PhD opportunities in biology in belgium

Vrije Universiteit Brussel’s Rehabilitation Research Group (RERE) is advertising multiple openings in rehabilitation research, human movement sciences, and related clinical/technical areas. The opportunities include a PhD position on co-creation of exosuits for children with cerebral palsy (CP) with motion capture-based evaluation , a postdoctoral researcher role in exergames, personalised lifestyle interventions, and healthy ageing , a researcher vacancy in clinical biomechanical analyses in su...

University of Antwerp / Center for Medical Genetics (CMG Antwerp) is offering a PhD opportunity in whole genome sequencing for rare disease diagnostics . The project, “From Genome to Diagnosis: Clinical Application and Translation of Whole Genome Sequencing in Rare Disease Diagnostics” , focuses on the clinical translation of short-read and long-read whole genome sequencing (sr/lrWGS) to improve diagnosis for patients with rare diseases. Research topics include identifying pathogenic structural ...

PhD opportunity / teaching assistant position in Ecology & Biodiversity at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège (Belgium). The position is attached to the Biodiversité, Écosystèmes et Paysages unit and combines 50% research and 50% teaching over three renewable 2-year contracts . The doctoral research will examine human impacts on urban, woody, and grassy landscapes in South-Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , with a focus on landscape fragmentation, ecosystem degradation, biodiver...

The Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group at KU Leuven, part of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation (Faculty of Medicine), offers a PhD position focused on occupational insect venom allergy, with a special emphasis on bumblebee venom. This translational research group is closely linked to UZ Leuven and conducts multidisciplinary studies on food, drug, and insect venom allergies, mastocytosis, and immunological tolerance mechanisms. The group leverages unique p...

KU Leuven invites applications for a fully funded PhD position within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) project iSTRIDE, focusing on the pathology and prevention of Indwelling Device Associated Infections (IDAIs). The iSTRIDE consortium unites leading academic and industrial partners, including six hospitals, one research institute, seven universities, and two industrial partners, to advance research in microbiology, materials science, and diagnostic technology. The project ...

The KU Leuven is offering a fully funded PhD position within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) project iSTRIDE, focusing on the characterization and exploitation of microbial interactions in CAUTI biofilms. The iSTRIDE consortium unites leading academic and industrial partners to address the challenges of Indwelling Device Associated Infections (IDAIs), integrating expertise from six hospitals, one research institute, seven universities, and two industrial partners. The proj...

This PhD position at the University of Liege’s GIGA Research Centre offers an exciting opportunity to investigate how type 2 cytokines shape immune cell development and function. The project focuses on the mechanisms by which cytokines such as IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 influence hematopoiesis, myelopoiesis, and lymphopoiesis, with implications for both fundamental immunology and therapeutic interventions. Type 2 immunity is central to host defence against parasites and toxins and is implicated in di...

Ghent University invites applications for a full-time doctoral fellowship in the Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology. The position is part of the BioBoost project, which aims to boost plant defense against diseases and pests using biobased products. The research will focus on the fate and ecotoxicity of bio-based plant-defense elicitors, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary consortium including UGent and KULeuven research groups. The successful candidate will conduct experime...

This PhD project, offered jointly by KU Leuven and UCLouvain, focuses on nuclear metabolism in tumour hypoxia, exploring the interface between nuclear metabolism, chromatin regulation, and single-cell epigenomics in cancer. The research will be conducted in collaboration between the Laboratory for Functional Epigenetics at KU Leuven and the Metabolic Research Group at the de Duve Institute, UCLouvain. Both institutions are located in Belgium, approximately 30 minutes apart, and provide access to...