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Franklin University Switzerland

Franklin University Switzlerland was originally established in 1969 as Fleming College in honour of Benjamin Franklin, the American scientist and political philosopher. 
The university is nestled in Lugano, a city in the south of Switzerland. 
Students at the univeristy come from more than 50 countries. 
Academic programmes cover a range of subject areas including art, history and visual culture, history, international management, political science, psychology, and social justice and sustainability.

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Macao

Department: School of Business

Position: Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor / Lecturer

Description

The School of Business (MSB) was established in 2000 and is the largest faculty in the University. Consistent with MSB’s mission to “(1) promote innovation and dissemination of knowledge in business and management, (2) nurture responsible business talents with international perspectives, and (3) contribute to the social and economic development of the local communities and the region”, the School has offered high quality undergraduate and postgraduate programs in most business disciplines. Many of these programs are accredited by professional organizations such as the ACCA, CPA Australia, CIMA and CILT (for BBA in Supply Chain Management). In July 2023, MSB earned AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) International Accreditation and is positioned among the top 6% of business schools globally. According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2023, the subject of “Business and Economics” of Macao University of Science and Technology is ranked in the range of 176-200.

With diverse faculty members having degrees from top-tier universities around the world, the School keeps training students’ leadership and creativity, discovering students’ talent and potential, and integrating “business ethics, communication skills and globalization” into the curriculum, which will lead the School to be an innovative business school that is most dynamic and broadly influential in the region.

To cope with our developmental plan, applications are invited from those with excellent academic achievements in the following areas:

Professional Areas

Fintech, Quantitative Finance, Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Philanthropy and Social Organization Management, International Trade, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics and other relevant areas. 

Qualifications


	An earned Doctorate Degree in related discipline;
	Bilingual teaching ability preferred;
	Proven university teaching experience in related disciplines and strong experience in research records (with overseas experiences would be an advantage).


Remuneration Package

Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification, professional experience and current position. Medical benefits, annual leave, provident fund, allowance and bonus, on job training program or overseas study opportunities will be provided by the University.

Application Procedure

Qualified candidates should apply the position online at the University’s careers site (https://www.must.edu.mo/en/careers) and upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae with expected salary, copies of ID/passport, certified copies of academic certificates, transcripts, testimonial of professional experience, publications and academic research outline etc.

To browse for more information about MUST, please visit https://www.must.edu.mo/en


Macau University of Science and Technology

United Kingdom, Southampton

Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow – NIHR ARC Wessex

1 post available with at 0.4FTE. Flexibility in FTE for the Knowledge Mobilisation role may be possible depending on current priorities. Fixed Term for 18 months with the possibility of extending subject to funding.

The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex is one of ten ARCs across England awarded a total of £157 million funding over five years from April 2026 to deliver applied health and care research that improves patient outcomes, enhances service delivery, and supports sustainable health and social care systems. 

Our vision is to lead transformative applied health and care research, building on regional strengths while delivering scalable, inclusive solutions nationwide. Across our themes, Healthy Communities and Prevention, Mental Health, Living Well with Long-Term Conditions, Integrated Care, and Data and Technology, we aim to create care that is inclusive, community-based, preventative, digitally enabled, and equitable. 

We support the Government’s ambition for a future-fit NHS, focusing on healthier lives, reduced inequalities, and resilient systems with a workforce ready to drive change. 

This fellowship offers individuals interested in Knowledge Mobilisation the opportunity to work within NIHR ARC Wessex and support our research and its engagement with communities and neighbourhoods, while developing their academic careers. Knowledge Mobilisation focuses on getting the right information to the right people, in the right format, at the right time to support the use of research.

Knowledge Mobilisation works across themes to produce accessible, practical, and tailored outputs for local and national needs. Activities include engaging with non-academic partners, co-production, evidence synthesis, dissemination, implementation, and influencing policy and decision-making. 

The opportunity is aimed at individuals with the potential to become leaders in Knowledge Mobilisation who are health and/or care professionals, with a publication track record or equivalent, well-developed communication, relationship building skills, and willingness to build skills in knowledge mobilisation, implementation, or research engagement.

Applicants will be ambitious individuals with confidence and experience engaging with collaborators and stakeholders at all levels across different geographies and sectors of the health and care system; a willingness to work with ARC Wessex research partners across local health and care systems. You will be self-motivated, have excellent communication and writing skills, ability to meet project milestones, produce work of high quality. 

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge mobilisation expertise, through targeted training opportunities and their own practice, and will support capacity building in knowledge mobilisation among researchers and organisations working with ARC Wessex.

As part of this role, you will have the optional opportunity to join the NIHR Academy if: 


	The post fulfils at least 25% of your total working week 


AND 


	A formal training and career development plan is developed and incorporated within the post, agreed with support from your line manager within three months of commencing. 


Postholders will be based at Chilworth and employed by University of Southampton Secondments may be considered.

For informal discussions, please contact ARCWessex@soton.ac.uk . 

We are also currently recruiting for a Senior Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Fellow: (Knowledge Mobilisation & Community Connector). You can view the details and apply here: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/3464426CF 


University of Southampton

Belgium, Louvain-la-Neuve

Within the Science, Engineering and Technology Group of KU Leuven, the Department of Mechanical Engineering invites applications for a professorship in Mechanical Engineering. We are seeking internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research track record and strong teaching competence in numerical modelling, plasma physics, nuclear fusion, and nuclear technology. We further expect teaching competences in underlying scientific disciplines such as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics. Junior profiles will be appointed as tenure track assistant professor, with an evaluation after 5 years. Senior candidates may be appointed at the level of associate professor, professor, or full professor, depending on their qualifications and academic experience.

As a member of the senior academic staff of the Science, Engineering & Technology Group of KU Leuven's Arenberg Campus, you will be affiliated with both the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering Science.

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Research

The candidate aims to develop and apply new insights into nuclear fusion technology with a focus on advancing 2D and 3D simulation methodologies for plasma transport, heat transfer and particle exhaust in the reactor, potentially including interactions with the broader system, and other relevant mechanisms for future fusion power plants. Combining these advanced simulation techniques with design optimisation, control, data-assimilation, uncertainty quantification, and multi-fidelity approaches is encouraged. The candidate is expected to collaborate with international fusion initiatives, considering various concepts such as tokamaks, stellarators, and inertial confinement. In addition, the candidate takes a leading role in further developing the SOLPS-ITER community code (formerly B2/EIRENE), for which KU Leuven is a core developer.

The candidate will be based in Leuven at campus Arenberg in the current fusion team that has strong existing ties and collaborations with major international fusion initiatives. The candidate is expected to pursue excellence, build national and international collaborations and publish at the highest scientific level in your field. By securing competitive funding for fundamental and/or applied research, the candidate should be able to establish a research group in close collaboration with stakeholders in the wider region and supervise PhD candidates at an international level.

Teaching

The candidate is expected to take on a teaching role in programmes such as BSc in Engineering Science, MSc in Mechanical Engineering, MSc in Engineering: Energy, or the Belgian Nuclear higher Education Network. The candidate should be able to teach courses in disciplines such as fluid dynamics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics, in addition to more advanced topics. The candidate will build a research team (PhD researchers, postdoctoral fellows) that can support teaching within these disciplines. Furthermore, the candidate is expected to conduct cutting-edge research that enables the definition and supervision of related BSc/MSc student projects and research topics in energy or nuclear engineering.

You will develop your teaching in line with KU Leuven’s vision on activating and researched-based education, making full use of the professional development opportunities offered by the faculty and the university.

Initially, your teaching duties will focus on a limited number of courses within the aforementioned Master's programmes. Over the course of your career, the scope of your educational activities may gradually expand, while always maintaining a balanced distribution of time between research and teaching.

Service

You are prepared to undertake scientific, societal and internal service activities. You actively seek regional, national, and international opportunities for collaboration with organisations, industry partners and other stakeholders beyond the university. You represent the Science, Engineering & Technology Group of KU Leuven, as well as your department, faculty and research group in external activities and serve as a primary point of contact between the university and its regional partners. You also engage actively in outreach initiatives, including science communication, lifelong learning, and societal debates.

Requirements


	You hold a PhD in Engineering or Science with a focus on numerical simulation of fluid and plasma flows, or nuclear fusion devices. You have a strong research profile, demonstrated by publications in leading international journals. International experience is a significant asset. You present a research plan that articulates a strong vision for future nuclear fusion research within the broader scope of this position. You also have a clear vision of how your activities will enhance KU Leuven's regional, national and international recognition, including concrete plans for collaboration with relevant partners both within and beyond the university.
	You have demonstrable qualifications in academic education, and a well-defined personal vision on academic teaching and educational organisation. Teaching experience is considered an asset.
	You possess strong organisational skills, a collaborative mindset and leadership capacities suited to a university environment.
	A good command of English is required, and KU Leuven provides training in academic English.
	The official administrative language at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you do not speak Dutch (or not sufficient) at the start of your appointment, KU Leuven will offer language training to enable you to participate effectively in meetings. Before teaching courses in Dutch, you will have the opportunity to acquire the necessary level of proficiency.


Offer


	We offer a full-time position in a multidisciplinary and intellectually stimulating environment. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university engaged in both fundamental and applied scientific research. The university has a strong inter- and multi-disciplinarily focus and strives for international excellence. In this context, we collaborate actively with research partners in Belgium and abroad and provide our students with an academic education grounded in high-quality scientific research.
	All duties associated to this position are primarily based at KU Leuven's Arenberg Campus, and require an active on-site presence.
	Depending on your record and qualifications, you will be appointed or tenured in one of the ranks of the senior academic staff: assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor. In principle, junior researchers are appointed as tenure-track assistant professors for a period of 5 years; after this period and following a positive evaluation, they are permanently appointed (or tenured) as associate professors.
	The position starts on September 1, 2027.


Call Research professorships (BOFZAP)
Procedure application and selection

Interested?

Before you start your application, please read the full description of the procedure and important information about attachments and templates under 'Call for Research Professorships (BOFZAP)' and 'Procedure application and selection’ under 'More information'.

More information on the content of the job can be obtained from the academic contact person Prof. dr. Johan Meyers, mail: johan.meyers@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. ir. Herman Bruyninckx, mail: herman.bruyninckx@kuleuven.be.

More information on the guidelines, regulations and application file is available from Ms. Kristin Vermeylen (kristin.vermeylen@kuleuven.be) or Ms. Martine van Nierop (martine.vannierop@kuleuven.be, tel. +32 16 32 76 98).

You can apply for this job no later than September 01, 2026 via the online application tool

KU Leuven strives for an inclusive, respectful and socially safe environment. We embrace diversity among individuals and groups as an asset. Open dialogue and differences in perspective are essential for an ambitious research and educational environment. In our commitment to equal opportunity, we recognize the consequences of historical inequalities. We do not accept any form of discrimination based on, but not limited to, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, ethnic or national background, skin colour, religious and philosophical diversity, neurodivergence, employment disability, health, or socioeconomic status. For questions about accessibility or support offered, we are happy to assist you at this email address.

Do you have a question about the online application system? Please consult our FAQ or email us at apply@kuleuven.be


KU Leuven Faculty of Business & Economics

Department: State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines

Position: Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor

Description

Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T.) is now seeking outstanding scientists for the academic posts from Assistant Professor to Chair Professor with administrative titles of Assistant Director, Deputy Director and Director, to promote a high standard of teaching and cross-disciplinary research in the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine (M.U.S.T).

Founded in 2000, M.U.S.T. has rapidly developed into the largest multi-disciplinary university in Macao and is ranked among the Top 20 Universities in Greater China. M.U.S.T. is also ranked 32nd in the “Asia University Rankings” and “World Young University Rankings” respectively in 2021 by Times Higher Education. M.U.S.T. endeavors to educate students specialized in various fields, attaches equal importance to teaching and research, and has continuously reached new heights in academic development. Currently, the university offers 80 academic programs in 10 Faculties in diverse disciplines. M.U.S.T. now owns two state key laboratories, the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine and the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, and a number of prominent research centers such as Dr. Neher’s Biophysics Laboratory for Innovative Drug Discovery. Established in 2011, the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine is the first one in the field of Chinese medicine in China.

The SKL is particularly interested in the application of the cutting-edge technologies in multiple research areas: (1) Development of innovative technologies and methods for quality control and standardization of Chinese herbs, and chemical characterization of herbal components; (2) Bioactivity, pharmacology and mechanism studies on the active components of Chinese herbs; (3) New drug research and development.

The SKL now invites applications for multiple Faculty Positions (from Assistant Professor to Chair Professor) and administrative titles of Assistant Director, Deputy Director and Director. Applicants must hold a doctorate degree in a research field relevant to Chinese medicine, biomedical science or pharmaceutical-related disciplines, including pharmacology, cell and tissue engineering, stem-cell or gene therapy, structural biology, oncology, bioinformatics, chemical biology, natural products chemistry, medicinal chemistry or materials science. Successful candidate is expected to lead innovative and multidisciplinary research projects and possess excellent teaching skills and/or experience.

Qualifications


	An earned Doctorate Degree in related discipline;
	Bilingual teaching ability preferred;
	Proven university teaching experience in related disciplines and strong experience in research records (with overseas experiences would be an advantage).


Remuneration Package

Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification, professional experience and current position. Medical benefits, annual leave, provident fund, allowance and bonus, on job training program or overseas study opportunities will be provided by the University.

Application Procedure

Qualified candidates should apply the position online at the University’s careers site (https://www.must.edu.mo/en/careers) and upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae with expected salary, copies of ID/passport, certified copies of academic certificates, transcripts, testimonial of professional experience, publications and academic research outline etc.

To browse for more information about MUST, please visit https://www.must.edu.mo/en


Hong Kong

Ref.: 536859
Work type: Full-time
Department: School of Nursing (20800)
Categories: Teaching Staff

Assistant Lecturer (several posts) in the School of Nursing (Ref.: 536859) (to commence as soon as possible, on a two- to three-year fixed-term basis with contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 10% of basic salary, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance)

Applicants should possess a Master’s degree in Nursing or a healthcare-related discipline, and be a holder of the Certificate of Registration (Part I) and valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, with a minimum of 3 years’ post-registration local clinical experience. Preference will be given to those with higher academic qualifications and clinical teaching experience. They should have strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills; the ability to work independently and as a team; and the capacity to work under pressure and multitask. Those who are qualified as Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) will be offered the title of Advanced Practice Nurse.

The appointees will report to the Chairman of the Teaching and Learning Committee. They will be responsible for teaching, conducting tutorials, and providing practical and clinical supervision in Nursing. They may be required to perform duties outside normal office hours. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview.

Those who have responded to the previous advertisement (Ref.: 535030) need not re-apply.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

The University only accepts online application for the above posts. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V. and at least 2 reference letters with specific comments on their competence. Review of applications will start on July 31, 2026 and continue until September 25, 2026 or until the posts are filled, whichever is earlier.

Applications close:Sep 25, 2026 (HK Time)


Franklin University Switzerland

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1501+

No Poverty 2024
801-1000^th

Zero Hunger 2024
601-800^th

Climate Action 2024
401-600^th

Life below Water 2024
601+

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 2024
1001+

Partnership for the Goals 2024
1501+

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No Poverty 2024801-1000th

Zero Hunger 2024601-800th

Climate Action 2024401-600th

Life below Water 2024601+

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 20241001+

Partnership for the Goals 20241501+

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No Poverty 2024
801-1000^th

Zero Hunger 2024
601-800^th

Climate Action 2024
401-600^th

Life below Water 2024
601+

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 2024
1001+

Partnership for the Goals 2024
1501+