Research
You are an ambitious, internationally oriented researcher in the domain of Health and Safety Management (occupational safety, occupational hygiene, safety science, operational risk management, ergonomics in the workplace, …). You publish in international top journals within the field, attract external research funding, develop international research projects, and advise doctoral students. You strive for excellence in research and as such contribute to the reputation of the Faculty of Economics and Business. You have interest in fundamental scientific research and also perceive opportunities for valorization of research findings and applied research. You develop a network of business contacts that provides value to teaching and research.
Education
You will teach courses in the field of Occupational Health and Safety, initially at the campus in Brussels, with the specific courses assigned depending on your profile and experience, although demonstrable experience with teaching in the field of Occupational Health and Safety, is considered an asset. You also contribute to the continuing development of the educational programs of the research group CEDON (Centre for Economics and corporate sustainability), and you supervise student projects (prevention advisor I) and master theses. Tenure track candidates start with limited teaching duties.
You develop teaching methods in line with the KU Leuven approach of research-based education with an emphasis on activating students (for more information, please consult: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/education/policy/vision).You take advantage of the opportunities offered by the faculty and the university to further develop your teaching skills. You contribute to the educational philosophy of the university, and you show commitment to uphold the high standards of its programs.
Service
Profile
You have a PhD in Engineering Technology, (Bio)engineering sciences, or Business engineering, with an emphasis on Health and Safety Management or a PhD in a related domain with evidence of expertise in this field of research.
You have excellent research potential. The quality of your research is demonstrated by the quality of your PhD dissertation, promising research projects and papers, publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals and/or international research experience. Junior applicants are expected to show research excellence through a pipeline of promising research projects, papers and academic references. Experience in writing grant proposals and a strong international network are recommended.
You can show evidence of strong didactical skills and have teaching experience in the field of Occupational Health and Safety. You are preferably accredited as Prevention Advisor/ and/or you have experience in Prevention Advisor/ education. Your written and spoken English is excellent.
The official administrative language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. Because you are expected to teach courses in Dutch, a good knowledge of the Dutch language is required. If you don’t speak Dutch well at the start of employment, KU Leuven offers language training. You are expected to teach in the Dutch language within two years after the start of your employment.
Offer
The vacancy is open to both junior and senior researchers. PhD students in the final phase of their studies may also apply. The successful candidate will be hired in the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or (Full) Professor depending on your qualifications and academic experience. Junior researchers will be appointed as assistant professor in tenure track for a period of 5 years, which in case of a positive evaluation is followed by an appointment as a tenured associate professor.
You will join a dynamic and internationally oriented research environment. For more information, please consult: http://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/research and http://feb.kuleuven.be/focus. This full-time position initially requires a clear commitment to the study programs offered on the Brussel campus of the FEB, where you will join the Research group CEDON of the ECON-CEDON department. We offer a dynamic and internationally oriented research environment, with frequent collaboration with colleagues of the FEB, but also with colleagues from other faculties.
The Faculty of Economics and Business has systematically been ranked highly by several independent accreditation committees regarding the quality of its research and teaching programs. The FEB has recently acquired the renowned EQUIS accreditation and benefits from an extensive national and international network, both in academia and in the business world. For more information, please consult: http://feb.kuleuven.be/eng/research.
KU Leuven is well set to welcome foreign professors and their family and provides practical support with regard to immigration & administration, housing, childcare, learning Dutch, partner career coaching, … To facilitate scientific onboarding and accelerate research in the first phase a starting grant of 100 000 euro is offered to new professors without substantial other funding, appointed for at least 50%.
The KU Leuven pursues a policy of equal opportunity and diversity and explicitly encourages underrepresented groups at the university to apply.
Interested?
Prof. dr. Johan Eyckmans, tel.: +32 16 37 63 01, mail: johan.eyckmans@kuleuven.be or
Prof. dr. Valérie Cappuyns, tel.: +32 2 608 14 53, mail: valerie.cappuyns@kuleuven.be.