Post doc position in marine mammal acoustics and array recordings
22 hours ago
Are you interested in quantitative marine mammal acoustics and would you like to quantify parameters of echolocation clicks from deep diving toothed whales using hydrophone arrays? Then the Marine Bioacoustics lab at the Department of Biology invites you to apply for a 1.5 year post doc position to work within these research areas.
Expected start date and duration of employment
This is a 1.5 year funded position with a start date the 1/1/2025. There is the possibility of extending the employment to 2 years and 2 months pending additional funding.
Job description
- You will be working primarily with design, calibration and use of a large aperture hydrophone array for quantification of toothed whale echolocation clicks.
- You will also perform quantitative analysis of ambient noise.
- You will also first author and hence draft peer-reviewed manuscripts based on the results.
Your profile
Applicants should hold a PhD in bioacoustics, physics or engineering.
- Experience in quantitative acoustics, calibration, programming and signal processing is a must.
- Marine field experience and boat handling skills are advantageous.
- You must have demonstrated the capability to publish first author papers.
- You must be proficient in spoken and written English.
Who we are
The Marine Bioacoustics lab is a world leading research group that works with how marine mammals use sound for communication, foraging and navigation and how these processes are affected by anthropogenic noise.
What we offer
- a well-developed research infrastructure, calibration facilities and access to cutting edge equipment
- an exciting interdisciplinary environment of approximately 20 researchers and students with many national, international 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 and area of employment
The place of work is build 1131, CF Mollers Alle 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.
Contact information
For further information, please contact: Professor Peter Teglberg Madsen, 0045 5177 8771,
Deadline
Applications must be received no later than October 1.
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
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 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.
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU.
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
Department: Zoofysiologi/Zoophysiology
Deadline: 01 October 2024
Location: Aarhus C C.F. Møllers Allé 3
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