Full-time academic position - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Field: Ruminants Internal Medicine Full-time academic position
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Field: Ruminants Internal Medicine
Start date: 01/09/2026
The University of Liège is the biggest French‐speaking public university in Belgium. It employs more than 5,700 staff members across four campuses, including 3,600 active teachers and researchers in all fields of the human and social sciences, science and technology, and health sciences. It hosts nearly 27,000 students of 123 different nationalities in one of the most multicultural and dynamic cities in Europe, less than an hour from Brussels and Cologne, two hours from Paris, and three hours from London and Amsterdam. Actively involved in the social and environmental transition, ULiège supports students to fulfil their roles as responsible citizens (training in sustainable development, Green Office, etc.) and promotes ethical, multidisciplinary and open research. ULiège is committed to the region in which it operates and contributes towards local socio‐economic development. It has developed numerous partnerships, notably with the university hospital. International and united, it participates in the European University of Post‐Industrial Cities, UNIC initiative and has one of the most extensive collaborative networks in the world. ULiège offers attractive career prospects in a high‐quality working environment, promoting well‐being, diversity and equality of opportunity. Since 2011, ULiège has been proud to display the European Human resources strategy for researchers (HRS4R) label, which reflects its commitment to open, transparent and merit‐based procedures. In addition, it recognises the quality and diversity of research in line with the recommendations of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). ULiège encourages its academic staff to travel internationally and welcomes international researchers through its EURAXESS centre.
Job Description A full‐time, indivisible academic position (professor position) (M/F/X) in the field of "Ruminant Internal Medicine", attached to the Clinical Department of Production Animals (DCP). This position includes teaching, research, and community service activities.
Teaching Activities The person holding this position will be responsible, in collaboration with other teachers, for organising and delivering the following theoretical and clinical teaching activities in the master in veterinary medicine:
VETE2061: Semiology of Production Animals (M1) VETE2078: Health and Production Management of Ruminants (M2)
VETE2085: Clinic for Ruminants (M2)
VETE2095: Clinic for Ruminants, monogastrics and on‐call duties (M3)
VTFE0005-1: Final dissertation (8 weeks) [supervision of final dissertations].
Clinical activities are among the services offered to rural practitioners and livestock farmers. The DCP clinics operate year‐round, accepting cases referred by colleagues in the field. These clinical activities are complemented by practical work, tutorials, and seminars.
The teaching duties also include providing training to students enrolled in the Specialized Master's programme in Veterinary Sciences, through courses associated with the following titles:
VETE0460-1: Ruminants Clinic and on‐call services including anaesthesia and imaging
VETE0461-1: Herd medicine clinic: farm visits, reproductive monitoring and ambulatory clinic
Finally, activities related to doctoral training may also be offered (ruminant health management).
Research Activities The research activities developed must contribute to the theoretical and clinical teaching of the discipline. Complete freedom will be granted in the choice of research topics. Research activities include supervising doctoral theses and publishing scientific articles. These activities may be conducted within an interdisciplinary research centre and will involve collaboration with other available expertise both within and outside the institution.
Services to the Community These services will be based on clinical activity within the Ruminant Clinic and on farms, continuing education for practising veterinarians, and integration into the various faculty bodies. The candidate must be involved in the professional sector at the regional, national, and international levels and offer recognised expertise in this particular clinical field. They will also be expected to actively contribute to the University of Liège's national and international profile. The successful candidate will also be integrated into the Department's missions. They will be committed to developing the Department's profile within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Liège, the veterinary profession, students, and the ruminant livestock sector. Furthermore, the candidate will be a key figure in the training of residents for the European College of Bovine Health (ECBHM). He/she will also provide continuing education.
Qualifications Required / Profile Required qualifications
Be a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine/veterinary doctor, approved, and registered with the Order of Veterinary Surgeons to practise in Belgium;
Hold a doctoral thesis in veterinary sciences (PhD or equivalent qualification);
Be able to communicate effectively in French, or commit to achieving a sufficient level proficiency in French by the end of the probationary period;
Be a Diplomate of the European College of Bovine Health Management (ECBHM) or possibly the European College of Small Ruminant Health Management (ECSRHM) and/or the American College of Large Animal Internal Medicine (ACVIM). To broaden the pool of applicants, candidates eligible for the specialist examination and/or who have at least fully completed their residency in one of the aforementioned colleges will be accepted. In this case, passing the examination within 3 years would be a prerequisite for a permanent appointment.
The candidate must :
Have clinical and theoretical experience in ruminant herd management and more particularly in ruminant internal medicine. Ideally, the successful candidate will have practical experience that will allow them to further develop farm visits, clinical activities (individual cases) and provide on‐call services (as backup);
Demonstrate an interest and a real aptitude for teaching (educational project);
Possess leadership, teamwork and communication skills;
To have demonstrated the ability to lead and develop research projects and scientific publications;
Assets :
Have completed a mobility stay of more than six months outside the Wallonia‐Brussels Federation, not necessarily in one continuous period.
Selection Procedure Each candidate's application is reviewed by a faculty committee, which selects candidates for interview, justifying its decisions based on the call for applications and the candidates' qualifications and merits. The committee then conducts the interviews. These interviews focus in particular on the candidate's curriculum vitae, their teaching and research plans, and their proposed integration into the institution. The selection process includes a public lecture.
Our institutional policy is based on diversity and equal opportunity. We select candidates based on their qualities and regardless of their age, sexual orientation, origin, beliefs, disability or nationality.
Curriculum vitae (download template HERE );
Copies of diplomas and certificates;
List of publications;
Report on previous activities (teaching, research, and civic engagement), maximum 15,000 characters, including spaces;
Document presenting the teaching project (maximum 15,000 characters, including spaces);
Document presenting the strategy for developing a research team and research activity (maximum 15,000 characters, including spaces).
Any exceeding of the character limits will not be considered. These documents must be uploaded in PDF format to the online application platform.
Conditions of Employment The position is awarded either for a fixed term of four years, or, in certain exceptional circumstances, immediately on a permanent basis. If a fixed term contract is awarded, an evaluation will be carried out at the end of the third year.
If the evaluation is negative, the person's appointment will end after the fourth year.
If the evaluation is positive, the person will be appointed permanently.
Information All information regarding the position can be obtained from the Head of the Clinical Department for Production Animals: Mr. Hugues GUYOT – tel.: +32 (0)4 366 40 20 – [email protected]
Additional information may be obtained from: Ms Ludivine COUNASSE, Administrative Director of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – tel.: +32 (0)4 366 41 54 – [email protected]
Remuneration Basic appointments are made at the grade of lecturer. The gross monthly salary at the start of the scale (on a full‐time basis) is currently €5,992.58, to which is added an end‐of‐year allowance (in December) and a holiday allowance (in June). In exception circumstances, the Faculty may submit a substantiated application to obtain a higher grade in the salary scale.
The career of full‐time teaching staff includes the grades of lecturer, professor and full professor. Career development (after the recruitment grade) is possible through the promotions' procedure, the terms and conditions of which are defined by the Board of Directors.
Please contact the Human Resources department for further information on careers, salary scales and the terms and conditions of their application: Ms Valérie MELOTTE – [email protected]
"Statutory" position which can lead to a public sector pension if the appointment is permanent.
Financial contribution to private relocation expenses.
Possibility of assistance with access to the labour market for partners.
University of Liège professional relocation allowance of €2,500 for a full‐time position.
Initial and ongoing teaching training provided by the Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Enseignement (IFRES).
Wide range of training courses available.
Welcome seminar and introduction to the bodies and operations of the Université of Liège (two‐and‐a‐half days in September).
Meal vouchers with a face value of €5 per working day.
Full refund of public transport costs between the home and the workplace.
Flat‐rate payment for travel by bicycle.
Call for proposals for the allocation of teaching and research credits.
Help with setting up research projects.
Preferential rate for registration for a ULiège course, also applicable to children.
Possibility of preferential conditions for taking out private insurance.
Preferential rates and reductions in a wide range of fields - shops, leisure, culture, training, sport, etc. (Benefits at Work).
Job details Title
Full‐time academic position - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Field: Ruminants Internal Medicine
Closing on: 2026-02-15 (Europe/Brussels)
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