Professor Applied Software Languages Research

2 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Research Field

Computer science » Database management
Computer science » Programming
Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

17 Mar 2024 - 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description
1 - Working at the VUB

For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for freedom, equality and solidarity, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike. 

 

At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities: innovators pur sang, but above all people who are 100% their authentic selves. With some 4,000 employees, we are the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located. 

 

Add to this our principle of free research - in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research. In short: the VUB all over again. 

 

Moreover, the VUB is a member of EUTOPIA, an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves.

2 - Position description

The Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Department of Computer Science, is looking for a part-time professor. 

 

More concretely your work package contains: 

 

Education and Research domain:

 

 

You will be part of the Software Languages Lab (SOFT) in the Computer Science department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, more specifically in the domain of utilization and applications of research in software languages.

 

 

Education tasks:

 

 

Your teaching load will consist of general courses in computer science at the bachelor level as well as more specialized research-related master level courses. It will consist of 2 or 3 courses of 6 ECTS per year. The concrete list of courses shall be negotiated with you depending on your expertise.
The VUB has a strong tradition in teaching and deploying dynamic programming languages.
 

 

 

Research tasks:

 

 

• Apart from teaching, you will conduct research in the field of “applied software technology”. SOFT’s research culture is mainly technical, and artefact driven. It produces tangible contributions to the field in terms of systems, databases, programming languages, development tools and/or their formal underpinnings. This vacancy needs to be interpreted in this artefact-driven research culture of the lab.
• You will reinforce the lab by conducting applied research that is related to existing academic research activities:
  • If you have proven contributions to security-related research topics, you will receive preference;
  • If your CV demonstrates that you have a strong potential to reinforce SOFT’s (industrial) utilization activities, you will receive preference;
  • The Software Languages Lab is a very collaborative environment. Most resources of het lab (infrastructures, TAs, office space, …) are shared on an informal basis. If you endorse this collaborative way of working, you will receive preference over candidates that prefer to work entirely independently.

 

 

Other tasks:

 

 

You will become a member of the management structure of the Software Languages Lab. In this capacity, you are expected to contribute to the operational aspects of the lab and its continuing growth. This comprises guiding bachelor and master thesis students, advising PhD students and participating in the management and policy making processes of the university. Last but not least, you are expected to initiate new research projects and to acquire research funds.

 

 

For this function, our Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene) will serve as your home base. 

3 - Profile

What do we expect from you?

 

 

 

 

 

• You have experience with teaching at the bachelor as well as master level.
• You understand the software industry (preferably through experience) and you are acquainted with “utilization” of academic research results in to software technology.
• You have a knack for dynamic programming languages and you have understand the technical aspects of “the security problem” in said languages; thorough hands-on experience in programming languages such as Scheme, Python, Smalltalk, Julia, JavaScript, Datalog, Elixir, etc. and their associated meta technology and development environments will receive preference in the selection process.
• Since you will be teaching immediately at the bachelor level, a profound knowledge of Dutch (mother tongue or C1 level) is required.

 

 

• You subscribe to the university’s vision of education. The full text in relation to this is available on the university website.

 

• Every first appointment is dependent upon the successful delivery of a teaching session.  

 

• Language regulations:

A member of the academic staff who is entrusted with a teaching assignment must also be able to demonstrate that the language of instruction is known at ERK level C1 through a qualification certificate or through an adequate diploma. The VUB also provides courses in, for example, academic English.

 

The administrative language of the VUB is Dutch. In case of insufficient knowledge of Dutch, the VUB will provide an integration course. After a maximum of five years, a member of the academic staff must demonstrate adequate knowledge of the administrative language (ERK level B2).

 

For a complete overview, please consult the complete language regulations on https://jobs.vub.be/content/Regulations-concerning-language-proficiency/ . 

 

Certificates demonstrating knowledge of the language can already be added to the application. 

 

The VUB wants to be a reflection of the society where everyone's talent is valued, regardless of gender, age, religion, skin color, migration background, disability and neurodiversity.

4 - Offer

Are you going to be our new colleague?

 

You’ll be offered an appointment as professor, for an assignment of 0.5 FTE, for 3 years (renewable, on condition of the positive evaluation of the activities), with planned starting date 01/10/2024. 

 

You’ll receive a salary linked to one of the scales set by the government.

 

At the VUB, you’re guaranteed an open, involved and diverse workplace where you are offered opportunities to (further) build on your career.

 

As well as this, you will also enjoy various other benefits:

• Extensive homeworking options, a telework allowance of 50 euros per month OR an internet fee of 20 euros per month;
• An open and informal working environment where attention is paid to work-life balance, and exceptional holiday arrangements with 35 days of leave (based on a fulltime contract), closure between Christmas and New Year and 3 extra leave days;
• Cost-free hospitalisation insurance;
• Full reimbursement of your home-to-work commute with public transport according to VUB-policy, and/or compensation if you come by bike; 
• A wide selection of meals in our campus restaurants at attractive prices;
• Excellent and affordable facilities for sport and exercise, a range of discounts via Benefits@Work (in  all kinds of shops, on flights, in petrol stations, amusement parks...) and Ecocheques; 
• Nursery near campus, discount on holiday camps; 
• The space to form your job content and to continuously learn through our VUB learning platforms and training courses;
• And finally: great colleagues with a healthy drive.

5 - Interested?

Is this the job you’ve been dreaming of?

 

Then apply, at the latest on 17/03/2024 , via jobs.vub.be , and upload the following documents:

• your motivation letter, including your vision on education and research, and an explanation about the development of your future research;
• your curriculum vitae, including your academic dossier; 
• your diploma (not applicable for VUB alumni) and language certificates.

 

Do you have questions about the job content? Contact Prof. Wolfgang De Meuter at [email protected]  or on +32 2 629 33 08.

 

Would you like to know what it’s like to work at the VUB? Go to jobs.vub.be , and find all there is to know about our campuses, benefits, strategic goals and your future colleagues.

 

Would you like more information about EUTOPIA? Go to eutopia-university.eu , and read more about the role of the VUB in the development of the EUTOPIA alliance. 

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science

Years of Research Experience

More than 10

Research Field

Computer science

Years of Research Experience

More than 10

Research Field

Computer science

Years of Research Experience

More than 10

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://academicpositions.com

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Country

Belgium

City

Brussels

Postal Code

1050

Street

Boulevard de la Plaine 2

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://academicpositions.com/ad/vrije-universiteit-brussel/2024/professor-appl…

Contact

City

Brussels

Website

http://www.vub.ac.be/

Postal Code

1050

STATUS: EXPIRED