Professor in Advanced Characterisation of Nanomaterials for Catalysis

at  Universiteit Gent

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• Discipline: Advanced Characterisation of Nanomaterials for Catalysis
• 10% Assistant professor
• Faculty of Sciences
• Reference number: 202410/WE/ZAP/005

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

You are prepared to contribute to the educational tasks of the department in the bachelor and on master level with high quality lectures.

EXPERIENCE

• You have already conducted eminent experimental academic research in the given discipline, which is clearly reflected in publications in high-quality academic journals and peer-reviewed books;
• You are capable of initiating, supervising and acquiring the necessary funding for academic research;
• You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop academic competences;
• Recommended are:
• International mobility, among other things thanks to long-term research stays at relevant institutions external to the one where you acquired your highest academic degree;
• A proven track record in the successful acquisition of (inter)national funding, in the form of prestigious individual grants (e.g. Marie Skłodowska-Curie) and/or approved project funding. The quality of your CV enables to successfully acquire ERC grants or other (inter)national funding;
• A track record in obtaining measurement time at synchrotron facilities for experimental studies in your field.
• Positively evaluated experience in provided or organised academic lecturing;
• Professionalisation of education.
• You must master the language of instruction in which you will teach a course at CEFR- level C1.You can demonstrate this by means of a language certificate or a diploma obtained from an institution in which that language is the language of instruction. In addition, Article II.270, §1 of the Codex of Higher Education requires that: (i) you must master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level A2 within two years after the start of the appointment. (ii) you must be able to master the Dutch language at least at CEFR-level of B2 within five years after the start of the appointment. More info: Language requirements at Ghent University for professorial staff — Ghent University (ugent.be)

SKILLS / ATTITUDE

• You are quality-oriented;
• You take initiative;
• You have strong communication skills;
• You have the ambition to build up research on an international, competitive level which is strongly embedded in the department of Solid State Sciences.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• You hold a thesis-based doctorate or a diploma in Physics or Chemistry. or certificate that is recognised as equivalent (article V.20 Codex Higher Education).

Upon evaluation of a foreign (non-EU) diploma, a certificate of equivalence may still have to be requested at NARIC. If this is the case, we advise you to initiate this recognition procedure as soon as possible. You are required to have the recognition no later than on the date of your appointment.

• You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 February 2025. This term of two years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma.

Please refer the Job description for details