DTU Tenure Track Researcher in Recirculating Aquaculture Technology - DTU Aqua

Is sustainable aquaculture in recirculating aquaculture systems and associated technology your passion? Do you want to make a significant contribution to advancing the current state-of-the-art technology? Are you a talented, self-motivated, and team-oriented scientist who thrives in a collaborative environment? If you are looking to continue your career as a scientist (tenure track) and have a keen interest in fish farming and recirculation technology, here is an excellent opportunity for you.
Is sustainable aquaculture in recirculating aquaculture systems and associated technology your passion? Do you want to make a significant contribution to advancing the current state-of-the-art technology? Are you a talented, self-motivated, and team-oriented scientist who thrives in a collaborative environment? If you are looking to continue your career as a scientist (tenure track) and have a keen interest in fish farming and recirculation technology, here is an excellent opportunity for you.

We are seeking a Tenure Track Researcher to join our international group focused on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and associated technologies. This role specifically involves work related to particles, biological and mechanical filtration, organic matter, and water quality parameters within these systems. You will play a central role in developing and investigating innovative approaches for particle and organic matter removal, microbial control, and water quality improvement in intensive fish farming systems.

In this position, you will collaborate closely with colleagues in the Section for Aquaculture at DTU Aqua in Hirtshals, Denmark, to explore new technologies, methods, and approaches for optimizing water quality in RAS.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your primary focus will be to strengthen the department’s competencies and activities within recirculation technology and RAS. Specifically, you will investigate the effects of particles and organic matter within the system, including developing innovative means of removing and/or controlling them and associated water quality parameters. You will work on dissolved and particulate organic matter, physical, chemical, and microbial water quality, and new innovative technologies for recirculating aquaculture systems, partly including end-of-pipe removal.

The successful candidate will bring a relevant research record and a collaborative mindset, and possess the following qualifications:

• Proven expertise in recirculating aquaculture systems and associated technology
• Demonstrated experience in running experiments related to RAS and water quality
• Specific knowledge of RAS, components, functionality and operation
• Experience in sampling procedures and analyses related to water quality in RAS

You must contribute to the teaching of courses and supervision of students. DTU employs two working languages: Danish and English. You are expected to be fluent in at least one of these languages, and in time are expected to master both.

As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Research experience
• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research vision and potential
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The starting date is September 1, 2025 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.

The position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Head of Section, Professor Per Bovbjerg Pedersen, [email protected]

You can read more about DTU Aqua at www.aqua.dtu.dk and the aquaculture research at www.aqua.dtu.dk/english/research/research-areas/aquaculture

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 1 May 2025 (23:59 Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• Vision for teaching and research for the tenure track period
• CV including employment history, list of publications, H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/)
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

About DTU Aqua, Technical University of Denmark
DTU Aqua provides research, advice, innovation and education at the highest international level within the sustainable exploitation of living marine and freshwater resources, the biology of aquatic organisms, and the dynamics of ecosystems as well as their integration in ecosystem-based management. DTU Aqua has 350 employees, of whom a third are scientific staff. The other employees are assistant biologists, laboratory technicians, administrative staff, ship’s crew etc. In addition, the institute has a number of scientific and administrative support functions, including the research vessels DANA and HAVFISKEN. DTU Aqua has locations in Lyngby, Hirtshals, Nykøbing Mors, and Silkeborg.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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