How to apply ?
The staff of K.U.Leuven can be employed under several statutes. You can apply for educational and research functions (academic tasks), and for management and support functions (administrative and technical personnel).
- Senior academic staff (ZAP)
- Education and research functions (AAP/BAP)
- Management and support functions (ATP)
If you find an interesting vacancy, then do not hesitate to show your interest by filling out the electronic application form.
If you are interested in more than one vacancies, then you can select these in the electronic application form. The more vacancies you select, the greater the chance that you will need to fill out more questionnaires.
The K.U.Leuven will certainly handle your data in the strictest confidence, and we will keep you informed concerning your results and any further steps that might be needed with your application.
The K.U.Leuven carries out an equal opportunity and diversity policy.
Explanation of the electronic application form
If you are applying for the first time via our electronic application form, you will need to register. You will need to provide a valid email address to which your username and password can be sent.
Please keep this email for future reference. You will need your username and password if you want to change your data later on, or if you wish to apply for another function.
You can attach various documents to the electronic application form. So, make sure that you have your CV and application letter ready. Further, there is also the opportunity to add a list of publications and a photograph (in jpg format). To add these documents, the necessary applications are available in the electronic application form.
For some functions a questionnaire must be filled out at the end of the application form.
Senior academic staff
For faculty positions starting in the academic year 2012-2013 - 2nd list applications are welcome until March 15, 2012. New vacancies will be published on February 3 and 20.
Please apply online by selecting the relevant faculty in the overview. Go to the vacant position you are interested in an click on the link in the column on the right to start your application. Electronic applications are obligatory.
In the course of the online application process, you will be asked to provide the following documents:
- Letter of application: a text stating why you consider yourself to be the right person to fill this vacant position or this vacant teaching assignment.
- Curriculum vitae, including studies, carreer history, academic research activities, editorial activities, research projects, supervising doctorates, academic grants, prizes and awards, periods of research elsewhere, organisation of conferences, participation in committees and meetings, teaching experience.
- List of publications
- A file describing your five most important publications. You should select the publications that you consider as being your most outstanding ones. These publications may relate to your entire career. Please include for each publication an abstract or summary and a brief explanation of why you consider the publication to be an outstanding one. The publications themselves do not need to be included.
Tenure track vacancies in senior academic staff
Some of the vacancies for senior academic staff are specified as tenure track vacancies. Tenure track offers young researchers the opportunity to prove themselves as assistant professors (docent). After five years, they will be evaluated according to well-defined criteria. In case of a positive assessment, they will be tenured as associate professor (hoofddocent).
The application and selection procedures are the same as for regular senior academic staff positions.
To be eligible for certain tenure track positions (exclusively funded by the Flemish Government), the candidates should have obtained their PhD less than 7 years before the start of the appointment. However, appointments in tenure track preferably take place earlier in a career.
