BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
Applicants are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Agroecology programme. The position is available from 1 June 2024 or later. You can submit your application via the link under 'how to apply'.
Title
PhD in Crop production and weed management in an AgriPhotoVoltaic system
Research area and project description
The combination of solar panels and agricultural production has the dual use of farmland areas by combining electricity and agricultural production. Both systems have individually been optimised while combining them is much less investigated. The Ph.D. candidate will use an already established AgriPhotoVoltaic system with crop rotation and measuring instruments like weather stations and ceramic suction cups. Crop and weed management will largely be based on using an agricultural robot mounted with different sensors and equipped with different implements like a weeder, sowing machine, and sprayer.
The established AgriPhotoVoltaic system will be the foundation for the Ph.D. study and is the core area for doing experimental research. It has two different crop rotation systems and the main task for this current Ph.D. position is to focus on agrobiodiversity, weed management, and sustainable crop production. Weed management can be mechanical, chemical, or using other relevant techniques. The robot is equipped with high-quality RGB cameras and part of the Ph.D. must include our image weed library. Therefore, the Ph.D. candidate must have some experience or interest in working with weed images. It is a further advantage if the Ph.D. candidate has experience in annotating weeds from images. The PhD candidate will be able to develop related research questions based on their interests.
This Ph.D. position offers an opportunity to collaborate inter-disciplinary with other scientists on a common goal to develop sustainable crop production with a high degree of agrobiodiversity. However, it is important that solar production is concurrently maximized, and it will of course be a balance of the two productions.
Project description
For technical reasons, you must upload a project description. Please simply copy the project description above and upload it as a PDF in the application.
Qualifications and specific competences
We are searching for a highly motivated candidate who has an M.Sc. degree in weed science, agronomy, environmental sciences, ecology, or closely related fields.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills in English are required. The applicant must be able to present results at international conferences and publish in international peer-reviewed journals. The applicant should be enthusiastic about working in an international and interdisciplinary academic environment. Applications from women and people from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged.
Further, we will prefer candidates with some of the following qualifications:
- Good scientific and technical writing skills
- Experience in crop and weed dynamics
- Experience in sustainable crop production
Place of employment and place of work
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Department of Agroecology, Forsøgsvej 1, DK-4200 Slagelse
Contacts
Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact:
- René Gislum, rg@agro.au.dk (main supervisor)
- Johannes Ravn Jørgensen, jrj@agro.au.dk (co-supervisor)
How to apply
Please follow this link to submit your application.
Application deadline is 2 January 2024 at 23:59 CET.
Preferred starting date is 1 June 2024.
For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide.
Please note:
- Only documents received prior to the application deadline will be evaluated. Thus, documents sent after deadline will not be taken into account.
- The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to attend an interview.
- Shortlisting will be used, which means that the evaluation committee only will evaluate the most relevant applications.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Slagelse Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Forsøgsvej, 4200 Slagelse
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 02-01-2024; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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