Student assistant at Land-CRAFT

Would you like to help us at the Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-CRAFT)?
Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is looking for a student assistant for the Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-
CRAFT). The position is available from 15 March 2025 and will be for a period of up to 2 years.

The Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-CRAFT)
at Aarhus University addresses three of our major societal challenges - food security,
climate change, and loss of biodiversity. With Center partners from University of Copenhagen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), and Colorado State University (USA), we bring together expertise in climate impact research, landscape analyses, biogeochemistry, agronomy, biology, and geography to develop solution-oriented research that extends across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Established in June 2022, Land-CRAFT has a collaborative team to undertake both fundamental and applied research aimed to reduce the environmental impact of agricultural systems, specifically regarding greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve our goals, we are using a combination of empirical, field-based approaches, digital technologies, including modelling and remote sensing, while closely interacting with stakeholders.

We are looking for a student assistant to join a project focused on data analysis methods to measure greenhouse gas emissions using a hyperspectral camera. The position involves conducting experiments with the hyperspectral camera and analyzing the resulting observations.

Job description

• Various administrative tasks
• Data analysis of methane measurements taken with a hyperspectral camera from NewTec. This will include reading the measurements into Python using the program package HSTI and making a first quality assurance of the measurements.
• Analysis with various tools such as principal component analysis and autoencoder to determine the measured methane concentration in each pixel. Finally, the spectra must also be compared with theoretical spectra using the program package Radis in Python.
• Assisting with field and laboratory measurements and experiments.
• Collaborating with our engineer to develop custom greenhouse gas measurement equipment.

Your profile
We expect that you:

• Are a student studying Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Have experience with:
  • The Python package RADIS.
  • Google Colab.
• Have experience with hyperspectral cameras, including:
  • Observing and conducting experiments using a hyperspectral camera.
• Have experience with various administrative tasks
• Possess good English and Danish communication skills
• Are motivated by working on projects aimed at advancing the green transition in agriculture

Expected start date and duration of employment
This is a fixed part-time student assistant position. The position is available from 15 March 2025 and will be for a period of up to 2 years.

Weekly working time is around 8 hours.

The employment will be at Department of Agroecology. The main place of office work is Ole Worms Alle 3, 8000 Aarhus, and the field experiments might vary in location, but will mostly be in Foulum.

Contact information
For more information feel free to contact the Center Manager, Gülnur Dogan-Hansen, email:[email protected], Phone: +45 9358 8335.

Deadline
Applications must be received no later than 2 January 2025.

Formalities and salary range
Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark/State (HK/Stat) for clerical staff, laboratory technicians and IT employees and the joint collective agreement concluded between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Organisations of Public Employees - Denmark - Danish State Sector (the OAO-S joint collective agreement).

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.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: Center for Landscape Research in S/Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures - Land-CRAFT

Deadline: 02 January 2025

Location: Aarhus C Ole Worms Allé 3