Student assistants for research project Path4med and FERTIPAS

Are you passionate about environmental chemistry or mass spectrometry and can you contribute to the development of the project Path4med or the project FERTIPAS? The Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University is looking for two student assistants.  
 

Expected start date and duration of employment

The position regarding the project Path4med is from 1 March 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
 The position regarding the project FERTIPAS is from 1 May 2025.

Both positions are fixed term positions for 18 months. 
 

Job description

The project Path4med:

• You will be contributing to the organization of samples, metadata, labelling an exchange of sampling devices with project partners, as well as ensuring some of the basic provisions of one of our environmental chemistry labs.
• These activities will be carried in close collaboration with our postdoc working in the project.

The project FERTIPAS:

• You will be contributing to the organization of the project datasets, digitalization of field data, supporting mass spectrometry data analysis and curation
• These activities will be carried in close collaboration with our postdoc working in the project.

Your profile

• Experience working in an environmental chemistry laboratory and handling large sets of samples that need organization and labelling.
• Experience in handling and treating mass spectrometry data, water quality data, experimental metadata
• Be thorough and able to work independently and disciplined.
• Be able to communicate in English
• Have an interest in environmental chemistry

Who we are

The Department of Environmental Science has about 150 employees working in basic and problem-oriented research within environmental science, including chemical and physical processes and interactions between environment and society. The department also carries out research-based consultancy for the public sector and provides research-based advice. The academic expertise ranges from atmospheric chemistry and physics, via environmental chemistry, microbiology and biotechnology to environmental economics, environmental geography, political science and sociology. The institute is located in Roskilde, Denmark. This position will be based in the section for Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology. 

What we offer

The department offers:

• High-quality research in a strong international network
• State-of-the-art research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment
• Possibilities for scientific and personal development and career building
• An interdisciplinary environment with many national and international collaborators
• A research group with close working relationships and mutual support
• A climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research

Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is the Aarhus University, Department of Environmental Science, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.

Please note that the place of work is Roskilde, not Aarhus.
 

Contact information

For further information, please contact: Associate Professor Pedro Carvalho,  +45 87 15 84 62, [email protected] or Postdoc Vaidotas Kisielius,  [email protected].
 

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than 16 February 2025.

Please indicate in your application which position you are applying for, or if you are applying for both positions. 

Formalities and salary range
Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark/State (HK/Stat) for clerical staff, laboratory technicians and IT employees and the joint collective agreement concluded between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Organisations of Public Employees - Denmark - Danish State Sector (the OAO-S joint collective agreement).  

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.

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/