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Are you motivated by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the green transition in agricultural production?If you are interested in environmental engineering, research in microbial processes and development of technologies to mitigate emissions from a significant source of methane (CH4) you can contribute to the project “Low Emission Slurry Storages (LESS)” and other. The Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering at Aarhus University invites you to apply for a 2-year Post Doc position.
Expected start date and duration of employment
This is a 2–year position from Dec 1st 2023 or as soon possible.
Job description
You will be part of a project aiming to develop and test technologies to mitigate emissions from livestock slurry storages. Slurry storages are a significant source of methane emissions in the agricultural manure management chain. You are expected to take a main role in proceeding with development of experimental facilities and validation in pilot-scale of different slurry treatments technologies including acidification and a new technology based on controlled oxidation of slurry to mitigate methane (CH4) from slurry storages without increasing emission of other gases, such as ammonia (NH3) and N2O. The project will include both house and storage emissions in the manure chain.
State-of-the-art analytical methods will be applied e.g., cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS). It is an advantage if you can contribute to validating and developing process-based models for calculating methane emission from stored liquid manure.
The project involves close collaboration both internally and with external partners. You will be responsible for independent research in order to develop and optimize new technology.
The LESS project aims to provide implementable mitigation technologies for livestock slurry storages and is an important contribution to the green transition in agricultural production.
Your profile
Applicants should hold a PhD in Environmental Engineering or equivalent. The successful candidate should have competences within:
- Experimental emission research and quantification of emission mitigation
- Development and validation of methods for emission research
- Gas-phase measurement systems
- Characterization of microbial transformation of organic matter in manure and/or other biomasses
- Handling of large datasets including statistical data treatment
- Scientific writing and written English as documented by publication of peer-reviewed research articles
In addition, the following criteria are considered to be an advantage:
- You should have a driving license
- You should have experience with online measurement systems
Who we are
The successful candidate is employed in the Section of Environmental Engineering, which is a part of Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering. Researchers in the section develops environmental technologies as well as models of physical, chemical, and biological processes that are important for environmental quality. The research activities contribute to better management of animal manure and bio-waste through generation of new knowledge and quantification of mitigation effects. Emission of ammonia, greenhouse gases, VOC and sulfur compounds from manure management and biogas production for energy recovery from organic wastes have been the main applications to date. The work in this group depends on knowledge of chemistry, microbial transformations in natural and engineered ecosystems, mass transfer, data analysis, and computer programming.
What we offer
The department and section offers:
- a well-developed research infrastructure, pilot-scale facilities, laboratories and access to shared equipment
- an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators
- a research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research
- a work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities
- a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.
Place of work and area of employment
The place of work is Gustav Wieds vej 10 D, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.
Part of your experimental work will be at Foulum, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele.
Contact information
For further information, please contact: Head of Section, Anders Feilberg, +45 3089 6099, af@bce.au.dk or Senior Advisor Lise Bonne Guldberg, +45 4189 3200, lbg@bce.au.dk.
Deadline
Applications must be received no later 28th August 2023.
Application procedure
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.
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.
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.
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it 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/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Gustav Wieds Vej 10D, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 28-08-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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