PhD in Sustainable BPM & IoT-Driven Process Innovation

KU LEUVEN; Belgique; Sur place; EUR 24 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Four-year PhD appointment

Fully funded scholarship

Social security coverage

Holiday allowance

End-of-year bonus

International collaborations

Résumé du poste

KU Leuven invites applications for a four-year PhD position at its Brussels campus (LIRIS). The PhD is within the Business Economics program (Management Informatics) and combines SBPM with IoT and real-time analytics to measure sustainability in operations.

As a doctoral researcher, you will receive advanced training, supervision by international experts, and opportunities to publish and collaborate with industry partners.

Qualifications

• Holds a Master's degree in Information Systems, Business Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Has expertise in BPM, Information Systems Engineering, and/or digital technologies.
• Is interested in sustainability, IoT, process automation, data analytics, or digital transformation.
• Demonstrates strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Is able to work independently while contributing to collaborative research projects.
• Has excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Experience with BPM systems, enterprise information systems, process mining, IoT platforms, or data analytics is asset.

Responsabilités

• Develop SBPM concepts and IoT-based methods for sustainability data collection.
• Investigate translating sustainability objectives into measurable process indicators.
• Collaborate with industry partners to validate methods in real-world settings.
• Publish findings in top journals and conferences.

Connaissances

Sustainable BPM

IoT & real-time analytics

Data analytics

Digital transformation

Formation

Master's degree in Information Systems, Business Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field

Outils

BPM systems

Enterprise information systems

Process mining

IoT platforms

Data analytics tools

Description du poste

KU Leuven invites applications for a four-year PhD position at its Brussels campus (LIRIS). The PhD is within the Business Economics program (Management Informatics) and combines SBPM with IoT and real-time analytics to measure sustainability in operations.

As a doctoral researcher, you will receive advanced training, supervision by international experts, and opportunities to publish and collaborate with industry partners.