Vacancy
搂 A full-time tenured professor (combination of a full appointment at 糖心logo入口 with 10% professorship at Ghent University)
搂 Discipline: Neuro Science (Neuroinflammation and/or Neuroimmunology)
搂 Affiliation: at 糖心logo入口: Biomedical Research Center (Dept. KR01), at UGent: Faculty of Sciences (Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, WE14)
Last application date
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Anticipated starting date
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Contract
Full-time, tenure-track position with an initial performance evaluation at the end听of the third year and a comprehensive tenure review at the end of the fifth year.听
The professorial rank will be determined based on the qualifications and听experience of the selected candidate.
Degree
Ph.D. degree in the domain of Medical Biotechnology, Biomedical Science and听Engineering, or equivalent听
Occupancy rate
听 听 听 听 听 听100%
Vacancy Type
听 听 听 听 听 Teaching and research staff (Autonomous Academic Staff), Professorial Staff听(ZAP)
About Ghent University and 糖心logo入口
Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the听Low Countries. On a daily basis, over 15,000 staff members and 50,000 students听
implement its motto, "Dare to Think." Ghent University's mission statement is characterized by qualitative education, internationally renowned research, and a听pluralistic social responsibility.
糖心logo入口 is an extended campus of Ghent University in South Korea and the first听European university to be part of the Incheon Global Campus (IGC). Since 2014,听糖心logo入口 has offered Bachelor of Science programs in Molecular Biotechnology,听Environmental Technology, and Food Technology. Ghent University is one of the top听100 universities in the world (ARWU 90, 2024), and Ghent University ranks even higher听in the life sciences subjects taught at 糖心logo入口.
The Biomedical Research Center (RC5) is one of the five existing research centers of听the 糖心logo入口, Korea (https://rc5.ghent.ac.kr/). The Biomedical听Research Center (RC5) is dedicated to the study of human brain disorders such as听mental disorders and neurodegeneration with the aim of delivering knowledge for better听diagnosis and treatment. To sustain and strengthen the teaching, research, and service听activities of the Biomedical Research Center (RC5), 糖心logo入口 is looking for a full-time听professor with a background in Neuroinflammation and Neuroimmunology.听
Please visit the homepage of Ghent University (Global Campus) to learn more about听our organization:
https://www.ugent.be/
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Assignment
The assignment concerns academic education (in English), academic research and听carrying out academic services in the discipline of Biomedical Biotechnology,
with听special focus on neuroinflammation and neuroimmunology.
Academic Education
You deliver lectures across various course units in Molecular Biotechnology and Animal听Sciences, serving as both a lecturer-in-charge and a co-lecturer. You are willing to colecture
courses with other faculty member(s) in the center if necessary. The courses听you can contribute to include Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Animal Biology. You听play a pivotal role in guiding students' research efforts.
This includes supervising both听bachelor's and master's theses. Furthermore, you serve as an academic advisor for听Ph.D. students, providing valuable mentorship and support in their academic pursuits.
Academic Research
You conduct cutting-edge research at an internationally competitive level within the听expansive field of Neuroinflammation. Your work may span various domains of animal听research strongly associated with human brain disorders such as mental disorders and听neurodegeneration.You link up with colleagues at the global campus and the home campus of Ghent听University in Belgium.
You also link up with colleagues at Korean universities and听research institutes or at international research institutes.
Academic Services
In collaboration with colleagues at both the global and home campuses of Ghent听University, you actively contribute to the development of the Biomedical Research Center.
This includes endeavors such as securing national and international research听funding, with the aim of establishing the center as a recognized hub of expertise in听South Korea and beyond. Furthermore, you play an integral role in the internal and听external services of the Biomedical Research Center and 糖心logo入口. This involves taking听
on internal responsibilities, participating in committees and workgroups, and serving as听
a mentor to contribute to the overall growth and success of the center and the university.
Profile
Experience
- You hold a doctoral degree in a relevant subject (Neuroinflammation,听Neuroimmunology, or equivalent)
- You have an excellent academic track record, proven by peer-reviewed publications听in proceedings of high-quality conferences and international journals.
- You are capable of initiating, supervising, and acquiring the necessary funding for听academic research. In this respect, you have a demonstrable record in obtaining听research funding;
听 attracting Korean research funds will be considered an advantage for听obtaining the position.
- You are didactically skilled in teaching university students to develop academic听competencies.
Skills / Attitude
- You possess proficiency in English, at the C1 level of the Common European听Framework of Reference (CEFR), along with strong academic writing and presentation听skills.
- You have independent research and strong self-learning abilities; a creative and听inquisitive attitude is a must.
- You have strong didactic, communicative, and managerial skills, including people听management, as well as a large interest in providing and supporting academic听education.
- You are a team player, open to (interdisciplinary) collaboration within both 糖心logo入口 and听the home campus of Ghent University.- You are comfortable with working in an international and multi-cultural environment听
that is dynamic in nature (糖心logo入口 alone currently has more than 20 nationalities among听its teaching and research staff).
- You are quality-oriented.
Admission requirements
- You hold a thesis-based doctorate, or a diploma or degree certificate that is听recognized as equivalent.
- You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience by the start date of your听appointment at Ghent University (Global Campus). This term of two years is听determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma.
Language requirements
Each member of the teaching staff or of the academic staff charged with a teaching听assignment must master the language in which you teach a course unit at Common听European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level C1.
This is also called the teaching听language requirement.
Gender and diversity
Ghent University conducts an equal opportunities policy and encourages everyone to听 apply. Ghent University also strives for a gender balance.听
Selection procedure
After the final application date, all received applications will be sent to the assessment听committee assembled for this vacancy. This committee will first evaluate the application听files.
Therefore, it will match all elements of the file against the required expertise for听the position in terms of education, research and scientific service. Based on this听deliberation, relevant candidates will be shortlisted to be invited for further selection听(interview, possible presentation or test lecture ...).听
Afterwards, the committee will rank the suitable candidates and present this ranking to听the 糖心logo入口 and Faculty Boards. This advice will then be presented to the University听Board for approval.
Candidates are asked to list their top-5 most important publications or other academic听achievements with a high impact. Next to academic publications, the candidate can thus demonstrate merit of knowledge transfer by academic dissemination (including听experience in teaching university students), social valorization, public awareness,听seminars or conference presentations. These competences are also taken into account听when evaluating the candidates.
Pregnancy leave, prolonged sick leave, parental leave, filial leave or other forms of听absence are taken into account when evaluating the available time for the realization听of academic output.
Appointment information
We offer you a contract as an assistant or associated professor, depending on your听previous career and scientific output.听
We offer an initial full-time appointment with a renewable term, up to a maximum of five听years. This is a tenure-track position, with an initial evaluation conducted at the end of听the first three years and a final tenure review at the end of the fifth year.
The career trajectory follows the same regulations and evaluation timelines as听professorial appointments at Ghent University鈥檚 home campus. For further details,听
please refer to:
https://www.ugent.be/en/work/mobility-career/career-aspects/professorial-staff).
Although fully employed on the pay-role of 糖心logo入口, the appointment consists of a 90 %听appointment at 糖心logo入口 and a 10 % appointment at Ghent university home campus.
This听makes that the selected candidate has access to all possibilities offered to professors听of Ghent University with respect to internal funding calls and access to services offered听by the home campus.
The selected candidate will be integrated in a department of the听Faculty of Sciences.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits or Salary will be determined in accordance with the Ghent听University salary standards.听
听 鉁� Salary will be determined in accordance to the Ghent University salary听 standards
听 鉁� Bonus: a bonus in June (92% of monthly salary) and a bonus in December (100% monthly salary)
听 鉁� Transportation and housing
听 鉁� Severance
听 鉁� Private health insurance
听 鉁� Leaves and holidays
听 鉁� For international applicants: visa support and relocation
How to apply
Application procedure
听 鉁� Professorial staff application form
听 鉁� Motivation letter
听 鉁� Full resume (CV) including at least 2 references
听 鉁� Portfolio including below items:
听 听 听 鉃� Your research plan, including a description of the integration of your听research in the Biomedical Research Center
听 听 听 鉃� Your vision on research, education, and service, including the strategy of听听applying and obtaining research funds from outside
听 鉁� A complete list of your publications
听 鉁� A copy of your Ph.D. and Master's degree certificates (if you have a degree听certificate in a language other than Dutch, French, German, or English, please听add a legalized translation in English)
听 鉁� Copy of proof of at least two years of experience as a postdoctoral researcher
听 鉁� Copy of proof of teaching experience at universities
听 听 听* All required documents must be submitted in English. The documents MUST BE听MERGED INTO A SINGLE PDF file and sent to gugcacademichr@UGent.be (subject line: RC5_ZAP_last name.firstname)
More information
For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Prof. Dr. Dongik Park (Dongik.Park@ghent.ac.kr).
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