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Doctoral Student - Sustainability in Deep Tech

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Director VUB BUDA (Business Development Academy)

The Faculty Social Sciences & Solvay Business School, Department Business Technology and Operations, is looking for a PhD-student with a doctoral grant.

Context:

• This position provides a unique opportunity to support sustainable innovation in businesses while conducting impactful research in sustainability and entrepreneurship.
• You will help foster a forward-thinking, sustainable ecosystem in Brussels.

About Us:

• BUDA: Research group focused on business development supported by artificial intelligence and grounded in sustainability.
• FARI: A non-profit institute leveraging AI, data, and robotics for the common good.
• sustain.brussels: A digital innovation hub supporting Brussels’ digital transformation and sustainability goals.

Responsibilities:

• You will conduct sustainability assessments for Brussels-based companies.
• You will develop training modules on sustainable business practices and innovation.
• You will engage with companies, startups, policymakers, and researchers to foster collaboration.
• You will conduct research on sustainable business design, culminating in a doctoral thesis.
• You will support the day-to-day operations and outreach of BUDA and sustain.brussels.

Profile

What do we expect from you?

• You hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Sustainability Science, Innovation Management, or Business Studies.
• You have a start-up mentality and experience with qualitative or quantitative research.
• You possess strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory; working knowledge of Dutch or French is highly desirable.
• Strong intrinsic motivation and self-organization are a pre-requisite for the execution of this function.
• You have not performed any works in the execution of a mandate as an assistant, paid from operating resources, over a total (cumulated) period of more than 12 months.

The VUB wants to be a reflection of the society where everyone's talent is valued.

Offer

You’ll be offered a full-time PhD-scholarship, for 12 months (extendable up to max. 48 months, on condition of the positive evaluation of the PhD activities), with a planned starting date 01/03/2025.

IMPORTANT: The effective result of the doctorate scholarship is subject to the condition precedent of your enrolment as a doctorate student at the university.

At the VUB, you’re guaranteed an open, involved and diverse workplace with opportunities to build on your career.

As well as this, you will also enjoy various other benefits:

• Extensive homeworking options and a telework allowance;
• An open and informal working environment with attention to work-life balance;
• Cost-free hospitalisation insurance;
• Full reimbursement of your home-to-work commute with public transport;
• A wide selection of meals in our campus restaurants at attractive prices;
• Excellent and affordable facilities for sport and exercise;
• Nursery near campus, discount on holiday camps;
• The space to form your job content and to continuously learn through our VUB learning platforms.

Interested?

If this is the job you’ve been dreaming of, then apply at the latest on 31/01/2025 via jobs.vub.be, and upload your CV, motivation letter, and diploma.

Do you have questions about the job content? Contact Prof. Dr. Geoffrey Aerts at geoffrey.aerts@vub.be.

Seniority Level

Internship

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Education and Training

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