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Come to NERF for your PhD or postdoc. Ideal candidates are self-motivated, work well in a team, and have strong quantitative skills. You should have a background in a relevant field of study such as behavioral sciences, (biomedical-) engineering, physics or biology.
Take a look at our Education & training page to learn about our programs for interns, graduate students and postdocs.
Life at NERF
Want to be part of a lively scientific community? Joining NERF means joining a community of local neuroscientists with strong international ties. We are based in Leuven, a university town with top notch science and a hotbed for innovation.
Non-discrimination and equal access policy
NERF and its founding institutes (imec, VIB, and KU Leuven) actively promote non-discrimination and equal access so that no candidate may be privileged, favored, prejudiced, or deprived of any right or excluded from any duty based on age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, disability, chronic illness, language, nationality, territory of origin, family status (marital, pregnancy and maternity, having or not having dependents), socioeconomic situation, education, religion, political or ideological beliefs, trade union membership, or on any other grounds which are not deemed relevant for the performance of the duties associated with the advertised position.