Leuven Institute for Advanced Study (LIAS) invites applications for visiting junior fellows within the project ‘A sustainable European food system’ (8 October – 24 October).

The fellowships are intended for advanced Ph.D. students, postdocs or junior faculty members (tenure track) from European Universities. Applicants will be able to participate in expert workshops, discussions and lectures as well as actively engage with the LIAS community. During their stay, all fellows will have an office at Holland College so the informal contacts can be enhanced at coffee and lunch breaks. Within the LIAS project the following perspectives will be highlighted during the stay of the senior fellows:

- Foodsystem economics and climate
- The global landsqueeze
- Achieving sustainability through input reduction?
- Restoring ecosystems of biodiversity
- Policy and international foodsystems

Read about LIAS A sustainable European food system’ here.

LIAS covers all travel and hotel costs for junior fellows for a stay up to 14 days in Leuven with a maximum of € 1,000 for the total stay.

To apply, please send your application to helene.daniels@kuleuven.be no later than 13 June 2025. The applications will be reviewed shortly after this date and we will notify you about our decision by 4 July.

Your application should contain:

• a short motivation (max 1 page), explaining how this LIAS project relates with your research and stating your preferred period of visit
• a short academic CV

For more information, please contact helene.daniels@kuleuven.be