At UGent, 21 faculty positions for interdisciplinary projects with societal impact are vacant. Three of them will be linked to the Center for Sustainable Chemistry in cooperation with the Center for Sustainable Development.

With the "URBAN WASTE AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY" initiative, it is the aim to create an interdisciplinary setting, which will address sustainable chemistry and circular economy from a promising socio-technical perspective on 2 emerging upcoming chemical areas. Besides the inter- and transdisciplinary research, there will be also a focus on education innovation to train the 'chemist or engineer of the future' by the implementation of socio-technical imaginaries, multiperspectivism and sustainability politics.

Deadline to apply is October 16^th 2018

Description of the initiative

• Vacancy 1: Professor in Transition Governance and Socio-technical System Innovation on Circular Economy
• Vacancy 2: Professor in Photochemical Process Intensification
• Vacancy 3: Professor in Urban Waste Valorization

Contact

Kevin Van Geem
T +32 9 264 55 97
Kevin.VanGeem@UGent.be