丹麦奥尔胡斯大学猪和家禽营养学博士后职位

丹麦奥尔胡斯大学猪和家禽营养学博士后职位

3-year postdoc position in nutrition of pigs and poultry

Aarhus University (AU)

At Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, a postdoc position is available starting on 1 January 2022 or as soon as possible.

The Department of Animal Science seeks a candidate with a strong background in sustainable nutrition of pigs and poultry.

The candidate is expected to take part in initiatives within nutrition of pigs and poultry as a solution in the green transition of animal production. This work will take place in an interdisciplinary research environment together with national and international research teams and industry partners and to contribute to attract external funding. A specific task will be to build up a facility for evaluation of individual feed uptake of pigs. The candidate will participate in public sector advisory service. The post doc will participate in knowledge exchange with society and industry and is expected to teach and supervise students at the Bachelor, Master and PhD levels.

Qualifications

•Academic qualifications at PhD level in animal science

•Research experience on alternative and sustainable feedstuffs for pigs and poultry, and how to evaluate them

•Experience in public sector advisory service will be beneficial

•Excellent skills in scientific communication of research results

•The candidate is expected to make an effort to learn to read, write and speak Danish

Further information on the position may be obtained from Head of Nutrition Research unit Jan V. Nørgaard ph. +45 50718795, email: janvnoergaard@anis.au.dk

Place of employment and place of work

The place of employment is Aarhus University (AU), and the place of work is Department of Animal Science, Blichers Allé 20, DK-8830 Tjele.

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 Finance 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 Finance 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.

Deadline

14 November 2021

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University’s website.