Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Soil Biogeochemistry and Climate Change Mitigation through Enhanced Rock Weathering Full-time

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Soil Biogeochemistry and Climate Change Mitigation through Enhanced Rock Weathering

Globe Institute Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen

The University seeks to appoint a tenure track assistant professor to commence as soon as possible.

Job description The position is within the field of soil biogeochemistry, enhanced rock weathering (ERW), and the management of agricultural systems to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The successful candidate will contribute to the Institute's growing research portfolio on nature-based climate solutions, with a focus on carbon uptake in agriculture systems and the development of protocols for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide removal via ERW.

The subject area includes:

• Field-scale experimentation on ERW across diverse soil types, climates, and cropping systems
• Soil carbon dynamics, greenhouse gas fluxes, and biogeochemical interactions
• Development and validation of MRV methods for carbon removal
• Integration of ERW research with sustainable agriculture, food security, and climate mitigation
• Collaboration with industry, policy, international partners and our Deputy Head of Department for innovation to support real-world deployment of ERW

The tenure track assistant professor's responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• research, including publication/academic dissemination
• research-based teaching
• sharing knowledge with society
• participation in formal pedagogical training programme for assistant professors

The tenure track assistant professor's performance will be evaluated through annual evaluations. Furthermore, the tenure track assistant professor will be evaluated in a mid-track appraisal.

After no more than six years of employment and on condition of a positive final appraisal, the tenure track assistant professor will be employed as associate professor. Find more information about tenure track at the University of Copenhagen.

Required qualifications To be qualified for an assistant professor position, you will be assessed according to these six overall criteria for recognising merit at the University of Copenhagen: Research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership. Find information about each criterion.

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to document:

• a PhD degree or similar qualifications within soil science or biogeochemistry
• Expertise in both inorganic and organic carbon cycling
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing ERW field trials
• Strong background in statistical analysis of agricultural field trials
• Demonstrated innovation in ERW MRV

The tenure track assistant professor must have an academic standing showing internationally competitive research, and/or have internationally recognized high potential to make a future impact.

The assistant professor is also required to possess good interpersonal and communicative skills.

Terms of employment The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is permanent.

Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant professional organisations.

The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020.

Questions For further information, please contact Head of Department Anders Johannes Hansen or Professor Tue Hassenkam.

Application The application must be submitted in English, and must include the following documents:

• Application (Including motivation for applying for this position (Maximum 2 pages))
• Curriculum vitae (Including information about external funding)
• Diplomas (Master's, PhD and other relevant diplomas)
• A complete list of publications
• Research plan (2-4 pages)
• Teaching plan
• Uploads of maximum 5 publications to be considered in the assessment
• Teaching portfolio, if applicable (Guidelines)

Please note: It is mandatory to upload a teaching plan in the online application form. Should you not be able to produce a teaching plan, please upload a blank document in this box instead.

Application procedure After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment. The Dean then appoints an expert assessment committee in order to make an assessment of the selected applicants for the specific post. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at the University's Job Portal.

Please note that the applicant will be contacted if the assessment committee requires further documentation.

The application will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

The University of Copenhagen encourages all interested in this post to apply.

Please submit the application with the required attachments. Only online applications will be accepted. The closing date for applications is 23.59 p.m. CET, 11 June 2026. Interviews for this position are likely to be held on 9 October 2026.