Job - Tenure Track, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Quaternary Geology
Tenure
Track, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Quaternary Geology
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Organization: Aarhus
University
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Deadline: 05
January 2022
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Academic
contact person: Jan Piotrowsk,
iInstitutleder, jan.piotrowski@geo.au.dk +4587156409
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Vacant
positions:1
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Hours per
week: 37
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Expected
date of accession: 01 July 2022
Position Description
(Assistant Professor):
The
Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark invites applications for a
Tenure Track Assistant Professorship or Associate Professorship in Quaternary
Geology. We are searching for a highly qualified and motivated scientist in the
field of Quaternary cryosphere systems with focus on the glacial geological
record.
Department
of Geoscience
The
Department of Geoscience currently employs around 110 staff and
has a strong research profile spanning a broad range of geological and
geophysical disciplines including the basic and applied aspects of the
Quaternary system (palaeoceanography, landscape evolution, glacial geology,
sedimentary record, stratigraphy, geochronology, hydrogeology,
hydrogeophysics). These fields are represented by several professors, associate
professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral fellows and Ph.D. students. The
Department is well equipped for glacial geological research and teaching with
infrastructure including sedimentological, geochemical and
micropalaeontological laboratories, as well as a full-range of shallow
geophysical infrastructure. We also have strong links to other departments at
Aarhus University, including Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Biology, and
Archaeology.
Qualifications
The
ideal candidate must demonstrate interdisciplinary research in Quaternary
Geology with special knowledge of quantitative methodologies to study the
record of continental glaciations. We seek expertise in any of these fields:
(i) numerical modelling of ice sheet dynamics, (ii) glacial processes, and
(iii) origin and properties of glacial deposits. Experience with other aspects
of the Quaternary cryosphere as well as an interest in combining fieldwork,
analogue experiments and numerical simulations of glacial processes will be
advantageous. Knowledge of GIS applications in teaching and research is
welcome.
The
successful candidate will have a strong international research standing and a
broad multidisciplinary research network. Their scientific profile will be
reflected in relevant publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
Proven ability to attract external research funding and documented teaching
skills are required.
The candidate will expand research
collaborations at the highest international level following their scientific
interests and priorities, and establish a vibrant research group utilizing
external funding from national and international sources. The appointee will
develop and teach in-doors and field courses, and supervise students at all
academic levels. The appointee will have interest in glacial geology of
Denmark, collaboration with industrial partners engaged in hydrogeology and
engineering geology of soft sediments, and cooperation with other research
units at Aarhus University such as the Department of Engineering. Within the
Department of Geoscience, the appointee will develop collaborations with other
research groups in climate, hydrogeology, and modelling.
Application procedure
The
Department encourages all genders to apply and to make a specific note in the
CV about previous parental leaves of absence. Shortlisting and external
evaluation are used. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the
potential to be a strong role model for the values of equality, diversity and
inclusion. It is expected that the appointee will acquire, within three years,
proficiency in Danish sufficient for teaching in bachelor programs and for
participation in departmental and university administration.
The
place of work is the Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University,
Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C . The beautiful Aarhus University
campus is located close to the downtown of Aarhus, the second largest city in
Denmark with about 400 000 inhabitants. Aarhus has a lively and charming
downtown close to the Aarhus Bay at the Baltic Sea. In Denmark access to
schools, higher education, and health care is free. Generous parental
agreements are available. Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services
for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation
service and career counselling to expat partners. Ensuring gender balance at
Department of Geoscience is a high priority for Aarhus University, and we
particularly encourage women to apply. No candidate will be given preferential
treatment, and all applicants will be assessed on the basis of their
qualifications for the position in question. Read more here and find
more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
The
application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree
certificates, a complete list of publications including the H-index,
information about research activities, teaching portfolio, and a statement of
future research plans. State your Researcher ID and/or ORCID in the CV.
Guidelines for applicants can be found here.
The application must be made online via
Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job
advertisement on Aarhus University’s website and received by January 5, 2021.
The expected appointment start is July 1, 2022 or at the nearest possible date.
Further information
Further
information can be obtained from the Head of Department Professor Jan A.
Piotrowski, Department of Geoscience, by e-mail: jan.piotrowski@geo.au.dk or
phone +45 87156409.
Natural Sciences Tenure Track
Aarhus
University offers talented scientists from around the world attractive career
perspectives via the Natural Sciences Tenure Track Programme. Highly qualified
candidates are appointed as Assistant Professors for a period of six years with
the prospect of performance- based advancement to a tenured Associate
Professorship position.
The
aim of the Natural Sciences Tenure Track Programme is to:
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attract outstanding talented individuals that
are competitive at an international level
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to promote the early development of
independent research success early in the career of scientists
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to create transparency in the academic career
path
As
part of the tenure track position, the candidate is offered:
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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
Associate Professor 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
Natural
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. Start-up
packages can be applied for at the Aarhus University Research Foundation or at
the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
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 s cientific
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 8,000 employees, and has an annual
revenues of EUR 885 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
