A full-time lecturer at the Faculty of Computer Science

Organisation/Company Université de Namur Department Faculty of Computer science Research Field Computer science Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 27 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 38 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Committed to putting computer science at the service of society, mindful of its impact on the environment, and upholding the values of solidarity and sustainable development, the Faculty of Computer Science develops cutting-edge teaching and research. It embraces a broad, holistic and inclusive vision of computer science. It offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes, both full-time and part-time, and participates in several joint degree programmes in Namur and Charleroi.

Your responsibilities

Within the Faculty of Computer Science, you will undertake teaching, research and administrative duties. More specifically, you will be responsible for the following activities:

• You will undertake teaching duties within the various degree programmes organised or co-organised by the Faculty of Computer Science.
• You will teach general computer science courses as well as subjects related to your research expertise, covering their conceptual, methodological, organisational and technological aspects.
• You may also be required to contribute to other degree programmes with which the Faculty of Computer Science is associated.
• Your course portfolio will be determined based on your areas of expertise and the distribution of teaching responsibilities amongst the Faculty’s academic staff. This portfolio is likely to evolve over the course of your career.
• You will also supervise final-year dissertations and student projects.
• You will employ dynamic and stimulating teaching methods, in line with the institution’s innovative teaching policy (PUNCH).

Research activities

• You will carry out your research in the field of software engineering, whilst also engaging with at least one other area of specialisation within the faculty, in particular artificial intelligence (AI4SE, SE4AI) or cybersecurity (Secure software development, DevSecOps).
• You will conduct research into a topical and promising area, both in terms of academic visibility and potential partnerships with industry, with an openness to fields of application such as those covered by the Walloon competitiveness clusters.
• You will prioritise topics likely to lead to collaborations with other academics within the Faculty.
• You will conduct research of an international standard, so as to strengthen and complement the Faculty’s existing expertise.
• You will supervise PhD theses.
• You will build, lead and manage a research team.
• You will be mindful of the human aspects and societal impacts of computer science.
• Your research project will take into account the growing role played by artificial intelligence, particularly generative artificial intelligence, in the field of software engineering.

Community service activities

• You will take part in Faculty Council meetings as well as other decision-making and consultative bodies within the Faculty of Computer Science.
• You will represent the Faculty of Computer Science and the University of Namur in national and/or international scientific organisations.
• You will take part in activities to promote computer science studies at the University of Namur.
• You will help raise the profile of the University of Namur and the Faculty of Computer Science to the wider world through activities that you initiate or to which you are invited as an expert.

Qualifications, training and experience

You hold a PhD in computer science or an equivalent qualification.

You have:

• proven scientific expertise in the field of software engineering;
• experience recognised through international-level publications;
• experience and/or skills in teaching at university level;
• experience and/or skills in dynamic and stimulating teaching methods.

You have undertaken one or more extended scientific or academic placements, or gained significant relevant experience outside the institution that awarded your PhD.

Skills (knowledge, professional skills and behavioural skills)

You possess the following skills:

• the ability to work as part of a team;
• an open-minded approach, the ability to integrate, develop and adapt in relation to subject matter;
• the ability to set up research projects t