PhD student position in Data Analytics / Operations Research – Ghent University

For the REINFUSE research project (Digital Tools foR onlinE valorIsatioN oF USed Equipment), we are hiring a full-time PhD researcher. This multidisciplinary project includes a consortium of researchers of Ghent University and KU Leuven, studying product identification and valorization for second-hand industrial equipment, contributing to both sustainability and competitiveness of the Flemish industry. The PhD researcher will work primarily on issues of maximizing the value recovery and reuse of used equipment, covering both product-based and market-based valorization approaches.

This is a 4-year project, and in collaboration with 10 industrial partners and Flanders Make, during which you will be supervised by prof. Dries Goossens and prof. Dries Benoit (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University).

More details on the project and how to apply can be found at:
https://www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/doctoral-fellow-68

The deadline to apply is March 1, and the contract starts September 2026.

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Dries Goossens, mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.

Feel free to circulate this offer to potential candidates and colleagues who are looking for PhD positions, or to contact me if you want more information.


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