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From: "Steven Bouillon" <<a href="mailto:steven.bouillon@ees.kuleuven.be">steven.bouillon@ees.kuleuven.be</a>><br>
Date: Aug 27, 2014 10:19 AM<br></p>
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> The Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at KU Leuven (Belgium) has an open tenure-track / senior academic position in the field of integrated soil and water research at the landscape-scale. This could obviously include stable isotope studies, hence I would appreciate it if you could forward this to potentially interested strong candidates. More information can be found on the link below. Deadline for applications is September 30th. For more information, contact Erik Smolders: (<a href="mailto:erik.smolders@ees.kuleuven.be">erik.smolders@ees.kuleuven.be</a>). <br>
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> Thanks in advance<br>
> Cheers<br>
> Steven<br>
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> Academic vacancy: Integrated soil and water research at the landscape scale<br>
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> <a href="http://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/vacatures/52451487">http://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/vacatures/52451487</a><br>
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> Requirements<br>
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> PhD or post-doc expertise in the field of land- and/or water management at a soil profile or landscape scale.<br>
> Demonstrated research expertise in the development and/or use of innovative methods to measure processes in soils at contrasting scales.<br>
> Willingness to integrate research within the Department<br>
> Excellent track record on managing projects and obtaining external grants <br>
> Demonstrated research quality, i.e. a sound publication record<br>
> International mobility and willingness to expand research in developing countries is a bonus<br>
> Willingness to contribute to teaching assignments<br>
> A good command of English is required. KU Leuven provides courses in academic English.<br>
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> Offer<br>
> We are offering full-time 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 multidisciplinary 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.<br>
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> 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.<br>
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> 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.<br>
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> KU Leuven<br>
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> Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences<br>
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> <a href="http://ees.kuleuven.be">http://ees.kuleuven.be</a><br>
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> <a href="http://perswww.kuleuven.be/steven_bouillon">http://perswww.kuleuven.be/steven_bouillon</a><br>
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