Professor in Plant-Microbe Interactions
4 weeks ago
Aarhus University invites applications for a Professor position in Plant-Microbe Interactions. The successful candidate will contribute to the department's research and teaching, promoting the overall research strategy.
Key Responsibilities- Conduct research of high international quality, including publication in top international journals and communication with national and international academic networks.
- Teach, supervise, and examine BSc, MSc, and PhD students, as well as contribute to the development of the department's PhD courses.
- Attract external research funding.
- Contribute to assessment and committee work at Aarhus University.
- Conduct research-based collaboration with private and public-sector stakeholders, as well as research-based policy consultancy.
- Disseminate research to the outside world.
We seek a prominent researcher in microbial ecology and plant-microbe interactions with solid research and teaching qualifications at a high international level. The successful candidate will have extensive collaborative skills and a broad academic network, as well as experience in research partnerships with private and public-sector stakeholders.
Requirements- Hold a PhD in microbiology or have similar experience.
- Document experience in scientific writing with numerous papers in high-quality journals or other high-quality publication channels.
- Possess an excellent H-index (depending on research area).
- Prove a high degree of independent research of high international standard together with a substantiated research plan.
- Document extensive international research collaborations and experience.
- Provide a 2–3-page plan for research over the next 3-5 years within focused parts of the research area.
- Have spent time on research stays abroad at another internationally acknowledged university or research institution.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform ground-breaking research.
- Have thorough experience in supervision at BSc, MSc, and PhD levels.
- Document experience with policy support.
- Be dedicated and possess the ability to collaborate and build relationships.
- Experience in planning and conducting field- or greenhouse-work.
- Experience in planning and conducting laboratory work within analysis of microbial communities.
- Insight into biological/statistical data analysis, including integrative analysis of multi-omics datasets.
- Experience with analysis of amplicon sequencing and metagenome datasets.
Aarhus University is a leading research university with a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and international collaboration. The Department of Agroecology is part of the Faculty of Science and Technology, and our main goal is to contribute to sustainable solutions to some of the world's biggest problems within the areas of soil, plants, animals, humans, and the environment.
What We Offer- An informal and multicultural research environment with high professionalism, where accountability, commitment, helpfulness, flexibility, and close collaboration are a prerequisite for solving the core tasks.
- A good social environment with activities and routines that make it possible to talk across and strengthen the inclusive relationship, and where mutual trust, respect, kindness, and professional sparring are emphasized.
- A flexible workplace with a good work-life balance.
- A workplace where we work actively with diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- An exciting and varied working environment, where two days rarely resemble each other. We are often busy, and we work creatively for solutions to societal challenges.
- Subsidized preschool childcare and a free education system from primary school up to university level.
- Universal health insurance as a resident of Denmark, including family members officially residing in Denmark.
- Five weeks paid holiday per year.
- In connection with childbirth: the right to have a total of 52 weeks shared maternal/paternal leave with full or partial salary pay.
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