Becoming a researcher
Being a researcher at ULB
Being a researcher at ULB means...
working in an international environment; benefiting from an HR Excellence in Research; taking part in a university with a strong social commitment.
Complete a PhD
ULB welcomes around PhD students. A PhD student on two comes from abroad.
HR Excellence in Research
ULB has received the HR Excellence in Research award from the EU, and is especially attentive to its researchers' careers and training, as well as to their exchange opportunities with other universities with the EURAXESS programme.
Europe and beyond
International researchers represent more than 80% of ULB’s postdoctoral community.
Through three MSCA COFUND programmes, ULB promotes international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral research. IF@ULB and CIVIS3i, now completed, attracted 71 fellows at ULB. Today, this commitment continues through IRIS which will recruit 24 postdocs at ULB.
Your PhD at ULB
Are you looking to pursue a PhD at ULB? You will find all practical information on our PhD programmes here.
Join ULB
Training
ULB offers a full catalogue of training programmes for researchers at all stages of their careers
Job opportunities
Offers for post-docs, assistants, and doctoral grants are available on the Euraxess portal.
Community
The PhD & PostDoc Society (P&PS) is ULB's largest community by and for young researchers, with more than 1500 members across all faculties.
Gender policy
ULB has gender issues in mind, and has launched a pioneering initiative called Cascade, aiming to fight the erosion of gender equality as researchers' careers progress.