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PhD Position Re-Livestock

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Workplace1725 Posieux FR, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
Category
Position
DurationThe duration of the contract is four years
Occupation rate
100%
Job Start01.05.2023 or by arrangement

Agroscope is looking for a:

PhD Position Re-Livestock

100%-100% / 1725 Posieux FR

good food, healthy environment
This PhD project is embedded in the HorizonEurope project RE-LIVESTOCK that aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of livestock farming, increase the capacity for dealing with climate change impacts and ultimately improve the overall resilience of the livestock sector. Specifically, the PhD student will work with grower-finisher pigs aiming to 1) determine the maximum protein and amino acid restriction (compared to a standard soybean meal-based diet) that has no/limited influence on growth and protein efficiency, carcass/meat quality but reduces ammonia emission and 2) evaluate protein and amino acid restriction level under different sanitary conditions on animal resilience, growth efficiency and carcass and meat quality.

About us


Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence for research in the agriculture and food sector. Its researchers carry out their work at a number of sites in Switzerland. Headquartered in Bern-Liebefeld, Agroscope is attached to the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER.

Description

  • Conduct trials with grower-finisher pigs at the animal research facility of Agroscope Posieux
  • Conduct nitrogen balance studies and Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry measurements on live animals and carcasses, organize and help at the abattoir during tissue collection.
  • Conduct biochemical and histochemistry analysis of muscle tissue and the small intestine.
  • Collaboration with partners (academic and industrial) partners of the Re-Livestock project

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in veterinary medicine, animal or nutritional sciences, or biology
  • Basic knowledge of pig nutrition and pig physiology is essential, and first-hand lab experience would be a plus.
  • Candidates who have previous experience with experimental pig work are desired.
  • Knowledge of two official Swiss languages. Very good knowledge of written and spoken English

Contact and Address

If you are interested in this position and fulfil the requirements, we look forward to receiving your online application including contact information of 2-3 referees on www.stelle.admin.ch, Ref.nr. 4420 (English is not an official Swiss language, please select German, French, or Italian as correspondence language).

Additional information can be obtained from Giuseppe Bee, head of the research group «Pigs». E-mail: giuseppe.beeagroscope.admin.ch, (please do not send applications to this email address).

Start: 01.05.2023 or by arrangement. The duration of the contract is four years.

Reference number: JRQ$540-4420

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