Job Offers
Ready to apply for your next role? Visit the Career Learning Track (PhD Career Hub) to explore career options and learn how to prepare a strong application, before diving into the current job offers.
The PhD Talent Pool Flanders is a recruitment platform created by the five Flemish universities to connect PhD talent with career opportunities — both within and beyond academia. The platform features job openings, networking events, and resources to help PhD holders transition smoothly to the labour market. It also supports employers in finding highly qualified researchers.
Join events that bring researchers and employers together. Get inspired, build connections, and open doors to your next career move.
Want to learn more about our job events and fairs? Visit group coachings and events for more information.
- The cross-disciplinary Job Market for Young Researchers, co-organised by Ghent University, KU Leuven, VUB, UA, and UHasselt, offers a unique opportunity to connect in person with over 100 companies and organisations. Gain insights into different industries, expand your network, join workshops, and sharpen your interview skills. In the lead-up to the fair, you can also benefit from online CV analysis, speed career coaching, and a series of online career lunches to help you prepare.
- Organised annually by the PhD Society Leuven, the PhD Job Fair brings together companies from diverse industries eager to meet PhD candidates and postdocs from all fields. Whether you’re exploring future career options or actively looking for your next opportunity, this fair provides an open setting to engage with employers, discover possibilities, and get valuable insights into the job market.
- PhD Talent Career Fair (Paris)
- Postdoc Career Fair (Berlin)
- The BCF Career Event is the largest career fair in the Life Sciences sector — the go-to meeting place for anyone active or aspiring to work in Bio/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Food, or Pharma. It offers a unique chance to connect directly with a wide range of employers and organizations that can support your professional growth.
Universities
- Opportunities for Ghent University employees
- Opportunities for external candidates
- Other Flemish universities: KU Leuven - UA - UHasselt - VUB
Universities of Applied Sciences
Other
European job portals
- Euraxess: Funded by the European Commission, this portal promotes researcher mobility and career development across Europe. Explore job and funding opportunities by research field, profile, sector, or country. You’ll also find resources to support your career growth and relocation within or to Europe.
- Academic Positions: A European career network for academic and research jobs. Sign up for daily job alerts, filter by career stage, and search opportunities by region or role.
- Euro Science Jobs: This platform provides this service for well-educated science professionals who want to work in Natural Science in Europe.
Specific countries
- Academic jobs in: France - Germany - the Netherlands - the UK
- Jobs in Research & Higher Education in Germany, Austria & Switzerland
- Biovia, the health innovation cluster: vacancies in biotech industry & life sciences in Flanders
- Johnson & Johnson: Job Search
- Start ups: for tech entrepreneurs
- Werken voor Vlaanderen: Flemish government
- Selor: Belgian government
- VVSG: Municipal and city administrations
- Werken bij de overheid: Government careers platform
- EU Careers: European Personnel Selection Office
- European Union: Jobs and traineeships in European Union institutions
- Euractiv: Jobs for European Government Affairs
- United Nations Careers
- International Affairs Jobs
If you’re considering a career in education, we recommend exploring the relevant section of the Career Learning Track (PhD Career Hub) and learning more about the education landscape in Flanders.
- 11: vacancies in the non-profit and social sector
- Faro: cultural sector in Flanders
- publiq: cultural sector in Flanders
- Cultuurjobs: cultural sector in Flanders