One or more permanent positions as full  professor within the field of Freshwater Ecology are available at the  Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University. The positions seek to  strengthen and complement the Departments ongoing activities in  freshwater ecology, particularly nutrient/biological/biogeochemical  processes in freshwater related to ecological status and climatic  perspectives. The position(s) are available as soon as possible.

Expected start date and duration of employment
Expected start date is 1 April 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description
The candidates are expected to:

  • Lead and contribute to strong and competitive research programs at  the highest international level within the field of freshwater ecology
  • Establish collaboration and contribute to already established  collaborations with related research environments internationally,  nationally and at Aarhus University
  • Participate in research and advisory projects for The Danish Ministry of Environment
  • Attract external funding from national and international funding bodies
  • Mentor early career researchers in attracting competitive funding, career development etc.
  • Supervision of Bachelor, Masters, and PhD students
  • Participate in course development and teaching at undergraduate and  graduate level, and contribute to the development of PhD courses

Your profile

We seek internationally competitive researchers with strong and competitive academic track-records in aquatic ecology. Candidates with extensive experience with freshwater ecology;  for instance nutrient dynamics, biological structure, restoration  techniques, vegetation and/or carbon dynamics in streams and lakes are  preferred. The candidates must demonstrate outstanding capabilities in  research, dissemination, funding and teaching/advising activities.

The ideal candidates should have:

  • a PhD in Biology or a closely related field
  • documented research qualifications corresponding to professor level
  • demonstrated ability to publish in major scientific journals and to disseminate research activities
  • international top-level research profile and well established international network within the field
  • proven ability to lead research projects and research groups
  • proven ability to attract substantial external research funding
  • proven ability of excellent research-based advisory work or teaching, student supervision and talent development

Personal qualifications required include the ability to work closely  with other researchers/groups within the Department as well as with  external stakeholders, and the ability to collaborate and build  relationships.

Who we are

The Department of Ecoscience  is organised under the Faculty of Technical Sciences and studies  biology and ecology in all respects. We teach, provide consultancy,  regulatory advice and research in biological aspects from bacteria to  whales over genes to ecosystems and from basic research to applied  biology in nature management and biotechnology. The department is  strongly engaged in several Arctic monitoring programs, especially the  Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM), which are central to the research  and advisory activities in the department. The Department has  approximately 275 staff members, just over 100 working in Roskilde, and  nearly 175 in Aarhus.

What we offer

We have a  unique research environment at the highest international level within  aquatic freshwater biology and ecology, which covers streams, lakes,  ponds and surrounding rural areas (catchments) that direct water to the  freshwater areas – including both natural and constructed wetlands. An  important element of the research is the unique long time series  retrieved through field studies and from the department’s test  facilities in Lemming with constructed mini-ecosystems in which pelagic  abiotic and biotic dynamics can be studied under controlled and  manipulated conditions. In addition, we focus on developing and using  empirical and dynamic modelling tools to calculate, among other things,  the leaching of nitrogen and phosphorus from fields and the  transportation to streams and further on to the marine environment.

Place of work and area of employment

The  place of employment is the Department of Ecoscience, which is located  in at Aarhus University, C.F. Møllers Alle 4-8, 8000 Aarhus C).

Contact information

For further information, please contact Head of Department Ole Hertel +4530183114, oh@ecos.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

Technical 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.

Deadline

01 January 2023

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