𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 I am a PhD student at Ghent University, Belgium, originally from Pakistan.

🌍𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 | 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 • 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 • 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽: whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAChyE7dmeYpsfCzc25 I create content to guide students on scholarships, admissions, and study opportunities abroad. My mission is to help students make informed decisions through honest and timely guidance as I beleive students can do well if guided in right diretion.

𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗨𝗠 🇧🇪 | 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮• 𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗦 / 𝗗𝘂𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼: 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱• 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯...
23/09/2026

𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗨𝗠 🇧🇪 | 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳
𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮
• 𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗦 / 𝗗𝘂𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼: 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱

• 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: €𝟵,𝟬𝟬𝟬 — 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

• 𝗧𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗲: €𝟰,𝟱𝟬𝟬 — 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲.

𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧: not every place is worth visiting, ...
18/09/2026

𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧: not every place is worth visiting, and not every opportunity is necessarily suitable for you.

A lot of students simply follow a path because others have taken it, without doing a rational calculation or understanding the ground realities. They hear someone else's success story, follow the same steps, and assume they will experience the same outcome.

But the reality is that every person has different circumstances, opportunities, resources, strengths, and challenges both before leaving Pakistan and after arriving abroad.

These days, many students are eager to leave Pakistan without having a clear idea of where they actually want to go, what they want to achieve, how they will support themselves, and what their long-term plan is. They often rely heavily on the spoken experiences of others without independently verifying the realities of the country, university, job market, living costs, visa conditions, and opportunities available to them.

Unfortunately, some only discover the difficulties after arriving.

This can be particularly challenging for **bachelor's students, people in their 30s and 40s, and women, depending on their individual circumstances.

For bachelor's students especially, managing tuition fees and living expenses while studying can be extremely difficult. Being away from family, adapting to a completely new environment, meeting academic requirements, and trying to earn enough for survival can create significant pressure.

A plan that looks manageable on paper may become very different once you actually arrive.

𝐒𝐨, 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Coming abroad is not simply about taking a flight ✈️ and reaching another country. It can change your entire financial, educational, professional, social, and personal situation.

𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞'𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲. 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧.

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲. ✈️🌍

𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚 𝐊𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐲𝐞 𝐄𝐤 𝐀𝐡𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐚𝐭

بہت سے طلبہ بغیر سوچے سمجھے ایک ایسا راستہ اختیار کر لیتے ہیں جس پر دوسرے لوگ چل رہے ہوتے ہیں۔ وہ نہ تو حالات کا حقیقت پسندانہ جائزہ لیتے ہیں، نہ مناسب حساب کتاب کرتے ہیں اور نہ ہی اس بات کو سمجھنے کی کوشش کرتے ہیں کہ آنے والے وقت میں انہیں کن مشکلات کا سامنا کرنا پڑ سکتا ہے۔ وہ کسی دوسرے شخص کی کامیابی کی کہانی سنتے ہیں، اس کے اقدامات کو فالو کرتے ہیں اور سمجھتے ہیں کہ ان کا نتیجہ بھی ویسا ہی ہوگا۔

حالانکہ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ **ہر انسان کے حالات، وسائل، مواقع، صلاحیتیں اور مشکلات ایک دوسرے سے مختلف ہوتی ہیں۔** جو راستہ کسی ایک شخص کے لیے کامیاب ثابت ہوا، ضروری نہیں کہ وہی راستہ آپ کے لیے بھی مناسب ہو۔

آج کل پاکستان میں بہت سے طلبہ صرف اس خواہش کے تحت بیرونِ ملک جانے کا فیصلہ کر لیتے ہیں کہ کسی نہ کسی طرح ملک سے باہر نکلنا ہے، لیکن انہیں خود یہ واضح نہیں ہوتا کہ **وہ کہاں جانا چاہتے ہیں، وہاں جا کر کیا کرنا چاہتے ہیں، اپنے اخراجات کیسے پورے کریں گے اور ان کا طویل مدتی منصوبہ کیا ہے۔**

وہ دوسروں کی باتوں اور تجربات پر بہت زیادہ انحصار کرتے ہیں، لیکن ملک، یونیورسٹی، فیس، رہائش کے اخراجات، کام کے مواقع، ویزا کی شرائط اور وہاں کی حقیقی صورتحال کے بارے میں خود تحقیق نہیں کرتے۔ نتیجتاً بعض طلبہ کو اصل مشکلات کا اندازہ پہنچنے کے بعد ہوتا ہے۔

یہ صورتحال خاص طور پر **بیچلرز کے طلبہ، 30 سے 40 سال کی عمر کے افراد اور خواتین** کے لیے، ان کے انفرادی حالات کے مطابق، زیادہ پیچیدہ ہو سکتی ہے۔

بیچلرز کے طلبہ کے لیے خاص طور پر تعلیم کے ساتھ ساتھ فیس اور روزمرہ کے اخراجات پورے کرنا ایک بڑا چیلنج بن سکتا ہے۔ گھر والوں سے دور رہنا، بالکل نئے ماحول میں خود کو ایڈجسٹ کرنا، تعلیمی تقاضے پورے کرنا اور ساتھ ہی اپنے اخراجات کے لیے کمانا آسان نہیں ہوتا۔ جو منصوبہ پاکستان میں بیٹھ کر کاغذ پر بہت آسان نظر آتا ہے، ضروری نہیں کہ عملی زندگی میں بھی اتنا ہی آسان ہو۔

**اس لیے کوئی بھی بڑا قدم اٹھانے سے پہلے دو بار سوچیں، مکمل تحقیق کریں، اپنے مالی اور ذاتی حالات کا حقیقت پسندانہ حساب لگائیں اور پھر فیصلہ کریں۔**

بیرونِ ملک جانا صرف **فلائٹ ✈️ لینے اور کسی دوسرے ملک پہنچ جانے کا نام نہیں ہے۔** یہ آپ کی پوری زندگی کے حالات بدل سکتا ہے—تعلیم، مالی معاملات، روزگار، سماجی زندگی اور ذاتی ذمہ داریوں تک۔

**کسی دوسرے شخص کی زندگی اور کامیابی کو دیکھ کر اپنی زندگی کا فیصلہ نہ کریں۔ اپنی صورتحال کو سمجھیں، ممکنہ مشکلات کے لیے ذہنی اور مالی طور پر تیار ہوں اور وہ راستہ اختیار کریں جسے آپ حقیقتاً نبھا سکتے ہوں۔**

**اللہ آپ سب کے لیے آسانیاں پیدا کرے۔ بہتر فیصلہ کریں، سوچ سمجھ کر قدم اٹھائیں اور اپنے مستقبل کو صرف دوسروں کی باتوں کی بنیاد پر داؤ پر نہ لگائیں۔** 🌍✈️

16/09/2026

🇧🇪 **𝐅𝐖𝐎 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐒 — 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌**

🎓 **𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘**
🔹 Junior: PhD within **3 years** before 1 Oct 2027
🔹 Senior: PhD **3–6 years** before 1 Oct 2027 + normally **2 years postdoc experience**

🔹 **𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓:** Find a supervisor at **UGent, KU Leuven, UAntwerpen, VUB or UHasselt**

🔹 **𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘:** CV + research proposal + publications + supervisor recommendation

📅 **Deadline: 16 November 2026, 5:00 PM**

💰 **3-year fellowship** + research funding/bench fee

📌 **Start contacting potential supervisors early!**

🇧🇪 **𝐅𝐖𝐎 — 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬**
Applcation link : https://www.fwo.be/en/support-programmes/all-calls/postdoctoral-researchers/junior-postdoctoral-fellowship/

🇧🇪 𝐅𝐖𝐎 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐒 — 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌 🇧🇪🎓 🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟏 — 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂✅ PhD recently completed✅ F...
16/09/2026

🇧🇪 𝐅𝐖𝐎 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐒 — 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌 🇧🇪

🎓 🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟏 — 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘

𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂

✅ PhD recently completed
✅ For the 2027 call, a PhD must normally have been obtained no more than 3 years before 1 October 2027.
✅ If the PhD is not yet completed, public defense must take place **by 15 September 2027 .
𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂

✅ PhD obtained **3–6 years before 1 October 2027**
✅ For the 2027 call, this generally means the PhD falls within the relevant **1 October 2021–1 October 2024** window
⚠️ **At least 2 years of postdoctoral research experience is also required by 1 October 2027**, unless the specific FWO exception for immediately following an FWO Junior Fellowship applies.

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🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟐 — 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑

You need a **supervisor at an eligible Flemish host institution**.

Possible university hosts include:

🎓 **Ghent University — UGent**
🎓 **KU Leuven**
🎓 **University of Antwerp — UAntwerpen**
🎓 **Vrije Universiteit Brussel — VUB**
🎓 **Hasselt University — UHasselt**

Your research topic should fit the professor's research expertise.

🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟑 — 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑

Send:

📄 Academic CV
📑 PhD details
📝 Short research idea/proposal
📚 Relevant publications/research experience
🎯 Explanation of why you want to work with that professor

🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟒 — 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋

Develop your independent postdoctoral research project with your supervisor.

Then select the **appropriate FWO expert panel** for your research.

🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟓 — 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

⚠️ The supervisor must submit a **mandatory recommendation letter**.

From the 2027 call, the supervisor's recommendation has a more prominent role in the evaluation.

🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟔 — 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄

Submit your application through the **FWO online application portal** and address it to the appropriate FWO expert panel.

📅 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄: 𝟏𝟔 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 — 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌**

🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟕 — 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒

📌 **18–25 March 2027**
Online preselection meetings

📌 **26 March 2027**
Interview invitations

📌 **14 April–5 May 2027**
Interviews

📌 **13 May 2027**
Final results

📌 **1 October or 1 November 2027**
Expected fellowship start

# # # 💰 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐖𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄?

🔹 **3-year fellowship**
🔹 Salary as an FWO postdoctoral researcher
🔹 **€4,000–€10,000/year** flexible bench fee
🔹 Opportunity to develop an independent research career in Flanders

# # # ⚠️ 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓

❌ PhD alone does **not** guarantee eligibility.

You need to satisfy the relevant eligibility rules, have an appropriate **Flemish host and supervisor**, and submit a competitive research proposal.

**Senior Postdoc applicants:** remember the **2-year postdoctoral research experience requirement**.

🇧🇪 **𝐅𝐖𝐎 = 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬**

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🎓🇧🇪 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐔 𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍 — 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌 🇧🇪📚 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝: Literary Studies / Translation Studies🌍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Writer’s Residencies...
16/09/2026

🎓🇧🇪 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐔 𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍 — 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌 🇧🇪

📚 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝: Literary Studies / Translation Studies
🌍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: Writer’s Residencies and the Emergence of World Literature
📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Leuven, Belgium
⏳ 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:4 years
💼 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:Full-time PhD Fellowship

🔹 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓

The project investigates the role of writer’s residencies in the emergence of contemporary world literature.

It combines:
📖 Literary analysis
🔄 Translation Studies
🌍 Mobility & World Literature
👥 Sociological & ethnographic methods
📝 Interviews and empirical research
The research focuses on three European writer-residency initiatives:

🇧🇪 Passa Porta — Brussels
🇩🇰 Danish Centre for Writers and Translators — Hald Hovedgaard
🇸🇪 Bergman Estate — Fårö

🔹 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘?

Applicants should have:

🎓 **MA in Translation Studies, Literary Studies, Cultural Sociology, or a comparable degree**

🗣️ **Very high proficiency in English**

📚 Strong interest in contemporary literature
🌍 Interest in the social life of literature and experiences of literary creators
🤝 Ability to work collaboratively with researchers and professional organisations

✍️ Excellent written and spoken communication skills

➕ Scandinavian or other multilingual skills are an asset.

🔹 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐎?

The successful candidate will:

🔹 Complete a doctoral dissertation
🔹 Conduct surveys, interviews and site visits
🔹 Undertake research trips in Europe
🔹 Analyse selected literary texts
🔹 Publish research findings
🔹 Present at conferences and workshops
🔹 Collaborate with the research team
🔹 Participate in doctoral training
🔹 Spend at least **3 days per week in Leuven**
🔹 Travel to Antwerp for team meetings
🔹 Undertake limited teaching/support activities

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🔹 **𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐊𝐔 𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑?

💰 **Full-time doctoral fellowship**
⏳ **4 years**
📌 Initial appointment: **1 year**
📌 Following a positive academic evaluation, extension for **3 additional years**
✈️ Budget available for research-related expenses, including travel.

🔹 **𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄QUIRED**
📄 CV — including detailed BA & MA course marks/grades
📝 Motivation letter
📚 Writing sample — maximum **20 pages**
👥 Contact details of **2 references**

🔹 **𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 PROCESS**

**STEP 1️⃣** Check your academic background and project fit
**STEP 2️⃣** Prepare your CV
**STEP 3️⃣** Write your motivation letter
**STEP 4️⃣** Prepare a writing sample of maximum 20 pages
**STEP 5️⃣** Provide 2 academic/professional references
**STEP 6️⃣** Apply through the **KU Leuven online application system**

📅 **𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒

🔴 **Application Deadline:** 30 September 2026 — 23:59 CET**
📩 **Shortlisted candidates notified: 6 October 2026**
🎤 **Interviews: 12–23 October 2026**

📝 Shortlisted candidates will then be asked to prepare a research proposal of approximately 4 pages for the interview.

📅 Ideal starting date:
1 January 2027**

The final start date will be agreed with the successful candidate, considering visa and relocation arrangements.

🇧🇪 **𝐊𝐔 𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍 — 𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌**

📌 **Apply before 30 September 2026**

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🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐊𝐔 𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌📚 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 / 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬📌 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: **Digital Magazines and th...
15/09/2026

🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐊𝐔 𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐍, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌

📚 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 / 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬

📌 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: **Digital Magazines and the Emergence of Contemporary World Literature**

🏛️ 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲: KU Leuven, Belgium
📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Leuven
💼 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Full-time PhD / Doctoral Fellow
📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: **30 September 2026, 23:59 CET**
🚀 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭: **1 January 2027**

🔬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭

The PhD will study the role of **digital literary magazines in the emergence of contemporary world literature**.

The research will examine how digital magazines, including platforms such as *Asymptote*, use **curation and translation** to shape literary careers, textual forms and the international circulation of emerging authors.

📖 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬

🔹 Digital literary magazines
🔹 Contemporary world literature
🔹 Translation and intercultural transfer
🔹 Literary networks and circulation
🔹 Digital humanities
🔹 Literary careers and professional identities
🔹 Sociological and ethnographic approaches to literature

🎓 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲

Applicants should have:

✅ MA in **Translation Studies, Literary Studies, or a comparable degree**
🌍 Very high proficiency in English and multilingual skills
💻 Knowledge of digital humanities tools/methods or willingness to develop these skills
📚 Strong interest in contemporary literature, translation and world literature
🤝 Ability to collaborate with researchers, literary artists and professional organizations
✍️ Excellent written and oral communication skills

💰 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬

💶 Full-time doctoral fellowship for **4 years**
📆 Initially 1 year + 3 years after positive evaluation
✈️ Budget for research-related expenses, including travel
🌍 International and collaborative research environment
📚 Doctoral training opportunities

📄 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

📌 CV with detailed BA and MA grades
📌 Motivation letter
📌 Writing sample—maximum 20 pages
📌 Contact details of 2 references

👨‍🏫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭

Prof. Dr. Núria Codina Solà
Prof. Dr. Pieter Vermeulen

🔗 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60739053?lang=en

📢 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘.




🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌🤖 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞-𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬🏛️ 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲: Ghe...
14/09/2026

🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌

🤖 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞-𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬

🏛️ 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲: Ghent University, Belgium
🏢 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Department of Information Technology (TW05) – IDLab
📚 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞: European Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or equivalent
💼 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Full-time PhD / Doctoral Fellow
📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 31 October 2026, 23:59
🚀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭: 1 November 2026 at the earliest

🔬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭?

This PhD focuses on developing **resource-efficient AI models for robots**, particularly Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and robotic world models.

These AI models allow robots to understand their surroundings, interpret human instructions and perform complex tasks. However, modern models can be extremely large and computationally expensive.

The project aims to make these models **smaller, faster and more energy-efficient**, so they can eventually run on real-world embedded/edge hardware rather than relying heavily on cloud computing.

🧠 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

🔹 Robot navigation and control
🔹 Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models
🔹 Robotic world models
🔹 Deep Learning & AI
🔹 Model quantization
🔹 Model pruning
🔹 Knowledge distillation
🔹 Multi-step robot task ex*****on
🔹 Real-world robotic applications
🔹 Resource-efficient AI for embedded hardware

🎯 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:

✅ Develop and extend state-of-the-art robot control models
✅ Work on robot navigation and multi-step task ex*****on
✅ Apply AI models to real-world robotic use cases
✅ Conduct original research and publish in top journals/conferences
✅ Supervise Bachelor’s and Master’s students working on related topics

👨‍💻 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲?

The ideal candidate should have:

🎓 A European Master's degree in **Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or an equivalent field**
⭐ Excellent academic results (honours-level or above)
🧠 Strong background in Deep Learning
💻 Strong programming/computer science skills
🐍 Experience with Python
🔥 Hands-on experience with **PyTorch** or similar ML frameworks
🐧 Experience with Linux and Git
🤖 Knowledge of ROS is expected as part of the technical profile
➕ Experience in robotics, world models, reinforcement learning or ML-based robot control is an advantage
📊 Strong analytical and research skills
🤝 Good teamwork and communication skills
🇬🇧 Fluent English (C1 level)

🇳🇱 Knowledge of Dutch is an advantage but **not required**.

💰 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬:

💶 Full-time doctoral fellowship
📆 Initially 12 months, extendable after positive evaluation up to **48 months (4 years)**
💰 Fellowship equivalent to **100% of the net salary of an AAP member**, depending on family status and seniority
🧾 Fellowship may be exempt from personal income tax if conditions are met
🏖️ 36 days of annual holiday + fixed bridge days
🚲 Bicycle allowance
🌱 Eco vouchers
📚 Training and professional development opportunities
🌍 International and research-intensive environment at Ghent University/IDLab

📍 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
IDLab, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

📄 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲?

Your application should include:

📌 Motivation letter
📌 Curriculum Vitae (CV)
📌 At least 2 reference contacts
📌 Copy of diploma, if already available
📌 Academic transcripts

👨‍🏫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭:

Prof. Sam Leroux
📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

🔗 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
[Apply online – PhD Researcher on Resource-Efficient Robotic World Models](https://jobs.idlab.ugent.be/en/ph-d-researcher-on-resource-efficient-robotic-world-models?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

⚠️ **Applications are encouraged as soon as possible. The official Ghent University vacancy lists 31 October 2026 as the last application date.**

📢 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘.





🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌🌱 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒 • 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 & 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 • 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 & 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒🔬 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂...
14/09/2026

🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌

🌱 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒 • 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 & 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 • 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 & 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒

🔬 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐄
Centre for Sustainability Studies (CDO)

🌍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓: 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐒
A **four-year PhD position** within PFAROS, a large Horizon Europe project funded under the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI).

The project aims to accelerate the transition away from PFAS substances in pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors.

🧪 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇?

The PhD focuses on the European **Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD)** framework and how it is interpreted, applied and negotiated when developing alternatives to PFAS in healthcare.

Your research will examine:

• How stakeholders understand and apply SSbD
• How SSbD is negotiated within industry–academia collaborations
• Different perspectives and interests surrounding sustainable alternatives
• How researchers, companies, policymakers and civil society engage with SSbD
• How stakeholder reflexivity around SSbD can be strengthened
• The relationship between science, technology, industry and policy

🔎 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇

The project is grounded in:

📚 Science & Technology Studies (STS)
🌱 Responsible Innovation (RI)
🎤 Qualitative research
👥 Stakeholder engagement
🏭 Industry–academia collaboration
🏛️ Science and policy research

You will use methods such as:

• Interviews
• Ethnographic observation
• Facilitated dialogue
• Discourse analysis
• Workshops with project partners and stakeholders

🤝 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘?

Candidates should have, or soon obtain, a Master's degree in:

• Science & Technology Studies
• Sociology
• Philosophy
• Anthropology
• Political Science
• Environmental Science
• Or a related field

⭐ 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑

• Strong interest in academic research and completing a PhD
• Interest in the relationship between science, technology and society
• Understanding or willingness to learn qualitative research methods
• Interest in PFAS, sustainability and Safe & Sustainable by Design
• Ability to conduct interviews and facilitate stakeholder discussions
• Confidence communicating with researchers, industry representatives, NGOs and other stakeholders
• Ability to work independently within a structured European research project
• Strong English speaking and writing skills
• Dutch is an asset but **not required**

💰 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐒

• Full-time doctoral fellowship
• Initial contract: 12 months
• Extendable after positive evaluation up to **48 months (4 years)**
• Fellowship based on 100% of the net salary of an AAP member in equal family circumstances
• Fellowship may be exempt from personal income tax if conditions are met
• 36 days annual leave + fixed bridge days
• Bicycle allowance
• Eco vouchers
• Training and professional development opportunities

📅 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄
**1 October 2026**

📄 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

• CV including academic results
• Master's degree or statement confirming degree completion soon
• Motivation letter (**maximum 600 words**)
• Writing sample, such as Master's thesis, essay or article
• Preferably combine all documents into **one PDF**

📝 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

Your motivation letter must include **one concrete example** of a situation where you worked within a large or complex team.

Briefly explain:
• Your role
• What made the situation complex
• What you learned from the experience

📩 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘

Send your complete application by **1 October 2026** to:

📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

https://www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/doctoral-fellow-138

👤 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐓
Prof. Gert Goeminne

🎤 Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews in **December 2026**. Interviews will be conducted in **Dutch and English**.

📢 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘.

🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌🛰️ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 & 𝐍𝐎𝐍-𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝟔𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒🏛️ 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌...
14/09/2026

🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌

🛰️ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 & 𝐍𝐎𝐍-𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝟔𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒

🏛️ 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓
TW05 – Department of Information Technology

🔬 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏
WAVES – Ghent University / imec

🌐 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂
The PhD will focus on developing a **network modelling and planning tool for integrated 6G terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (TN–NTN)**.

Future 6G networks will combine traditional terrestrial infrastructure with **drones and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites** to provide wider and more flexible coverage.

The research will explore how these networks can be jointly planned and optimized while considering:

📡 Network coverage & capacity
⚡ Energy consumption & efficiency
📶 Radio-resource availability
🏗️ Infrastructure costs
👤 Human electromagnetic exposure
🛰️ Terrestrial + satellite + UAV connectivity

🚀 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒
• Extend existing terrestrial network planning tools to support non-terrestrial communication
• Model communication and EM exposure from **LEO satellites and UAVs/drones**
• Develop **AI-based optimization algorithms** for integrated TN–NTN networks
• Optimize coverage, capacity, energy consumption and exposure
• Develop Digital Twin functionality for dynamic network planning
• Use real-time experimental monitoring data to adapt network planning
• Study intelligent integration of terrestrial and aerial infrastructure

🎓 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘?

Candidates should have a:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Master's degree in Computer Engineering
• Master's degree in Physics Engineering
• Or a related Master's degree in Science

💡 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍:
🛰️ Satellite & UAV communications
📡 5G/6G wireless networks
💻 Network modelling & simulation
🤖 Artificial Intelligence & optimization
🌐 Digital Twin technology
📊 Network planning and resource optimization
⚡ Energy-efficient wireless systems
📶 Electromagnetic exposure and propagation

💰 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐒
• Full-time doctoral fellowship
• Initial period: 12 months
• Extendable after positive evaluation up to **48 months (4 years)**
• Fellowship based on 100% of the net salary of an AAP member in equal family circumstances
• Fellowship may be exempt from personal income tax if conditions are met
• 36 days annual leave + fixed bridge days
• Bicycle allowance
• Eco vouchers
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Pleasant working environment within a young and dynamic research team

📅 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄
**30 November 2026 – 23:59**

📩 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘

Send your **application letter and CV** to:

**Isabelle Van der Elstraeten**
Ghent University / imec – INTEC – WAVES
iGent, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126
B-9052 Gent, Belgium

📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

📡 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏
WAVES – Ghent University / imec

📢 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘.




🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌📡 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝟓𝐆–𝟔𝐆 𝐃𝐘𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒🏛️ ...
14/09/2026

🎓 𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🇧🇪 𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐌

📡 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝟓𝐆–𝟔𝐆 𝐃𝐘𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

🏛️ 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓
TW05 – Department of Information Technology

🔬 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏
WAVES – Ghent University / imec

📡 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀
This PhD focuses on developing **Digital Twin models of dynamic electromagnetic (EM) environments** created by current and future 5G/6G wireless networks.

The research combines wireless communications, electromagnetic measurements, AI/data analysis, radio propagation, and digital-twin technology.

🚀 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒
• 5G/6G electromagnetic field monitoring
• Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)
• Drones and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites
• New 6G frequency bands, including **7–24 GHz (FR3)**
• Spectrum and interference mapping
• Electromagnetic exposure assessment
• Dynamic user detection and localization
• Wireless signal and sensor-fusion techniques
• Digital Twin city models
• Real-time wireless network planning and adaptation

🧪 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐃𝐎
• Design and develop modular EM monitoring nodes
• Collect terrestrial and aerial electromagnetic data
• Experimentally measure EM fields across relevant frequency bands
• Create and analyse spectrum/EM maps
• Detect unusual electromagnetic traffic patterns
• Assess human EM absorption using FDTD simulations
• Develop algorithms for detecting and locating dynamic wireless users
• Build Digital Twin models capable of reproducing realistic wireless environments
• Work with real-time data for adaptive wireless network planning

🎓 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘?
Candidates should have a:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Master's degree in Physics Engineering
• Master's degree in Computer Sciences
• Or a related MSc degree

🌟 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍:
📡 Wireless communications & 5G/6G
📶 Radio-frequency / electromagnetic engineering
🛰️ Satellite & drone communications
💻 Computer modelling & simulations
🤖 Digital Twins & intelligent wireless systems
📊 Spectrum monitoring and data analysis
🧪 Electromagnetic measurements and experiments

💰 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐒
• Full-time doctoral fellowship
• Initial period: 12 months
• Extendable after positive evaluation up to **48 months (4 years)**
• Fellowship based on 100% of the net salary of an AAP member in equal family circumstances
• Fellowship may be exempt from personal income tax if conditions are met
• 36 days annual leave + fixed bridge days
• Bicycle allowance
• Eco vouchers
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Pleasant working environment within a young and dynamic research team

📅 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄
**30 November 2026 – 23:59**

📩 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘
Send your **application letter and CV** to:

**Isabelle Van der Elstraeten**
Ghent University / imec – INTEC – WAVES
iGent, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126
B-9052 Gent, Belgium

📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

📢 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘.

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