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Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is looking for a data manager and project management support (Teknisk-administrativ medarbejder, AC-TAP) for the Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-CRAFT). The position is available from 1st February 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter and will be for a period of 3 years.
The Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-CRAFT) at Aarhus University addresses three of our major societal challenges - food security, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. With Center partners from University of Copenhagen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), and Colorado State University (USA), we bring together expertise in climate impact research, landscape analyses, biogeochemistry, agronomy, biology, and geography to develop solution – oriented research that extends across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Established in June 2022, Land-CRAFT is building a collaborate team to undertake both fundamental and applied research aimed to reduce the environmental impact of agricultural systems, specifically regarding greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve our goals, we are using a combination of empirical, field-based approaches, digital technologies, including modelling and remote sensing, while closely interacting with stakeholders.
The position we advertise here is aimed to support these activities with respect to data management and project support. The new employee will become part of a support team with complementary skills and work collaboratively in a diverse and international research environment with diverse projects and people.
Responsibilities and tasks
Your main role as part of the support team at Land-CRAFT will be to support research activities of the staff and research students (at BSc, MSc, and PhD levels) in data management, analysis and basic statistics (envisioned for 70% of your time). This will include maintaining and supplementing relational databases used for process-based modelling and geospatial data analyses. For the remaining 30%, we expect that you will support our international project portfolio.
The main responsibilities and tasks include:
- Organize, archive, and document data, including with appropriate metadata protocols;
- Manage data transfer/sharing among Center partners and external collaborators following FAIR data principles, AU rules and regulations, and GDPR rules;
- Manage user access and permissions within the AU File system and user data on a computational server;
- Create and maintain a database on research outputs from the Center, including e.g., publications, citations and other reports, to facilitate website updates, annual reports, and other communication platforms;
- Support staff and students with statistical and geospatial analyses;
- Establish, maintain, and refine documentation regarding all data-related protocols;
- Support on-going international and national projects in implementation, e.g., facilitate communication with partners, guest programs, workshop organization, and project reporting;
- Support project acquisition efforts, e.g., in the development of proposals, including referencing, formatting documents, and submission.
Profile
As a member of the Land-Craft support team, we expect you to plan and perform your tasks independently and initiate frequent feedback and communication with Land-CRAFT researchers and students. The position requires that you can communicate with and support students and scientists from BSc to Professor levels, including attention to detail and quality (QA/QC) and an affinity for knowledge – sharing, e.g., in working with students as they learn to complete their own data. You must have a high proficiency in English and be culturally sensitive and able to work in a large group of diverse colleagues and students. At Land-CRAFT we emphasize good relationships among colleagues and students. It is therefore important that you have a positive and open personality, and that you are excited by and engaged with emerging problems and opportunities and are ready to give your colleagues a supporting hand when needed.
Qualifications
- MSc in data science, agroecology, geoscience, biology, ecology, environmental science, mathematics, geography (or related fields),
- Knowledge of data management plans and metadata systems,
- Experience in basic statistical analysis; knowledge of R,
- Good collaboration and communications skills across different groups of employees,
- High level of English proficiency and cultural sensitivity;
- Service orientation regarding project management support;
- Interest in and willingness to acquire general knowledge about Center’s research areas;
- Familiarity with the Danish administrative structures or Danish language is advantageous.
Contact information
Any questions about the position can be directed to Klaus Butterbach-Bahl (klaus.butterbach-bahl@agro.au.dk) or Gülnur Dogan (gulnur@agro.au.dk).
Who we are
At the Department of Agroecology, our main goal is to contribute to sustainable solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems within the areas of soil, plants, animals, humans, and the environment. We want to make a difference by contributing to both fundamental knowledge generation and the attainment of sustainable production systems via innovative research, contracted policy advice, and education. We offer professional laboratories, greenhouses, semi-field, and field-scale research facilities, advanced computing capacities as well as an extensive national and international researcher network. The department consists of eight research sections with around 320 highly dedicated employees, of which approximately 50% are scientific staff. More information can be found here.
We believe in encouraging inclusion, acceptance, and understanding by employing people - who bring unique perspectives to our department.
What we offer
- An informal and multicultural research environment with high professionalism, where accountability, commitment, helpfulness, flexibility, and close collaboration is a prerequisite solving the core tasks
- A good social environment with activities and routines that make it possible to talk across and strengthen the inclusive relationship, and where mutual trust, respect, kindness, and professional sparring are emphasized
- A flexible workplace with a good work-life balance
- A workplace where we work actively with diversity, equity and inclusion
- An exciting and varied working environment, where two days rarely resemble each other. We are often busy, and we work creatively for solutions to societal challenges
- Subsidized preschool child care and a free education system from primary school up to university level
- Universal health insurance as a resident of Denmark, including family members officially residing in Denmark
- Five weeks paid holiday per year
- In connection with childbirth: the right to have a total of 52 weeks shared maternal/paternal leave with full or partial salary pay
Formalities and salary range
Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Unions.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
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 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, C.F. Møllers Allé 4, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-11-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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