Postdoc of Environmental Microbiology

The postdoc will be employed for 18 months and will be working on microbial community analysis of PFAS-contaminated sites in Denmark, using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The postdoc will also perform state-of-the-art mobilomic sequencing and other genomic analyses to investigate the stress response of fluoride and PFAS on microbial strains. Applicants should have prior experience with environmental microbiology, molecular techniques, and preferably knowledge of bioremediation and the role of xenobiotics in the environment. The postdoc’s duties will include research within the project as well as teaching. The post may also include performance of other duties, such as supervision of students.

Further information on the Department is linked at http://www.science.ku.dk/english/about-the-faculty/organisation/. Inquiries about the position can be made to Assis. Prof. Tue Kjærgaard Nielsen (tkn@plen.ku.dk).

The position is open from 1 July 2026or as soon as possible thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

• Curriculum vitae
• Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
• Research plan – description of current and future research plans
• Complete publication list
• Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

*The deadline for applications is 3 May 2026, 23:59 GMT +2.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Interviews will be held 1 June 2026.