The Faculty of Architecture groups the academic architecture programmes (Interior Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design & Spatial Planning, Educational Master) of the Sint-Lucas campuses in Brussels and Ghent. Driven by a carefully curated diversity of practices, the faculty is known for its forward-looking education that cultivates a freedom of exploration and experimentation. There are currently around 2200 students, 350 of whom are international students.
For the Master in Urban and Spatial Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, we are looking for an assistant who will conduct research within a doctoral track and assist within the teaching program.
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You will conduct research within the research group P.PUL (Planning for People, Urbanity and Landscape). This research group focuses simultaneously on issues concerning sociopolitical challenges on the one hand and ecology, environment and climate on the other, with a strong emphasis on space. More specifically, you will work on a doctoral research project on large-scale housing projects that, at the time of their conception, aspired to a distinctly combined social and ecological agenda. The PhD involves both historical research into the original social context, motivations and design solutions, and research into the (re)development of these projects, combining different methods (including archival, ethnographic and design research). The focus lies on Belgian and Western European case studies. Within these outlines, you will further delineate the specific focus and cases of this research together with the supervisors at the start of the research.
You will also support the Urban and Spatial Planning program of the Faculty of Architecture in collaboration with your colleagues. You function in a team and assignments are managed by the program director.
Your duties may include:
In addition to these duties, you will be actively involved in training and participate in Permanent Education Committee (POC) meetings.
We offer an employment of 100% for 2 years, as assistant (scale 43) starting 15 September 2024. After positive evaluation of the teaching assignment and doctoral research, the appointment is renewable up to a maximum of 6 years in total.
Depending on the assignment, some meetings may already take place before the start date to prepare for the upcoming semester.
Within this position, you will be part of KU Leuven, a university in which 13,000 colleagues make top-level teaching and research possible together. This includes an exciting work environment that offers opportunities to build your experience and develop your skills. You will join a team with other motivated (interior) architects and enjoy a lot of freedom to shape your job.
For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Jeroen Stevens (jeroen.stevens@kuleuven.be) or Prof. dr. Bruno Notteboom (bruno.notteboom@kuleuven.be).
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