12 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Antwerp, Belgium

The position is embedded within the research group Media & ICT in Organisations & Society (MIOS). MIOS is dedicated to the scientific study of individuals’ uses of media and digital technologies in interpersonal relations and in interaction with organizations, to gain insight into computer-mediated communication, its applications and effects, and to pursue evidence-based communication strategies, instruments and policy and the Antwerp Social Lab, a state-of the art lab facility using psychophysiological and behavioural methods that capture human interactions in interpersonal and technology-mediated contexts.

he Department of Communication Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Antwerp is seeking talented and motivated post-doctoral candidates willing to write research proposals for competitive funding schemes on the topic of Generative Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well-Being in Adolescents and Young Adults.

The position is embedded within the research group Media & ICT in Organisations & Society (MIOS). MIOS is dedicated to the scientific study of individuals’ uses of media and digital technologies in interpersonal relations and in interaction with organizations, to gain insight into computer-mediated communication, its applications and effects, and to pursue evidence-based communication strategies, instruments and policy.

As an experienced researcher, you will join the ELCAT research group, currently employing around 45 people. ELCAT’s main research focus is on electrochemistry, which can be subdivided in three main topics, which are interrelated: (i) electrocatalysis, (ii) electrosynthesis and (iii) electrochemical reactor engineering. The core research activities are related to the development of state-of-the-art electrochemical systems and materials, with a view towards large-scale industrial development in the field of industrial electrification. The research is largely covered by 5 key activities: (1) electrochemical CO₂ conversion; (2) green hydrogen production; (3) redox flow batteries; (4) power-to-chemicals and (5) electrochemical reactor engineering.

The research group Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings of the Faculty of Applied Engineering at the University of Antwerp is seeking post-doctoral candidates willing to write research proposals that tackle the challenges related to two-phase flow and heat transfer phenomena in sustainable energy systems.

External and internal post-doc researchers who are eligible to submit an FWO or MSCA post-doc application are invited to apply. The top ranked candidate(s) with the best profile (project proposal & CV) acquire a preparatory post-doctoral research mandate to further develop and submit a competitive research proposal to FWO (Flemish Science Foundation) or MSCA (Horizon Europe Marie Curie fellowships), with the University of Antwerp as host institution.

The Research Centre for Visual Poetics of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Antwerp is seeking post-doctoral candidates with the necessary expertise to write research proposals relating to the topics of adaptation, canonisation and/or cultural memory in film, theatre, dance, and other media.

External and internal post-doc researchers who are eligible to submit an FWO and/or MSCA post-doc application are invited to apply. The top ranked candidate with the best profile (project proposal and CV) acquires a preparatory post-doctoral research mandate to further develop and submit competitive research proposals to FWO (Research Foundation – Flanders) and/or MSCA (Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships), with the University of Antwerp as host institution. The candidate will also be involved in the research group’s research and teaching activities.

The Mediterranean is often seen as a dividing border between two worlds: North and South; Christian and Muslim. This pattern has been mostly influenced and supported by nationalist historiographies, which tended to create borders and accentuate differences between areas that were originally connected. DiplomatiCon-project aims precisely to break free from this one-sided view on the history of the region and to present the first example of History of Diplomacy that truly reflects the late medieval context of interactions and exchanges between the Islamic and Christian worlds. Based on the approaches and methodologies advocated by the New Diplomatic History and Connected History, the project will focus on the three most important actors of the late medieval world – the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo on the Islamic side and the Italian polities as well as the Crown of Aragon on the Christian side – and it will challenge the common narratives of political and cultural antagonism between the two worlds by pointing at the spheres of contact and interaction where an informal type of diplomacy could be performed. This approach will allow to reveal the networks and whole set of actors and agents involved in the diplomatic process, as well as the way Mediterranean space was produced and perceived. In order to do so, the project turns to state-of-the-art methodologies using Geographic Information Systems (HisGIS) and Social Network Analysis (SNA).

The research group Personal Rights and Property Rights (PR2), in collaboration with the research group Business and Law of the Faculty of Law at the University of Antwerp is seeking post-doctoral candidates willing to write research proposals for (inter)national funding that tackle the topic of Liability, Responsibility, and Agency: Redefining private law in the era of Autonomous AI, aligning with the research line ‘Distinction between person and thing’. They will benefit from supervision and feedback of professors from both research groups.

External and internal post-doc researchers who are eligible to submit an FWO or MSCA post-doc application are invited to apply. The top ranked candidate with the best profile (project proposal & CV) acquire a preparatory post-doctoral research mandate to further develop and submit a competitive research proposal to FWO (Flemish Science Foundation) or MSCA (Horizon Europe Marie Curie fellowships), with the University of Antwerp as host institution. The candidate is expected to deliver at least two applications for postdoctoral positions by the end of their mandate.

The Centre for Proteomics of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Antwerp is seeking post-doctoral candidates willing to write research proposals that tackle the Identification of neoantigens in lung cancer using mass spectrometry.

External and internal post-doc researchers who are eligible to submit an FWO or MSCA post-doc application are invited to apply. The top ranked candidate(s) with the best profile (project proposal & CV) acquire a preparatory post-doctoral research mandate to further develop and submit a competitive research proposal to FWO (Flemish Science Foundation) or MSCA (Horizon Europe Marie Curie fellowships), with the University of Antwerp as host institution.

In the Computational Neurobiology lab, we study causal mechanisms underlying normal and aberrant cellular decision-making in the human brain in health and neurodegenerative diseases. We investigate the role of spatial chromatin organization in cell fate acquisition and maintenance, using a variety of targeted and genome-wide profiling technologies and develop statistical and machine learning approaches for multimodal data integration and cis-regulatory network reconstruction.

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated scientist for a postdoctoral position in our lab to work on a project at the intersection genetics, systems biology and computational biology to study the regulatory mechanisms underlying cell-type specific switching of alternative gene isoform in different types of dementia, generously supported by the Alzheimer’s Association.

In 2024, the new research group A-PECS was founded on the expertise of four PIs working on engineering, photo(electro)chemistry and sensing. In order to accomplish more performant reactors and sensors, a driving force towards miniaturization is noticed. This provides a challenging opportunity for a post-doctoral candidate to develop a new research line on microfluidics, synergistically with the A-PECS PIs. The major challenge is to translate generic concepts of microfluidic devices into specific applications within the fields of excellence of A-PECS.  Important examples for which microfluidics can have a groundbreaking impact in our group, include, but are not limited to: (plasmon) nanoparticle synthesis, photo(electro)catalytic conversions, sensors for air pollution, phenols, drugs and point-of-care diagnostics, as well as Multiphysics modelling of the device characteristics.