If you’re a PhD degree holder and seeking postdoctoral fellowships, Aarhus University, Denmark has several online applications open. Explore the opportunities across diverse research areas and submit your application soon.
1. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The position is part of the project “PEERPOL”. In the 4.5-year project funded by the Danish Research Council (6.19 million DKR), we will explore how political polarization emerges and spreads through peer-to-peer communication between citizens. Whereas much is already known about elite-level causes of polarization, the project will explore its emergence through communication and opinion formation in social networks between citizens. In addition, the project designs and tests interventions against citizen-level causes of polarization.
Application Deadline: 15 Aug 2024
2. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We are seeking applicants for a 2-year postdoc working with development of new model approaches to assess the dispersal and impact of hazardous substances on the marine environment. The position seeks to strengthen the marine modelling group with new competencies within integrated pollution assessment. The position is at the Department of ECOSCIENCE located near Roskilde. The department’s research and advisory activities are project-based with a solid tradition in cross-disciplinary research and international collaboration.
Application Deadline: 13 Jun 2024
Follow us for daily updates!
Telegram
3. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
At QGG, we are expanding research on insect breeding for food and feed projection. Our ongoing projects aim to develop efficient breeding program for various insect species with current focus on black soldier fly. The primary responsibility of the selected candidate will be involved in developing tools for genetic analysis of economic important traits in insect species and designing optimum breeding plans for large- and small-scale industry settings. Working collaboratively within QGG team and with external research partners, the candidate will contribute to ongoing projects focused on insect production for alternative protein sources.
Application Deadline: 1 Jun 2024
4. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We seek a candidate with knowledge of quantitative food-related consumer research methodologies, especially those suitable for online surveys. This should ideally be coupled with experience in implementing the different stages of survey research, from planning and ethics approval, through pilot work and data collection, to statistical data analysis and write-up. Qualitative research skills and experience are an advantage but not essential. Considering the wider field of research, a background in food-related consumer behaviour as well as good teamwork and networking skills would be central.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024
5. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The position is part of the departments focus on promoting sustainability and environmentally friendly crop production systems. We conduct research on various aspects of crop health and our aim is to develop sustainable crop production systems with the promotion of ecosystem services, and application of biological control agents. The research should contribute to provide knowledge via ecological studies of insect pests, their interaction with beneficial insects and further provide a basis for developing preventive measures. The research should encompass the effects of climate, agricultural practices in mono- or mixed cropping systems and enhance biodiversity on local as well on farmscale levels.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024
6. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Green hydrogen is a pillar of green energy transition. The ambition to reach net zero emission means that the production capacity of green hydrogen needs to increase multiple times in the coming years. Among technologies used to that end, alkaline electrolyzers are the most mature option; however, there is a clear room for improvement of their energy efficiency. The current project aims to develop a new porous electrode concept, and modeling provides a basis for understanding and optimization of the performance of this novel concept.
Application Deadline: 31 May 2024
7. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The center of Excellence for “Protein in Memory” seeks to understand the molecular basis for memory with an emphasis on protein mechanism. Recent developments in protein structure prediction (e.g. AlphaFold2) and protein de novo design (e.g. RFDiffusion) have opened new possibilities for probing such mechanisms. The project will seek to use existing algorithms to new biological problems and is thus not focused on development of computational methods. We wish to generate small protein binders against a range of important neuroscience targets and use these for mechanistic studies in cellular models. There will be considerable room for the successful candidate to shape the project within the overall project theme. Further details about the project will be provided for short-listed candidates.
Application Deadline: 15 May 2024
8. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The position is integrated in the Department of Biology, Aarhus University, and is part of an international collaborative project including academic and industrial European partners and funded by GUDP. The aim of the overall project is to contribute to the development of environmentally friendly agriculture by advancing the use of insect (Black Soldier Fly) production. The post doc position entails exploring the scope for manipulation of production relevant Black Soldier Fly larvae performance traits through 1) genetic, 2) environmental, and 3) microbiome manipulation.
Application Deadline: 10 May 2024
9. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
At QGG, we are leading research on genetic analysis and breeding value estimation, particularly focusing on feed efficiency and climate-related traits in dairy cattle. Our ongoing projects aim to integrate these crucial traits into routine genetic evaluations for improved breeding outcomes. The primary responsibility of the selected candidate will involve conducting genetic analyses of feed efficiency data to estimate breeding values, thereby enhancing the breeding goals for dairy cattle. Working collaboratively within our team and with external research partners, the candidate will contribute to ongoing projects focused on feed efficiency and methane emission traits in dairy cattle.
Application Deadline: 6 May 2024
10. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The successful applicant will participate in the Department’s work on ecophysiology of soil invertebrates. The postdoc will investigate the suitability of Enchytraeus albidus (a small earthworm) as feed for fish in aquaculture, and carry out research that can facilitate mass production of this species. In particular, the applicant will investigate the lipid biochemistry and genomic background for de novo synthesis of omega-3 fatty acids in invertebrate species. The work includes studies of nutritional biology, mass rearing, lipid biochemistry and gene expression under laboratory conditions. As part of the position, there will be an exchange visit of 6-12 months at the Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal, CSIC, Spain.
Application Deadline: 6 May 2024
11. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
You will be part of a research environment focusing on developing novel remote sensing algorithms to monitor agroecosystem productivity and services for sustainable agriculture. You will focus on processing and analyzing multi-source satellite remote sensing data, such as hyperspectral, multispectral, thermal infrared, microwave and solar-induced fluorescence, to quantify key agroecosystem variables. These variables include crop nitrogen and yield, cover crop growth, and tillage practices. You will develop novel algorithms to integrate data-driven machine learning and process-based radiative transfer models for remote sensing retrieval of agroecosystem variables. The research project will primarily target the wheat cropping systems across Denmark or the EU.
Application Deadline: 2 May 2024
12. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The project is centered on how RNA molecules fold during synthesis (co-transcriptional folding), a kinetic non-equilibrium process important in Nature and harnessed for making RNA origami structures. The postdoc focus will be on experimental investigations of RNA folding and conformational heterogeneity and dynamics using single molecule fluorescence and FRET tools. The postdoc is expected to interact with the computational and synthetic biology groups in the COFOLD consortium for the design of RNA structures, including RNA origami structures, and development of a folding model.
Application Deadline: 2 May 2024
13. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The break-through in the understanding of placebo mechanisms will be used to develop novel methods to determine the effect of pain medication. Specifically, a clinical trial in chronic migraine patients will be conducted to compare expectations and the precision of drug effect estimation in a new design. A special focus will be given to psychological profiles of treatment expectations and side-effects. The project will be conducted as a collaboration between the Section of Psychology and Neuroscience at Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, and the Danish Pain Research Center at Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University. The project is expected to generate high-quality research and it is founded by the Lundbeck Foundation.
Application Deadline: 1 May 2024
14. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Spinal cord stimulation is offered as a treatment for patients suffering from severe chronic pain. Yet, it is unclear to which extent the effect of the treatment is due to the stimulation and/or the patients’ expectations of a treatment effect. A Clinical trial, using a novel research design, will be conducted to specify the treatment effect in a sample of patients undergoing spinal cord stimulation in clinical practice. A special focus will be given to psychological aspects of pain modulation. The project will be conducted as a collaboration between the Section of Psychology and Neuroscience at Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, the Danish Pain Research Center at Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, and the Section of Neurosurgery at Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University. The project is expected to generate high-quality research and it is founded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.
Application Deadline: 1 May 2024
15. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The focus of the research project is to study protein carboxylation – a post-translational modification – and how it affects protein function and metabolism in hypercapnic animal models. Focus will be on using advanced proteomics to identify target proteins of carboxylation in vivo. Downstream functional work will include measurements of mitochondrial respiration and glycolytic activity.
Application Deadline: 1 May 2024
16. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Infection, Carcinogenesis, and Regeneration group headed by Cindrilla Chumduri offers applicants an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious research project to understand the host-pathogen interactions. The project is positioned in the interface of infection outcome analysis in native niches. The project will rely on tissues and stem cell-derived organoids, mice models, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and detailed bioinformatic analysis to decipher the infection-induced cellular perturbations.
Application Deadline: 30 Apr 2024
17. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
You will be part of a research environment focusing on the exploration of new measures that simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create resilience to climate change. These include biochar, nitrogen application and cropping strategies as well as collection of drainage water for use in irrigation. Emphasis will be on potential synergies and the role of such systems in the green transition. You will be contributing to specifically the area of quantifying the effects of the novel systems on the water/nitrogen balance and performance of crops including nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate leaching. You will work experimentally with already established field experiments and full-scale facilities established by farmers different places in Denmark. The latter will be carried out in collaboration with the Danish advisory service within a living labs approach.
Application Deadline: 30 Apr 2024
18. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
This project is funded by AUFF and aims to advance our understanding how specific cognitive biases might be hindering our understanding of economic inequality and contributing to a resistance against wealth redistribution. This project moreover aims to explore how cognitive debiasing can aid in increasing support for wealth redistribution, in turn decreasing economic inequality.
Application Deadline: 30 Apr 2024
19. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The DanMAX beamline is a collaboration between Aarhus University, the Technical University of Denmark, University of Copenhagen and Lund University. It is designed to perform materials science using 15-35 keV X-rays for powder X-ray diffraction and full field imaging. There is a strong focus on in situ and in operando experiments. AU is heading the design and implementation of PXRD. The PXRD2D instrument at DanMAX is in regular user operation. During the employment period the successful candidate will be part in bringing the Imaging instrument and the high resolution PXRD instrument into operation. He/she is expected to take part in the general operation of the beam line, participate in user support, and help develop both hardware and software.
Application Deadline: 28 Apr 2024
20. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
A postdoc in our team will follow how proteins bind nanoparticles using surface spectroscopy. We have recently developed methods to use sum frequency generation spectroscopy and two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy to follow how proteins interact with nanoparticles. Now we can address questions such as: How is the nanointerphase affecting protein folding? How are proteins and surrounding water molecules moving at interfaces? Can particles induce the refolding of proteins into toxic aggregates? Answers to these questions will help understand the toxicity of environmental nanoplastics, design new medical approches and provide clues to food scientists and materials chemists about engineering biocompatible particle systems.
Application Deadline: 28 Apr 2024
21. Postdoctoral Job
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
To respond to some of the most critical societal changes of the next decade, we need to explore more sustainable food ingredients to replace more CO2 heavy ones. Food functionality ingredients play a significant role in building structure and providing texture by gelation, foaming and emulsification in a wide range of food matrices, which in food production can be provided by plant-based proteins, alone or in combination. We are looking for a successful, competent and motivated candidate, who will develop and support the research project at the intersection of protein chemistry, food physics and functional properties.
Application Deadline: 25 Apr 2024
