Are you passionate about biodiversity and nature conservation? The Department of Ecoscience invites applications for a Senior Advisor to contribute to research-based advisory service and help shape innovative solutions for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration in Denmark.
 

Expected start date and duration of employment

This is a permanent position from November 1st 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.


Job description

The successful applicant will join a team conducting quantitative research on nature management based on the resource habitat framework. This includes developing and applying novel methods to monitor and map how habitat quality, and productivity respond to different management regimes.

The scientific approach centres on plant-insect interaction ecology and community ecology. Topics relevant to the position include (but are not limited to):

• Biodiversity monitoring and evaluation
• Ressource habitat biology
• Soil-plant-insect interactions
• Insect-insect interactions
• Ant ecology

Your profile

Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant field and, relative to their career stage, demonstrate a strong track record in ecological research. Experience in acquiring external funding and collaboration with public authorities or stakeholders is considered an asset.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of ecosystem dynamics and demonstrated knowledge of both plants and insects taxonomy.

The ideal candidate will also demonstrate:

• Ability to conduct applied research to support monitoring and nature management
• Strong motivation for advisory work with public authorities and stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated technical skills in field work, GIS, multivariate statistics, Bayesian statistics and modelling.

Who we are

The Department of Ecoscience is engaged in research program­mes and advisory work covering the major biological subdisciplines. We conduct world-class research in the areas of aquatic biology and ecology, arctic environment and ecosystems, biodiversity and conservation biology. The Department currently employs approximately 275 academic and technical staff, as well as many PhD students. The Senior Advisor will be part of a dynamic, internationally engaged scientific environment, working in the Section for Terrestrial Ecology.

The Department of Ecoscience is a value-driven institution committed to making a significant impact on nature and the environment through high professionalism and curiosity, based on collaboration and trust. We strive to develop and maintain an attractive, open, diverse, and inclusive work environment with equal opportunities, where everyone feels a sense of cultural and environmental belonging.


What we offer

The Department offers a vibrant and informal research environment with longstanding traditions for collaboration with elite international university partners and with the Danish Ministry of the Environment.

• The working environment at the Department is based on teamwork and close working relations. English is widely spoken and we welcome applicants from abroad. The Department has a strong work-life balance policy and seeks a good gender and age balance. Read more about the services available when relocating to Aarhus University at www.au.dk/work.

Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is C.F. Møllers Allé 4, DK-8000, Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.


Contact information

For further information, please contact: Head of Section, Stine Slotsbo, +45 2262 1582, stsl@ecos.au.dk .
 

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than June, 5 2025 .
Ensuring gender balance at the Department of Ecoscience is a high priority at Aarhus University, and therefore, we particularly encourage women to apply for this position. No candidate will be given preferential treatment, and all applicants will be assessed on the basis of their qualifications for the position in question.



Application procedure

Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the assessment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is made on the basis of an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All applicants will be notified within 6 weeks 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 will receive his/her assessment. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.


Letter of reference

If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.

If you wish to add a referee after you have submitted your application, you must send this person’s details (name, job title, place of work, and email address) as well as the name of the position you have applied for to: HR.Nattech@au.dk


Formalities and salary range

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). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
 


Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/