Tenure track assistant professors in Ruminant Nutrition

The Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, seeks three outstanding candidates for three tenure track assistant professor positions by October 1, 2025, or soon thereafter. 

The qualified applicants will be placed in the research unit Ruminant Nutrition (RUN)


The positions

We seek candidates to further develop our research profile in ruminant nutrition with the aim of obtaining a more sustainable production of dairy and beef in all aspects.
 
With these positions we wish to strengthen our capabilities in the fields of:
forage production, processing/bio-refining, novel feeds, feed evaluation and the mitigation of methane using bioactive compounds, feed additives and early life interventions.

The major focus is on how various feedstuffs and diets can influence rumen and intestinal digestion, absorption and metabolism, and how this will reduce excretion and emissions at animal level and lead to optimal feed production for dairy and beef production at system level. The research area covers dairy cows and all types of young stock.


The candidates

Candidates must have experience in conducting animal trials spanning from intensive experiments to more production-oriented trials and have experience in conducting research on high-yielding animals fed feedstuffs and diets relevant to a Danish agricultural agenda.

An interest in developing, maintaining and establishing relevant analytical methods to support the research areas is essential. Only candidates with a strong track record within forage production and utilization or feeding strategies and technologies to reduce enteric methane emissions will be considered for the positions.

The candidates are expected to perform interdisciplinary research with national and international researchers and industry partners, and to obtain external funding for research projects to establish a successful research team integrated with the existing scientific areas within the department.
 
Furthermore, candidates will need to, within their areas of expertise, participate in providing research-based consultancy to authorities and participate in knowledge exchange with society and industry. Candidates will also be responsible for teaching and supervising students at the bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels as well as young researchers and technical staff.

Qualifications for the tenure track assistant professor level at Aarhus University must include postdoctoral training or similar with a relevant research profile and a strong scientific publication record in at least one of the areas of the position as described above.


Your profile as tenure track assistant professor:

You are a skilled researcher with a well-documented background within your specific field of research, and you possess:

• Documented research qualifications at a high international level
• Teaching and supervision experience
• Experience as a WP leader in externally funded research projects

Please refer to the tenure track guidelines for the tenure review criteria and the
tenure review process.


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 open discussions across different fields of research.

Who we are

Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences is well-known for its skilled and very innovative interdisciplinary research environments with high international impact. We perform world-class research, which contributes with solutions to solve essential societal challenges within the green transition: food production and veterinary medicine – nationally and globally.

The department generates novel research at the highest international level within sustainable food production, environment, climate, and health and welfare for animals and humans. The activities form the basis for the research-based public sector consultancy and degree programs covering bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degree programs within animal science and veterinary medicine. We offer a lively, engaged and innovative learning and study environment, which is closely integrated into the research environment.

Our department has unique and advanced animal experimental research facilities and technologies, situated in close connection to the research environment, and a comprehensive national and international research network and good industrial and professional collaboration.

Please refer to Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (au.dk) for further
information about the department: https://anivet.au.dk/en 
 

Contact information

For further information please contact:
Head of Research Unit, Professor Peter Lund, phone: +45 40157673, email: [email protected] 


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

As part of the tenure track position, the candidate is offered:

• 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

As part of the Aarhus University Tenure Track Programme, the University carries out a mid-way evaluation to review the progress of the tenure track candidate after three years, according to the same criteria used in the final tenure review. The final tenure review is conducted after five and a half years. If the review is positive, the candidate will be offered a tenured position as Associate Professor at Aarhus University.

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: [email protected]


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/