Part-time academic position - Faculty of Architecture - Field: Sustainable and energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings

JOB REFERENCE:

PA261101

Part-time academic position

Faculty of Architecture

Field: Sustainable and energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings

Start date: 01/09/2026

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

A part-time (50%) indivisible position in the field of the “Sustainable and energy-efficient restoration of existing buildings” within the Department of Architecture. This position includes teaching and research activities as well as services to the community.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

1. The post-holder will mainly intervene in the Technology of the Built Environment Bachelor’s course (TB0 01, 05 and 06) and the Sciences and Techniques Master’s course (ST 03). They will occasionally contribute to Masters’ workshop projects, providing specific expertise in the fields of energy efficiency and renovation. They will also be expected to supervise two final projects connected to these themes.
2. The aim is to enable students to acquire:

• A critical understanding of the built environment, its constructive and cultural specificities;
• An ability to develop a multi-criteria approach based on the integrated analysis of themes relating to sustainable and energy-efficient renovation (materiality, pathologies, thermal and hygrometric behaviour, reuse, circularity, etc.);
• An ability to dialogue with various actors in the sector (engineers, design offices, public authorities) and to use modelling and evaluation tools to check the relevance of proposals.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

1. The post-holder shall develop research work in the field of the sustainable and energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings, both old and contemporary. This research may cover themes such as:

• The physics of construction and flow management (air, steam, light)
• Interior comfort (heat, acoustics, respiratory), including use;
• Constructive systems, structures and materials;
• The sustainability and circularity of interventions (Design for Adaptability, Design for Disassembly, Design for Reuse);
• Links to the built environment and the challenges of restoration and reconversion.

1. They will be encouraged to work within national and international networks which are active on these issues, particularly the New European Bauhaus and the House Europe initiative, with which the Faculty is associated.

SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY

1. The applicant shall participate in the governance of the Faculty of Architecture and the University (committees, various bodies) and will contribute to the reputation of the Sciences and Techniques stream. They will also be expected to build partnerships with public authorities, actors in the construction sector, and civil society, in connection with the themes of refurbishment, sustainability and energy renovation.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED / PROFILE

• Hold an architecture or civil engineering architecture degree or equivalent;
• Hold a doctorate connected to the subject matter of the position;
• Demonstrate active research on the subject matter of the position;
• Demonstrate an ability to work in a team in terms of teaching and research;
• Demonstrate an openness to inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches and, more specifically, the Human and Social Sciences and “Science Studies”;
• Produce evidence of confirmed expertise in the field of restoration and/or energy renovation of buildings

The following will be considered as plus points:

• Experience in higher education teaching (supervising exercises, workshops)
• Proven expertise in modelling, simulation and evaluation of energy and environmental efficiency;
• Field experience and experience of monitoring renovation / refurbishment projects
• Experience of research or scientific collaboration regarding European energy and circular transition policies;
• Involvement in scientific networks or learned societies in the field of energy refurbishment/renovation of the built environment.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

1. There are several stages to the selection procedure. A recruitment committee shall shortlist applicants on the basis of their qualifications and skills. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an oral interview which will include a mock teaching situation and a presentation of the field of research and future developments within the Faculty.
2. Our institutional policy is based on diversity and equal opportunity. We select candidates based on their qualities and regardless of their age, sexual orientation, origin, beliefs, disability or nationality.

APPLICATIONS

Applicants are requested to submit their applications electronically, to the following address: Postesacademiques@uliege.be with a copy to the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture - doyen.archi@uliege.be. To be eligible, applications must be submitted no later than 27 February 2026 (before midnight Belgian time).

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

• Cover letter.
• Curriculum vitae (download template HERE).
• Copies of diplomas and certificates.
• Research appendix: a description of the research project for the coming three years, setting out the way in which the applicant sees this integrating within the Faculty of Architecture and the University of Liège (maximum three pages);
• Teaching appendix: a description of the teaching project, setting out how the applicant sees it fitting within the fields of architecture, town planning and landscape planning (maximum three pages);
• A full list of publications, indicating the five most significant publications in relation to the post, and a compilation of the abstracts of these publications.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The position is awarded either for a fixed term of four years, or, in certain exceptional circumstances, immediately on a permanent basis.

If a fixed term contract is awarded, an evaluation will be carried out at the end of the third year.

• If the evaluation is negative, the person’s appointment will end after the fourth year.
• If the evaluation is positive, the person will be appointed permanently.

INFORMATION

Information about the position may be obtained from: Ms Sophie Trachte – tel.: +32 (0) 477 89 28 80 – sophie.trachte@uliege.be

Additional information may be obtained from Mr Pierre Hallot,Dean of the Faculty of Architecture – doyen.archi@uliege.be and from Mr Nicolas Seijkens,Administrative Director of the Faculty of Architecture – nseijkens@uliege.be

REMUNERATION

Basic appointments are made at the grade of lecturer.

The gross monthly salary at the start of the scale (on a full-time basis) is currently €5,992.58, to which is added an end of year allowance (in December) and a holiday allowance (in June).

In exception circumstances, the Faculty may submit a substantiated application to obtain a higher grade in the salary scale (length-of-service bonus).

The career of full-time teaching staff includes the grades of lecturer, professor, and full professor. Career development (after the recruitment grade) is possible through the promotions’ procedure, the terms and conditions of which are defined by the Board of Directors.

Please contact the Human Resources department for further information on careers, salary scales, and the terms and conditions of their application: Ms Valérie Melotte – val.melotte@uliege.be

Benefits

• “Statutory” position which can lead to a public sector pension if the appointment is permanent.
• Financial contribution to private relocation expenses.
• Possibility of assistance with access to the labour market for partners.
• University of Liège professional relocation allowance of €2,500 for a full-time position.
• Initial and ongoing teaching training provided by the Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Enseignement (IFRES).
• Wide range of training courses available.
• Welcome seminar and introduction to the bodies and operations of the Université of Liège (two-and-a-half days in September).
• Meal vouchers with a face value of €5 per working day.
• Full refund of public transport costs between the home and the workplace.
• Flat-rate payment for travel by bicycle.
• Call for proposals for the allocation of teaching and research credits.
• Help with setting up research projects.
• Preferential rate for registration for a ULiège course, also applicable to children.
• Possibility of preferential conditions for taking out private insurance.
• Preferential rates and reductions in a wide range of fields - shops, leisure, culture, training, sport, etc. (Benefits at Work).