Job Opportunities in Belgium
September 26, 2024
UCLouvain
Louvain-la-Neuve
OTHER & FULL TIME
An academic in nuclear thermal-hydraulics for lead cooled Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
An academic in nuclear thermal-hydraulics for lead cooled Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
Reference: 36370 / EPL 081 / 2025
UCLouvain and KU Leuven are recruiting a:
Junior professor in nuclear thermal-hydraulics for lead cooled Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) - Full time (50% UCLouvain and 50% KU Leuven)
Main campus: Louvain-la-Neuve and Leuven
About us
UCLouvain is in the top 1% of universities worldwide. A comprehensive university founded in the heart of Europe in 1425, it brings together 44,000 students and 6,000 staff members on 9 campuses in Brussels and Wallonia. Research and education activities are organised in 20 faculties, 23 research institutes, 5 learning centres and 18 libraries. UCLouvain also has 2 university hospitals.
UCLouvain is a major player in the transition to a sustainable society. It integrates into its courses the challenges of the ecological crisis and develops numerous local projects (such as a university farm and sustainable campuses). As a digital university, UCLouvain is involved in open science and education and trains teachers in innovative teaching practices (Louvain Learning Lab). Thanks to two science parks, the university’s research benefits from interaction with 250 companies and three incubators, and is fuelled further by being at the centre of a region driven by technological innovation.
As a member of the Circle U. alliance of European universities, UCLouvain offers a unique opportunity to study and conduct research projects with numerous partners in Europe. The university has a long tradition of international cooperation and collaboration, particularly in Africa and South America.
The university has a gender and inclusion policy which prioritises equity and respect. Working at UCLouvain means contributing to the development of every individual’s skills and promoting the values of equality, transparency and efficiency.
UCLouvain is a major player in the transition to a sustainable society. It integrates into its courses the challenges of the ecological crisis and develops numerous local projects (such as a university farm and sustainable campuses). As a digital university, UCLouvain is involved in open science and education and trains teachers in innovative teaching practices (Louvain Learning Lab). Thanks to two science parks, the university’s research benefits from interaction with 250 companies and three incubators, and is fuelled further by being at the centre of a region driven by technological innovation.
As a member of the Circle U. alliance of European universities, UCLouvain offers a unique opportunity to study and conduct research projects with numerous partners in Europe. The university has a long tradition of international cooperation and collaboration, particularly in Africa and South America.
The university has a gender and inclusion policy which prioritises equity and respect. Working at UCLouvain means contributing to the development of every individual’s skills and promoting the values of equality, transparency and efficiency.
Post description
This academic position is open in both UCLouvain and KU Leuven: it is a 50% position at UCLouvain and a 50% position at KU Leuven. The person recruited must hold both positions.
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.
SCK CEN is a world leader in the field of nuclear technology for peaceful applications. Together with SCK CEN, the federal government has launched a research programme exploring the possibilities of electricity and hydrogen production via SMR by 2040. The aim is to develop lead-cooled SMRs and prepare the path to a lead-cooled technology demonstrator at SCK CEN in Mol.
You will develop your teaching in line with the KU Leuven and UCLouvain visions of active, research-based teaching, and make use of the opportunities for developing a professional teaching approach offered by the faculty and the university.
You will also supervise master’s theses.
The research will be carried out in close collaboration with the SMR research and development team at SCK CEN, with the aim of intensifying research on nuclear fission in Belgium.
You are capable to mobilize expertise from other research teams within both KU Leuven and UCLouvain in order to ensure the intensification of the academic research on nuclear fission.
You will strive for excellence in your research, create scholarly outputs that can be compared to the highest international standards, supervise Ph D students and, through project applications, secure external funding.
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.
SCK CEN is a world leader in the field of nuclear technology for peaceful applications. Together with SCK CEN, the federal government has launched a research programme exploring the possibilities of electricity and hydrogen production via SMR by 2040. The aim is to develop lead-cooled SMRs and prepare the path to a lead-cooled technology demonstrator at SCK CEN in Mol.
- Teaching
You will develop your teaching in line with the KU Leuven and UCLouvain visions of active, research-based teaching, and make use of the opportunities for developing a professional teaching approach offered by the faculty and the university.
You will also supervise master’s theses.
- Research
The research will be carried out in close collaboration with the SMR research and development team at SCK CEN, with the aim of intensifying research on nuclear fission in Belgium.
You are capable to mobilize expertise from other research teams within both KU Leuven and UCLouvain in order to ensure the intensification of the academic research on nuclear fission.
You will strive for excellence in your research, create scholarly outputs that can be compared to the highest international standards, supervise Ph D students and, through project applications, secure external funding.
- In addition …
Who we’re looking for
- Education
- Experience
You have demonstrable (i.e. through formal evaluation) qualities for academic teaching. Teaching experience is a plus.
- Skills
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.
What we offer
We offer a full-time appointment (2 x 50%) as Assistant Professor funded for a fixed term, starting at earliest on January 1st, 2025 until September 30th, 2028 in an intellectually challenging environment.
KU Leuven, UCLouvain and SCK CEN are research-intensive, internationally oriented centres conducting both fundamental and applied scientific research. The three institutions have a strong inter- and multidisciplinary focus and strive for international excellence. To this end,
KULeuven, UCLouvain and SCK CEN actively cooperate with their research partners at home and abroad.
KU Leuven and UCLouvain offer their students an academic education based on high-level scientific research. The SCK CEN Academy organises a unique international training in reactor technology.
The position implies to work 50% of the time in Leuven and 50% of the time in Louvain-la-Neuve and maintain regular contact with SCK CEN.
And also:
Extension of the appointment depends on your performance as well as on further financial support from the government.
KU Leuven, UCLouvain and SCK CEN are research-intensive, internationally oriented centres conducting both fundamental and applied scientific research. The three institutions have a strong inter- and multidisciplinary focus and strive for international excellence. To this end,
KULeuven, UCLouvain and SCK CEN actively cooperate with their research partners at home and abroad.
KU Leuven and UCLouvain offer their students an academic education based on high-level scientific research. The SCK CEN Academy organises a unique international training in reactor technology.
The position implies to work 50% of the time in Leuven and 50% of the time in Louvain-la-Neuve and maintain regular contact with SCK CEN.
And also:
- An integrated leadership and management training programme and a range of pedagogical, linguistic and other training courses;
- Benefits: transport, family, culture, commercial, etc. ;
- Official policy that supports equal opportunities and promotes diversity within academic and all other staff categories of staff;
- Specific emphasis on work-life balance.
Extension of the appointment depends on your performance as well as on further financial support from the government.
Practical Information
Application deadline: October 28th, 2024.
Starting date: January 1st 2025
Localisation :
Science and Technology Sector
Louvain School of Engineering (EPL) (https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/EPL)
Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (IMMC) (https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/IMMC)
Starting date: January 1st 2025
Localisation :
Science and Technology Sector
Louvain School of Engineering (EPL) (https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/EPL)
Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (IMMC) (https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/IMMC)
Need more information?
Questions about this position:
Prof. Olivier Bonaventure, Dean EPL – doyen-epl@uclouvain.be
Prof. Aude Simar, President IMMC – presidence-immc@uclouvain.be
Questions about the procedures ?
Cécile Lion, Rector’s Office, cecile.lion@uclouvain.be
Questions about online application:
Andreea Chiriac, Rector’s Office, secretariat-vrpp@uclouvain.be
Prof. Olivier Bonaventure, Dean EPL – doyen-epl@uclouvain.be
Prof. Aude Simar, President IMMC – presidence-immc@uclouvain.be
Questions about the procedures ?
Cécile Lion, Rector’s Office, cecile.lion@uclouvain.be
Questions about online application:
Andreea Chiriac, Rector’s Office, secretariat-vrpp@uclouvain.be
Interested?
To apply for both posts, please submit your application only to UCLouvain, via the online recruitment platform “Success Factors”, before October 28th, 2024.
To be admissible, your application must contain, in a single pdf file:
For a full explanation of these documents follow the link
To be admissible, your application must contain, in a single pdf file:
- Motivation letter;
- Biosketch;
- Full publication list and summary of 3-5 most significant recent publications;
- Research strategy: your four-year research programme AND a Ph D thesis proposal for hiring a Ph D student;
- Your vision on academic education (1-2 pages maximum);
- Copy of Ph D diploma;
- Names and contact details of 3-5 persons who can recommend your application. the acknowledgement of receipt of your application will tell you how to submit your letters of recommendation.
For a full explanation of these documents follow the link
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