Demanda de profesor de educación superior/profesora de educación superiora en Dinamarca (Østsjælland)

We are seeking applicants for a 2-year Post Doc in the field of land use and land cover mapping and modelling at the Department of Environmental Science (ENVS) at Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark working with GIS and spatial modelling in relation to e.g. land use and land cover change mapping and mapping and assessment of impacts on ecosystem services and biodiversity.

The post doc will take part in EU and nationally funded research and advisory projects related to land use and land cover change (LULC) mapping and ecosystem service assessment.

This includes development of novel methodologies for LULC change mapping and ecosystem service assessment as well as spatial modelling and integration of various spatial data sources, such as agricultural registers (LPIS data), categorical datasets and remotely sensed data (e.g. LiDAR, aerial imagery and satellite imagery).

The candidate is expected to contribute to this research, including:

• Development of novel methodologies for LULC mapping within GIS and spatial modelling
• Independently plan and conduct collection, processing and modelling of spatial data
• Taking actively part in developing the departments profile within GIS, spatial modelling and remote sensing
• Contribute to write research applications for private and public foundations
• Take lead on and contribute to publications in international peer-reviewed journals
• Cooperate with national and international research partners

Your profile

The ideal candidate should hold a PhD in within geography, geographical information science or similar and have conducted and published research within land use and land cover mapping, GIS and spatial modelling.

Moreover, the candidate has:

• Strong skills within GIS and spatial modelling, preferably within ArcGIS Pro and the ESRI software suite
• Programming skills within Python and/or R
• Strong communication skills, both written an oral
• Proficiency in English, written and spoken
• Demonstrated ability to publish in international journals
• Ability to develop and implement research ideas
• Ability to cooperate with others in an international research and transdisciplinary team
• Ability to manage own research activities and meet deadlines

• Skills within remote sensing and image analysis
• Experience working with cadastral data and agricultural registers
• Skills within machine learning

The Department of Environmental Science

The Department of Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary department under the Faculty of Science & Technology at Aarhus University. The expertise ranges from physics, chemistry, microbiology and mathematical modelling to social science, geography, economics and policy analysis. Both basic and applied research is conducted related to some of the major challenges facing society, such as pollution and pollution control mechanisms, management of land, soil, water, air and biodiversity, protection of ecosystem services, climate change, and energy systems. Advisory services within these areas are offered to ministries and other stakeholders. Currently, about 150 staff and PhD-students are working at the department. Further information may be found at http://www.envs.au.dk/en/. The department is co-located at Risø Campus with part of Department of Bioscience in Roskilde 35 kilometres west of Copenhagen.

The Post Doc will be employed within the Section for Environmental Social Science and Geography at the Department of Environmental Science. The unit employs about 20 staff, focusing on the interlinkages between the environment and society from economics, political science, sociology, and geography perspectives. The strategic foci of the unit include environmental policy analysis, regulation and economic instruments, understanding of the preferences and behavior of economic actors and policy makers, land use and land cover mapping, spatially integrated modelling, and mapping, assessment and valuation of ecosystem services. Within these areas we carry out research, advisory services for policy makers, and some teaching. We are an international group, and our spoken work language is English, however tasks related to advisory work is mostly conducted in Danish.   

The candidate will also work in close collaboration with the department’s emission group, which is in charge of Denmark’s national greenhouse gas emission inventory. Here, collaboration will focus on the Land use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector and the candidate will contribute to public sector consultancy.

Our ambition is to have an inclusive and open working environment.

What we offer

The department offers:

• 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

The place of work is Department of Environmental Science, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments. 

Expected start date and duration of employment

 This is a 2–year (24 month) position from 1. June 2024 or as soon as possible hereafter.

Contact information

For further information, please contact: Senior advisor Gregor Levin, +4593522890, glenvs.au.dk or Head of Section, Senior Researcher, Anders Branth Pedersen, +4587158545, abpenvs.au.dk.

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than 11. March 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/