Doctoral fellow - Department of Business Informatics and Operations Management

Last application date Jul 01, 2025 00:00

Department EB24 - Department of Business Informatics and Operations Management

Contract Limited duration

Degree Master of Science in business engineering, business informatics, management information systems, computer science, artificial intelligence or software engineering

Occupancy rate 100%

Vacancy type Research staff

Job description

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 85 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.

For the Business Informatics research group we are looking for a m/f/x

Doctoral fellow

YOUR JOB

The Ghent University Business Informatics (UGent Business Informatics) research group and the Cost and Value Analytics, Modelling and Optimisation (CVAMO) Flanders Make @UGent core lab have a funded 4-year PhD student position available in the area of process mining with applications in the manufacturing industry (Principal Investigators: Prof. dr. Seppe vanden Broucke, Prof. dr. Frederik Gailly, Prof. dr. ir. Steven Mertens, Prof. dr. Geert Poels - https://ugent-businessinformatics.github.io).
The start date for this position is 1 September 2025.
We expect the PhD student to engage in the following activities:

• Conducting scientific research in the field of process mining to obtain a doctoral degree.
• Contributing to process mining and knowledge extraction projects in collaboration with the manufacturing industry.
• Valorisation of research results within the manufacturing industry.
• Providing support for research, teaching, and service activities (maximum of 10% of the time allocation)

Job profile

• You hold a Master’s degree (preferably) in business engineering, business informatics, management information systems, computer science, artificial intelligence or software engineering.
• You are familiar with basic concepts and techniques of process mining.
• You have an interest in research conducted in close collaboration with companies.
• You have a very good command of the English language.
• You are a team player but can also work independently.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• We offer a full-time position as a doctoral fellow, consisting of an initial period of 12 months, which - after a positive evaluation, will be extended to a total maximum of 48 months.
• Your contract will start on 09/01/2025 at the earliest.
• The fellowship amount is 100% of the net salary of an AAP member in equal family circumstances. The individual fellowship amount is determined by Team Personnel Administration based on family status and seniority. A grant that meets the conditions and criteria of the regulations for doctoral fellowships is considered free of personal income tax. 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, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits.

How to apply

Send your CV, copy of your diploma (if already in your possession) and a motivation letter to [email protected].

We do not accept late applications.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Geert Poels ([email protected]).