Academic position in Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the KU Leuven has a vacancy for a full-time academic position in the research group CEDON (Centre for Economics and Corporate Sustainability), part of the department ECON-CEDON. The vacancy is open to both junior and senior researchers. PhD students in the final phase of their studies may also apply.

You will be hired in the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or (Full) Professor, depending on your qualifications and academic experience. Junior researchers will be appointed as assistant professor in tenure track for a period of 5 years, which in case of a positive evaluation is followed by an appointment as a tenured associate professor.

Duties

Research

You are an ambitious, internationally oriented researcher who focuses on sustainability and corporate responsibility. You publish in international top journals within the field, attract external research funding, develop international research projects, and advise doctoral students. You strive for excellence in research and as such contribute to the reputation of the Faculty of Economics and Business and KU Leuven. You have an interest in fundamental scientific research and perceive opportunities for valorization of research findings and applied research. You develop and maintain a network of business contacts that provides value to teaching and research.

Teaching

You will teach courses related to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), ERS (Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability), business ethics, sustainable management and / or CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) on multiple campuses including Brussels and Antwerp. When assigning courses, we take as much as possible your profile and experience into account. You contribute to the optimization and continuous development of the educational programs for which the department ECON-CEDON is responsible, and you supervise bachelor’s and / or master’s theses. Tenure track candidates start with limited teaching duties. You develop teaching methods in line with the KU Leuven approach of research-based education with an emphasis on activating students (see http : / / www.kuleuven.be / english / education / education-at-ku-leuven). You take advantage of the opportunities offered by the faculty and the university to further develop your teaching skills. You contribute to the educational philosophy of the university, and you show commitment to uphold the high standards of its programs.

Service

You are willing to integrate in the research group, to actively participate in and contribute to professional group activities, and to take up internal service duties. You put teaching and research activities at the service of society and aim to contribute to the broader social debate. Tenure track candidates start with limited service duties.

Profile

You have a PhD in Applied Economics, Business, or Economics with an emphasis on sustainability and corporate responsibility or a PhD in a related domain with evidence of expertise in this field of research. You have excellent research output or research potential. The quality of your research is demonstrated by publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals, promising research projects and work-in-progress papers, and / or international research experience. Junior applicants show their research potential through the quality of their PhD dissertation or job market paper, and academic references. Experience in writing grant proposals and a strong international network are recommended. You can show evidence of strong didactical skills and preferably have teaching experience in the intended domain. You have the necessary communication and organizational skills and are a team player. Your written and spoken English is excellent. The official administrative language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you do not speak Dutch (or do not speak it well) at the start of employment, you can follow language training provided by KU Leuven to enable you to take part in administrative meetings. Before teaching courses in Dutch, you will be given the opportunity to learn Dutch to the required standard.

Offer

The vacancy is open to both junior and senior researchers. You will be hired in the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or (Full) Professor, depending on your qualifications and academic experience. Junior researchers will be appointed as assistant professor in tenure track for a period of 5 years, which in case of a positive evaluation is followed by an appointment as a tenured associate professor. You will join a dynamic and internationally oriented research environment. This full-time position initially requires a clear commitment to the study programs offered on the Brussels campus of the FEB, where you will join the Research group of CEDON. For more information on CEDON : https : / / feb.kuleuven.be / research / sustainability. Research in the domain can happen in close collaboration with colleagues, also on the other campuses of the FEB. The Faculty of Economics and Business has systematically been ranked highly by several independent accreditation committees regarding the quality of its research and teaching programs. The FEB has acquired the renowned EQUIS accreditation and benefits from an extensive national and international network, both in academia and in the business world. For more information, please consult : http : / / feb.kuleuven.be / eng / research and http : / / feb.kuleuven.be / focus. KU Leuven is well set to welcome foreign professors and their family and provides practical support with regard to immigration & administration, housing, childcare, learning Dutch, and partner career coaching, among others. To facilitate scientific onboarding and accelerate research in the first phase a starting grant of 110 000 euro is offered to new professors without substantial other funding, appointed for at least 50%. The KU Leuven pursues a policy of equal opportunity and diversity and explicitly encourages underrepresented groups at the university to apply. For more information, please consult : https : / / www.kuleuven.be / english / life-at-ku-leuven, http : / / feb.kuleuven.be / eng / about-feb / jobs and https : / / feb.kuleuven.be / nl / 0790-bro-intzap.pdf.

Interested?

More detailed information on the job application procedure and the documents that need to be uploaded, can be found on the following website : https : / / www.kuleuven.be / personeel / jobsite / en / academic-staff / senior-academic-staff-tenure-track-information#job-application. Concerning the additional documents that are listed on this website, we ask to upload a file with information regarding your research (a full publication list, a list of your research projects) and your teaching (an overview of teaching activities and teaching projects).External academic reference letters (required for junior applicants) can be sent directly to [email protected]. For problems with online applying, please contact [email protected]. You can apply for this job no later than November 15, 2023, 10.55pm (CET)