11 Jobs found

The Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering (MPE) at Aarhus University is consolidating its research and teaching activities within the field of Design and Manufacturing and invites applications for full Professor within the Section of Design and Manufacturing.The MPE Department seeks an innovative and visionary researcher capable of establishing and leading an internationally recognized research group and delivering research-based teaching at the Bachelor, Master & PhD levels. The chosen candidate is expected to establish effective and visible research programs, develop local and international research collaborations, attract external funding, and contribute to our mechanical engineering bachelor and master programs with teaching at an international level.For this open positio...

Are you interested in developing enzymes and using them for sustainable ammonia synthesis and can you contribute to the development of the project ENGREENIT? Then the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering invites you to apply for a 3-year Postdoctoral position. Expected start date and duration of employmentThis is a 3-year position from 1 January 2025 or as soon as possible hereafter.  Job descriptionThe key tasks of the postdoc in this position will be:Engineering nitrogenase from Azotobacter vinelandii to enhance catalytic rates, increase protein stability and improve oxygen tolerance;Screening nitrogenases from extremophiles to discover orthologs with higher stability and/or oxygen tolerance;Enzyme immobilization for stability, oxygen sensitivity, and reusability;Collaborati...

A postdoc position is available in the laboratory of Torben Heick Jensen at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark. Expected start date and duration of employmentThe position is available from 1 November 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.The position is for two years with the possibility of an extension. Job descriptionWe are looking for applicants with interests in the biogenesis and turnover of nuclear RNA and its relationship to gene expression regulation in mammalian cells. Applied methods range from cell biological over biochemical to molecular biology and bioinformatics approaches. Collaboration with structural biologists is possible.Your profileApplicants should hold a PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genomics, Bioinfor...

The Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, invites highly qualified applicants for a 2-year postdoc position in insect nutrition and production. The position is available from 1 November 2025 or soon thereafter. The position is in the research section Monogastric Nutrition.  Position:The preferred candidate will have experience in the nutrition of insects used for industrial production focusing on Tenebrio and black soldier fly. The tasks will include:Establishing nutrient requirements for optimal production and resource utilization in insects produced at an industrial scale for food and feed.Conducting research-based tasks for the ministry focused on risk assessment of substrates to assist in political decisions.Developing digital measurement methods of metabolis...

Trives du med en central rolle i at understøtte topledelse? Har du stærke strategiske og analytiske kompetencer? Og vil du være med til at drive projekter i en stor offentlig organisation?Så har du her en mulighed for at arbejde tæt på Aarhus Universitets øverste ledelse i en stilling, hvor projekter, analyser og ledelsesbetjening er i højsædet. Vi søger nemlig en kollega i kontoret Analyse og Politik.Vores nye kollega Vi ønsker os en ny kollega, der vil arbejde med ledelsesbetjening og projektledelse – og som motiveres af at bidrage til udviklingen af Aarhus Universitet. Du er strategisk og analytisk tænkende, er stærk i skriftlig formidling og kan omsætte de egenskaber til ledelsesbetjening på højt niveau.Vi lægger vægt på, at du værdsætter høj faglighed, sparring og stort engagement – f...

Do you have a computational background and interest in developing novel tools for integrating structural biology data to understand regulation of disordered regions of proteins? Then the Viennet lab at iNANO invites you to apply for a Postdoc position funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation (initially 2 years, extendable to 4 years).Job descriptionThe position aims at developing new computational tools to integrate various structural biology data (NMR, SAXS, FRET, EPR) as well as computational models and simulations to create and interpret conformational ensembles of disordered protein regions, with the goal of understanding their regulation by phosphorylation.You will be in charge of writing and testing code, developing, deploying and maintaining software. Your work will benefit from the ex...

The laboratory of Ulf Ørom, Distinguished Senior Innovator, Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark, invites applications for a full-time postdoc position offering applicants an exciting opportunity to work with RNA modifications in disease.The position will initially be for one year with the possibility for an extension. Starting Date and PeriodThe position is available from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible hereafter and will initially be for 1 year. Job descriptionYour work will focus on RNA modifications and the development and testing of small molecules and aptamers to modify their function in cellular models in tissue culture together with external collaborators.In addition:The lab has a focus on innovation in science and the project has an application oriente...

The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and the Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE, Nordic-EMBL partnership in molecular medicine) at Aarhus University invites applications for a one-year postdoc position, focusing on protein biology involved in the energy metabolism of neuronal synapses. The candidate is expected to use cutting-edge proteomics and super-resolution microscopy established in the host lab and spearhead an interdisciplinary, collaborative project.Expected start date and duration of employmentThis is a one–year position from 1 October 2025 on or as soon possible, with possibilities to extend for another two years.Job descriptionYou should be experienced in biochemistry, tissue proteomics, and protein bioinformatics.You will spearhead an ...

The Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) at Aarhus University (AU), Denmark, offers a position as a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics and/or bioinformatics applied to biodiversity monitoring  and conservation biology. Are you interested in contributing to, and shaping, our initiative on developing the use of quantitative genetics and genomics within biodiversity and conservation genetics research? QGG has recently established a new genetic agrobiodiversity unit leading several projects on biodiversity monitoring (so far, mostly covering remote sensing and phenomics). We are looking for an expert to help us extend our traditional methodological and application scope (genetics and genomics applied to agricultural production) to (agro...

The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is offering a postdoctoral position in mapping current and novel soil health indicators, starting 1 January 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position will be available for a 3-year period.You will be part of a research environment focusing on soil health, soil microbial communities, and digital soil mapping. You will be contributing to specifically the area of handling spatial data to assess the distribution of several soil properties and fungal communities using samples collected from multiple habitats and land use types at a national scale. The main focus of your position will be to explore the relation between microbial communities and established/novel soil health indicators using digital soil mapping techniques in...

The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is offering a postdoctoral position in exploring microbial communities in soil and their link to established/novel soil health indicators, starting 15 December 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position will be available for a 3-year period.You will be part of a research environment focusing on soil health, digital soil mapping and soil microbial communities. You will be contributing to specifically the area of handling microbial data to assess the spatial distribution of several soil properties and fungal communities using samples collected from multiple habitats and land use types at a national scale. The main focus of your position will be to explore the relation between microbial communities and established/novel so...