The Green Tripartite Agreement, established to address the growing climate and biodiversity crises, includes a commitment to plant 1 billion trees in Denmark. This Postdoctoral project aims to assess how this large-scale afforestation will impact the hydrological system, with the dual goals of ensuring successful forest establishment and supporting sustainable water resource management.
To achieve this, the candidate will collect innovative measurements of water balance components, including percolation using lysimeters and plot-scale soil moisture using gamma-ray spectroscopy (GRS) at six different locations distributed across the country. The ideal candidate should have a background in unsaturated zone hydrology and expertise in passive high-energy particle methods, such as GRS and the cosmic ray neutron method. Furthermore, because the project relies on high-accuracy field measurements, the candidate must have documented extensive field experience, be capable of working independently in diverse field conditions, and be willing to travel regularly between field sites. A driver’s license would therefore be an advantage.
The postdoc’s duties will include research within the field of hydrology as well as teaching. The post may also include performance of other duties.
Further information on the Department is linked at https://ign.ku.dk/english/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Majken Looms Zibar,
mcl@ign.ku.dk The position is open from August 1st, 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
Terms of employment The position is a fixed-term full-time position limited to a period of 2 years.
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.
Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.
Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.
The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.
Please include - Curriculum vitae
- Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
- Research plan – description of current and future research plans
- Complete publication list
- Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers
The deadline for applications is 3 March 2026, 23:59 GMT +1
. After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.
You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/. Interviews will be held during week 13.