Application process

Applying for a job at Hasselt University is only valid by using the online application tool. Hasselt University does not keep a recruitment pool for spontaneous applications.

If you have any questions, please contact jobs@uhasselt.be.

A functional impairment should not cause any obstacle in applying at Hasselt University. Candidates with an impairment can contact Cathy Devos or Kim Vandijck to adjust the selection procedure according to their specific needs. 

1. Academic Staff

All received applications will be evaluated by the selection committees at faculty level. After preselection, candidates will be invited for an interview and trial lecture (senior academic staff) or presentation.

2. Tenure Track

Tenure track is a career plan of maximum 5 years for young postdoctoral researchers who aim at a career as senior academic staff (ZAP). A tenure track professor starts in the career stage of assistant professor. After the 5 year period there will be an evaluation based on pre-defined criteria. A positive assessment leads to a permanent appointment as professor. This selection procedure for tenure track is equal to the procedure for other academic staff (ZAP and AAP).

3. PhD Scholarship

All candidates will be evaluated : those who meet the requirements will be invited for an interview.

4. Administrative and Technical Staff (ATP)

• staff members (class 2 to 5) or executive positions
  • preselection based on application file, in which diploma, experience and motivation letter are taken into consideration
  • if necessary, a selection exam can be held for all candidates selected after preselection
  • a first selection interview with the direct supervisor and one of UHasselt recruitment officers
  • a second selection interview with a more extend selection committee. This selection interview consists of an assignment and a in-depth interview.
  • an assessment center by an external recruitment partner

• Supporting positions
  • preselection based on application file, in which diploma, experience and motivation letter are taken into consideration
  • a first selection interview with the direct supervisor and one of UHasselt recruitment officers
  • an selection exams which can consist of written, practical and/or psychotechnical tests
  • a second selection interview with a more extend selection committee

According to a Decision of the Flemish Government, teaching staff must have an adequate command of the language of instruction of the program component. In more concrete terms, this means that you must have a valid language certificate of CEFR level C1: if you teach in Dutch C1 Dutch, if you teach in English C1 English, ...

If you are coordinating lecturer or co-lecturer of a non-Dutch-speaking program component (e.g. English), you must also demonstrate that you have mastered Dutch as an administrative language at CEFR level B2.

To whom does the language regulations apply?

• coordinating lecturers and co-lecturers of a program component excluding 'gastprofessoren';

• independent academic staff appointed after a traineeship or tenure track period; 

• independent academic staff on part-time temporary appointment.

The following time limits apply for demonstrating the required CEFR level:

• For Dutch as administrative language: 

  • CEFR level A2 Dutch: at the latest 2 years after appointment.

  • CEFR level B2 Dutch: within 5 years of appointment OR at the latest at the time of appointment (= condition for appointment.

• For the teaching language:

  • CEFR level C1 in the language of instruction: when taking up the teaching assignment. 

The period starts at the time of your appointment in a statute subject to the language regulation. A higher CEFR level (e.g. C1) includes complying with a lower level (e.g. B2).

You can demonstrate the required CEFR level via:

• a diploma of secondary or higher education obtained in a language that is also the language of instruction of the educational institution, e.g. a Dutch-language master's degree obtained at UHasselt. 

• a language test: only official tests with a score that can be linked to a CEFR-score for reading, writing, speaking and understanding are sufficient for the language regulations.

To support you in achieving the required CEFR level, we offer language classes in Dutch and English. For Dutch this is a residential programme in group followed by individual lessons, and for English individual lessons.

If you have not achieved the required language level (in time), there will be negative consequences for your appointment at Hasselt University and the teaching assignments you take on.

Every applicant acknowledges having read the current Recruitment and Selection Privacy Policy (pdf, 264 KB). Submitting your CV implies acceptance of this Privacy Policy and the processing of your personal data by UHasselt.

Hasselt University strives after an open, transparant and high-quality recruitment and selection process. Nevertheless, as an applicant, you want to report a comment and/or complaint, do not hesitate to contact the HR Department. We will try to find a suitable solution or answer. Please report your comment and/or complaint in writing via jobs@uhasselt.be. We commit ourselves to provide you with an answer within a term of 10 working days.