Stakeholder Engagement Assistant

The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is offering a technical- and administrative parttime position. We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive assistant to support stakeholder engagement and co-development activities for an international research project, PERA (https://projects.au.dk/sess/projects/pera-efsa). The project aims to develop a knowledge exchange platform for advancing Environmental Risk Assessment for pesticides. The role as Stakeholder Engagement Assistant is essential in helping coordinate interviews, workshops, and meetings, as well as in identifying and mapping key stakeholders to ensure inclusive and representative participation.

The position is for 7 hours per week and will be available from the 1st November 2025 - 12th April 2028.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying, categorizing, and mapping stakeholders relevant for advancing ERA, in collaboration with the project team and EFSA.
• Support the scheduling and coordination of semi-structured interviews with a variety of stakeholders.
• Help organize and manage logistics for in-person stakeholder workshops, as well as assist in planning online meetings / webinars.
• Prepare materials and documentation for engagement activities, including interview guides and workshop resources.
• Track and document stakeholder feedback and engagement outcomes.
• Support alignment of engagement activities with related EU-level projects and initiatives.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders and project partners to ensure smooth coordination.

Your profile

We are searching for a highly motivated candidate who has

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience in stakeholder mapping, engagement, and event coordination
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, international research environment.
• Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently.
• Knowledge of environmental risk assessment and regulatory contexts is an asset.

Who we are

At the Department of Agroecology, our main goal is to contribute to sustainable solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems within the areas of soil, plants, animals, humans, and the environment. We want to make a difference by contributing to both fundamental knowledge generation and the attainment of sustainable production systems via innovative research, contracted policy advice, and education. We offer professional laboratories, greenhouses, semi-field, and field-scale research facilities, advanced computing capacities as well as an extensive national and international researcher network.  The department consists of eight research sections with around 350 highly dedicated employees, of which approximately 50% are scientific staff. More information can be found here.
We believe in encouraging inclusion, acceptance, and understanding by employing staff who bring unique perspectives to our department.

What we offer

• An informal and multicultural research environment with high professionalism, where accountability, commitment, helpfulness, flexibility, and close collaboration is a prerequisite solving the core tasks
• A good social environment with activities and routines that make it possible to talk across and strengthen the inclusive relationship, and where mutual trust, respect, kindness, and professional sparring are emphasized
• A flexible workplace with a good work-life balance
• A workplace where we work actively with diversity, equity and inclusion
• An exciting and varied working environment, where two days rarely resemble each other. We are often busy, and we work creatively for solutions to societal challenges

Place of Work

The place of work is Aarhus University, Campus, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C. The affiliation will be with the Section for Agricultural Biodiversity, Department of Agroecology.
More information can be obtained from James Henty Williams jhw@agro.au.dk. You can find more information about the section here: https://agro.au.dk/en/research/research-sections/agricultural-biodiversity.

 

Formalities and salary range

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Unions.

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.

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/