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stillingsbetegnelse:
Research assistant in geoarchaeology at Department of Geoscience

jobbeskrivelse:
The Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark seeks to appoint a 1-year research assistant in geoarchaeology. The position is available from 1.9.2018 or as soon as possible hereafter.

Job abstractJV_description
He/she is expected to contribute to development of the field geoarchaeology and hence to support the on-going research projects within this field, as well as help develop the courses. You need to contribute to the development and application of new statistical analyses of larger geochemical datasets, as well as collecting data, processing and interpreting soil science data. He/she will be part of a group of scientists who develop methods, applies novel technologies and uses software to apply to the research performed in the group worldwide.

Your profile
Applicants should hold a master degree in Geoscience from a renowned institution/university.

Experience:
1. Experience and proven expertise in soil science and geoarchaeological field data acquisition, and processing, imaging and interpretation of these data.
2. Expertise in using geostatistical software and understanding of the mathematical foundation of geostatistics.
3. Extensive experience in software as QGIS and programming languages as R and Python.
4. Experience in programming in Matlab and PHREEQC.
5. The applicant is expected to have contributed to several scientific papers and have experience presenting scientific results at conferences and meetings.
6. Previous experience in supervising masters and PhD students is a benefit.
7. Teaching experience on soil and water chemistry is an advantage.
8. Good communicative skills and spoken Danish are important as contact to land owners are expected.

The department
At the Department there’s 24 permanently employed scientists, 20 technical and administrative employees, ca. 20 PhD-students, ca. 20 project employees and ca. 150 Bsc- and Msc-students. More information about the Department can be found at http://www.geo.au.dk.

The place of work is Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.
The position is always announced at:

Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact associate professor Søren M. Kristiansen, e-mail: smk (at) geo.au.dk.

Application procedure
Short-listing 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, including the main considerations emphasized during the selection process.

Formalities and salary range
Science and Technology 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 Finance 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 Finance and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.

Deadline
All applications must be made online and received by: 26/08/2018

 

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Arbejdsgiver Navn: Aarhus Universitet

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