Two-year postdoc in glacial microbial ecology

The Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark, welcomes applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in glacial microbial ecology with a focus on the role of glacial and snow algae on the darkening of the Greenland ice sheet.

Expected start date and duration of employment

1st of September 2026. This is a two-year fixed-term position to end 24 months after the start date.

Job description

This opportunity is positioned at the heart of a collaboration between Aarhus University, EPFL and DTU to understand microbiological mechanisms underpinning the Greenland Ice Sheet darkening, and relate them to ice melt at large spatial scales using remote sensing. The postdoc in this project will be the main responsible for the acquisition of data related to snow and ice algae diversity, biomass, growth, and photophysiology on various locations on Greenland ice sheet. The postdoc empl...