Ph.D. fellow: Cropping Systems and Climate Change

  The Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), Department 
of Agricultural Sciences wishes to appoint a 
Ph.D. fellow in the Impact and Adaptation to 
Climate Change in Cropping Systems
from 1. January 2008 for a 3 year period.

Job description
With reference to the project manager, the work 
of the Ph.D. fellow will consist mainly of duties 
in connection with improving the basis for 
evaluating climate change effects on arable 
cropping systems in Northern Europe as affected 
by both direct and indirect pathways and through 
changes in climatic variability. Direct climate 
change effects refer to CO2 and climate effects 
on crop physiology, whereas indirect effects 
refer to effects mediated through other effects 
(e.g. nutrient supply, weeds, pest and diseases), 
most of which are strongly influenced by 
management. The work could include: 1) an 
analysis of the effects of past inter- and 
intra-annual climatic variability on crop yield 
and N uptake, 2) a comparison a range of 
soil-plant-atmosphere models for simulating 
response to climatic variability and climate 
change, 3) an experimental study of the effects 
of extreme rainfall events (duration and 
intensity) on crop productivity and quality 
including disease processes and effects and 4) 
scenario analyses with one or more models for assessing likely impacts.

The appointee should have qualifications within the following areas:
    * Agronomy and crop physiology
    * Plant and/or crop modelling
    * Statistical analysis


Qualification requirements
In connection with the appointment to the post, 
importance will be attached to the applicant 
having the following professional and personal qualifications:

·         An MSc degree in relation to the above 
subject area from an internationally renowned university
·         The candidate’s research potential and commitment.
·         Experience with project work.
    * An enterprising personality and good interpersonal skills

Terms of employment
The post will be filled according to the 
Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance 
and the Danish Confederation of Professional 
Associations. The post is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

The position as Ph.D. fellow requires the 
applicant to be approved for admission to the 
Ph.D. programme at the Faculty of Life Sciences, 
Copenhagen University, when accepted for the 
post. The Ph.D. fellow will be employed at the 
Faculty of Life Sciences, but the primary working 
place will be the Faculty of Agricultural 
Sciences in Foulum, Aarhus University.

The PhD fellow will be attached to the Research 
School for Organic Agriculture and Food Systems 
(SOAR). It is the aim of SOAR to strengthen and 
to increase the scientific level in research of 
relevance for organic agriculture. More 
information is available at: <http://www.soar.dk/>www.soar.dk.

Questions
For further information about the post, please 
contact Professor John R Porter, Department of 
Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, 
University of Copenhagen on tel. (+45) 3533 3377 
/ E-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask], 
or Research Professor Jørgen E. Olesen, Faculty 
of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University on 
tel. (+45) 8999 1659 / E-mail: 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]

General questions regarding Ph.D. programmes 
should be directed to Course Administration c/o 
special advisor Michael Cleve Hansen, tel. + 45 
3533 2056 or head clerk Lillian Zeuthen Bjørnseth 
on tel. +45 3533 2172. Further information on 
Ph.D. programmes is available at 
<http://www.life.ku.dk/>www.life.ku.dk >Present 
students > Ph.D. programmes > Regulations.

Application
The application should be submitted in three 
(sorted) copies and be in English. The 
application must include a reply e-mail address. 
Each application must include the following 
appendices marked with the stated appendix numbers:

Appendix 1:    curriculum vitae with documentation of education.
Appendix 2:  all material required for expert 
assessment, including publications and documentation of work experience.

In addition to the material the applicant wishes 
to be included in the assessment, the Assessment 
Committee may require further material in their 
assessment of the applicant. In such 
circumstances, the applicant is kindly requested 
to send the material to the Committee.

Following processing of the application, all 
application material sent will be destroyed.

Receipt of the application will not be 
acknowledged, but the applicant will be kept 
continuously informed of the progress of the application.

The applicant will be assessed according to the 
Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation 
Executive Order no 170 of 17. March 2005.

The application, marked 625/05630-69 should be 
sent to University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life 
Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences, 
Højbakkegaard Alle 30, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark, 
where it must be received no later than 9. 
November 2007 at 12.00 noon. Applications 
received after the closing date for applications will not be considered.