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Open positions — PostAI Language · UCLouvain · 2026
We are recruiting three PhD researchers and one postdoctoral researcher to join an interdisciplinary team investigating how generative AI is reshaping language use, language learning, and literacy. All positions are based at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) and funded by the F.R.S.-FNRS under the ARC programme.
Start date: October 2026. Main application deadline: 7 August 2026 (postdoc: 1 July 2026).
Open positions
Sub-project 1
Post-doctoral researcher in Natural Language Processing or Computer Sciences
36-month post-doctoral fellowship at the CENTAL, focused on building corpora and methodological tools to detect GenAI linguistic fingerprints in French.
PI: Thomas François · Deadline: 1 July 2026
Sub-project 2
PhD fellowship in Generative AI and Academic Editing
Corpus-based and qualitative investigation of how academic writers engage with AI-generated edits in scholarly publications.
PIs: Marie-Aude Lefer & Magali Paquot · Deadline: 7 August 2026
Sub-project 3
PhD fellowship in Second Language Acquisition and Conversational AI
Longitudinal study on vocabulary and pragmatic competence in L2 French learners practising with GenAI chatbots.
PIs: Serge Bibauw & Magali Paquot · Deadline: 7 August 2026
Sub-project 4
PhD fellowship in Critical Media and AI Literacy Education
Design-based research developing classroom activities on GenAI linguistic features for secondary-school students.
PIs: Jerry Jacques & Serge Bibauw · Deadline: 7 August 2026
Common conditions
PhD fellowships (SP2, SP3, SP4)
Full-time (100%), 2 years renewable up to 4 years · approx. €2,515 net/month · residence in Belgium required · start October 2026.
Postdoctoral fellowship (SP1)
Full-time (100%), 1 year renewable up to 3 years · approx. €3,136–3,350 net/month · international mobility eligibility required · residence in Belgium required · start October 2026 (negotiable).