Professor in Tropical Medicine

The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp aims at the advancement and spread of science that contributes to infectious disease medicine and to public health globally, with focus on low- and middle income countries, inclusive of their global dimensions. ITM provides fundamental, translational and applied scientific research, delivers advanced education and provides medical, scientific and societal expert services. The ITM is an open and international campus where staff, students and researchers work on new international health challenges.

The academic Unit of Tropical Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences is involved in education, reference medical services and research on tropical diseases. The research portfolio cover studies in Belgium/Europe and beyond, in collaboration with global networks of travel clinics and tropical institutes, such as GeoSentinel, TropNet or Leishman, and in resource-constrained settings in the Global South trough long-standing scientific partnerships with more than 20 research institutions. There are currently two main research tracks in the Unit, consisting of (1) malaria and (non-malaria) febrile illness and (2) parasitic diseases (helminths, protozoa, …), within a One Health approach. In both tracks, clinical decision-making is a cross-cutting theme. There is strong collaboration with other academic units within the Department of Clinical Sciences, and with the Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health.

To strengthen the academic Unit of Tropical Medicine as a core component of ITM, and in anticipation of the retirement of the current Professor/Head of Unit in 2029, the department is opening up a second position of Professor in Tropical Medicine.

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