BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
A fulltime two-year postdoc position is available in the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, starting May 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.
We seek a candidate with a background in community ecology, macroecology, statistical or quantitative ecology, or animal science. The postdoc will have broad scope to determine the specific nature of the research conducted as part of the position. Potential areas of interest include, but are not limited to
- Community ecology or macroecology of the gut microbiomes
- Developing new approaches to modelling rank abundance diagrams as a tool to evaluate and describe response to disturbance
- The role of climate change in altering the risk of animal disease
- Assessment of animal behaviour via digital ethology using hidden Markov or multistate models
Funding for the position is already secured through an Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfond Starting Grant awarded to Dr. Gavin Simpson.
Qualifications
- Academic qualifications at PhD level in ecology or animal science, or a related field
- Documentation of excellent skills with the area of research
- Demonstration of skills in statistical of quantitative ecological methods
- Good skills in statistical programming and data analysis tools (e.g., R, Python, Julia)
- Good communication skills as evidenced by communication of research results in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences
- Very good knowledge of English (written and oral)
- Experience supervising students at teaching in higher education is a merit
Place of work
The area of employment is Aarhus University (AU) with related departments, and the place of work is the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Blichers Allé 20, 8830, Tjele, Denmark. Flexibility with regard to day-to-day workplace arrangements is possible.
Contact information
Further information about the position may be obtained from Dr. Gavin Simpson (e-mail: gavin@anivet.au.dk, phone: +45 22 27 04 33)
Deadline
Applications must be received no later than February 29th, 2024.
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified 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 each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. 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.
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it 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:
Viborg Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 29-02-2024; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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