Research Staff

Il y a 4 mois

Gent, Belgique Universiteit Gent Temps plein

**Faculty of Sciences**:

- **Department: WE12 - Geografie**:

- **Occupancy rate:100%**:

- **Number of positions: 1**:

- **Type of employment: Contract of limited duration**:

- **Term of assignment: 4 maanden**:

- **Wage scale: WM1 to WM4 (master degree)**:

- **Required diploma:Master**

**ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY**

Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.

**YOUR TASKS**

More specifically, you will be assigned to two tasks during your employment:

- The analytical evaluation of project-related data on disease spread, risk modelling and creation of ‘medical maps’ (e.g. visualisation of results in interactive web maps, graphs and tables).

You will thus be the crucial link in the project team for the visualisation and further analysis of the data. In this way, you will be able to make a valuable contribution to new scientific insights into the Transpacific history from the 16th to the 18th century.

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

You have at least a Master's degree in Geography & Geomatics (or any other Master's degree with a strong scientific component and link to computer science).

For this position, you should have some basic skills. The following competences are important:
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
- You have a very good knowledge of English.
- An interest in history and archaeology is a plus.
- You have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- You have experience with GIS software (QGIS and/or ArcGIS Pro) for performing analyses and creating maps.
- Experience with other geographical data management tools (e.g. FME) is a plus.
- You have already acquired skills in (spatial) statistical analysis of data and are willing to develop these skills further (e.g. network-based models such as chronnets).
- A thorough knowledge of Python and its main libraries (for data analysis) is required.
- You have experience with database management (PostgreSQL and extensions such as PostGIS).
- A mínimal knowledge of the version control platform GitHub is recommended

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCES
- You enjoy working with data and tools for geographical/spatial analysis.
- You are a problem solver who thoroughly analyses a problem before systematically looking for the best solution.
- You take initiative, work proactively and are result-oriented.
- You are a real team player who likes to share your knowledge/results with other team members.
- You are eager to learn and open to change.

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU**
- We offer you a contract of definite duration for a period of 4 months (01.11.24 to 28.02.25) with the prospect of an extension of up to 12 months with an appointment at KU Leuven (and collaboration with UGent), in the framework of a project on the historical spread of diseases in Southeast and East Asia.
- Your contract will start on 1/11/2024 at the earliest.
- Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale WM1 to WM4 (if you hold a Master’s degree) or salary scale PD1 to PD4 (if you hold a doctorate). Click here for more information about our salary scales.
- All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits (in Dutch).

**INTERESTED?**
- In the field **‘CV’**: your CV and an overview of your study results (merged into one pdf file)
- In the field **‘Diploma’**: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
- In the field **“other documents”**: a reference letter, an overview of your study results,

Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.

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