Professor / Associate Professor / Senior Researcher taking lead in Arctic environment and ecosystem sciences Full-time

Professor / Associate Professor / Senior Researcher Taking Lead In Arctic Environment And Ecosystem Sciences

The Department of Ecoscience at Aarhus University invites applications for a full-time permanent scientific position as either Full Professor, Associate Professor or Senior Researcher in the Arctic focus area. We are looking for a successful science leader who enjoys working strategically with organizational impact also looking beyond own research area.

The position centers around research in Arctic terrestrial and/or marine environment and ecosystems, with expertise in one or more of the key thematic areas of the Arctic focus area, f.ex.:

• Arctic ecosystem responses to climate change and anthropogenic disturbance including natural resource exploitation like mining and other industrial activities, biodiversity and population ecology, biogeochemistry and carbon dynamics or environmental contaminants and ecotoxicology.
• Technical environmental and innovative solutions to current and future Arctic and global challenges
• Bridging monitoring and front-edge research within Arctic environment and ecosystem sciences

Your primary scientific responsibilities may include:

• Taking lead on strategic development of central parts of the Arctic focus area
• Securing externally funded research projects, including EU research and innovation programmes and other national and international funding sources
• Bridging science and advice to agencies in Greenland and Denmark, as well as to relevant international fora, including within Arctic Council, particularly CAFF, AMAP and PAME.
• Conducting independent and leading research in Arctic ecosystems, biodiversity, environment and pollution, including drawing on long-term monitoring datasets, multidisciplinary field campaigns, and/or advanced modelling approaches
• Publishing in high-impact, peer-reviewed international journals and engaging actively with the international scientific community
• Supervising and mentoring PhD students, postdocs, and early-career researchers

Depending on the candidate's area of expertise, responsibilities may also include:

• Contributing to pan-Arctic comparative studies and to positioning ECOS Arctic in major international initiatives
• Driving forward the Departments engagement and steering of national initiatives (e.g. the International Polar Year 2032-33)
• Integrating novel tools and methods into research and advice to Greenlandic and Danish authorities, including AI-driven data analysis, process-based modelling, and ecological forecasting

We are looking for a scientist with a strong research track record and documented experience with science based advisory work and expertise in Arctic ecosystem and environmental related science showing interdisciplinary and broad sectoral collaborative and leadership skills. Applicants must hold a PhD in biology, ecology, biogeochemistry, ecotoxicology, physical geography or a closely related discipline. The level of appointment (Full Professor, Associate Professor or Senior Researcher) will be determined based on qualifications.

We particularly value:

• Excellent science leadership experience from similar research environments; f.ex. leading larger research groups and taking responsibility for strategic development of larger units (academic citizenship)
• An established international network and collaborative skills and relationships within Arctic science
• Competences in strategic scientific coordination, project management, and building research networks
• A strong publication record in international peer-reviewed journals within Arctic research
• Documented experience in securing and leading externally funded research projects
• Experience with fieldwork and/or laboratory analyses in Arctic environments
• Experience from Greenland institutions, collaboration or research
• Documented experience with science-based advisory work and engagement with authorities
• Experience in supervising and supporting early-career researchers

Excellent written and spoken English; Danish and/or Greenlandic language skills are an advantage but not required