KU Leuven is looking for a dynamic and highly-motivated PhD student who will perform innovative scientific research in the field of biological control and chemical ecology. More specifically, they aim to improve biological control of pest insects by parasitoids (i.e. parasitic wasps that lay their eggs in other insects, their ‘hosts’) by an in-depth study of […]
2 PhD positions: The emancipatory potential of school education
You carry out research within the framework of a research project financed by the Special Research Fund of KU Leuven that wants to contribute to the very topical discussion about the future of school education. It builds on earlier research by the promoters into the public role of the school (see: https://respaedagogica.be/). The starting point of […]
26 coordinated arrests in Belgium and France of suspects of a migrant smuggling criminal group
The action is the result of a cross-border investigation supported by Eurojust and Europol which looks at the criminal activity of people smuggling across the continent, and was prompted by the discovery of 39 deceased Vietnamese nationals inside a refrigerated trailer in Essex in the United Kingdom in October 2019. In Belgium, 16 house searches […]
Scientific researcher COVID-19 project in Ghent University
Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 8,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. YOUR TASKS You participate in the COVID-19-related research activities at the Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling. You […]
PhD Student for the Department of Data analysis and mathematical modelling at Ghent University
The BIOSTAT research group of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University has a vacancy for a PhD student to perform research in the field of statistics. Research The candidate will work in one of the topics of the BIOSTAT unit (extreme value theory, spatial statistics and sampling problems). The development of statistical methods […]
PhD student in Pro-environmental behavior at Hasselt University
The Environmental Economics Research focuses on sustainability assessments of clean technologies and valuation of ecosystem services, and is a visible source of robust science-driven advice in these domains. Seeing the importance of pro-environmental behavior in the transition towards a more sustainable society, we are looking to expand our expertise. Job Content You will mainly be […]
Doctoral researcher in Law and Technology (AI)
The successful candidate will carry out research in the Centre for Philosophy of Law (CPDR) at Law Faculty of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium). Researchers at the CPDR conduct fundamental research, policy-oriented research, and applied legal research. Objective The objective of this research project is to investigate the issue of the recognition of legal […]