PhD Candidate: LINE-1 Host Factors

KU Leuven is recruiting for a PhD position focused on LINE-1 retrotransposition in human disease. The project will investigate aberrant LINE-1 activity and its role in disease mechanisms, within the Molecular Medicine group.The role includes preparing an FWO fellowship application (deadline March 2027) and conducting independent research under supervision,...

Antleron is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). They develop hybrid cell culture processes and digital twin platforms to enable scalable, automated, and personalized production of cell and gene therapies, including mesenchymal stem cells, extracellular vesicles, and rAAV vectors.This PhD position focuses...

The researcher to be hired will work in the field of Operations Management and Supply Chain Analytics under the supervision of Dr. Shumail Mazahir, Dr. Maximiliano Udenio, and Dr. Robert Boute.This work should lead to a PhD degree granted by KU Leuven and SKEMA via the SKEMA – KU Leuven Joint Degree doctoral program “AI in OM”.Some research keywords of...

PhD in late ancient philosophical historiographyFollowing a grant of the Research Fund of the University of Leuven, an interdisciplinary research project “A New Model for the Edition of Ancient Philosophical Fragments” was launched in October 2025. In its present phase, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Philosophy seek to hire a doctoral student who...

The selected candidate will be part of the SUNSET Doctoral Network built around a community of leading scholars and 10 doctoral candidates (DCs) delivering insights into how universities and their host cities can collaborate and interact to achieve the digitalization and sustainability goals set out by current European and global policy agendas. The network...

The selected candidate will be part of the SUNSET Doctoral Network built around a community of leading scholars and 10 doctoral candidates (DCs) delivering insights into how universities and their host cities can collaborate and interact to achieve the digitalization and sustainability goals set out by current European and global policy agendas. The network...

The candidate will work on the development of Machine Learning and optimization techniques to make supermarket operations more sustainable. He/she will find a dynamic and pleasant working environment in both universities, in groups that are actively involved in scientific research at the highest international level.Some research keywords of this PhD position...

PhD on ERC StG DOLIGOAL – Understanding the regulation of dolichol synthesis and interactions with cholesterol metabolism An ERC funded full-time PhD position is available to join the Laboratory of Prof. Matthew Wilson in the GPURE: Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Urology and Reproduction subsection of the Department of Development and Regeneration at KU Leuven,...

This proposed PhD research will be carried out in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) team at the Department of Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven. AM Team Website Project KU Leuven seeks a highly motivated PhD candidate for a fully funded, four-year international doctoral position within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) project...