Scientific position - Faculty of Sciences - Field: Marine Biology

Organisation/Company University of Liège (ULiège) Research Field Biological sciences » Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Final date to receive applications 27 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?

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JOB REFERENCE:
PSRA
260301

Permanent full-time scientific position
Faculty of Sciences
Field:
Marine Biology
Start date : 01/12/2026

The University of Liège is the largest 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.

The full-time position as first assistant in the field of Marine Biology within the Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution. This post, based in Liège, will provide support to practical and field teaching (Master’s in Oceanography, MER, ECT+, Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences, Master’s in Biology of Organisms and Ecology) and will ensure smooth relations between ULiège and the STARESO SAS station (a public-private partnership) regarding national and international research into marine biology/ecology in the field.

In accordance with their fields of expertise, the candidate will participate in the organisation of practical work and field internships for the Master’s in Oceanography, ERASMUS Mundus MER and ECT+, the Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences and the Master’s in the Biology of Organisms and Ecology.

They will also contribute towards preparing and invigilating exams, supervising and jointly supervising dissertations, and supervising and jointly supervising doctoral theses.

By means of example, the assistant may intervene in the following courses:

Supervising practical/field activities:

• The Study of oceans and coastal management (OCEA
  0053-1, 40 hours TD, 6 days internship at STARESO in July, 15-20 students)
• Biodiversity and Ecology – Field internships (BIOL
  518, 11 days internship at Saint Malo, 55-75 students)

Theory and practice:

• Marine Ecology (OCEA
  0088 and OCEA
  0057 – 10 hours theory, 5 hours TD, 50-75 students)
  • Internship (OCEA
    0088, 4 days internship in May, 25-35 students)
  • Marine Ecology field trip (OCEA
    0057 20 hours TD, 8 days internship at STARESO in May, 25-35 students)

Supervising practical/field activities:

• Biological Oceanography (OCEA
  0019 20 hours TD, 8 days internship at STARESO in May, 25-35 students)

The candidate will be encouraged to propose…