1 day a week part-time lecturer in radiative transfer modelling

Are you passionate about ice radiative transfer modelling and can you contribute to the development/operation of ice surface albedo models? ENVS at Aarhus University is looking for a skilled ice radiative transfer modeller for one day a week for one year.

Expected start date and duration of employment
This is a one–year position from 15 January 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description

• You will be contributing to developing BIOSNICAR
• You will be working primarily with Martyn Tranter
• The position will focus on aspects of retrieval of parameters from field observations
• You will be involved in writing high impact publications

These activities will be in close collaboration with the DEEP PURPLE Project

Your profile

• You should have an in-depth knowledge of BIOSNICAR and be able to code and error track, as well as to manage open source code online.
• You should have in depth knowledge of the optimisation of BIOSNICAR parameters from field hyperspectral and remote sensing imagery.
• You should have a track record of producing high impact publications in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
• You should have a track record of interdisciplinary research and supervising highly intelligent post graduate and post doctoral researchers.

What we offer
The department offers:

• a well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators
• a work environment encouraging lively, open and critical discussion
• 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 at Risø, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with affiliated institutions.

Contact information
For futher information contact Martyn Tranter, email: [email protected] or phone: +44 7711 560899.

Deadline
Applications must be received no later than 2 January 2025.

Formalia
Employment conditions are regulated by the Circular on the Agreement on Part-Time Lecturers at Universities.

A copy of the applicant's diploma and any documentation of previous teaching activities must be enclosed with the application.

Employment as a part-time lecturer requires qualifications at Master's degree level as well as additional high-level qualifications, e.g. special theses, knowledge or practical experience gained through employment in the professional field related to the academic specialisation in question. Teaching qualifications form part of the assessment basis.

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.

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Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – 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.

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/

Department: Mikrobiel Økologi/Environmental Microbiology

Deadline: 02 January 2025

Location: Roskilde Frederiksborgvej 399