PhD position in insect production

Applicants are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Animal and Veterinary Sciences programme. The position is available from 01 January 2025 or later. You can submit your application via the link under 'how to apply'.

Title:
PhD position in insect production

Research area and project description:
We seek a PhD student in the group for the insect production at the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Viborg Campus.

The position involves research based tasks for the ministry focused on risk assessment of substrates of interest to assist in political decisions. Work will furthermore involve developing methods for measuring digestibility of substrates in black soldier flies, and assessing digital measurement methods of e.g. metabolism as production surveillance tools in collaboration with the insect production industry.

The candidate is expected to have a background in applied entomology. Practical experience from previous laboratory work on insects used for food and feed is preferable.

The position is for three years starting in early 2025.

Please note, that for technical reasons, you must upload a project description. Please simply copy the project description above and upload it as a PDF in the application.

Qualifications and specific competences:
Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree (120 ECTS) in biology, entomology or equivalent.

Place of employment and place of work:
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark.

Contacts:
Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact:

• Professor Jan Værum Nørgaard, e-mail: [email protected] (main supervisor)
• Assistant Professor Kim Jensen, e-mail: [email protected] (co-supervisor)

How to apply:
Please follow this link to submit your application.

Application deadline is 28 November 2024 at 23:59 CET.

Preferred starting date is 1 January 2025.

For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide.

Please note:

• Only documents received prior to the application deadline will be evaluated. Thus, documents sent after deadline will not be taken into account.
• The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to attend an interview.
• Shortlisting will be used, which means that the evaluation committee only will evaluate the most relevant applications.

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. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.