The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is offering a postdoctoral position in molecular plant pathology, starting 01-07-2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position will be available for a 3-year period. You will be part of a research environment focusing on the ecology of plant-microbe interactions. You will specifically be contributing to the area of fungal pathogenesis, and the focus of your position will be to characterize Fusarium protein effectors and elucidate their effects on the tomato microbiome. For this, you will generate knock-out mutants of Fusarium oxysporum and characterize their behavior in a tomato root-soil system with a focus on the effects on the root-associated microbiome.
We expect that you will be an important part of the research environment and that you will contribute positively to the social working environment. We also expect that you will take part in our teaching activities and that you will report research results in high-impact scientific journals.
We are searching for a highly motivated candidate who has:
Further, we will prefer candidates with some of the following qualifications:
At the Department of Agroecology, 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. We want to make a difference by contributing to both fundamental knowledge generation and the attainment of sustainable production systems via innovative research, contracted policy advice, and education.
The place of work is Aarhus University, Campus Flakkebjerg (Forsøgsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse). The affiliation will be with the Department of Agroecology. More information can be obtained from Professor Mogens Nicolaisen, mn@agro.au.dk.
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.
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). Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
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