Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 31 October 2026

City: Louvain la Neuve / Brussels

Country: Belgium

Institution: UC Louvain

Department: Psychology

Description:

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position (4 years) or a Postdoctoral Researcher (2.5 years) within the ERC Starting Grant project with Dr. Mateo Leganes-Fonteneau as research lead. This project examines the interoceptive mechanisms supporting addictive disorders, this particular position focuses on how bodily signals and respiratory interoception contribute to craving and substance use in Tobacco Use Disorder.

The successful candidate will join a newly established research team under the ERC Starting Grant BodyCrave. The positions are embedded within the Alcohol Research Group of the Louvain Experimental Psychopathology Research Group () and involve close collaboration with Prof. Pierre Maurages team. The...