Junior professor in thermo-hydraulics for lead cooled Small Modular Reactors

il y a 23 heures


Leuven, Belgique KU Leuven Temps plein

You have a PhD in Engineering Science or a related field, and have expertise in the field of nuclear technology.You have a strong research profile. The quality of your research is proven by publications in prominent international journals and patents. International experience is an advantage. You have demonstrable qualities related to academic education. Teaching experience is an advantage. You possess organisational skills and have a cooperative attitude. You also possess leadership capacities within a university context.A good command of English is required. KU Leuven offers courses in academic English. The administrative language of KU Leuven is Dutch. If you have no or insufficient knowledge of Dutch upon recruitment, KU Leuven provides a training offer that should allow you to participate in board meetings. Before teaching a class assignment in Dutch, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the knowledge of Dutch required for this purpose. You communicate also in French. If this is not the case, you commit to acquire proficiency in this language within two years of taking up your post.The research will be carried out both at KU Leuven (Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Applied Mechanics and Energy Conversion) and at UCLouvain (Ecole Polytechnique and Institute of mechanics, materials and civil engineering) in close collaboration with SCK CEN. We are looking for internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record and with teaching competence in the field of Mechanical Engineering, including nuclear technology. The successful candidate will be appointed for a fixed term, 50% in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Engineering Science at KU Leuven (Leuven) and 50% in Institute of mechanics, materials and civil engineering, Ecole polytechnique de Louvain at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve). You will find below the link to the offer at UCLouvain.SCK CEN is a world leader in the field of nuclear technology for peaceful applications. Together with SCK CEN, the federal government has launched a research programme exploring the possibilities of electricity and hydrogen production via SMR by 2040. The aim is to develop lead-cooled SMRs and prepare the path to a lead-cooled technology demonstrator at SCK CEN in Mol.We offer a full-time appointment as assistant professor for a fixed term, starting at earliest on January 1, 2025 until September 30th, 2028 (50% at KU Leuven and 50% at UCLouvain) in an intellectually challenging environment. Extension of the appointment depends on your performance as well as on further financial support from the government. KU Leuven, UCLouvain and SCK CEN are research-intensive, internationally oriented centres conducting both fundamental and applied scientific research. The three institutions have a strong inter- and multidisciplinary focus and strive for international excellence. To this end, KU Leuven, UCLouvain, and SCK CEN actively cooperate with their research partners at home and abroad. KU Leuven and UCLouvain offer their students an academic education based on high-level scientific research. The SCK CEN Academy organizes a unique international training in reactor technology. Your appointment implies to work 50% of the time in Leuven and 50% of the time in Louvain-la-Neuve and maintain regular contact with SCK CEN.



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