A part-time academic in Teams management in healthcare (50%)

About us

UCLouvain is in the top 1% of universities worldwide. Founded in the heart of Europe in 1425, the university brings together 40,000 students and 6,000 staff members on 9 campuses in Brussels and Wallonia. Research and education activities are organised in 20 faculties, 23 research institutes, 5 learning centres and 18 libraries. UCLouvain also has two university hospitals.

UCLouvain is a major player in the transition to a sustainable society. The challenges of the ecological crisis are integrated into courses and the university develops numerous local projects (such as a university farm and sustainable campuses). As a digital university, UCLouvain is involved in open science and education, and trains academics in innovative teaching practices through its Louvain Learning Lab. Thanks to two science parks, the university’s research benefits from interaction with 250 companies and 3 incubators, which is fuelled further by being at the centre of a region driven by technological innovation.

UCLouvain has a long tradition of international collaborations for teaching and research through partnerships across the world. As a member of the Circle U. European University alliance, the university offers a unique opportunity to work in an environment of interconnected campuses across Europe (London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Pisa, Belgrade, Aarhus and Oslo).

The University's staff policy is based on five pairs of values which are fundamental pillars of the way the University operates, works and lives together: https://uclouvain.be/fr/emploi/politique-personnel.html

The Brussels Woluwe campus offers a unique living environment, conveniently located and easily accessible, on the outskirts of Brussels. The site hosts the five research institutes and three out of the four faculties of the Health Sciences Sector, as well as an academic hospital, the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc. The multiple interactions between those entities make the campus a very attractive hub for students and researchers in the field of health sciences. 

Post description

Within the Faculty of Public Health (FSP) and the Institute of Health and Society (IRSS), (Health Sciences Sector), post duties include teaching, research and community service activities:

• Teaching 

You will teach mainly in the fields of Health Care Services Management, Human and Human Resources Management, and Well-Being at Work. You will also supervise Master theses. 

• Research

You will develop your research activities and take responsibilities as research team leader in the fields of Health Care Services Management, Human and Human Resources Management, and Well-Being at Work. You will supervise PhD theses.

• In addition …

Once tenured, you will carry out various service activities and responsibilities within the institution, such as being a member of a programme committee or examination committee, or having management responsibilities within the faculty or research institute.

You will also contribute to serving society, particularly in the economic, social, cultural or development cooperation fields. Finally, you will ensure, through research and teaching activities, the university’s international visibility.

Who we’re looking for

• Education

You hold a PhD in Management Science, Psychology, Social and Political Science or Public Health. You did one or more research-stay outside your home institution.

• Experience

You have previous university teaching experience, demonstrated by formal assessments (if possible). Your scientific experience is demonstrated by publications of international standing.  

• Skills

You work well in a team and you incorporate research findings into your teaching. You are able of conducting high-level scientific research, from obtaining funding to managing the team. You are creative and open to educational innovation and to multidisciplinarity. 

You communicate in French and English. If this is not the case, you undertake to acquire proficiency in these two languages within two years of taking up the post. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.

What we offer

• Tenure after positive assessment of the probationary period – typically four years. This type of career entitles you to a public sector pension.
• Appointment as lecturer or professor according to your previous academic experience, as determined by the Rectoral Council.
• Teaching load capped at 90 hours for a full-time tenure-track position, and 150 hours once tenured. 
• An attractive and progressive salary according to seniority and the promotion process.
• A start date of 1 September 2025 at the earliest.
• An integrated leadership and management training programme, including a range of pedagogical, linguistic and other training courses. 
• Benefits including transport, family, culture, commercial, etc. 
• Official policy that supports equal opportunities and promotes diversity within academic and all other categories of staff.
• Specific emphasis on a work-life balance.

Practical Information

Application deadline: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at noon (UTC+1 Time Zone)
Starting date: September 1st 2025 

Location:

Health Science Sector
Faculty of Public Health (FSP) (https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/FSP)
Institute of Health and Society (IRSS) (https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/IRSS)

Need more information?

Questions about this position:

Prof. Sophie Thunus, Dean FSP – doyen-fsp@uclouvain.be
Prof. Dominique Vanpee, President IRSS – president-irss@uclouvain.be

Questions about the procedure:
Cécile Lion, Rector’s Office, cecile.lion@uclouvain.be

Questions about online application:
Andreea Chiriac, Rector’s Office, secretariat-vrpp@uclouvain.be

Interested?

Apply only via the online application (applications submitted via any other channel will not be considered). 

To be considered, your application must contain within a single PDF:

• motivation letter (to be included in the single PDF as well as in your candidate profile);
• current curriculum vitae (to be included in the single PDF as well as in your candidate profile);
• copy of your official PhD diploma;
• full publication list and summary of 3 most significant recent publications;
• research strategy, i.e. your future 5-year research programme; 
• teaching programme, i.e. your vision and teaching methods;
• If you are shortlisted and invited to an audition, you will be asked to submit:
  • a Ph. D. project, with a view to taking on a doctoral student in the first year of your appointment;
  • 3 to 5 letters of recommendation must be uploaded by your referees in accordance with the instructions you will be given.

For full details of the application: https://uclouvain.be/en/careers/application-aca.html