An academic in Veterinary Medicine
Reference: 37712 / SC 017 / 2026
UCLouvain seeks to recruit
A full-time academic in Veterinary Medicine
Main campus: Louvain-la-Neuve
About us
UCLouvain is in the top 1% of universities worldwide. Founded in the heart of Europe in 1425, the university brings together 40,000 students and 6,000 staff members on nine campuses in Brussels and Wallonia. Research and education activities are organised in 20 faculties, 23 research institutes, 5 learning centres and 18 libraries. UCLouvain also has two university hospitals.
UCLouvain is a major player in the transition to a sustainable society. The challenges of the ecological crisis are integrated into courses and the university develops numerous local projects (such as a university farm and sustainable campuses). As a digital university, UCLouvain is involved in open science and education, and trains academics in innovative teaching practices through its Louvain Learning Lab. Thanks to two science parks, the university’s research benefits from interaction with 250 companies and 3 incubators, which is fuelled further by being at the centre of a region driven by technological innovation.
UCLouvain has a long tradition of international collaborations for teaching and research through partnerships across the world. As a member of the Circle U. European University alliance, the university offers a unique opportunity to work in an environment of interconnected campuses across Europe (London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Pisa, Belgrade, Aarhus and Oslo).
UCLouvain only organizes the bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine on the Louvain-la-Neuve site (1st degree lasting three years). UCLouvain does not offer a master's degree in veterinary medicine and has no veterinary clinic.
Job description
Within the Faculty of Science (SC) and the Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology (LIBST), part of the Science and Technology Sector, this position will include the following teaching, research and community service duties:
1. Teaching
You will teach in the fields of veterinary medicine (bachelor's degree) and animal biology, contributing in particular to the training of veterinary students and biologists in immunology, epidemiology, virology, etc. as part of the ‘one health’ concept as defined by the WHO. You will be involved in supervising students as they work on integrating the concepts needed to prepare for the Master's degree in veterinary medicine, as well as organising work placements for veterinary students. You may be asked to give basic courses in animal biology and other veterinary medicine disciplines, including compulsory training in animal experimentation. You will also be expected to supervise Master’s theses. (in biology and bioengineering).
2. Research
You will develop your research activities, including the lead of research programmes in the field of immunology, virology, microbiology or cell biology, aiming for a strong link with one or more active research areas within the LIBST institute, i.e. around the themes of infection or interactions at cell surfaces, cell trafficking, responses and adaptations to stress, nutrition, diet, metabolism or toxicology, protein and genome dynamics, or developmental processe, using original approaches (genetic engineering, imaging, omics, etc.).
You will be responsible for the supervision of PhD theses.
3. In addition …
Once tenured, you will carry out various service activities and responsibilities within the institution, such as being a member of a programme committee or examination committee, or having management responsibilities within the faculty or research institute.
You will also contribute to serving society, particularly in the economic, social, cultural or development cooperation fields. Finally, you will ensure, through research and teaching activities, the university's international visibility.
Who we’re looking for
4. Education
You have a master's degree in Veterinary Medicine, if possible recognised in Belgium, and a PhD in Veterinary Sciences or a comparable field (sciences, biological sciences, etc.).
5. Experience
Your scientific experience is demonstrated by publications of international standing in one of the fields sought (immunology, virology, microbiology, animal cell biology).
You have supplemented this with an extended stay or significant experience abroad, outside the institution that awarded your doctorate.
A proven track record in university teaching, with evidence where possible by formal evaluations will be an asset.
6. Skills
You are comfortable working as part of a team of academics and integrate research results into your teaching. You are capable of conducting high-level scientific research, from obtaining funding to team management. You are creative, open to pedagogical innovation and multidisciplinary.
You can communicate in French and English. If this is not the case, you undertake to acquire a command of these two languages within two years of taking up your position.
What we offer
7. Tenure after positive assessment of the probationary period – typically four years. This type of career entitles you to a public sector pension.
8. Appointment as lecturer or professor according to your previous academic experience, as determined by the Rectoral Council.
9. Teaching load capped at 90 hours for a full-time tenure-track position, and 150 hours once tenured.
10. An attractive and progressive salary according to seniority and the promotion process.
11. A start date of 1 September 2026 at the earliest.
12. An integrated leadership and management training programme, including a range of pedagogical, linguistic and other training courses.
13. Benefits including transport, family, culture, commercial, etc.
14. Official policy that supports equal opportunities and promotes diversity within academic and all other categories of staff.
15. Specific emphasis on a work-life balance.
Practical Information
Application deadline: Wednesday 12, November 2025 at noon (UTC+1 Time Zone)
Starting date: September 1st 2026
Need more information?
Interested?
Apply only via the online application (applications submitted via any other channel will not be considered).
To be considered, your application must contain within a single PDF:
16. motivation letter (to be included in the single PDF as well as in your candidate profile);
17. current curriculum vitae (to be included in the single PDF as well as in your candidate profile);
18. copy of your official PhD diploma;
19. full publication list and summary of 3 most significant recent publications;
20. research strategy, i.e. your future 5-year research programme;
21. teaching programme, i.e. your vision and teaching methods;
22. If you are shortlisted and invited to an audition, you will be asked to submit: a Ph. D. project, with a view to taking on a doctoral student in the first year of your appointment; 3 to 5 letters of recommendation must be uploaded by your referees in accordance with the instructions you will be given.