Four-year fixed term academic employee position in bioacoustics and signal processing

The Marine Bioacoustics lab at the Section for Zoophysiology at the Department of Biology, Aarhus University, is seeking a skilled and motivated bioacoustician to spearhead the collection and high-end analysis of calibrated acoustic data from monitoring programs, archival tags and animal experiments.

Expected start date and duration of employment

This is a four-year fixed term position funded by external grants starting 1 March 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job description

• You will be responsible for planning, preparing and executing field work in Denmark and internationally using hydrophone and microphone arrays, DAS, on animal tags and passive acoustic monitoring devices.
• You will manage and maintain our recording equipment and undertake calibration and development of scientific equipment.
• You will set up and curate data bases and develop and use software to perform discrete time series analyses of large acoustic and sensor datasets.
• You will help supporting and training students and post docs in acoustic analyses and contribute to both specific and general courses as a co-teacher.
• You will take the lead on writing reports to funders and governments and contribute to peer-reviewed papers and grant applications with data, plots, analyses and writing.

Your profile

• You must have a master degree in bioacoustics, engineering or physics with strong analytical skills in quantitative acoustics and signal processing. A PhD degree and relevant experience within the specified areas will be considered an advantage.
• You must have documented experience with programming in Matlab or Python or similar programming tools.
• At sea field experience and boat handling skills are an advantage and so is work experience with data bases and data curation.
• You must have strong English skills both orally and in writing, and you must thrive in an inclusive multi-cultural and diverse working environment.
• We strive to be best bioacoustics lab in the world, and we are therefore looking for a profile for this job who shares that ambition with the needed attention and care to get things right on time.

Who we are

The Marine Bioacoustics lab currently consists of 2 senior PI´s, 2 AC-taps, 9 post docs, 6 PhD students and several MSc and Bsc. It is part of the Section for Zoophysiology, Department of Biology, Aarhus University.

www.marinebioacoustics.com

What we offer

• A well-developed research infrastructure, acoustic laboratories and access to shared equipment and novel bioacoustic tools.
• An exciting interdisciplinary environment with many high level national and international collaborators.
• A research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research.
• A work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities.
• A workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.

Place of work and area of employment

The place of work is C.F. Mollers Alle 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

Contact information

For further information, please contact: Professor Peter T. Madsen, +45 5177 8771, [email protected].

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than 2 November 2026.

Formalities and salary range

Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Unions. You will be employed as an academic staff member at basic salary grades 4–8.

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.

About Aarhus University

Aarhus University is a academically broad and research-intensive university with high quality in education and research, and a strong commitment to societal development nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring educational and research environment for 37,500 students and 9,000 employees with an annual turnover of 8.9 billion DKK. Read more at www.au.dk