Researcher (tenure track) in high-latitude avian ecology

The Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, invites applications for a tenure-track researcher position focusing on high-latitude avian ecology.

Expected start date and duration of employment

This is a full-time position starting on 1 January 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description

The candidate will be part of a research team focusing on the ecology of high-latitude ecosystems and on the population ecology of the flora and fauna they hold. The candidate is expected to contribute to the development of the research and monitoring of the avian communities at Zackenberg (NE Greenland) and in Svalbard. The research will target avian population ecology and biotic interactions and include extended fieldwork and state-of-the-art AI tools. The candidate will also support the development and management of the Center for Adaptive Nature Management at the department. In addition, the candidate will be expected to develop externally funded projects within their field of expertise.

Your profile

The preferred candidate holds some of the following qualifications:

• A quantitative mind-set, including familiarity with common statistical methods and software in ecology
• Experience with image analysis using e.g. AI
• In-depth knowledge of avian ecology, particularly shorebirds and waterfowl
• Experience with fieldwork in remote (preferably arctic) locations
• Experience in publishing scientific results in high-quality international journals
• Extensive collaboration and teamwork skills
• Fluent in English

The successful candidate will work in a collaborative and internationally engaged scientific environment at the Section for Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, in close collaboration with Center for Adaptive Nature Management (for more information see: https://ecos.au.dk/en/researchconsultancy/research-areas/arctic-ecosystem-ecology and https://projects.au.dk/can).

The department is, and wishes to continue to be, an active, diverse and inspiring workplace with exciting challenges, enthusiastic colleagues and academic opportunities for development. The department wishes to support employees in creating a good balance between their work and home lives and to maintain and attract skilled and committed staff, where freedom, creativity and respect for the long-term perspective are core values. For more information on the department see: http://ecos.au.dk/en/.

What we offer

The department offers:

• a well-developed research infrastructure, including access to field sites,
• collaboration within strong research teams with extensive experience in wildlife ecology, population ecology and modelling,
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators,
• a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.

Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde. The affiliation will be with the Department of Ecoscience, Section for Arctic Ecosystem Ecology.

Contact information

For further information, please contact: Professor Jesper Madsen, phone: +45 29440204, email: jmecos.au.dk, or Head of Section Professor Niels Martin Schmidt, phone +45 4191 5664, email: nmsecos.au.dk.

Ensuring gender balance at the Department of Ecoscience is a high priority at Aarhus University, and therefore, 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

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/