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The Department of Biology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is looking for up to three talented Assistant Professors at the interface of global change ecology, landscape and restoration ecology, soil science, and drone- and satellite based remote sensing. The candidates will contribute to building a strong research environment focused on understanding biodiversity, carbon and nutrient dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems undergoing global change, as well as how they can be maintained and restored.
The positions are of 3- or 4-years duration and embedded in Center for Sustainable Landscapes Under Global Change (SustainScapes) and Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-CRAFT). The appointees will be members of the Section for Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity (ECOINF), Department of Biology (BIO), Aarhus University.
Loss of biodiversity, climate change and food security represent three of today’s major societal challenges. Finding solutions and initiating transformative change for all these challenges requires interdisciplinary studies that extend across multiple spatial and temporal scales. SustainScapes and Land-CRAFT are research centers dedicated to rethinking landscapes and agricultural food systems for a sustainable future by undertaking fundamental and applied research that will address these key societal challenges. Digital technologies, modelling, remote sensing, field observations and experiments, as well as stakeholder engagement are key components of SustainScapes and Land-CRAFT.
The positions
The candidates will, together with the PI and co-PIs of the centers contribute to building a strong research environment focused on understanding, mapping, and modeling the interactions between biodiversity, climate change, below-ground carbon and nutrient pools and nutrient fluxes storage, stability and across landscapes undergoing ecological restoration or transformation. This includes building and exploring scenarios and opportunities to protect and restore ecosystems as well as reconfigure land-use and land management to reduce the negative impact of agricultural systems. Such optimization of landscape use and management includes accounting for the resilience of key landscape functionalities and ecosystem services under climate change. The research will mainly focus on temperate ecosystems and span grassland, forest, and wetland ecosystems and account for the nutrient and water flows at terrestrial-aquatic interfaces.
The successful candidate will have excellent theoretical, conceptual, and practical research experience within one or several of the following broad research fields:
- Biodiversity, vegetation, soil science, and ecosystem dynamics, including above- and below ground carbon dynamics and storage.
- Restoration and nature-based solutions in natural and anthropogenic environments
- Field studies or near-surface and satellite-based remote sensing studies of spatio-temporal dynamics of ecosystems under global change.
- International and European policies and incentives for nature protection, restoration, land use management, and land system transformation.
Successful candidates are expected to:
- Conduct research of the highest international standard and publish their research in high-impact scientific journals.
- Contribute to establish and develop an excellent, interdisciplinary, innovative, and dynamic research environment within the broad theme of understanding biodiversity and ecosystems dynamics across landscapes undergoing ecological restoration or transformative change. This includes being an active part of the international research community focused on addressing environmental challenges and establishing synergies between own research and other related research activities within SustainScapes and Land-CRAFT.
- Contribute to relevant teaching and supervision at BIO.
- Complete postgraduate teacher training at Aarhus University
- Apply for competitive research funding from external funding bodies.
- Contribute to the strategy of Aarhus University and positively to the social working environment.
Your qualifications
- PhD degree in ecology, geography, geology, agroecology, remote sensing, or related fields
- Excellent theoretical, conceptual, and practical expertise in global change ecology and restoration.
- Ability to carry out independent, systematic, well-organized research work, as well as work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Documented high-level research qualifications and a publication record in international peer-reviewed journal or high-quality Danish scientific reports.
- Experience in international research collaboration and networking
- Ability to write and speak English fluently
Working place
The place of work is Aarhus University Campus in central Aarhus. The affiliation will be with the Department of Biology, Section for Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Ny Munkegade 114, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
The Department of Biology
The Department of Biology hosts research programmes, teaching curricula and consultancy that cover all major biological sub-disciplines. The Department conducts world-class research in the areas of Aquatic Biology and Ecology, Arctic Environment and Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Genetics and Evolution, Microbiology, and Zoophysiology. The Department of Biology (BIO) is located at the university campus in Aarhus and the department consists of about 40 tenured faculty staff, 60 technical/administrative personnel, 60 postdocs, 40 PhD students and 400 BA and MA students. BIO studies life in all respects, from bacteria to ecosystems. BIO has the vision to be a research-intensive department that creates value for society through free and independent innovative research in all forms of life and research-based study programmes at the highest international level.
The Department offer a vibrant and informal research environment with longstanding traditions for collaboration with international university partners in the absolute elite. English is widely spoken and we welcome applicants from abroad. Read about the Danish work-life balance, special opportunities for junior researchers, and the services available when relocating to Aarhus University at www.au.dk/work.
Further information
Further information may be obtained by contacting Professor Signe Normand, signe.normand@bio.au.dk
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the assessment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is made on the basis of an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All applicants will be notified within 6 weeks whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee and will receive his/her assessment. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
Formalities and salary range
Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Ny Munkegade 116, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-08-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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