Tenure Track Professor - Natural History Museum Denmark

Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator of Mollusca - Natural History Museum Denmark, University of Copenhagen - Copenhagen, Denmark - Permanent position - Start January 2027 - Deadline 30 March 2026

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Organization: Natural History Museum Denmark, University of Copenhagen

Contract Type: Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator

Main Description:
The Natural History Museum Denmark is seeking a tenure track assistant professor and curator of Mollusca (squids, octopuses, clams, slugs, and snails). The successful candidate will develop collection-based research, curate collections of 200,000 specimens, lead digitization initiatives, engage in teaching and research, and participate in public outreach activities. Position available from January 1, 2027.

Requirements:

• PhD or equivalent
• Scientific specialist in molluscs
• Experience in collection-based research
• Outstanding reputation for high-quality research
• Experience in curation of natural history collections
• Demonstrated potential to attract external funding
• Vision regarding digital technologies and genomics
• Excellent scientific communication skills
• Experience in public engagement and citizen science
• Commitment to inclusion and diversity

Benefits/Conditions:
Salary according to agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations, with possible negotiation of salary supplement. The University of Copenhagen offers Danish language training. Copenhagen provides free education, subsidized childcare, and well-developed public transportation.

How to Apply:
Apply online through the University of Copenhagen employment portal: https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/?show=156042

Application must include:

• Motivation letter (1 page)
• Research profile (3 pages)
• Curation area and experience (1 page)
• CV
• Complete list of publications
• Reprints of up to 5 relevant articles
• Documentation of teaching experience (if available)

Deadline: March 30, 2026

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¿Vives en Asturias, tienes menos de 30 años , estás en paro, y te gustan las colecciones zoológicas? ¡Mira esto!

Oferta compartida por Nuria

Oferta, dentro del programa INVESTIGO, de un contrato de 24 meses para trabajar en la catalogación y conservación de la colección zoológica de la Universidad de Oviedo.
El trabajo a desarrollar consistirá fundamentalmente en la informatización de la colección zoológica de la Universidad de Oviedo, y su preparación para asegurar unas condiciones óptimas de conservación y acceso a la información.

Requisitos:

• Grado en Biología, Biotecnología, Ciencia Ambientales, Ciencias del Mar, Ingeniería Forestal y del Medio Rural, Geología o titulaciones afines.
• Manejo básico de bases de datos y de herramientas informáticas para la informatización y digitalización de los ejemplares de la colección zoológica de la Universidad de Oviedo.
• Edad: mayor de 15 y menor de 30 años.
• Desempleado/a inscrito/a en el Servicio Público de Empleo del Principado de Asturias.

Documentación:

1. Formulario de solicitud debidamente cumplimentado
2. Copia del DNI, NIE, pasaporte o documento equivalente para los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea. Los solicitantes no nacionales deberán disponer de permiso de residencia y trabajo, así como la homologación por parte del Ministerio correspondiente de los estudios exigidos en los requisitos específicos.
3. Currículum Vitae ciego, que deberá incluir los datos académicos, laborales.
4. Declaración responsable de no haber desempeñado cualquier tipo de puesto de investigación en la Universidad de Oviedo y entidades dependientes, en el plazo de 6 meses inmediatamente anteriores a la convocatoria.

CONTACTOS

Para cualquier información adicional sobre el contrato y las labores a desarrollar se puede contactar con: Germán Orizaola (orizaolagerman@uniovi.es) o Alfredo F Ojanguren (afo@uniovi.es)

Más información y formularios en el portal del Servicio de Empleo del Ppdo. de Asturias

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Trabaja en ADN ambiental de criptógamas (líquenes, briófitas, algas y hongos) árticas y alpinas

Oferta compartida por Nuria

At The Arctic University Museum of Norway (UM) a position as Associate Professor is available within cryptogam (bryophytes, lichens, fungi) science. The position is affiliated to the newly established Norwegian Centre for Arctic Ecosystem Genomics (ArcEcoGen).

ArcEcoGen research focus the research on the combined effect of humans, climate, and biota on northern ecosystem dynamics in the past, present, and future using environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques. A key goal of ArcEcoGen is to build up a diverse, rigorous, and internationally leading research group in ecosystem genomics. The Museum's large scientific collections used for research and for generating DNA reference libraries includes ~40 000 specimens of fungi, 23 000 lichens, 24 000 bryophytes, and 3500 algae. Our collections also include sediment samples from arctic and alpine lakes as well as DNA extracts from sediments and organisms. We also have fully equipped laboratories and infrastructure for recovery and analyses of modern, ancient, and eDNA, as well as field equipment for sediment coring. We are currently recruiting PhDs, Post Docs, and associate professors as a part of a recent Aurora Centre funding award.

The position is expected to develop a research program within eDNA of cryptogams with a focus on northern ecosystems. Further, the position holder will be curator of our cryptogam collection and participate in outreach, administration, and some teaching. It is expected that the position holder will participate in research group collaboration and professional networks nationally and internationally and will obtain external funding from national and international funding agencies (e.g., RCN/EU).

You will conduct research and will be in charge of maintaining and developing the Museum's scientific collection of cryptogams.

For more details about the position and the application process visit: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/221510/associate-professor-in-cryptogam-studies

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Posición de postdoc en el American Museum of Natural History

Oferta compartida por Nuria

The American Museum of Natural History is recruiting an exceptional postdoc to be part of a highly innovative project to optimize techniques in isolating historical DNA (hDNA), modeling DNA degradation, and analyzing DNA from specimens in the herpetology and ornithology collections at the (AMNH). This project is funded by a National Science Foundation award to Christopher Raxworthy and Brian T. Smith in the Division of Vertebrate Zoology, AMNH.

This NSF-funded project aims to develop efficient and open-source protocols for yielding genome-scale molecular data from typical traditional museum specimens, based on rigorous experiments using time-series collections at the AMNH. Museum specimens of amphibians, reptiles, and birds will be sampled for DNA across two collecting periods of:

1. <1-30 years for field-frozen, dry and fluid preserved voucher tissues, all taken from the same specimens for which alternative DNA prep types will be directly compared; 
2. 30-150 years, for older traditional voucher specimens which lack frozen tissue samples. 

This combined approach will determine the optimal source and extraction methods for hDNA, develop improved methods for reverse crosslinking with formalin-fixed DNA, and provide a much deeper understanding of how DNA degrades due to exposure to formalin, alcohol, tissue buffers, and archival storage time. This project will also develop pipelines for bioinformatics processing of hDNA, to better detect contamination, evaluate the effects of hDNA on phylogenetic inference, and improve the utility of hDNA in all aspects of comparative biology.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• conduct and co-design experimental tests of DNA extraction; 
• prepare samples for molecular sequencing; 
• analyze molecular data; 
• model DNA degradation across sample types and time; manage project internet portal and web pages; 
• co-mentor undergraduate and high school students; 
• co-develop best-practices for bioinformatics processing of hDNA; 
• and prepare results for publication as lead author. 

The postdoc will have opportunities to present their work at conferences, attend various professional development activities, and get to participate on an expedition to Madagascar to collect samples for the project. Currently, this is a 2.5 year term position.

Required experience:
Ph.D. or equivalent in evolutionary biology, computational biology, or related fields and demonstrated record of productivity and publications. Experience with DNA extraction, next-generation sequencing, wetlab methods (ideally including 'clean room' DNA labs), computer programming (e.g., python; R), genomics, molecular evolution, and vertebrate biology.

For full details about this position please see:
https://careers.amnh.org/postings/2397
Application review will begin on March 29, 2021, with a desired start date of July 1, 2021 Please contact Christopher Raxworthy (rax@amnh.org) with any questions regarding the position.

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