PhD Opportunities in Archaeology in Belgium

KU Leuven is recruiting a PhD candidate in Philosophy for the project Fluidity in the Medieval Aristotle. Readers and Readings of the Greek-Latin Translations (FitMA), funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under Horizon Europe. The project studies the manuscript transmission of medieval Latin translations of Aristotle and how readers and translators shaped their reception history. The selected PhD researcher will focus on the connection between reader annotations preserved in manuscripts...

Hasselt University’s Brain, Exercise and Muscle Research Group is seeking outstanding PhD candidate(s) for an FWO PhD Fellowship application (Fundamental Research) for 2027. The project sits at the intersection of muscle physiology , resistance training , exercise physiology , and healthy ageing , with a particular focus on older adults. The research aims to study dose–response relationships in resistance training and their effects on muscle force–velocity characteristics, combining ex vivo asse...

PhD position in social-political psychology at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels, Belgium , within the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology (CeSCuP) . The project examines the psychological and contextual factors underlying support for far-right politics, with a focus on intergroup relations , perceptions of threat , authoritarian attitudes , prejudice , political attitudes , and polarization . The post highlights the role of social and political contexts, especially in Br...

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) / CeSCuP is offering a PhD position in psychology and political science focused on authoritarian attitudes , perceived threat , polarisation , and support for far-right politics . The project is interdisciplinary and combines perspectives from social psychology and political science . It investigates why some citizens support far-right political parties and candidates, how threat perceptions shape political attitudes and behavior, and how these relationships v...

KU Leuven is recruiting a doctoral student for a PhD in late ancient philosophical historiography within the interdisciplinary project “A New Model for the Edition of Ancient Philosophical Fragments” . The position is based in the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Philosophy at KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium . The project develops a new model for editing fragments using digital editions and complex annotation schemes. The PhD research will focus on Damascius’ Vita Isidori , especially Photius’ excerp...

KU Leuven is advertising a PhD position in developing methodological standards for studying the effectiveness of new digital interventions (ref. BAP-2026-632). The position is based in Leuven, Belgium, within an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Methodology of Educational Science Research Group (CMPO) and the Center for Contextual Psychiatry (CCP) . The project sits at the intersection of psychology , neuroscience , statistics , and digital mental health . It focuses on the eMotion pro...

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is offering a fully funded PhD position within the CeSCuP research group in the Faculty of Psychological, Educational Sciences and Speech Therapy. The project focuses on perceptions of threat, intergroup relations, political attitudes, polarization, and support for the far right , combining perspectives from social psychology and political science . The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research environment and contribute to an ARC advanced p...

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), through the Brussels Bioengineering School (EBB), is offering a fully funded 4-year PhD position at the interface of plant biology and artificial intelligence. The project focuses on the plant circadian clock, an internal biological timer that coordinates growth, development, nutrient uptake, and stress responses with daily environmental cycles. The research is part of a new interdisciplinary initiative combining artificial intelligence, computational biology...

📢 PhD Opportunity at Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium through the Louvain research institute for Landscape, Architecture, Built environment (LAB) . The project, SMART-ETHIC: SMART energy Evaluation Through Human-centred Information Coordination , explores how smart buildings can be both technologically optimal and socially just. The doctoral researcher will work on simulations and analysis of how ownership , data sharing , and user control over HVAC and electrical systems af...