Faculty/Service: Faculty of Science
Department: Mathematics
Category: Academic Staff Grade: Lecturer
Contract: this position is awarded for a term of three years if the successful candidate is appointed for the first time as part of the academic staff of the University of Namur (according to Article 5 of the Academic Staff Regulations). At the end of the three-year term, the candidate will be confirmed and appointed on a permanent basis following a positive evaluation by the evaluation committee.
Start date: 01/09/2027
Position: Allowance (executive)
Reference: Z 50020317
The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Namur has nearly 1,400 students and 500 staff members, including 60 academic and 300 scientific staff. It offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in biology, chemistry, geology, geography, mathematics, physics and veterinary medicine.
You will join the Department of Mathematics, which specializes in applied mathematics, and the Namur Institute for Complex Systems (**naXys**, https://www.naxys.be). Members of the Department affiliated with naXys carry out research on complex systems, characterized by at least one of three features: the nonlinearity and dynamics of the phenomena involved, the high dimensionality in which they unfold, and the nature of the data they generate describing parts of these systems. naXys is organized into six research poles: "Dynamical astronomy, cosmology and astrobiology" (SPACE), "Biological systems" (BIO), "Optics and quantum mechanics" (OPTICS), "Financial econometrics and statistics" (RISK), "Stability and interactions" (STAB), "Optimisation algorithms, artificial intelligence and robotics" (AI).
Your missions
Within the Department of Mathematics, you will take on teaching, research and service missions. More specifically:
A course load of approximately 165 hours/year will be defined with the successful candidate. This load will contain courses at both bachelor's and master's levels, for students in mathematics as well as other disciplines. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to offer more specialized teaching related to their field of research. You will develop a research axis within the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Complex Systems naXys (https://www.naxys.be), preferably in the development of mathematical models or methods for the field of space (e.g., astrodynamics, celestial mechanics, planetology) or sustainability (e.g., climatology, ecology). You will supervise doctoral theses and master's theses according to your scientific interests. You will actively participate in the missions and service activities of the Department, the Faculty and the University. You will participate in activities to outreach to civil society (popularization, promotion of mathematics, etc.). You will consolidate and/or establish links with other institutions around the world in order to stimulate the exchange of ideas, the mobility of people and the cultural richness of our institutions. You will participate in administrative meetings and you will be able to teach in French at the end of the probationary period (3 years from the date of appointment).
Your profil
Diploma, training and experience
You hold a doctorate with a thesis in mathematical sciences or a diploma recognized as equivalent by the selection committee.
Experience of one or more post-doctoral stays (in institutions other than the one where you defended your thesis) of at least one year in total is required.
You have an international dimension by having carried out research stays abroad and by being part of a network of international collaborators.
Skills (knowledge, working skills and behavioral skills)
You have the following skills:
- A strong research background and demonstrated interest in research in applied mathematics and complexity, preferably in the development of mathematical models or methods for the space domain (e.g., astrodynamics, celestial mechanics, planetology) or sustainability (e.g., climatology, ecology).
- An aptitude and a great motivation for university teaching.
- An ability to develop relevant ideas for teaching and training students.
- A capacity for integration into existing structures at UNamur, particularly within the Department of Mathematics and the naXys Institute.
- An ability to develop collaborations, with in particular an openness to interdisciplinary research at the national and international level.
- Ability to obtain funding to carry out research projects. From abilities to managing a research team.
- An ability to get involved in community service missions.
- A good knowledge of English.
Selection criteria of primary importance:
- The qualifications and knowledge/skills listed above.
- The quality of the individual file as well as the adequacy and interaction of the candidate's scientific and pedagogical projects with those of the Department of Mathematics.
- The quality of the audition (the lesson, the presentation of the research and pedagogical projects, as well as the answers to the jury's questions).
Selection procedures
- Review and selection of applications by the Recruitment and Selection Board.
- Candidates selected for an audition will be invited to present their projects (research and pedagogical) and to give a lesson, on a compulsory theme, in front of the selection committee.
- Interview by the Human Resources Department.
- Decision of the Board of Directors.
Additional information
Professor Timoteo Carletti, Head of the Department of Mathematics
Tél +32 (0)81 72 49 03 - mail : < correo electrónico eliminado por razones de seguridad >
For any administrative questions, you can contact the Human Resources Development Department: 081/72.40.40 - < correo electrónico eliminado por razones de seguridad >
The University of Namur
The University of Namur welcomes more than 7200 students of nearly 70 different nationalities each year. UNamur is composed of:
7 Faculties,
1 interfaculty department,
11 Research Institutes,
9 technology platforms,
Services supports.
For more information, see https://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs
Salary package and other benefits
Working at UNamur means benefiting from:
- Internaland external training
- Afull refund of your public transport pass, a bicycle allowance, free parking (cars/bicycles)
- (Extra)legalholidays* and a collective closure between Christmas and New Year
- Insurance:
- accident in private life Hospitalization at a preferential rate (at the expense of the employee)
- A crèche, an after-school care service and other benefits at a preferential rate*
*According to the rules in force at UNamur. More information on https://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs/package-salarial
The scales applied at the University of Namur can be consulted on our website: https://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs/baremes
Recruitment Policy
Our Human Resources management policy is based on respect for equal rights and treatment of everybody. This diversity is also based on different axes: gender, disability, origin, beliefs, age, sexual orientation, etc. The University of Namur is also a signatory of the diversity charter.
UNamur is also committed to adhering to the 40 principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the European Union's Code for the Recruitment of Researchers in its Human Resources Management (OTM-R policy).
How to apply
The application includes:
- a detailed curriculum vitae,
- a cover letter,
- the UNamur application form (https://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs/fomulaires/formulaire_can_aca.doc/view),
- a list of 3 reference personalities who will be contacted in the event of selection for the audition,
- a research project of maximum 3 pages that clearly shows the possibility of interaction with naXys,
- a teaching project of maximum 3 pages that clearly shows the teaching prospects within the Department of Mathematics,
- a selection of a maximum of 3 representative scientific articles and the reasons for this choice,
- a complete list of publications,
- where applicable, the academic background and evaluations of teaching activities,
must be sent to the Direction of the Human Resources Department by email at < correo electrónico eliminado por razones de seguridad > by 30 November 2026 at the latest. The application must be sent as a single PDF file with a maximum size of 5 MB.