Postdoc of Ice and Climate
A two-year postdoc position is open at the Section for the Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth at the Niels Bohr Institute. The postdoc will be part of a Canadian-Danish research group focussing on the Müller ice cap in Northern Canada. We need to model the dynamics of the ice cap and its outlet glaciers to understand the relationship between the history of the ice cap and the regional climatic conditions throughout the Holocene and maybe further back in time. The modelling will be supported by a 600 m deep ice core to be drilled during the spring of 2025. Climate proxies from the ice core can be used to drive the glacier models. In turn, glacier models may deliver surface elevation changes of the ice cap which are needed for a proper interpretation of the ice core record.
The postdoc’s duties will include research within the field of Ice and Climate as well as teaching. The position may also include performance of other duties like fieldwork on the ice caps.
Further information on the Department can be found at https://www.science.ku.dk/english/about-the-faculty/organisation/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Dorthe Dahl-Jensen (ddj@nbi.ku.dk) or the head of the Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth, Bo M. Vinther (bvinther@nbi.ku.dk).
The position is open from January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.
Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.
Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.
The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.
Please include
- Curriculum vitae
- Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
- Research plan – description of current and future research plans
- Complete publication list
- Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers
The deadline for applications is 18 October 2024 at 23:59 GMT +2.
After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.
You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.
Interviews will be held early December 2024.
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