Tenure Track in catchments science at Aarhus University, Denmark

A position as tenure track is available in the Section for Catchment Science and Environmental Management, Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, within the area of catchment processes and modelling.
Expected start date and duration of employment

Expected start is 1 September 2024 or as soon as possible hereafter.
Job description
With the announced position, we are looking for knowledge and expertise in the following:

• Nutrient dynamics, retention and transfer in catchments.
• Measures to mitigate adverse effects of land cultivation on water quality.
• Interactions between ground water and surface waters
• Stream hydraulics and flooding
• Biophysical modelling
• Experience in research and advisory projects for national or international authorities.
• External funding from national and international funding bodies.
• Supervision of Bachelor, Masters, and PhD students.

Your profile
The candidate must have a promising international research profile within one or preferably several of the indicated research topics, a strong scientific background in geology, hydrology, and groundwater modelling, engineering or similar.

The successful candidate must have expertise within catchment analysis and management and preferably solid competences in development and use of hydrologic and nutrient and sediment transport models based on experimental data as well as spatio-temporal data obtained through monitoring programmes.

Specific skills and experience in using python, R, SAS or other tools used statistical data analysis is mandatory.

We are looking for a candidate with proven collaborative skills and the ability to coordinate and enrich the Department by initiating and coordinating new research initiatives (e.g. EU H2025, Danish national funding) and by strengthening the nationally and internationally network of the Department.

We expect that the candidate will participate, to a minor extent, in teaching activities at both undergraduate and graduate level. The candidate should have completed at least 2 years of postdoc positions, and preferably held at least one position in a different institute than the one where they have performed their Ph.D.
Who we are
The Section for Catchment Science and Environmental Management performs basic and applied science within catchment hydrology, nutrient dynamics and transfer, and xenobiotic substances. The annual reporting of the Danish national environmental monitoring program (NOVANA) and provision of advisory services to environmental authorities are important parts of the section’s work.

What we offer
The department and research group offers:

• A well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment.
• An exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators.
• A research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research.
• A work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities.
• A workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.

Place of work and area of employment

The Department of Ecoscience (https://ecos.au.dk/en/) is organized under the Faculty of Technical Sciences and studies life in all respects. We teach, provide consultancy and research in life; right from bacteria to whales over genes to ecosystems and from basic research to applied biology in nature management and biotechnology. The Department has approximately 300 staff members, just over 100 working in Roskilde, and 200 in Aarhus. The applicant will join the Department of Ecoscience in Aarhus Campus.
Place of work and area of employment

The Department of Ecoscience (https://ecos.au.dk/en/) is organized under the Faculty of Technical Sciences and studies life in all respects. We teach, provide consultancy and research in life; right from bacteria to whales over genes to ecosystems and from basic research to applied biology in nature management and biotechnology. The Department has approximately 300 staff members, just over 100 working in Roskilde, and 200 in Aarhus. The applicant will join the Department of Ecoscience in Aarhus Campus.
Deadline
Applications must be received no later than 15 June 2024.

Ensuring gender balance at the Department of Ecoscience is a high priority at Aarhus University, and we particularly encourage women to apply for this position. No candidate will be given preferential treatment, and all applicants will be assessed on the basis of their qualifications for the position in question

Technical Sciences Tenure Track
Aarhus University offers talented scientists from around the world attractive career perspectives via the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme. Highly qualified candidates are appointed as Researcher for a period of six years with the prospect of performance- based advancement to a tenured position as Senior Researcher.

The aim of the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme is to:

• attract outstanding talented individuals that are competitive at an international level
• to promote the early development of independent research success early in the career of scientists
• to create transparency in the academic career path

As part of the tenure track position, the candidate is offered:

• access to research infrastructure
• capability development, including postgraduate teacher training
• a mentoring programme
• support to develop scientific networks and to secure interdisciplinary research at the highest level

As part of the Aarhus University Tenure Track Programme, the University carries out a mid-way evaluation to review the progress of the tenure track candidate after three years, according to the same criteria used in the final tenure review. The final tenure review is conducted after five and a half years. If the review is positive, the candidate will be offered a tenured position as Senior Researcher at Aarhus University.

Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.

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

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/

Department: Oplandsanalyse og miljøforvaltning/Catchment Science and Environmental Management

Deadline: 15 June 2024

Location: Aarhus C C.F. Møllers Allé 3