Two positions as tenure track/associate professor at AU Viborg, Aarhus University
The Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences calls for applications for two positions as associate professor or tenure track assistant professor. The positions are to be employed from February 1, 2026, or soon thereafter.
You are established as a prominent researcher within your specific field of research, and you possess:
We are seeking a candidate with knowledge in the analytical and nutritional aspects of lipids and vitamins. The position will be focused on the analytical and physicochemical aspects of lipids and vitamins and how these components are digested, fermented, absorbed, and metabolized in different livestock species.
The candidate should have a background in animal nutrition and physiology and a strong background in fatty acid biohydrogenation in different lipid fractions, improving milk fatty acids profile, and in evaluating stability, synthesis, pharmaco-kinetic, and bioavailability of different sources and forms of vitamins (i.e., natural vs synthetic) in different livestock species as well as expertise in running and developing new analytical methods within vitamin analysis using high performance liquid chromatography and fat and fatty acid analysis by gas liquid chromatography.
The candidate is expected to perform state-of-the-art research with the aim of securing sustainable production from healthy, high performing monogastric and ruminant animals. This includes conducting in vivo experiments to evaluate the lipid/fatty acids/vitamin requirements in different animal species with major emphasis on the nutritional quality of the milk and milk lipid fractions, or other biological body compartments.
Further, the candidate should have the competence for maintaining and expanding the department’s analytical platforms with respect to analysis of different vitamins, fat, and fatty acids. It is expected that the candidate will collaborate nationally and internationally and attract external funding to establish research projects within the topic.
The candidate is expected to lead research on nutritional strategies for hyperprolific sows and piglets, emphasizing feed intake, diet composition, and nutrient requirements to enhance sow health and productivity. It is expected that the candidate will collaborate nationally and internationally and will attract external funding to build up a research team within the topic.
Please indicate in your application which position you are applying for and whether you are applying for a tenure track assistant professor position, an associate professor position or both.
The mission of ANIVET is to perform basic, strategic, and applied research and innovation within the department’s core activities: nutrition, health and welfare. The activities make up the science-based foundation of ANIVET’S’ teaching, public sector consultancy and collaboration with business and industry. The qualified applicant will be placed in the Research Unit Ruminant Nutrition. Please refer to Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (au.dk) for further information about the department.
Further information on the position in the research unit MoNu may be obtained from: Head of Research Unit, Professor Jan V. Nørgaard, phone +45 50718795, email: janvnoergaard@anivet.au.dk
The place of work is the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, AU Viborg, Blichers Allé 20, DK-8830 Tjele, and the area of employment is Aarhus University (AU) with related departments.
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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The positions
- A tenure track assistant professor/associate professor in
Lipid and Vitamin Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physiology in the research unit Ruminant Nutrition (RUN)
- A tenure track assistant professor/associate professor in Nutrition and physiology of lactating sows and suckling piglets in the research unit Monogastric Nutrition. (MoNu)
Your profile as Associate Professor
You are established as a prominent researcher within your specific field of research, and you possess:
- The ability to carry out independent and well-organized research work, as well as work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Documented teaching qualifications at a high international level.
- Experience with project management
- In order to be assessed as qualified as associate professor, you must meet the academic criteria as outlined here
Your profile as Tenure Track Assistant Professor
You are a skilled researcher with a solid background in your specific field of research, and you possess:- Documented research qualifications at a high international level
- Teaching and supervision experience
- To be assessed as qualified as tenure-track assistant professor, you must meet the academic criteria outlined here.
Both positions will in addition have to
- Take responsibility for teaching and supervision of students at the BSc, MSc and PhD levels.
- Provide research-based consultancy to authorities.
The focus of the position ‘Lipid and Vitamin Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physiology'
We are seeking a candidate with knowledge in the analytical and nutritional aspects of lipids and vitamins. The position will be focused on the analytical and physicochemical aspects of lipids and vitamins and how these components are digested, fermented, absorbed, and metabolized in different livestock species.The candidate should have a background in animal nutrition and physiology and a strong background in fatty acid biohydrogenation in different lipid fractions, improving milk fatty acids profile, and in evaluating stability, synthesis, pharmaco-kinetic, and bioavailability of different sources and forms of vitamins (i.e., natural vs synthetic) in different livestock species as well as expertise in running and developing new analytical methods within vitamin analysis using high performance liquid chromatography and fat and fatty acid analysis by gas liquid chromatography.
The candidate is expected to perform state-of-the-art research with the aim of securing sustainable production from healthy, high performing monogastric and ruminant animals. This includes conducting in vivo experiments to evaluate the lipid/fatty acids/vitamin requirements in different animal species with major emphasis on the nutritional quality of the milk and milk lipid fractions, or other biological body compartments.
Further, the candidate should have the competence for maintaining and expanding the department’s analytical platforms with respect to analysis of different vitamins, fat, and fatty acids. It is expected that the candidate will collaborate nationally and internationally and attract external funding to establish research projects within the topic.
The focus of the position ‘Nutrition and physiology of lactating sows and suckling piglets’
We are seeking a candidate with expertise in monogastric nutrition and physiology, focusing on late gestating/lactating sows and suckling piglets. The position supports sustainable livestock production with respect to environmental impact and production economics.The candidate is expected to lead research on nutritional strategies for hyperprolific sows and piglets, emphasizing feed intake, diet composition, and nutrient requirements to enhance sow health and productivity. It is expected that the candidate will collaborate nationally and internationally and will attract external funding to build up a research team within the topic.
How to apply
Please indicate in your application which position you are applying for and whether you are applying for a tenure track assistant professor position, an associate professor position or both.
Who we are
The mission of ANIVET is to perform basic, strategic, and applied research and innovation within the department’s core activities: nutrition, health and welfare. The activities make up the science-based foundation of ANIVET’S’ teaching, public sector consultancy and collaboration with business and industry. The qualified applicant will be placed in the Research Unit Ruminant Nutrition. Please refer to Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (au.dk) for further information about the department.What we offer
- A well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment and animal experimental facilities
- An informal and multicultural research environment with high professionalism and close collaboration and networking activities
- A workplace characterized by equality and a good work-life balance, and an open discussion across different fields of research.
Contact
Further information on the position in the research unit RUN may be obtained from: Head of Research Unit, Professor Peter Lund, phone: +45 40157673, email: Peter.Lund@anivet.au.dkFurther information on the position in the research unit MoNu may be obtained from: Head of Research Unit, Professor Jan V. Nørgaard, phone +45 50718795, email: janvnoergaard@anivet.au.dk
Place of work and area of employment
The place of work is the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, AU Viborg, Blichers Allé 20, DK-8830 Tjele, and the area of employment is Aarhus University (AU) with related departments.Living in Denmark
Please visit the international staff website: https://internationalstaff.au.dk/prearrival/ for information about arriving to and living in Denmark for both the applicant and their potential family.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: 10 August 2025
Academic contact person:
Peter Lund
Professor, sektionsleder
peter.lund@anivet.au.dk
+4540157673
Vacant positions: 2
Hours per week: 37
Expected date of accession: 01 February 2026