Doctoral assistant interior architecture

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Department: Interior Architecture
Regime Full-time

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The Faculty of Design Sciences is seeking to fill the following full-time vacancy in the Interior Architecture programme: doctoral assistant in the field of interior architecture

Position

As a doctoral assistant, you are part of the Academic Assistant Staff (Dutch: Assisterend Academisch Personeel, AAP). You will spend at least 50% of your working time on academic research. In addition, you will actively contribute to education and service activities.

Research

  • You carry out high-quality scientific research in the field of interior design theory and history.
  • You compete to obtain externally funded research grants, including an FWO-postdoc application.
  • You valorise your research and use your personal research expertise in the further development of research in the field of interior design theory and history.
  • You report on the results of your research and produce academic publications.
  • You will assist in ongoing research projects, should there be a need for your postdoctoral expertise.
  • You actively contribute to the activities of the research group A+I.

Education

  • You will provide support with teaching and also teach high-quality academic classes yourself.
  • You will provide and/or support in the following programme components: Interior History & Theory 1, Academic Skills 2, Lab Initiation and Design Lab 1. Depending on the needs of the programme, the educational tasks may change in the future.
  • You will play a role in developing activating, student-centred and competence-driven programme components and study programmes.
  • You will supervise students in the preparation of their Master’s thesis

Services

  • You will play an active role in the academic and societal service provision of the interior architecture programme.
  • You will contribute to student recruitment (SID-ins, info days).

Profile

  • You hold a doctorate degree (PhD) in interior architecture or architecture, or you will have obtained it by the time you start work.
  • Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies. You have relevant research experience in the field of interior design theory and history.
  • Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision.
  • You have expertise in the field of interior architecture and can demonstrate this through academic output, such as publications, exhibitions or completed interior design realisations
  • You have experience in publishing in well-ranked peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
  • Experience in studio education in interior architecture is recommended, as well as a few years of relevant experience in the design practice.
  • If you do not speak Dutch, the administrative language of the university, you should be willing to obtain a CEFR B2 level of proficiency in Dutch. As soon as you take on teaching duties as a programme component coordinator, you should be able to demonstrate a CEFR C1 level of proficiency in the language of instruction. The University of Antwerp supports international staff members through an integration trajectory and offers tailor-made language coaching in compliance with Flanders’ statutory language regulations.
  • You are motivated to work actively on your further professional development. In this, you can make use of a wide range of training courses and professionalisation opportunities.
  • You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.

What we offer

  • We offer an appointment as a doctoral assistant for a period of three years. Following a positive evaluation, the appointment can be renewed once.
  • Your gross monthly salary is calculated according to the pay scale for a doctoral assistant (Academic Assistant Staff, AAP).
  • You will receive ecocheques, Internet-connectivity allowance and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.  
  • The planned date of appointment is 1 February 2027
  • You will do most of your work at the City Campus, site Mutsaard, in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
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Want to apply?

  • You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including 20 October 2026 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on the 'Apply' button, complete the online application form and be sure to include the following attachments:
    • a motivation letter,
    • your academic CV and
    • a research plan in English for a period of three years (7 – 10 pages).
    • The plan contains detailed information about, among other things, the research aims, stages and methods, the modes of valorisation of the developed research, the plan to obtain externally funded research grants and the start-up and development of new research directions within the field of interior architecture.
  • The selection committee will review all the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure. Please note the following date in your calendar: 19 November 2026 in the afternoon (selection interviews).
  • If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions or send an email to jobs@uantwerpen.be. If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact prof. dr. Els De Vos (els.devos@uantwerpen.be), chair of the interior architecture programme, or prof. dr. Sara Eloy (sara.eloy@uantwerpen.be ), chair of the research group A+I.

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