Temporary positions open to fleeing Ukrainian scientists or professionals
In the table below, you can find information about temporary positions opened up by our KU Leuven research groups and available for fleeing Ukrainian scientists or professionals.
For each of the positions, a contact person is indicated. This person can give you more information, and will gather your application should you be interested in taking up this position. We aim to give you an answer to your questions within the shortest possible time, and make a selection for each position in the short term.
The working conditions that will be applicable to these temporary positions are the same as those applicable to our regular positions. More information can be found here.
| Faculty/ department | Contact person | Nature of the position | Research or professional domain | Initial duration of the position | Description |
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| Department of Imaging and Pathology |
Stefaan Soenen |
Research | Nanomedicine and non-invasive optical imaging | 3 or 4 years | A full time position as a PhD or postdoc researcher concerning the generation and use of polymeric nanomaterials for tumor-targeted gene expression. The main goal is to induce non-viral gene expression in the tumor only, to stimulate anti-tumor immunity. We also have a strong focus on optical imaging on live animals to study biodistribution and therapeutic efficacy of all our compounds. |
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Faculty of Science |
Nikolay Bobev |
Research | Theoretical high energy physics. | At least 3 months (can be discussed) | The position is a research position in the Institute for Theoretical Physics. Possible topics are fundamental theoretical particle physics, gravity, holography, or string theory. The candidate is expected to contribute to the research in the high-energy theory group, interact actively with the researchers at the Institute and the masters and Ph.D. students. |
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Faculty of Biomedical Sciences |
Gabriele Bergers |
Research | Cancer, tumor microenvironment with focus on blood vessels and immune cells, immunotherapies, and resistance | 3 months - 1 year (can potentially be extended) |
The position is a Postdoc or Technical staff (for mouse husbandry, genetics, molecular, cell biology, and mouse-related experiments) role. The postdoc would be involved in projects relating to tumor immunology and lymph node metastasis. |
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Faculty of Medicine Department of Development & Regeneration |
Vincent Pasque |
Research | Development and stem cell biology | 1 year | The Pasque laboratory studies the mechanisms of cell fate specification during early mammalian development and reprogramming, with a focus on pluripotency, dosage compensation and the pancreas (see publications: Posfai et al. Nature Cell Biology 2021; Talon et al. Genome Biology 2021; Vanheer et al. bioRxiv 2020, Janiszewski et al. Genome Research 2019). Our team uses pluripotent stem cells (human, mouse) and a combination of genetic, molecular, cellular, and computational techniques to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of peri-implantation development and reprogramming, and pancreas development, to reveal molecular changes that underlie diseases and to design new therapeutic approaches. The Pasque laboratory is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist interested to join a national interuniversity funded collaborative project with the laboratories of Miriam Cnop (ULB), Pierre Vanderhaeghen (KUL/VIB), Lynette Lim (KUL/VIB), Laurent Nuygen (ULG), Jean- Christophe Jonas and Patrick Gilon (UCL). http://www.kuleuven.be/pasquelab |
| Faculty of Bioscience Engineering |
Jan Delcour |
Research | Food technology | To be determined | The researcher will support the research activities currently going on in the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering. This can be either as a lab technician, as a master's student, or as a postdoc. |
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Faculty of Medicine Department of Development & Regeneration |
Ioannis Papantoniou |
Research | Stem cells, Tissue Engineering, Biological background | 6 - 9 months |
The project will have to do with the use of stem cells for the production of tissue-engineered implants for skeletal regeneration. Basic knowledge and background in cell biology knowledge of basic techniques and protocols for human cell culture and characterization (knowledge on some of these techniques gene expression/PCR, ELISA, histology..). The researcher will be embedded in existing projects and work alongside other Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Researchers. |
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Faculty of Medicine Department of Development & Regeneration |
Rufin Vogels |
Other: Lab Technician | Neurophysiology | 1 year | This position will assist with the care, behavioral training, and neurophysiological experiments of animals. |
| Department of Human Genetics |
Annemie Puttemans |
Research | Bioinformatics: NGS, NIPT, Liquid Biopsy, and/or Single Cell | At least 3 months (short or long period possible) | Position as bioinformatician to participate in or take the lead in research projects. All levels are welcome: master, Ph.D. candidates, or postdoctoral level. |
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Faculty of Engineering Science Department Mechanical Engineering |
Jan Swevers |
Research | Robotics and Mechatronics: optimal control and motion planning. | 3 months (can be extended) | We are looking for a motivated and skilled researcher to support our research activities within the field of optimal motion planning of robotic and mechatronic systems. The focus will be on the implementation/application and validations of our developed methodologies/algorithms/software on industrial cases (simulation or experimental). An ideal candidate has an MSc degree in engineering and a strong background in systems and control. Proficiency in English is a requirement. |
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Faculty of Medicine Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation |
Tassos Economou |
Research | Protein structural biology/protein biophysics/molecular microbiology/mass spectrometry/smFRET/protein dynamics | 3 months (can be extended) | We can employ a bursary International postdoc for 3 months to work on lab-related projects for a candidate with an appropriate background. Depending on match this bursary period could also be extended. Our projects would mainly benefit from a candidate with a background in protein structural biology and protein dynamics/protein biophysics with practical experience in either mass spectrometry (ideally HDX-MS or Native-MS) or confocal smFRET methods and with experience in handling protein purification. Main instruments in the lab include a smFRET confocal microscope (Microtime 200), an HDX-MS set-up (Waters Synapt G2 mass spectrometer), CD (Jasco) with Peltier cooling, Carry eclipse fluorimeter with Peltier cooling, ITC, laser light scattering analysis, gel-based protein analysis, protein purification, large scale bacterial culture, molecular biology. We can discuss with interested candidates more details and guide them. More info on the lab and all our publications can be found on our site (https://rega.kuleuven.be/bac/economou). |
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Faculty of Engineering Science Department ESAT (Electrical Engineering) |
Dirk Van Hertem |
Research | Electrical power systems (mathematical engineering, AI, computer science,...) | TBD (3 - 6 - 12 months) |
This position can be either an internship, a (visiting) researcher, a post-doctoral researcher, or a software developer. In our research team, we investigate the transition to net-zero power systems, mainly on the topic of high voltage direct current for the integration of renewables and decision support tools for grid operators. Depending on the background, the person would be involved in one of the many ongoing projects (optimizations, coding,...). |
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Faculty of Engineering Science Department of Materials Engineering |
Maria Seo |
Lab Technician or Lab Assistant | Material Science (Structural Composites and Alloys, Integrity, and Nondestructive Testing) | 3-6 months |
We offer a part-time position (50%) to prepare samples for Electron Microscopy, sticking, chafing, and polishing samples, maintenance of small machinery for sample prepping. |
| Faculty of Bio-Engineering |
Jan Michiels |
Lab Technician | Microbiology | 3 months | Function as a lab technician (ATP). Help in providing basic support to a molecular microbiology lab. This support may involve the preparation of media, inoculations, basic microbiology, and molecular biology techniques. |
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