Ghent University is recruiting 8 professors with a track record of research excellence

In January 2024 Ghent University’s Executive Board approved the launch of 8 positions of professor, funded by the Special Research Fund. These professorships are granted the privilege of focusing primarily on research, with a limited teaching load, and are allocated to various faculties. The aim of the positions is to strengthen the research potential (in depth or in the breadth) of the faculties.

The professors, whose assignment is primarily research must attest to scientific excellence based on criteria of scientific quality, which is apparent, among other things, from publications in journals or books with international visibility and from the proposed scientific research in the research plan.

The vacancies for these professorships are advertised at the UGent-vacancy site, the Euraxess and Academic Positions sites, … and through various discipline-related sites. 

Discover the vacancies: (Please find more information on the Assignment and Profile by clicking on the link in the title. You will be redirected to the UGent-vacancy site for online application) 

Professor in Exercise Physiology and Sport Nutrition (26633) 

The Department of Movement and Sports Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences invites applications for a full-time position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the research unit of Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition to contribute to research in one or more subdisciplines: exercise physiology, environmental physiology, health aspects of competitive sport, fitness & health, exercise testing, strength & conditioning, sports nutrition & metabolism, molecular biology of exercise, sports data analysis and clinical exercise physiology. 

• For further information, please contact Professor Greet Cardon (Greet.Cardon@UGent.be)

Professor in Innovative Computer-aided Systems for Diagnostics, Surgery and Planning (26636)

The Department of Human Structure and Repair of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences seeks to appoint a full time Assistant Professor (tenure track) to contribute to research in the discipline of innovative computer-aided systems for diagnostics, surgery and planning. From this position, you form a liaison between the surgical medical disciplines on the one hand and the technical and engineering sciences on the other. You are the first point of contact for interdisciplinary research within the broader field of biomedical engineering techniques within the department.

• For further information, please contact Professor Jolanda Van Hengel (Jolanda.Vanhengel@UGent.be)

Professor in Scientific Computing (26709)

The Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics of the Faculty of Sciences seeks to appoint a full time Assistant Professor (tenure track) to conduct research within the area of ​​scientific computing. This research may be interdisciplinary in orientation but mathematical in nature (with an emphasis on applied mathematics), and involves the analysis of advanced computational techniques to answer complex scientific questions.  

• For further information, please contact Professor Marnix Van Daele (Marnix.Vandaele@UGent.be)

Professor in Hardware Accelerated Artificial Intelligence (26540)

The Department of Department of Information Technology of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture seeks to appoint a full time Assistant Professor (tenure track) to conduct research in the field of hardware accelerated artificial intelligence, more specifically regarding novel AI-models better suited for existing HW/SW-systems as well as the co-design of AI-models and innovative HW/SW-systems.

• For further information, please contact Professor Koen Debosschere (Koen.Debosschere@UGent.be)

Professor in Sustainability in Engineering (26536)

The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture seeks to appoint a full time Assistant Professor (tenure track) to (further) develop research, which is in line with one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals elaborated by the United Nations, and has its application in one or more engineering disciplines of the faculty. Your research area is complementary to the expertise already present in the faculty, in the field of sustainability, and in particular sufficiently distinct from the expertise on sustainability in materials science.

• For further information, please contact Professor Patrick De Baets (Patrick.Debaets@UGent.be)

Professor in Food processing (26585)

The Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering seeks to appoint a full time Assistant Professor (tenure track) to conduct research in the field of food processing in a complementary way with (product) technological and other research within the department, focusing on the technological aspects of conventional and innovative unit operations such as, for example, drying, thermal and non-thermal inactivation processes, (cryogenic) cooling, extrusion, and frying.

• For further information, please contact Professor Bruno De Meulenaer (Bruno.Demeulenaer@UGent.be)

Professor in Plant biotechnology (26586)

The Department of Biotechnology of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering seeks to appoint a full time Assistant Professor (tenure track) to conduct research in the domain of plant biotechnology. We expect you to develop the research area according to the latest innovations and acquire funding for the establishment of a new research group. The research is complementary to the expertise present in the department.

• For further information, please contact Professor Tom Desmet (Tom.Desmet@UGent.be)

Professor in socioeconomic history of the Modern and Contemporary Period (26734)

The Department of History of the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy seeks to appoint a full time Assistant Professor (tenure track) to conduct research in the field of socioeconomic history of the Modern and Contemporary Period of the Low Countries, in particular of Belgium, in a global perspective. You initiate collaborations within and outside your own discipline, research group and faculty. You are involved in relevant core facilities at Ghent University, such as the Quetelet Center and the Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities. 

• For further information, please contact Professor Jeroen Deploige (Jeroen.Deploige@UGent.be)