Postdoc Opportunities in Environmental Sustainability in Belgium

Ghent University is recruiting for the ERC Starting Grant project LuMoCX , an interdisciplinary programme on the production of metals, oxygen, and construction materials from lunar regolith using solar energy. The project combines materials science , chemical engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , computational fluid dynamics , molecular dynamics , and experimental work on molten oxides and slag systems . There are openings for multiple PhD candidates and one postdoctoral researcher . ...

KU Leuven is offering a postdoctoral position in plant systems biology for research on climate change resilience and disease resistance within the Division of Crop Biotechnics (Department of Biosystems). The position is hosted by the labs of Prof. Devang Mehta and Prof. Hervé Vanderschuren , who work in experimental plant systems biology and tropical plant biotechnology. The project environment includes access to long-read sequencing, proteomics mass spectrometry, and the Leuven Institute for Si...

VIB’s Laboratory of Causal Systems Immunology is recruiting a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher for an in vivo CRISPR screening project focused on immune-cell states , single-cell perturbation technologies , and systems immunology . The work sits at the intersection of experimental biology , computational biology , bioinformatics , and causal inference / probabilistic AI , with opportunities to work on either the dry-lab side, wet-lab side, or a hybrid profile. The lab is embedded in the VI...

KU Leuven is advertising three full-time, five-year postdoctoral research positions within the ERC Advanced Grant RECUR . The positions are organized around three research areas and are aimed at candidates with strong backgrounds in theology, religion, political theory, anthropology, and qualitative empirical research. Area A: Systematic, Constructive, and Political Theology seeks applicants with expertise in systematic theology, constructive theology, political theology, or related theological ...

KU Leuven is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher in Protein Engineering position in the Pinheiro group, focused on enzymatic DNA synthesis and the engineering of a recently discovered hyperthermophilic polymerase with template-independent activity. The project aims to improve the enzyme through directed evolution and structure-guided design , with specific targets including terminator acceptance, coupling efficiency, and control over stepwise nucleotide addition. The successful candidate will ...

Postdoctoral position at the GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research group (GHER) , University of Liège, Belgium. The successful candidate will join the EU project COMEDI within a consortium of 11 leading partners working on data assimilation and deep learning . The research will focus on developing and adapting assimilation schemes based on generative deep learning methods , including flow matching and diffusion models . This opportunity is especially relevant for researchers with backgrounds...

Postdoctoral research opportunity at the GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research group (GHER), University of Liège, Belgium. This position is for a project scientist / post-doc within the Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography at the University of Liège. The successful candidate will join the GHER team and contribute to the EU Horizon Europe project COMEDI, which brings together 11 leading partners working at the intersection of data assimilation and deep learning. The researc...

Ghent University in Belgium is advertising an ERC Starting Grant project, LuMoCX , with multiple PhD positions and one postdoctoral position focused on transforming lunar regolith into useful metals, oxygen, and construction materials using solar-energy-based processing . The research sits at the intersection of metallurgy , materials science , pyrometallurgy , high-temperature processing , and space resource utilization . Technical topics mentioned include molten oxides and slags , materials ch...

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 are a forthcoming postdoctoral fellowship opportunity under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, managed by the European Commission. The scheme supports excellent researchers holding a PhD who want to strengthen their profile through international mobility , interdisciplinary research , and inter-sectoral training . The call is open to researchers of any nationality and supports projects in both academic and non-academic sectors. Fellowships can take place in Eu...