Tenure Track Assistant / Associate Professor in Landscape Biogeochemistry
The Danish Pioneer Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures, Land-CRAFT, based at the Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark, is looking for a researcher with proficiency in environmental impact modelling, GHG inventories, MRV systems for agricultural sources, and land management scenarios. The position is offered as either a Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor depending on the qualification of the applicant. You must indicate in your application, if you apply for the Tenure Track Assistant Professorship, the Associate Professorship, or both. The position is a full-time position and starts 1 February 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Food security, climate change and loss of biodiversity represent three of today’s major societal challenges. Finding solutions requires studies that extend across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Land-CRAFT (https://land-craft.dk/), established in 2022, brings together experts on climate impact research and landscape analyses with backgrounds in biogeochemistry, agronomy, biology, geography, and social sciences from Aarhus and Copenhagen Universities, as well as our international partners: Colorado State University/NREL and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology/IMK-IFU. Digital technologies, including biogeochemical modelling and remote sensing, as well as interactions with stakeholders, are key components of Land-CRAFT.
The ideal candidate has experience in the use and application of biogeochemical models at large scales and a vision of how the increasing availability of Earth Observation information can be used to initialize, drive or complement routines in biogeochemical models and to calculate field to regional to global inventories of soil GHG fluxes or fluxes of other environmentally relevant substances. The candidate will also work on developing MRV frameworks and future sustainable agricultural production pathways under climate change conditions.
We expect that you will be an important part of the research environment and that you will contribute positively to the social working environment.
We are searching for a highly motivated candidate who has
You possess significant research qualifications that are recognized internationally, along with the potential to evolve into an effective research leader. Assessment of your qualifications is based on research output, including peer-reviewed publications, international research collaboration, potential to perform ground-breaking research, potential to attract external funding, communication skills, ability to collaborate and build relationships, etc. It will be evaluated positively if you have stayed at or been employed at least one internationally recognized research institutions. Tenure track positions are usually aimed at candidates who have not previously held an assistant professor position.
Your qualifications as Associate Professor:
You have established yourself as a prominent researcher within your specific field of research and you possess documented solid research and teaching qualifications at a high international level. Assessment of your qualifications are based on research output, including high-level peer-reviewed publications, international research collaboration and long-term research stay(s) at another internationally acknowledged university or research institution, documented ability to attract external funding, demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality undergraduate/graduate teaching and supervision of students, good communication skills and ability to collaborate and build relationships. You are ready to take co-responsibility for the development of the department’s research and education at the highest international level and for ensuring that we maintain a good work environment.
For more information, please see Criteria for evaluating Candidates.
Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.
It is required that you provide a 2-3 page plan for research over the next 3-5 years within focused parts of the research area resulting in high-quality research and the attraction of external funding.
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 food production and 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, and field-scale research facilities, advanced computing capacities as well as an extensive national/ international researcher network. The department consists of nine research sections with around 350 highly skilled employees (about 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.
The place of work is Aarhus University, Ole Worms Alle 3, 8000 Aarhus C. The affiliation will be with the Department of Agroecology.
More information can be obtained from Professor Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, phone: +45 93508238, e-mail: klaus.butterbach-bahl@agro.au.dk
The aim of the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme is to:
Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.
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.
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
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.
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Food security, climate change and loss of biodiversity represent three of today’s major societal challenges. Finding solutions requires studies that extend across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Land-CRAFT (https://land-craft.dk/), established in 2022, brings together experts on climate impact research and landscape analyses with backgrounds in biogeochemistry, agronomy, biology, geography, and social sciences from Aarhus and Copenhagen Universities, as well as our international partners: Colorado State University/NREL and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology/IMK-IFU. Digital technologies, including biogeochemical modelling and remote sensing, as well as interactions with stakeholders, are key components of Land-CRAFT.
The ideal candidate has experience in the use and application of biogeochemical models at large scales and a vision of how the increasing availability of Earth Observation information can be used to initialize, drive or complement routines in biogeochemical models and to calculate field to regional to global inventories of soil GHG fluxes or fluxes of other environmentally relevant substances. The candidate will also work on developing MRV frameworks and future sustainable agricultural production pathways under climate change conditions.
We expect that you will be an important part of the research environment and that you will contribute positively to the social working environment.
Your profile
We are searching for a highly motivated candidate who has
- A PhD in agronomy, biogeochemistry, environmental sciences or environmental engineering/ sensor techniques including remote sensing, or similar,
- 5+ years following PhD,
- Proficient programming skills, with a background in using and processing complex land use and land management data,
- Extensive background in agricultural system management and biogeochemical modelling,
- Documented experience in scientific writing with several papers in high-quality journals
- Established international research collaborations
- Proficiency in working collaboratively and establishing meaningful professional relationships.
- Ability to carry out independent, systematic, well-organized research work, as well as work as part of an interdisciplinary team,
- Experienced in executing projects effectively,
- Willingness to contribute to developing and follow strategies for the team and within the perspective of the larger research environment,
- Proficient communication abilities in the English language.
You possess significant research qualifications that are recognized internationally, along with the potential to evolve into an effective research leader. Assessment of your qualifications is based on research output, including peer-reviewed publications, international research collaboration, potential to perform ground-breaking research, potential to attract external funding, communication skills, ability to collaborate and build relationships, etc. It will be evaluated positively if you have stayed at or been employed at least one internationally recognized research institutions. Tenure track positions are usually aimed at candidates who have not previously held an assistant professor position.
Your qualifications as Associate Professor:
You have established yourself as a prominent researcher within your specific field of research and you possess documented solid research and teaching qualifications at a high international level. Assessment of your qualifications are based on research output, including high-level peer-reviewed publications, international research collaboration and long-term research stay(s) at another internationally acknowledged university or research institution, documented ability to attract external funding, demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality undergraduate/graduate teaching and supervision of students, good communication skills and ability to collaborate and build relationships. You are ready to take co-responsibility for the development of the department’s research and education at the highest international level and for ensuring that we maintain a good work environment.
For more information, please see Criteria for evaluating Candidates.
Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.
Research plan
It is required that you provide a 2-3 page plan for research over the next 3-5 years within focused parts of the research area resulting in high-quality research and the attraction of external funding.
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 food production and 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, and field-scale research facilities, advanced computing capacities as well as an extensive national/ international researcher network. The department consists of nine research sections with around 350 highly skilled employees (about 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
- A collaborative, international research environment that combines high academic standards with an informal and supportive atmosphere. We value accountability, curiosity, flexibility, and teamwork in everything we do.
- An inclusive and respectful workplace culture, where mutual trust, kindness, and professional dialogue are part of daily life. We encourage open communication and develop a cohesive sense of community across teams and disciplines.
- A flexible working environment that supports work-life balance and individual needs.
- An active institutional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion – in recruitment, career development, and everyday interactions.
- An innovative and meaningful workplace. No two days are alike, and we welcome creative thinking and new ideas.
- Support for international researchers and their families, including Relocation Service and an Expat Partner Programme
Living and working in Denmark
- Subsidised childcare and free education from primary school through university.
- Universal healthcare for you and your family as residents.
- Five weeks of paid holiday per year.
- Generous parental leave – up to 52 weeks shared between parents, with full or partial salary.
Place of Work
The place of work is Aarhus University, Ole Worms Alle 3, 8000 Aarhus C. The affiliation will be with the Department of Agroecology.More information can be obtained from Professor Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, phone: +45 93508238, e-mail: klaus.butterbach-bahl@agro.au.dk
Technical Sciences Tenure Track
Aarhus University offers talented scientists from around the world attractive career perspectives via the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme. Highly qualified candidates are appointed as Assistant Professors for a period of six years with the prospect of performance- based advancement to a tenured Associate Professorship.The aim of the Technical Sciences Tenure Track Programme is to:
- attract outstanding talented individuals that are competitive at an international level
- to promote the early development of independent research success early in the career of scientists
- to create transparency in the academic career path
- access to research infrastructure
- capability development, including postgraduate teacher training
- a mentoring programme
- support to develop scientific networks and to secure interdisciplinary research at the highest level
Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and for the tenure review process.
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/
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Deadline: 09 October 2025
Academic contact person:
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Centerleder, professor
klaus.butterbach-bahl@agro.au.dk
+4593508238
+4593508238
Vacant positions: 1
Hours per week: 37
Expected date of accession: 01 February 2026