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The Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, invites applications for a 32-months postdoc position offering applicants an opportunity to join a research project on the fluorescence from isolated molecular ions in vacuo.
The position is for 32 months and is available from 1 May 2021.
Job description/research project/research area
You are expected to contribute to the fluorescence experiments at the LUNA/2 setups where isolated molecular ions are studied. In particular, we want to further develop our low-temperature fluorescence experiments and unravel microenvironmental effects on the photophysics of fluorophores.
Your profile
Applicants should hold a PhD in Physics. Experience with electrospray ionization, mass spectrometry, pulsed lasers, fluorescence, and the construction of new apparatus is required as well as programming in LabView, Matlab, and Python. Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are expected.
Who we are/ The department
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is a department at Natural Sciences. The main objectives of the Department are to carry out research at the highest international level, to offer research based teaching at Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and PhD levels, and to exchange knowledge with other areas of society, e.g. by offering our expertise to the business world.
The Department is an attractive workplace for researchers, teachers, technicians, laboratory technicians and administrators and has a good study environment with many talented and active students at all levels. The research at the Department of Physics and Astronomy is of high quality, attracts significant international attention – in several fields the Department is within the world elite – and is characterised by many international collaborations with other high-ranking universities and research institutions around the world.
The successful candidate is offered:
The place of work is the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, 8000 Aarhus C.
Further information
Further information about the position may be obtained from / For further information please contact: Professor Steen Brøndsted Nielsen, +45 2490 0167, mailto:sbn@phys.au.dk sbn@phys.au.dk .
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified 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 each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. 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.
Formalities and salary range
Natural Sciences refers to the http://www.medarbejdere.au.dk/appointment_of_academic_staff_at_universit... 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 https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/vacant-positions-and-career/guide... 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 https://medarbejdere.au.dk/fileadmin/www.medarbejdere.au.dk/hr/Rekrutter... 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. 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 http://ias.au.dk/au-relocation-service/ . Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark http://international.au.dk/research/ .
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/ .
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 8,000 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 885 million. Learn more at http://www.international.au.dk/ <br">www.international.au.dk/<>< a=""> />
Deadline: 15 February 2021
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