28 PhD and Postdoc Positions at University of Antwerp, Belgium (Fully Funded)

Applications are now open for multiple PhD (doctoral) and postdoc positions at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. These opportunities cover many exciting fields across different faculties. Most of these positions are fully funded. Successful candidates receive a monthly scholarship or salary for the duration of the project (usually up to 4 years for PhD and 2–3 years for postdoc).

International students from all nationalities can apply. There is no application fee. Each position has its own deadline and specific requirements, so please check the official links for exact dates. These are great chances to study and do research in Europe while receiving financial support. You can check out more BS, MS, PhD and postdoc positions here.

Key Details:

• Degree Level: PhD and Postdoctoral
• Host Country: Belgium
• Host University: University of Antwerp
• Funding Type: Mostly fully funded
• Application Fee: No application fee
• Open to: All nationalities
• Application Deadline: Varies by position (check each vacancy for the exact deadline)

Faculty Social Sciences

Predoctoral level

• Doctoral scholarship holder in sociology
• Doctoral scholarship Medical Communication and Psychology

Faculty of Applied Engineering

Predoctoral level

• Doctoral scholarship holder in process-structure-property relationships for a new class of biobased acrylic coatings
• Doctoral scholarship holder renewable energy forecasting
• Doctoral scholarship holder resilient beyond-5G/6G networks through zero-touch network and service management
• Doctoral scholarship holder Edge Intelligence for 6G Networks
• Doctoral scholarship holder Resource-Aware AI for Next-Generation Networks
• Doctoral scholarship holder X-as-a-Service (XaaS) Architectures for 6G Networks

Postdoctoral level

• Senior postdoctoral researcher pavement engineering and materials science

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Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Predoctoral level

• Doctoral scholarship holder contemporary anglophone literature

Faculty of Business and Economics

Predoctoral level

• Doctoral scholarship holder household economics
• Graduate teaching & research assistant finance – entrepreneurial finance
• Graduate teaching & research assistant in finance – real estate finance and economics
• Teaching & research assistant in entrepreneurship and innovation management

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Faculty of Design Sciences

Predoctoral level

• Doctoral scholarship holder in heritage sciences
• Junior researcher design for modular electronic architectures
• Doctoral scholarship holder in the framework of the research project “Humanising the Hospital”

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Predoctoral level

• PhD researcher Neuro-endocrine Tumor (NET) Oncogenetics
• Doctoral scholarship holder “Development of a Zebrafish Model of SMAD3-Dependent Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm for In Vivo Drug Screening”

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Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences

Predoctoral level

• Doctoral scholarship holder in vivo neuroimaging with a focus on MR and PET imaging in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease
• Doctoral scholarship holder at the interface of the fields of neurology and hematology
• PhD position: Spatial omics meets neurodegeneration — mapping therapeutic targets in charcot-marie-tooth neuropathy
• PhD candidate in Physiology/Pharmacology
• PhD candidate in Physiology/Pharmacology

Postdoctoral level

• Senior researcher to work in the field of molecular and computational genomics of Alzheimer’s disease

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Faculty of Science

Predoctoral level

• Doctoral scholarship holder applied mathematics: statistics
• Doctoral candidate in 4D tomographic image reconstruction
• Doctoral candidate in accelerated edge-illumination-based phase contrast imaging for advanced material inspection
• PhD researcher photoelectrochemistry and nucleic acid biosensing
• Doctoral candidate dynamic phase contrast imaging and reconstruction
• Doctoral scholarship holder Analysis and/or Geometry

Postdoctoral level

• Senior researcher in whole-brain light-sheet microscopy
• Postdoctoral scholarship holder in statistical shape modelling

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Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

Predoctoral level

• PhD candidate to join the research project Unequal Numbers: The Making of Ethno-Racial Inequality in Brazil

University Institutes

Postdoctoral level

• Professor (senior academic staff) in artistic research in music
• Visiting scholars

How to Apply:

1. Visit the official University of Antwerp jobs/vacancies page.
2. Find the specific position you are interested in.
3. Read the full job description and requirements carefully.
4. Submit your application through the university’s online application platform before the deadline.

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