Werken bij VUB
For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for freedom, equality and solidarity, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.
At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities: innovators pur sang, but above all people who are 100% their authentic selves. With some 4,000 employees, we are the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located.
Add to this our principle of free research - in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research. In short: the VUB all over again.
Moreover, the VUB is a member of EUTOPIA, an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves.
Working at KSB
The Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) – see https://www.astro.oma.be/en/ - was founded in 1826, before the independence of Belgium. It is a Federal Scientific Institution (FSI) belonging to the Belgian Science Policy (Belspo). Researchers at the ROB study planet Earth, the sun as well as other objects from the near and far universe, with a strong focus on space missions. Among the scientific disciplines of the ROB we may find astronomy, planetology, geophysics, seismology, space geodesy and solar physics. For these, the ROB cooperates with numerous international centers.
At ROB, the ECO FED-tWIN researcher will work in the Operational Directorate (OD) "Solar Physics and Space Weather" – see https://www.sidc.be/. This OD has about 50 staff on a full-time equivalent basis and has applied research activities around solar observation from Earth, amongst others through the world data center for long-term sunspot observation, through the space missions Proba 2, EUI on Solar Orbiter and Proba 3, and through space weather services operating under the umbrella of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the Vrije Universiteit van Brussel (VUB) are jointly hiring a senior researcher in the context of the FED-tWIN programme, a federal research programme of the Belgian Science Policy ("Belspo")
More concretely your work package contains:
Education and Research domain:
Research tasks:
Education tasks:
What do we expect from you?
You hold a PhD in Sciences or in Engineering Sciences, or a degree or certificate recognized as equivalent. When assessing a non-Benelux degree, an equivalence certificate must be requested from NARIC, see https://www.naricvlaanderen.be/en/recognitions/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. We advise you, if applicable, to start the recognition procedure at NARIC as soon as possible.
This PhD has been obtained not longer than 12 years prior to the predetermined submission date of your candidature file. This period is extended by 1 year for any absence due to pregnancy, parental or adoption leave, as well as any prolonged absence due to illness of the candidate himself and/or a first-degree relative.
Ideally, you have:
It is recommended that:
A member of the academic staff who is entrusted with a teaching assignment must also be able to demonstrate that the language of instruction is known at ERK level C1 through a qualification certificate or through an adequate diploma. The VUB also provides courses in, for example, academic English.
The administrative language of the VUB is Dutch. In case of insufficient knowledge of Dutch, the VUB will provide an integration course. After a maximum of five years, a member of the academic staff must demonstrate adequate knowledge of the administrative language (ERK level B2).
For a complete overview, please consult the complete language regulations on https://jobs.vub.be/content/Regulations-concerning-language-proficiency/.
Certificates demonstrating knowledge of the language can already be added to the application.
The VUB wants to be a reflection of the society where everyone's talent is valued, regardless of gender, age, religion, skin color, migration background, disability and neurodiversity.
Are you going to be our new colleague?
We offer a full-time senior research position for an initial period of 5 years, renewable for 2 years terms of 5 years after positive evaluation.
The appointment takes place in the form of two half-time contracts at the Royal Observatory of Belgium and Vrije Universiteit Brussel respectively with an expected starting date of the employment on 01-12-2024.
At the ROB, the 50% appointment takes place at SW2 level (senior researcher) with a contract of indefinite duration, where you will be part of the Operational Directorate (OD) "Solar Physics and Space Weather".
At the VUB, the candidate is appointed as a 10% ZAP lecturer with a temporary appointment for a period of five years, renewable after positive evaluation, and as a 40% postdoctoral researcher, where you will be part of the Department of Applied Physics and Photonics (TONA) and the research group "Brussels Photonics" (B-PHOT) of the VUB’s Faculty of Engineering.
More information about the research group B-PHOT is to be found on https://www.b-phot.org
The current state of the ECO space mission concept is described in the papers:
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/3/425
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/16/2556
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/13/4444
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/23/5487
Information on the ESA Earth Explorer program can be found at
https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/earth-explorers
Information on the Belspo FEDt-WIN programme can be found at https://www.belspo.be/belspo/FED-tWIN/index_en.stm
Is this the job you’ve been dreaming of?
Then apply, at the latest on 26/05/2024, via jobs.vub.be, and upload the following documents:
Do you have questions about the job content? Contact Steven Dewitte en/of Francis Berghmans at steven.dewitte@oma.be - francis.berghmans@vub.be.
Would you like to know what it’s like to work at the VUB? Go to jobs.vub.be, and find all there is to know about our campuses, benefits, strategic goals and your future colleagues.
Would you like more information about EUTOPIA? Go to eutopia-university.eu, and read more about the role of the VUB in the development of the EUTOPIA alliance.
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