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Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Statistical modelling of soil processes

The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, offers an attractive career opportunity for promising and skilled researchers. We invite applications for a position as Tenure Track Assistant Professor focusing on the methodological challenges of modelling multi-dimensional edaphic processes to develop tools capable of providing actionable insights to support low impact agriculture. The research program would focus on advancing the understanding of the spatiotemporal variability of edaphic functions and their high-level interactions by addressing how statistical modelling can support soil environmental sciences. The position is a career development position with the possibility of transition to a tenured associate professorship and will be available from 01-11-2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

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PhD scholarship in Unlocking Seaweed Proteins: Green Extraction for Next-Gen Food Applications

The DTU National Food Institute invites applications for a PhD scholarship focused on the optimization of bioactive compound extraction from various seaweeds for the development of fortified foods. This PhD position aims to (i) identify suitable seaweed species for high-yield protein extraction, (ii) develop and optimize extraction techniques using enzymes in combination with non-thermal technologies such as ultrasound, ohmic heating, and pulsed electric fields, (iii) evaluate the techno-functional properties of the extracted compounds, (iv) scale-up the optimized extraction process for potential industrial application. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to sustainable food innovation while advancing your scientific career at a leading research institution.

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Professor in Carbon Management and Negative Emission Technologies

At the Faculty of Engineering and Science, AAU Energy, a full-time position as Professor in Carbon Management and Negative Emission Technologies, is available for appointment from 1st October 2025, or soon hereafter.

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Postdoc - Functionality Driven Food Materials Engineering

The Department of Food Science, section of Ingredient and Dairy Technology, invites applicants for a fulltime postdoctorate fellowship in formulation and digestion of plant based foods. The position is for two years, with possibility of extension. The project is part of the larger research project “AI4NaturalFood”, which is financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

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Postdoc of Computer Science: Geometric models for non-diffeomorphic shape evolution and shape models...

The department of computer science (DIKU) invites applicants for a 24 month postdoctoral fellowship in geometric models for non-diffeomorphic shape evolution and shape models in plant science.

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Assistant professorships in Psychology

The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences invites applications for assistant professorships in Psychology. The educational program of the Department covers the subfields of Social and Personality Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Pedagogical Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Work and Organizational Psychology. In addition, the Department participates in the Flexible Master Program of Public Leadership Education and the Cand Soc in Business Psychology. The assistant professorships are three-year positions, starting November 2025 or as soon as possible subject to mutual agreement. Applicants will be shortlisted for a full assessment based on their qualifications and the Department’s intention for a broad recruitment both within and between subfields. Hence, applicants not shortlisted will not receive a full assessment. The Department expects to offer approximately two assistant professorships. The final number of positions realized will depend on the assessment of the applicants.

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Postdoc in precision fermentation for sustainable food production

If you excel within heterologous expression in bacterial systems and you are looking for the best place to unfold your skills, we have just the right job for you. Within the next 25 years the world’s population will need up to twice the amount of protein compared to today. Topped by the climate crisis, we need to find new solutions for producing food, and that’s where you enter the scene.

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Two postdoc positions on the ecology and physiology of microbial key players exposed to oxygen deple...

The successful candidates will study the physiology and ecology of microbial key players in global element cycles exposed to oxygen depletion. Aquatic oxygen-depleted environments are hotspots of microbial activity, including microbial processes that are sources or sinks of greenhouse gases. For example, aerobic methanotrophic and ammonia-oxidizing microbes are frequently found in such oxygen-deficient environments, even though they require molecular oxygen for their metabolism. While ammonia-oxidizers can produce traces of oxygen in the dark via nitric oxide dismutation themselves, aerobic methanotrophs rely on an external source of oxygen. However, their lower limits and adaptations regarding oxygen requirements are largely unknown.

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PhD fellowship in Theoretical Catalysis

Department of Chemistry invites applicants for two PhD fellowships in theoretical catalysis. The projects are rooted in the Theory group which is part of Center for High Entropy Alloy Catalysis (CHEAC) funded by Danish National Research Foundation, and the ERC Synergy project DEMI funded by European Research Counsil Executive Agency.

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Professor and Head of the National Centre for Register-based Research

The Department of Public Health at Faculty of Health – Aarhus University, invites applications for a position as Professor and Head of the National Centre for Register-based Research (NCRR). The position is full-time and tenured, with a starting date of 1 May 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The National Centre for Register-based Research is an innovative and internationally recognized research section within the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University. The Centre is at the forefront of psychiatric epidemiology and register-based research, leveraging Denmark’s unique national population registers to generate pioneering insights into the causes and trajectories of psychiatric and other brain disorders. NCRR is a cornerstone of iPSYCH, one of the world’s leading initiatives in psychiatric genetics and life-course epidemiology, and also hosts the newly established SMARTbiomed Pioneer Centre, which develops cutting-edge methodologies in machine learning and causal inference applied to human health. Read more about NCRR here.

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Postdocs in N₂/CO₂ Conversion by Hydrogenation into useful Chemicals using Thermal Heterogeneous Cat...

We have a successful record of activating molecular N2 or CO2 through thermal heterogeneous catalysis. For instance, we recently identified a new class of promotion based on spin quenching on Cobalt and Nickel doing surface science experiment for the ammonia synthesis. We are currently further pursuing these systems continuing these fundamental surface science experiments (Science 383 (2024) 1357). We are aiming at realizing high area materials capitalizing on this insight.

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Assistant Professor of Mitigation Technologies for Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural fields

Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Soil and Plant Sciences invites applicants for an Assistant Professorship of Mitigation Technologies for Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Fields. Start date is 01-10-2025 or as soon as possible thereafter and the position has a duration of 40 Months.

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PhD scholarship in Bioconversion of Carbon Dioxide

At DTU Chemical Engineering a PhD position is available in the frame of a European project funded by HORIZON CBE JU action. The project is in close collaboration with top class academic groups and industrial entities in Europe and it addresses the development of a process chain targeting valorization of carbon dioxide to algal proteins. We, at DTU Chemical Engineering, will focus on generating new knowledge for optimizing biological conversion of carbon dioxide to acetic acid in close collaboration with an industrial end-user of the developed technology.

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor in soil science, soil health and soil bio-physicochemical propertie...

The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, offers an attractive career opportunity for promising and skilled researchers. We invite applications for a position as Tenure Track Assistant Professor focused on supporting ongoing activities at the department’s Soil Physics and Hydropedology Section. The main focus will be on fundamental understanding of soil bio-physicochemical properties in managed and natural ecosystems, and soil health across scales. The position is a career development position with the possibility of transition to a tenured associate professorship and will be available from 01-01-2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

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16 PhD Fellowships at Neuroscience Academy Denmark

Neuroscience Academy Denmark (NAD) offers 16 fully funded PhD fellowships, starting January 1st 2026, to exceptional and highly motivated candidates pursuing a career in neuroscience research. NAD is a collaborative national initiative that brings together the neuroscience research environments of Aalborg University, Aarhus University, University of Copenhagen, and the University of Southern Denmark and includes more than 200 laboratories from these universities. In addition, the neuroscience research environments based at the University hospitals are also active NAD partners. The NAD programme spans four years, beginning with one pre-PhD year followed by a three-year PhD project.

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Postdoc in Microbial Biotechnology

At DTU National Food Institute we are offering a 2-year postdoc position on the project NextOrganic. In NextOrganic the focus is on enriching organic feed with selected essential amino acids, e.g. lysine, using fermentation technology. For this purpose, microorganisms that efficiently secrete amino acids will be developed. The vision is that microorganisms, in the future, can be used to upgrade animal feed to contain suitable amounts of essential amino acids to fulfil the needs of the particular animal (pigs or poultry). Does this sound interesting and do you have the right profile, then don’t hesitate to apply.

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Postdoc position for the Danish Institute for IT Program Management at the IT University of Copenhag...

The Danish Institute for IT Program Management (DIIP) at the IT University of Copenhagen offers one or more Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for a two-year duration, with a possible extension. The proposed starting date is 1 October 2025, or as soon as possible. DIIP’s main areas of research are IT projects and IT program management. Applicants are not required to have research experience in these fields. Candidates with backgrounds in statistics, economics, business administration, geography, biology, engineering, physics, or similar fields are encouraged to apply.

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Postdoc of Enzymology and carbohydrate chemistry/biochemistry

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Section of Plant Glycobiology, at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position for a period of 2 years. The position is part of the EU-funded project GreenNanoBone, a collaborative initiative involving 18 partners across Europe.

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Associate Professor in Magnetics Components for Power Electronics

At the Faculty of Engineering and Science, AAU Energy, a tenure position as Associate Professor in Magnetics Components for Power Electronics, is open for appointments from October 1, 2025, or soon hereafter. Aalborg University contributes to the knowledge building of the global society as well as the development of prosperity, welfare and culture of Danish society. This is accomplished through research, research-based education, public sector services and knowledge collaboration. Aalborg University educates students for the future and activities are based on a dynamic and transformative collaboration with the surrounding community.

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Postdoc in climate adaptation analysis using mixed methods

We are seeking a 3-year postdoc to work primarily on the project ‘Feedback loops in policy and decision-making uncertainty for climate adaptation’ financed by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The project addresses the topic of how policy uncertainty affects voluntary policy instrument participation for climate adaptation in forestry. It will be investigated through a mixed method approach applying econometric time series analysis, focus group discussions, and a choice experiment. Hence, we seek a candidate having expertise with some of these methods, and interest and capacity to learn the others. It is an advantage to have experience with the topics of voluntary incentives, climate adaptation, or uncertainty and decision-making.

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Postdoc of Mathematical Modeling of Bacterial Growth

You will become part of a research group where we care for each other and make a deed of everyone thriving both individually and in the group. You will work in the research group of Professor Johnny T. Ottesen in close collaboration with associate professor Morten Andersen (mathematics) and associated professor Fatima AlZahra’a Alatraktchi (biology) and her group in microbiology

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Postdoc in Experimental Electrocatalysis: In-situ Spectroscopic Studies of 3D Active Sites to Break ...

If you're aspiring to build a career as a scientist in experimental electrocatalysis and are looking for opportunities to pursue your dreams and ambitions, here is a perfect opportunity for you. Electrocatalysts are essential materials for producing green fuels and chemicals. Conventional electrocatalysts with two-dimensional active sites, however, have a fundamentally limited efficiency for facilitating complex reactions that involve three or more reaction intermediates, due to the "scaling relations". In CAT3D, a five-year Villum Young Investigator project that fully funds this postdoc position, along with an additional postdoc and one PhD position, we will tackle this grand challenge by fabricating and studying electrocatalysts with three-dimensional active site structures. With concerted and concentrated research efforts, we aim to pave the way for developing the next-generation electrocatalysts for a broad range of green technologies.

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PhD scholarship in Future Marine Food Innovation

The DTU National Food Institute is offering a PhD scholarship focused on advancing marine foods and ingredients. The goals of this position are to: 1) identify new marine resources, including side-streams, by-products and underutilized biomasses, and assess their techno-functional properties and nutritional components, and 2) develop marine-based foods and/or ingredients by applying suitable process technologies, evaluating quality and safety, consumer acceptance, legislation, and sustainability.

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Postdoc position in philosophy of psychology/cognitive science

The postdoc will be part of a project entitled Selection in Cognition funded by the Carlsberg Foundation and headed by Professor Søren Kyllingsbæk and Professor Thor Grünbaum. The Selection in Cognition project develops and tests a new theory of basic cognitive selection mechanisms by combining methods and perspectives from experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, mathematical modelling, and philosophy. The core idea is that selection in cognition may be understood as a biased competition between representations in a stochastic race (Grünbaum, Oren, & Kyllingsbæk, 2021; Oren et al., 2024; Kyllingsbæk et al., 2025). A successful applicant is expected to familiarize themselves with recent work by Prof. Thor Grünbaum and situate their research plan within the framework of the Selection in Cognition project. For more information about the project, please contact Prof Thor Grünbaum (tgr@hum.ku.dk).

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Postdoc in Fermentation of Whole-Cell Biosolutions

DTU Bioengineering is excited to announce an open postdoc position, as part of a new initiative for biofertilizers innovation. Our goal is to advance the fundamental understanding of what makes an effective biofertilizer and to develop the enabling technologies and translational framework needed to bring robust and affordable microbial solutions to farmers across the globe. This position targets a fundamental question: how does the manufacturability of whole-cell-based biosolutions influence their real-world performance in the field? Your research will seek to understand the molecular-genetic foundation for how microbial physiology is shaped by fermentation and formulation processes—and how those processes, in turn, affect the application efficacy of microbial products. Uncovering these mechanisms will inform the process design for next-generation biofertilizers, and beyond.

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Full Professor Position in Biochemistry and Bioengineering

The section SDU Chemical Engineering at the Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense invites candidates to apply for a Full Professor position in the fields of Biochemistry and Bioengineering with focus on biochemical processes in agricultural wastes and molecular level solutions to mitigate pollutions and emissions from agriculture. The main responsibilities of the position are research, innovation, and research-based teaching. The position is available from 1st November 2025, or as soon as possible hereafter.

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Fully funded Postdoc Position in Molecular Neurobiology

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.

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PhD fellowship in applied statistics

Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Section for Crop Science invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Growth curve analysis for faba beans. The project is part of the research project “Decoding faba bean yield stability: From in-field image data to mechanistic models (DIGIFABA)”, which is financed by Novo Nordisk Fonden.

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Post Doc. within PEM fuel cell catalyst synthesis, characterization and sustainable development

The Section of Chemical Engineering (ChE) at the Department of Green Technology (IGT), University of Southern Denmark, (SDU) invites applicants for a 1-year Postdoc position with the possibility of extension within the area of electrochemical energy conversion through proton exchange membrane-based fuel cells. The position is available from 01 February 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter.

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Postdoc on Nano-fertilizers for plant nutrition using Laser ablation ICP MS

We are looking for an enthusiastic postdoc candidate to join two research projects in the Plant Nutrition group. Our research objective is to provide knowledge, which can be used to increase the sustainability of agriculture, by conducting both basic and applied research to increase the ability of plants to acquire essential plant nutrients. In the recent five years, the research group has worked towards this objective through fundamental studies on how nanoparticles can be tailored to interact with plant tissue and thereby improve the uptake and assimilation of essential mineral ions. The vision is to provide a scientific basis for the next generation of fertilizers to improve nutrient use efficiency in crops for the benefit of farmers economy, environment and climate.

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Fermentation and Fungal Bioprocessing for Sustainable Food Ingredients (I...

The IMFUN postdoctoral 2½-year position is part of a larger collaborative project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Plant2Food initiative. This interdisciplinary project brings together researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU National Food Institute) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), with the shared goal of advancing sustainable food innovation.

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3-year Postdoctoral Researcher in Biocatalysis

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.

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Research Using Genetics

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.

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PhD stipend in Muscle Neuromechanics and Ultrasound Imaging

The PhD project will be part of the ECHO-EMG research initiative, funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF). The project aims to develop a novel system that combines high-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) and ultrafast ultrasound imaging (UUS) to assess muscle function in individuals with Type II Diabetes Mellitus and related neuromuscular disorders. The integration of these two modalities is expected to overcome limitations of current EMG-based techniques, particularly in dynamic movement tasks. The PhD student will focus on the design, development, and validation of the HD-sEMG/ultrasound system. This includes identifying suitable ultrasound technologies for muscles with varying architectures, integrating recording hardware, and establishing acquisition protocols to capture both electrical and architectural properties of skeletal muscle during static and dynamic contractions. The student will also participate in early-stage algorithmic work to model muscle architecture and behavior across contraction types. In collaboration with international partners at Politecnico di Torino and the University of Brescia, the student will test setups for concurrent acquisition of HD-sEMG using innovative electrode grids and various UUS technologies. Moreover, the student will have the opportunity to engage in research stays abroad with these groups. Therefore, the position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of biomechanics, biomedical imaging, and neuromuscular physiology in an interdisciplinary and international environment. Limited teaching within biomechanical engineering can be expected, but also in other study programmes at the University.

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PhD scholarship in development of advanced testing methods for solid oxide cells degradation diagnos...

The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), invites applications for a PhD scholarship in the development of advanced test methods to improve understanding of the degradation processes that dictate the operation lifetime of solid oxide cells (SOC). Transforming our society to rely only on sustainable energy sources is a formidable engineering challenge. Key to success will be the development of cost competitive and reliable methods to produce hydrogen via electrolysis of water/steam driven by green electricity. Hydrogen can be used as a fuel in itself or serve as a reactant for the production of fuels like methanol, kerosene or even ammonia. Large scale and fast deployment of electrolysers is highly needed for the displacement of conventional fossil fuels. Solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) is one of several different electrolysis technologies, which holds merit in terms of high efficiency and potential to reach low cost. For SOEC to be cost competitive with other technologies, long lifetime of >5 years operation under high current density is desired.

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Postdoc position in characterization of battery electrode materials based on bio waste

The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Energy) invites applications for a 2-year experimental postdoc position to work on structural characterization and in situ studies of hard carbon materials for sodium ion batteries. In the project you will work together with another postdoc working on biochar pyrolysis, electrochemical and structural analysis of prepared electrode materials.

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Senior Researcher or DTU Tenure Track Researcher or Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistan...

We invite applications for one or more tenure-track positions at varying academic levels (Researcher/Senior Researcher or Assistant/Associate Professor), suited for ambitious candidates with expertise in one or more of the following specialized areas: Machine Learning / Deep Learning Uncertainty Quantification Wind Farm Flow Modelling Wind Farm Control Wind Farm Design Wind Farm Control Co-design Hybrid Power Plant Design & Control Co-design (integrating wind with solar, battery storage, hydrogen, or other Power-to-X systems, encompassing both sizing and physical design aspects) Positions are available as full-time or part-time tenure-track contracts. Flexible arrangements allowing combination with roles in industry, particularly within wind energy companies, are possible.

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