REPOSTING – 211-0608/24-2E Associate Professor of Applied Statistics in Plant and Environmental Science
KU – SCIENCE – Taastrup
REPOSTING – Associate Professor of Applied Statistics in Plant and Environmental Science
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science
University of CopenhagenThe Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PLEN), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen invites applications for an Associate Professor position within the area of “Applied Statistics in Plant and Environmental Science”.Research and teaching at PLEN cover topics within Agriculture, Biotechnology, and the Environment. The department is divided into nine sections dealing with a wide range of subjects. The focus is on plants, microorganisms, soil and animals – from molecules through organisms to populations and anthropogenic ecosystems. It is our vision to maintain and develop our position as one of the principal centres for plant science and related areas based on excellent basic and applied research. The department hosts state-of-the-art infrastructure, unique field research facilities and many opportunities for collaboration within the department, as well as expertise in international collaborations. The Associate Professor will be affiliated with the section of Crop Sciences and the Biostatistics group, located at the Taastrup Campus, and is expected to collaborate within and contribute to the good working environment of the section.The preferred candidate currently works with statistics with applications in agriculture, horticulture, and environmental research. More specifically knowledge of experimental designs in the field, greenhouse, and laboratory, and statistical methods for field phenotyping and environmental risk assessment are required.Besides the more “classical” work of the research group on biostatistics, the candidate is supposed to contribute to, there is a current focus on methods for field phenotyping using robotic and remote sensing and the related statistical and data science opportunities, challenges, and limitations. This includes but is not limited to design considerations and reproducibility.Insights into toxico-phenomics, an interdisciplinary research area combining plant phenotyping and ecotoxicology will be an advantage. Several statistical challenges are linked to the acquisition of high-dimensional phenotypic data for their relevance and use in ecotoxicological risk assessment, including advancement and extensions of the benchmark dose methodology.The Associate Professor in Applied Statistics in Plant and Environmental Science is expected to have a good publications record, with several first-author papers as well as last-author papers and papers reflecting their ability to collaborate, in recognized journals within the described field of research as well as multidisciplinary.The Associate Professor’s duties will primarily include (i) research, including obligations concerning publications and scientific communications and (ii) research-based teaching associated with examination obligations, course development and responsibility in the broader area of data handling and analysis. High-quality teaching at BSc and MSc level is expected in the study programs of Natural Sciences, Agriculture, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences. As PLEN BSc courses are taught in Danish the candidate should be committed to teaching in Danish within 3 years. The Associated Professor is expected to have experience in supervising bachelor and master students and preferably PhD students. Applicants are required to have university level teaching experience, documented teaching competencies and must be able to explain and reflect upon own teaching practice and portfolio. Formal pedagogical training or supervision equivalent to the University of Copenhagen teacher training programme for assistant professors is required.Moreover, teaching competencies should have been developed through teaching experience supported by participating in further didactic and pedagogical training. The applicant should demonstrate contributions to new teaching initiatives in the field of experimental design, data management and analysis with a strong focus on digitalization and continuously incorporate feedback from colleagues, students and others in the development of teaching.
The deadline for applications is 28 August 2024, 23:59 GMT+2After 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 .Interviews will be held on 5 December 2024.Please refer to the following no. in future communication in this case: 211-0608/24-2E.
Taastrup, Hovedstaden
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:06:50 GMT
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