Vacancies April 23 2025

Research professor in soil-plant-water interactions in agro- and ecosystems (BOFZAP) at KU Leuven

The Science, Engineering and Technology Group of KU Leuven, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, invites scholars to apply for a full‐time research professorship in the Division of Soil and Water Management. This position is funded by the Special Research Fund (BOFZAP), established by the Flemish Government.    We are looking for motivated and internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record and educational competence in the field of soil-plant-water interactions. The appointment is expected to start on September 1, 2026. Applications will be evaluated in parallel and independently by (1) the KU Leuven Research Council in a competitive process across academic domains, and (2) the faculty advisory committee. During the first 10 years, the teaching obligations as a research professor will be limited. Afterwards, the position will be transformed into a regular professorship. More information can be found here.

Several Position open in the DROOGHT project

Postdoctoral researcher in root/crop modelling

Three-year postdoc position to work on the in silico prediction of root ideotypes for drought resistance across Europe. More details can be found here.

PhD researcher in crop root research

Four-year PhD position to work on the mapping of root trait variations European scale. more details can be found here.

PhD researcher in plant root modelling

Four-year PhD position to identify the structural root traits that most influence water uptake dynamics using in silico modelling. more details can be found here.

All offers here.