Professor in Computational Drug Discovery

KU Leuven • Leuven, Flanders • Posted June 21, 2026

About the Role

  • You have a PhD in either Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, (Bio)chemistry, Biology, (Bio)science engineering, or equivalent.
  • You combine an in-depth pharmaceutical expertise with a technical expertise in the field of computational drug discovery
  • Upon appointment, you have at least 3 years of postdoctoral experience and expertise with computational drug discovery in an academic and/or industry context.
  • You have a strong research record and excellent teaching and training skills, allowing you to contribute to the research output of the department and to the quality of the educational program.
  • The high quality of your research track is evidenced by high-impact first and/or last author publications in international peer reviewed journals and by successful grant applications. International research experience is required.
  • You have good organizational skills and you have a team-player attitude. You have leadership capacity within the un...