Professor in Biopharmaceutics research in drug delivery and disposition

We are offering a full-time (100%) employment in an intellectually challenging environment. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied scientific research. It is highly inter- and multidisciplinarily focused and strives for international excellence. In this regard, it actively works together with research partners in Belgium and abroad. It provides its students with an academic education that is based on high-quality scientific research.

You will work in Leuven, a historic, dynamic and lively city located in the heart of Belgium, within 20 minutes from Brussels, the capital of the European Union, and less than two hours from Paris, London and Amsterdam.

Depending on your record and qualifications, you will be appointed to or tenured in one of the grades of the senior academic staff: assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor. In principle, junior researchers are appointed as assistant professor on the tenure track for a period of 5 years; after this period and a positive evaluation, they are permanently appointed (or tenured) as an associate professor.

KU Leuven is well set to welcome foreign professors and their family and provides practical support with regard to immigration & administration, housing, childcare, learning Dutch, partner career coaching, …  To facilitate scientific onboarding and accelerate research in the first phase a starting grant of 110.000 euro is offered to new professors without substantial other funding, appointed for at least 50%.

KU Leuven places great importance on research integrity and ethical conduct and will therefore ask you to sign an integrity statement upon appointment.

• You have a PhD in either Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, (Bio)chemistry, Biology, (Bio)science engineering, or equivalent.
• You combine an in-depth pharmaceutical expertise with a technical expertise in the field of biopharmaceutics. Experience in the field of oral biopharmaceutics is a plus.
• Upon appointment, you have at least 3 years of postdoctoral experience, and expertise with biopharmaceutics programs in an academic and/or industry context.
• You have a strong research record and excellent teaching and training skills, allowing you to contribute to the research output of the laboratory and the department and to the quality of the educational program.
• The high quality of your research should be evidenced by high-impact first and/or last author publications in international peer-reviewed journals and by successful grant applications. International research experience is required.
• You have good organizational skills and you have a team-player attitude. You have leadership capacity within the university context.
• Proficiency in English is required.

The official language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you do not speak Dutch (or do not speak it well) at the start of employment, KU Leuven will provide language training to enable you to take part in meetings.Before teaching courses in Dutch or English, you will be given the opportunity to learn Dutch, respectively English, to the required standard.

You are being encouraged to get in contact with the chair of the search committee Prof. dr. Deirdre Cabooter, tel.: +32 16 32 34 42, mail: deirdre.cabooter@kuleuven.be or with the chair of the department Prof. dr. Pieter Annaert, tel.: +32 16 33 03 03, mail: pieter.annaert@kuleuven.be. For problems with online applying, please contact solliciteren@kuleuven.be.
You can apply for this job no later than 04/01/2024 via the online application tool