- Apply before 23/07/2025 (DD/MM/YYYY) 23:59 (Brussels Time)
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Department: EA05 - Informatietechnologie
- Occupancy rate:100%
- Number of positions: 1
- Type of employment: Contract of unlimited duration with clause
- Term of assignment: 18 months
- Wage scale: PD1 to PD4 (doctoral degree)
- Required diploma:PhD
ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.
We are presently recruiting a post-doctoral researcher in clinical and market studies in connection to the EIC and IOF innovation project EarDiTech. Leveraging your expertise in audiology and hearing technologies, your role is to advance our proof-of-concept hearing diagnostics and augmented hearing solutions toward a higher technology readiness level, aligning them with our business goals and preparing them for investor engagement. This includes the preparation, organization and follow-up of medical device trials and making connections to early-adopters and key opinion leaders. At the same time, you will set up and perform market scoping and user-feedback studies to identify customer needs and market information to inform and help shape our business strategy and cost-of-goods analysis. You are responsible for timely reporting the outcomes of your work towards funders and investors and to the broader community via outreach activities (e.g., conference booths, website). You will work together with the scientific and business leads on the project team and maintain connections to future investors and clients, as well as the technology transfer and clinical trial departments.
YOUR TASKS
We are presently recruiting a post-doctoral researcher in clinical and market studies in connection to the EIC and IOF innovation project EarDiTech. Leveraging your expertise in audiology and hearing technologies, your role is to advance our proof-of-concept hearing diagnostics and augmented hearing solutions toward a higher technology readiness level, aligning them with our business goals and preparing them for investor engagement. This includes the preparation, organization and follow-up of medical device trials and making connections to early-adopters and key opinion leaders. At the same time, you will set up and perform market scoping and user-feedback studies to identify customer needs and market information to inform and help shape our business strategy and cost-of-goods analysis. You are responsible for timely reporting the outcomes of your work towards funders and investors and to the broader community via outreach activities (e.g., conference booths, website). You will work together with the scientific and business leads on the project team and maintain connections to future investors and clients, as well as the technology transfer and clinical trial departments. At least 70% of your assignment will be spent on academic research.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- You hold a thesis-based doctorate in the domain of audiology or hearing technology (obtained max. 6 years ago. This term of 6 years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma).
- You have prior experience in conducting research studies with study volunteers and have background knowledge of ethics and regulatory procedures.
- Scientifically, you master the topics of hearing-aids, psychoacoustics and auditory evoked potentials for hearing diagnostics.
- Project management and reporting skills are a must, with prior experience in conducting applied or clinical research projects.
- You are a natural in communicating your work to different audiences (science, business, regulatory, end-users).
- Basic programming skills (python, Matlab) are a plus.
- Excellent written and oral English skills are required, as evidenced by prior peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- We offer you a contract of indefinite duration with a maximum term of 18 months
- Your contract will start at the earliest Oct 1st 2025
- Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale PD1. Click here for more information about our salary scales.
- All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, a bicycle allowance and eco vouchers.. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits.
INTERESTED?
Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late applications or applications that are not submitted through the online system.
Your application must include the following documents:
- In the field ‘CV’: your CV and a transcript of your academic record (merged into one pdf file)
- In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format.
- In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
- In the field “other documents”: a recent scientific publication.
Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.
As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Verhulst (s.verhulst@UGent.be, +32 9 33 14 844). Important: do NOT send your application by email, but apply online.
Do you have a question regarding the online application process? Please read the FAQ or contact us via selecties@ugent.be or +32 9 264 34 36