2 November 2007 - As a
part of a new strategic initiative, the
National Environmental Research Institute
(NERI) at University of Aarhus will double
the amount of Research Professors. It is
NERI’s intention that each of the 7 new
full professors will act as driving forces
in the scientific development.
In 1999 NERI engaged the first Research
Professor, and since then 6 more joined
in. Now, NERI wishes to double the number
of Professors as a part of a new strategic
initiative.
It is NERI’s experience that Research Professors
are very active as driving forces in the
scientific development. By attracting scientists,
Ph.D. students and larger national and internal
projects they contribute to the dynamic
and growth of the research groups.
In addition, the new professorships meet
two important goals for the university by:
strengthening the scientific basis for
NERI’s support to the decision making of
environmental authorities
Increasing research- and educational-cooperation
with the faculties of the university.
The full professorships will be established
within the following areas:
Ecological modelling of marine systems
The main task for the professor will be
to strengthen ecological modelling through
basic and applied research within marine
ecology with focus on processes in pelagic
systems.
Management of marine systems
The main task for the professor will be
to strengthen research activities within
management of marine habitats and ecosystems
through the development of management models
as well as statistical tools and methods
to examine status, trends and development
of marine ecosystems.
Terrestrial Ecology
The main task for the professor will be
to strengthen research leading to the understanding
of factors controlling the status, development
and quality of terrestrial ecosystems and
habitats as well as the functioning of the
ecosystems in order to improve the monitoring
of natural habitats and the management of
agro-ecosystems.
Catchment management
The main task for the professor will be
to strengthen research leading to the understanding
of factors controlling the sources, mobilisation,
pathways, transport and retention of sediment,
nutrients and pesticides in order to develop
methods and models at catchment scales,
and thereby underpin improvement of the
monitoring and management of catchments.
Restoration of freshwater ecosystems
The main task for the professor will be
to strengthen research leading to the understanding
of factors controlling the status, development
and quality of freshwater ecosystems and
habitats as well as the functioning of freshwater
ecosystems, and thereby underpin the development
of methods to restore freshwater ecosystems.
Emergent infectious diseases research
The main task for the professor will be
to strengthen research leading to the understanding
of the occurrence, dispersal, adaptation,
and activity of opportunistic pathogens
and their genes in the environment, as well
as the understanding of how they are introduced
to human hosts.
Atmospheric Chemistry, Climate and Global
processes
The main task for the professor will be
to strengthen atmospheric chemistry research
with respect to climate and global processes
through basic and applied research within
the field of contaminants in remote atmospheres
and environmental archives of atmospheric
pollution.
The positions are expected to be filled
by 1 August 2008, or as soon as possible
thereafter.
University of Aarhus
The University of Aarhus has 34,000 students,
10,000 staff, and a turnover of DKK 4.5
billion. The University consists of nine
main areas: six faculties (Humanities, Health
Sciences, Social Sciences, Theology, Science
and Agricultural Sciences), two schools
(the Aarhus School of Business and the Danish
School of Education), and the National Environmental
Research Institute. The University’s activities
are based at more than 20 locations all
over Denmark.
