Faculty position for ERC grant holder in the field of Photocatalysis and Artificial Photosynthesis

In the Science, Engineering and Technology Group of KU Leuven, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, Centre for Membrane separations, Adsorption, Catalysis and Spectroscopy there is a temporary (5 years) part-time (95%) academic vacancy in the field of Photocatalysis and Artificial Photosynthesis, in Leuven (Campus Arenberg). We are looking for internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record. Candidates have recently been awarded an ERC grant in this area and are willing to perform their research at KU Leuven. Candidates also have educational competence in the field of chemistry and materials science.We are offering a temporary (5 years) part-time (95%) employment in an intellectually challenging environment.

KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied scientific research. Our university is highly inter- and multidisciplinarily focused and strives for international excellence. In this regard we actively work together with research partners in Belgium and abroad and provide our students with an academic education that is based on high-quality scientific research.

You will work in Leuven, a historic, dynamic and lively city located in the heart of Belgium, within 20 minutes from Brussels, the capital of the European Union, and less than two hours from Paris, London and Amsterdam.

Depending on your record and qualifications, you will be appointed to one of the grades of the senior academic staff for a period of 5 years. The part-time, temporary appointment will start at the same time as the ERC grant and will start no earlier than 01 / 02 / 2026.To facilitate scientific onboarding and accelerate research in the first phase a starting grant of € 110,000 euro is offered to new professors.