Guidance for young researchers in the preparation of their thesis

Perform an apprenticeship at SCK•CEN

If you are interested in performing an apprenticeship at SCK•CEN, please check the list of available subjects and contact Stessens Annik, e-mail


Prepare a Bachelor or Master thesis

SCK•CEN offers students the possibility to perform their research work at its laboratories. On a regular basis, final-year Bachelor or Master students visit SCK•CEN and are guided by our researchers in their dissertation work.

If you are interested, please check the list of available subjects and contact Coeck Michèle, e-mail and Stessens Annik, e-mail


Award best Master thesis

SCK•CEN grants a yearly award to the authors of the best Master thesis performed at our laboratories.

Award academic year 2007-2008

1. Ruben Van Marcke - ALARA research on BR2/SIDONIE
2. Julien Hautefeld - Etude des conditions spatiales sur le développement embryonnaire de la souris
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Award academic year 2008-2009

1. Jérémy Debast - Investigation of the Gamma-radiation effects on recoated fiber Bragg gratings
2. Ciaran Cleary - Safeguard Analysis of Material Flows in a Gas Centrifuge Plant


Prepare a PhD thesis or perform post-doc research

In a conscious desire to increase its pool of highly specialised young researchers and to tighten the links with the universities, SCK•CEN embarked in 1992 on a programme to support PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers.

Since 1992, over 80 students started a PhD in collaboration with SCK•CEN and more than 50 post-docs joined our Centre. Today, about 35 young scientific researchers perform their work in research fields that reflect the priority programmes and R&D topics of SCK•CEN.

Develop your career in nuclear research and apply for a PhD or post-doc position at SCK•CEN!

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SCK•CEN awards

Very keen to encourage high-quality research, SCK•CEN grants several awards.


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