About this role
This is NTNU NTNU is a broad-based university with a technical-scientific profile and a focus in professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim. At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 43,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world. You can find more information about working at NTNU and the application process here . Video: https://youtu.be/Xt-yHCN5QS0 About the position Are you ready to take your research career to the next level? We offer an exciting 4-year postdoctoral position that gives you the opportunity to develop a strong profile as researcher in applied ecology. You will also gain valuable experience that might be relevant for your further career. The purpose of a postdoctoral position is to build up a researcher profile that qualifies for a position as associate professor. The position may also offer additional skills that are relevant to the postdoctoral fellow's future career. Apply for this position to become part of our research environment and take the next step in your career with us. Your immediate leader will be the Director of the Gjærevoll centre. About the project The Gjærevoll Centre for Foresight Analysis of Biodiversity is looking for an ambitious ecologist with excellent skills in biodiversity informatics and modelling. The position is funded by the TRACE – Transport Research Centre for Nature, Environment and Land Use project, funded by the Research council of Norway and the Ministry of transport through the Transport 2050 program. The position is within the research area "nature and biodiversity impacts of the transport sector" within the TRACE centre and will be part of a larger interdisciplinary group of recruitment positions at the Gjærevoll Centre for Biodiversity Foresight Analysis and the new Centre for Biodiversity Forecasting (both at NTNU) working to better understand biodiversity and how this is impacted by natural and anthropogenic drivers. The successful candidate will work with spatial scales of biodiversity patterns in terrestrial ecosystems, using theoretical models and empirical analyses to assess robustness and sensitivity of ecosystems to environmental change. The main aim is to improve our understanding of spatial scales of anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity. The empirical work will include collection and analyses of new data, as well as previously collected data and information from public biodiversity databases. A main aim will be to develop indicators and metrices of anthropogenic impacts on the environment, which can be implemented in planning tools for minimizing nature and biodiversity losses while developing the transport system according to the principles of Avoid, Shift and Improve. The candidate will conduct the work in collaboration with a highly interdisciplinary team within the TRACE centre and the Gjærevoll centre. Stakeholder engagement and communication with user groups, both in other fields of research, private and public enterprises as well as the society at large is expected. The position is based in Trondheim with Dr Ivar Herfindal as the mentor and be part of a vibrant and expanding research environment at the Gjærevoll centre and collaborating departments at NTNU, as well as SINTEF and partners at the TRACE centre. Duties of the position Conduct high-quality research on spatial patterns of biodiversity in multiple taxa in Norwegian nature with various anthropogenic impact Plan and conduct field work with particular emphasis on biodiversity impacts of the transport sector, also including necessary laboratory work associated with biodiversity monitoring Participate in the research groups at the Gjærevoll centre and TRACE Apply for research funding and write applications and report on progress to funding sources Participate in international activities such as conferences and/or research stays at foreign educational institutions Communication and involvement with various stakeholder groups to ensure relevance of research and end products Take the lead in writing relevant scientific articles Required selection criteria You must have completed a doctoral degree in applied ecology If you are in the final phase of your doctorate and can document that the thesis has been submitted prior to the application deadline (1. August) or that the defense date has been confirmed, your application can be considered even if you have not defended. NOTE: Documentation of the obtained doctorate must be presented before you can take up the position. Excellent oral and written presentation skills in English equivalent level Good oral and written presentation skills in Norwegian/Scandinavian equivalent level [B2] Experience with statistical modelling of spatial ecological patterns or processes Experience in biodiversity informatics and state-of-the-art genomic taxonomic methods (e.g. metabarcoding) Experience with fieldwork and biodiversity monitoring of biodiversity from multiple trophic levels in terrestrial ecosystems PLEASE NOTE: For detailed information about what the application must contain, see paragraph “About the application”. If you do not already have educational competence that meets the requirements for a position as associate professor in Norway, NTNU will arrange for you to acquire such competence during the employment period. In such cases, you will also be assigned relevant teaching as part of the career-promoting work. The appointment is to be made in accordance with NTNUs guidelines for recruitment positions and for general criteria for the position. Preferred selection criteria Publications of research in recognized international journals within the field Experience with statistical modelling in the R-environment Experience with interdisciplinary research Drivers permit (category B or higher) Good knowledge about Norwegian terrestrial ecosystems and the Nature in Norway (NiN) framework Personal characteristics Working as a Postdoctoral fellow requires that you Work inde