Sciences, doctor’s degree in the same area of expertise).
• Holiday pay.

Extra-legal benefits

• Possibility to benefit from a bilingualism allowance (Dutch/French) following a SELOR test;
• End-of-year bonus;
• Free DKV hospitalization insurance. Possibility of additional affiliation for one or more persons living under the same roof: spouse, child(ren) (50% of the price per additional member);
• Bike allowance / Free public transport (home-work commute);
• Free access to campus sports facilities outside working hours;
• On-campus restaurant and cafeteria with democratic prices (discount on the daily menu);
• Meal vouchers (6€/day)
• Flexible working hours within the 38-hour week + Teleworking possible with allowance;
• Holidays o 29 days holiday / year from the 1st year of contract (then from 45 years: +1 day holiday every 5 years) o + 1 week OFF every year between Christmas and New year’s Eve
• Advantages and interesting offers thanks to the Benefits@work card (discounts, vouchers...);
• Entitlement to services offered by the ‘Office Central d'Action Sociale et Culturelle de la Défense’ (OCASC): among others holiday centres, discount on travel organised by the tour operator...;
• Possibility of benefiting from the nursery funded by Belgian Defence (subject to availability).

Application

You will be working in a military environment. That is why everyone is expected to undergo a security verification. Please add to your application the filled out document. The form can be downloaded from: http://www.rma.ac.be/nl/aanvraag-veiligheidsverificatie (Dutch) or https://rma.ac.be/sites/default/files/2021-03/Demande%20d%27Avis%20de%2… (French).

There is unfortunately no English version of this document.

Send by email:

• a motivational letter;
• a CV
• a scan of your ID card (both sides);
• the filled out security document

to Mr. Cyril ROBBE (cyril.robbe@dymasec.be ) and to Mrs Helena BRUYNINCKX (erm-deao-rswo@mil.be).

Please mention clearly the reference of the project: “AHTAFEM”.

Application deadline: 25th of July 2024.

The interviews will take place preferably at the Royal Military Academy, Hobbemastraat 8, 1000 Brussels. In specific cases, on-line interviews can be organized. The date and time of the interview will be communicated to the preselected candidates.

Workplace

• Royal Military Academy, Avenue de la Renaissance 30, 1000 Brussels;
• Occasional travels abroad for scientific conferences, etc.

Points of contact

• Concerning the research project: Mr. Cyril ROBBE (cyril.robbe@dymasec.be )
• Concerning the recruitment modalities: Mrs. Helena Bruyninckx (erm-deao-rswo@mil.be)
• For more information about the Royal Military Academy, see http://www.rma.ac.be