Job offersThe research team of OPTEC was awarded renewed and generous funding until 2017 and is looking for enthusiastic researchers with a creative and open mind. You are fluent in English, have excellent communication skills, and a background in engineering, computer science or mathematics. Apply now, if you are interested in a job student, PhD or post-doc position in our international and multidisciplinary team.
PhD and Postdoc positions
Besides a competitive salary we offer a stimulating research environment within our growing Center of Excellence on Optimization in Engineering, OPTEC. OPTEC is well connected internationally with several high ranking international visitors every month, and encompasses groups from five different departments of K.U. Leuven [Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Computer Science]. OPTEC combines altogether 20 professors, 12 postdocs, and more than 50 PhD students that jointly work on bringing state-of-the-art optimization methods together with real-world engineering applications.
Electronic applications (by holders of at least a masters degree) including a CV, certificates with high school and university marks in mathematics, physics and computer science, Toefl test results (if applicable), a list of publications, names of two possible references, and a brief description of your research interests are most welcome.
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NEW! Grant for 2 PhD in engineering: Numerical Methods, Computational Tools and Software for the Analysis and Control of LPV Systems
NEW! Postdoc position: Automatic Flight Control of Small Tethered UAVs for Wind Power Generation
NEW! Postdoc position: Algorithmic Optimization
NEW! PhD and Postdoc positions: ERC Advanced Grant A-DATADRIVE-B
Job student positions
OPTEC offers several job student positions for undergraduates who work on little projects within our interdisciplinary research team. This offers you the opportunity to gain extra-curricular research experience and to obtain valuable additional skills for your academic career. These projects usually comprise 4 to 6 weeks reasonably paid full-time work during the summer holidays and will be supervised by a PhD student or postdoc from OPTEC.
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