Within the Faculty/Department, you will take part to the teaching, research and service activities. More precisely:

• You will be in charge of the teaching of various bachelor courses (including data management in Life Sciences, bacterial ecology and metabolism) and more specialized master courses in microbiology and bioinformatics for a total of±150h/year. The list of courses may be subjected to slight changes over the years.
• You will also mentor master theses within the master programs in molecular microbiology and the master in molecular and cellular biology.
• You will conduct research in molecular microbiology focused on bacteria and/or their parasites (bacteriophages). The proposed research must be complementary to the research conducted in the URBM (http://www.urbm.be). The innovative project will aim at extending the URBM conceptual and technological expertise to a combination of bioinformatics (big data analysis, phylogeny, structural analysis…) and experimental approaches, including but not limited to bacterial cell biology, biology of bacterial pathogens, applied and/or synthetic microbiology, biology of phages. The study of an original free-living or symbiotic bacterial model will be a strong asset. In this context, you are also expected to mentor PhD theses and to actively raise external funding.
• You will show a strong commitment in the service activities organized by the Department, the Faculty of Science and the University.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Eligibility criteria

• the aforementioned knowledge/skills
• the quality and originality of the research and teaching projects provided in the application file.
• the significant publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• the priority will be set on candidates who demonstrate a strong adequacy between the research expertise and the teaching requirements as well as the originality of the proposed research project.

Selection process

• Analysis and selection of the application files by the recruitment committee
• Interview and selection by the recruitment committee comprising an oral presentation of the proposed projects together with a lecture on a topic provided by the recruitment committee before the interview
• Meeting with the human resources department
• Decision by the board of directors

Application modalities

The application file must include:

- a detailed CV,

- a letter of motivation,

- the UNamur application form (https://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs/formulaires/formulaire-de-candidat...).

- a teaching project (2-4 pages) reflecting the different learning approaches that will be used in the bachelor and in the master courses.

- a detailed short-, middle- and long-term research project (5-10 pages) specifying the potential interactions with UNamur Research groups

- a complete list of publications

- a list of reference persons

Must be emailed to the director of the human resource department at candidature@unamur.be by 31st January at the latest.

REQUIREMENTS

Required Research Experiences

• RESEARCH FIELD

  Biological sciences › Biology

• YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  4 - 10

Offer Requirements

• REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL

  Biological sciences: PhD or equivalent

• REQUIRED LANGUAGES

  ENGLISH: Good

  FRENCH: Good

Skills/Qualifications

Degree, training and expertise

In order to be eligible for this application, you must:

• hold a PhD degree with thesis;
• have performed a postdoctoral training for a cumulative period of at least two years in a University/Research center other than the one in which you obtained your PhD degree;
• have a good record of research productivity in international peer-reviewed journals;
• prove a recognized expertise at international level in a field related to Life Sciences.

Skills

You have the following skills:

• own a strong expertise in experimental molecular approaches of bacteria and/or their parasites;
• master several tools in bioinformatics and big data processing, including the knowledge of the main programming languages (C, R, Python, Perl, …)
• demonstrate your ability to teach university courses;
• have sufficient English knowledge to teach immediately upon hiring (Master level)and be able to teach in French by a period of two years (Bachelor level);
• be actively involved in collaborative networks;
• be able to communicate in front of a large audience;
• be able to develop and manage a research group;
• be creative and use innovative teaching methods.