Postdoctoral researcher in Secure AI-Assisted Software Engineering
Listed on 2026-01-19
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IT/Tech
Data Scientist, AI Engineer, Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Data Science Manager
Organisation/Company KU LEUVEN Research Field Computer science » Programming Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Final date to receive applications 28 Feb 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Apr 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number BAP-2026-4 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
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The postdoctoral researcher will work on a multi-year applied research project on the safe and responsible integration of AI code assistants (e.g. Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, open-source LLMs) in professional software engineering workflows. The research focuses on analysing security and quality risks of AI-generated code, developing guardrails using static and dynamic analysis tools, improving prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation techniques, and ensuring traceability and observability of AI-generated code artefacts.
The researcher will contribute to scientific publications, demonstrators, workshops and collaboration with industrial partners.
Applicants hold a PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related field, have a strong background in software engineering or security, solid programming skills, and experience with modern development workflows. Experience with AI-assisted software development and industry collaboration is considered a strong asset. The position offers a full-time postdoctoral appointment at KU Leuven with a competitive salary, excellent research infrastructure, and opportunities for scientific leadership and industry engagement.
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Bert Lagaisse, mail: .
Applicants hold a PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related field, have a strong background in software engineering or security, solid programming skills, and experience with modern development workflows. Experience with AI-assisted software development and industry collaboration is considered a strong asset.
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