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Are you passionate about marine mammals and want to help monitoring how populations respond to different environmental pressures this may be the position you have been looking for. At Aarhus University, we seek a highly talented senior advisor with strong analytical skills to help monitoring seals and porpoises, and to provide advice regarding the impacts of different kinds of disturbances. Applications are invited for a senior advisor position at the Department of Ecoscience at Aarhus University, Denmark.
This is a permanent position; the expected start date is 1 April 2024 or as soon possible thereafter.
Job description
The position will focus on monitoring of marine mammals, in particular seals and porpoises, and on analysing the collected data to better understand how sensitive these species are to various environmental pressures. The successful candidate is expected to help design and execute monitoring programmes involving aerial surveys, passive acoustic monitoring, and satellite tracking of seals and porpoises. The job involves both preparation and maintenance of equipment, field work, data analyses, and preparation of reports and scientific papers. The results of the monitoring work constitute the basis for the advice we provide to the Danish Ministry of Environment and private companies on how marine mammals are affected by human disturbances and other pressures on the marine environment.
The successful candidate will join a strong research team with a long tradition for collaborating closely on providing research-based advice. The team includes leading experts in underwater acoustics, satellite telemetry, biologging, photogrammetry, energetics, modelling, drone and aircraft monitoring, genetics, contaminants, animal health, and data analyses, and is thus the ideal setting for developing a wide range of new skills in an inspiring environment. The candidate will get the opportunity to develop new research areas and is expected to help secure external research funding. The position thus offers a unique opportunity to work on a wide range of topics and to help acquire new scientific knowledge that is needed for managing marine mammals.
Your profile
Qualifications for the senior advisor level at Aarhus University include postdoctoral training, or similar professional work experience, a relevant research profile, a strong scientific publication record in one or more of the areas described above, and experience in providing science based advise to authorities, working for private consultancy companies or similar.
Required skills
- A PhD (or equivalent) in biology, marine management, or environmental engineering
- Extensive knowledge of marine mammals and marine ecology
- Experience with advisory work
- Considerable experience with scientific writing
- Excellent written and spoken English, and preferably also good written and spoken Danish
- Experience with handling and processing large data sets and statistical analysis of data
- Specific experience with one or more of the following methods related to marine mammals: acoustic monitoring, abundance surveys, digital aerial surveys, dissections, drone monitoring, biologging or handling of live animals
- Knowledge of handling and maintaining technical equipment
Who we are
The Department of Ecoscience is engaged in research programs and advisory work covering the major biological subdisciplines. We conduct world-class research in the areas of aquatic biology and ecology, Arctic environment and ecosystems, biodiversity, conservation biology and wildlife management. The Department currently employs approximately 275 academic and technical staff, as well as many PhD students, distributed on two geographical locations in Aarhus and Roskilde. For more information on the Department see: http://ecos.au.dk/en/.
For more information on the Section for Marine Mammal Research see:
https://ecos.au.dk/en/researchconsultancy/research-areas/marine-mammal-research).
What we offer
The department offers:
- A well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment
- An exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national and international collaborators
- A research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research, a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.
Place of work and area of employment
The place of work is Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
Contact information
For further information, please contact: head of Section for Marine Mammal Research , Jacob Nabe-Nielsen, +45 2248 1210, jnn@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.
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:
Roskilde Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-01-2024; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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