Academic position - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Field : Small animal surgery

Organisation/Company University of Liège (ULiège) Research Field Agricultural sciences » Other Medical sciences » Veterinary medicine Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Final date to receive applications 28 Feb 2026 - 22:59 (UTC) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

JOB REFERENCE:
PA260603

Full-time academic position
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Field :
Small animal surgery

Start date:

01/09/2026

The University of Liège is the biggest French-speaking public university in Belgium. It employs more than 5,700 staff members across four campuses, including 3,600 active teachers and researchers in all fields of the human and social sciences, science and technology, and health sciences. It hosts nearly 27,000 students of 123 different nationalities in one of the most multicultural and dynamic cities in Europe, less than an hour from Brussels and Cologne, two hours from Paris, and three hours from London and Amsterdam.

Actively involved in the social and environmental transition, ULiège supports students to fulfil their roles as responsible citizens (training in sustainable development, Green Office, etc.) and promotes ethical, multidisciplinary and open research. ULiège is committed to the region in which it operates and contributes towards local socio-economic development. It has developed numerous partnerships, notably with the university hospital. International and united, it participates in the European University of Post-Industrial Cities, UNIC initiative and has one of the most extensive collaborative networks in the world.

ULiège offers attractive career prospects
in a high-quality working environment , promoting well-being, diversity and equality of opportunity. Since 2011, ULiège has been proud to display the European Human resources strategy for researchers (HRS4R) label, which reflects its commitment to open, transparent and merit-based procedures. In addition, it recognises the quality and diversity of research in line with the recommendations of the
Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). ULiège encourages its academic staff to travel internationally and welcomes international researchers through its EURAXESS centre.

JOB DESCRIPTION

A full-time academic position
, indivisible position, in the field of “Small animal surgery” within the Department of Companion animal Teaching and Clinics (DCC). This position includes teaching and research activities as well as services to the community.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

The successful candidate will participate in theoretical teaching in small animal surgery (approx. 30 teaching hours), jointly with other members of the department, within the following teaching units (subject to departmental discretion regarding course allocation):

• VETE
  2082 – Orthopaedics (small animals)
• VETE
  2068 – Medicine, Dentistry and General Surgery of Companion Animals and Equids

The candidate will also participate in clinical teaching of small animal surgery for Master’s students in Veterinary Medicine:

• VETE
  2086 – Companion Animal Clinic
• VETE
  2093 – Companion Animal Clinical Module

In addition, the candidate will contribute to the teaching of surgery for rotating interns, specialized interns, and residents enrolled in an EBVS-recognised residency programme.

In addition, the candidate will annually supervise final dissertations (master degree) :

• VTFE
  0005-1:
  Final dissertation (8 weeks) [supervision of final dissertations].

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• The candidate will develop a strong and original research activity with international recognition in one of the domains of small animal surgery. This activity will represent 50% (0.5 FTE) of the position and will involve the development of a research team and the supervision of PhD theses.
• The development of collaborations within the Department and Faculty, as well as at national and international levels, is expected.

SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY

• The candidate will contribute to the national and international reputation of the DCC through…