ECOLE ROYALE MILITAIRE
Belgium, Bruxelles
MAIN TASKS:
- Creation, implementation, and analysis of novel dynamic battlefield scenarios.
- Development of an Application Programming Interface (API) for the existing SIMEDIS simulator.
- End-user engagement to create new features for operational use of the Simulator by the Belgian Medical Services.
- Creation of a Graphical User-interface.
- Use best practices for code development and documentation.
- Writing scientific papers.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Degree(s) required: Master's degree or PhD in a STEM field (Engineering, Applied Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, or Mathematics).
- Ideally 3-5 years of experience in Modelling and Simulation or a related field.
¿MUST HAVE¿ skills:
- Experience in Constructive Simulation. Ideally with Discrete-Event Simulation (DES).
- Experience in programming with Julia, C++ or Python.
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
- Track record of scientific publications and collaboration in multinational teams.
¿NICE TO HAVE¿ skills:
- Knowledge of the Military Medical Evacuation Chain.
- Knowledge and use of GIS platforms (ArcGis, OpenStreetMap).
- Programming experience in the Healthcare simulation domain.
- Collaboration in Software Development (GitHub).
- Full stack development.
Personal skills:
- You conduct scientific research in an independent and upright way within a multidisciplinary environment and communicate your results in a clear, concise and precise manner.
- You take initiative, solve problems autonomously and find alternatives or solutions.
- You are flexible for change and adapt yourself.
- You commit yourself in your job by giving the best of your aptitudes in striving toward the highest quality standards and persevere when needed.
Other skills:
- The applicant shall have good knowledge of English (oral / written).
- Minimum knowledge of French or Dutch is an added value for collaboration with peers.
- Good communication abilities to participate and engage with varies end-users.
Specific Requirements
- The researcher will be exposed to classified information and will therefore have to obtain the required security clearance. The candidate must consent with the background check required to obtain this clearance, which will be executed by Belgian Defence.
- Only applicants with a nationality of a country that is part of NATO will be eligible.
- Working for the Patrimony requires living in Belgium for the duration of the study.
Travels throughout the study for workshops and conferences both in/out of the EU are expected.
Contract
- Expected date of recruitment: March, 2026, in consultation with the applicant.
Status: Full-time employment (38 hours / week) based on an open-ended contract with the Patrimony of the Royal Military Academy (you will not be a civil servant).
If needed:
- Please note that your contract will be open-ended, but the financing of the contract will be tied to the funding project, which is guaranteed until May 31st, 2029. The financing of your contract beyond that period is therefore not 100% guaranteed. However, the Patrimony has a policy to keep the good elements on board and the research focus of this job offer fits within our core research activities, so there is a possibility that we will be able to offer you follow-up projects beyond that date.
- Wage scale: class A1 (holder of a Master's degree in Science or equivalent), class A2 (holder of an Ir degree or equivalent Master's in Engineering Sciences recognized as Ir in Belgium or doctor's degree in the same area of expertise). RMA-Patrimony applies a merit-based research career track, allowing researchers to advance in wage scale based upon annual evaluations.
Holiday pay.
Extra legal benefits
- Possibility to benefit from a bilingualism allowance (Dutch/French) following a SELOR test;
- End-of-year bonus;
- Free DKV hospitalization insurance. Possibility of additional affiliation for one or more persons living under the same roof: spouse, child(ren) (50% of the price per additional member);
- Bike allowance / Free public transport (home-work commute);
- Meal vouchers (6€ / day);
- Digital allowance (15€/ month);
- Free access to campus sports facilities outside working hours;
- On-campus restaurant and cafeteria with democratic prices (discount on the daily menu);
- Flexible working hours within the 38-hour week;
- Teleworking possible with allowance (2 days / week max);
- Holidays:
- 29 days holiday / year from the 1st year of contract (then from 45 years: +1 day holiday every 5 years)
- 1 week OFF every year between Christmas and New year's Eve (independent of the annual balance of holidays).
- Advantages and interesting offers thanks to the Benefits@work card (discounts, vouchers...);
- Entitlement to services offered by the `Office Central d'Action Sociale et Culturelle de la Défense' (OCASC): among others holiday centres, discount on travel organised by the tour operator...;
- Possibility to benefit from the nursery funded by Belgian Defence (subject to availability).
Workplace
Royal Military Academy, Avenue de la Renaissance 30, 1000 Brussels. Occasional travels abroad for scientific conferences, meetings, etc.
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