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Postdoc in Large-Herbivore Ecology, Trophic Rewilding, and Novel Ecosystems at Aarhus University Aarhus University in Denmark

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Postdoc

Field of study

Ecology

Funding

2-year fixed-term postdoc position at Aarhus University. Funding details such as salary amount are not specified in the post; the role is a paid research position within ECONOVO.

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Expired

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Denmark

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Aarhus University

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Keywords

Ecology
Environmental Science
Biology
Remote Sensing
Conservation Biology
Biodiversity
Earth Science
Invasion Biology
Ecological Restoration
Macroecology

About this position

Aarhus University is advertising a 2-year postdoc in large-herbivore ecology, trophic rewilding, and novel ecosystems, with a specific focus on alien and feral ungulates.

The position is based in the Department of Biology and the Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), a Danish National Research Foundation Center of Excellence. The project asks when and where large herbivores act as biodiversity-enhancing ecosystem engineers versus when they contribute to degradation or biotic homogenization.

The research combines synthesis and field-based ecology, and may integrate biodiversity datasets, restoration datasets, ungulate trait and occurrence data, camera-trap data, GIS, remote sensing, and landscape heterogeneity indicators. Relevant themes include vegetation structure, open–closed habitat mosaics, woody vegetation dynamics, disturbance patches, dispersal processes, and multi-taxon biodiversity.

Possible study systems include European restoration and rewilding landscapes and comparative systems in the Global South, such as East Africa, South Asia, South America, or southern Africa. The geographic focus will be developed with the appointed candidate.

Eligibility: applicants should have a PhD in ecology, biodiversity science, conservation biology, macroecology, restoration ecology, invasion ecology, remote-sensing ecology, or a related field, or have submitted the PhD thesis before the deadline. Strong quantitative ecological skills, teamwork, publication record, and English communication skills are expected.

Deadline: 28 June 2026. Start date: 1 December 2026.

How to apply: submit an English application including a motivation letter with project ideas, CV, publication list, degree documentation, and references via the Aarhus University portal.

Funding details

2-year fixed-term postdoc position at Aarhus University. Funding details such as salary amount are not specified in the post; the role is a paid research position within ECONOVO.

What's required

Applicants should have a PhD in ecology, biodiversity science, conservation biology, macroecology, restoration ecology, invasion ecology, remote-sensing ecology, or a related field, or have submitted the PhD thesis for assessment before the deadline. Strong quantitative ecological skills are required, along with a sincere interest in large-herbivore ecology, alien and feral ungulates, trophic rewilding, and biodiversity responses to changing ecosystems. Relevant experience may include ungulate or large-herbivore ecology, vegetation ecology, multi-taxon biodiversity analyses, fieldwork, camera-trap data, trait data, citizen-science data, spatial data, GIS, spatial modelling, remote sensing, drone data, LiDAR, macroecological or meta-analytical synthesis, and work in restoration landscapes, protected areas, pastoral systems, savannas, woodlands, grasslands, or other human-modified ecosystems. Experience in Global South systems is welcomed. Applicants should also have teamwork ability, a publication record appropriate to career stage, and strong written and verbal English.

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Professors

Professor

University Name
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Denmark

Research Interests

Conservation Biology

Ecology

Plant Ecology

Grazing Ecology

Invasion Biology

Associate Professor

University Name
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Denmark

Research Interests

Ecology

Conservation Biology

Macroecology

Invasion Biology

Remote Sensing

Assistant Professor

University Name
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Denmark

Research Interests

Conservation Biology

Botany

Invasion Biology

Habitat Management

Conservation Genetics