Research & Development
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Experimental Planetary Materials Science
Summary
The tenure-track assistant professor will establish an independent experimental planetary materials science programme, develop a high-pressure preparation laboratory, and contribute to research-based teaching and supervision.
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Opportunity summary
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Globe Institute The University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint a tenure track assistant professor in experimental planetary materials science to commence July 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The position will be based at the Centre for Star and Planet Formation, StarPlan, at the Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Job description The Globe Institute invites applications for a tenure track assistant professorship in experimental planetary materials science, with a focus on high-pressure and high-temperature processes during planet formation.
The position is centred on understanding how planetary interiors, magma oceans and early atmospheres interact, and how these processes control volatile storage, water formation and the physical and chemical evolution of young planets and exoplanets.
We are particularly interested in candidates whose research combines high-pressure experimentation with analytical, synchrotron-based or computational approaches to planetary materials. Re1 …
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