jeudi 1 septembre 2016

Postdoc Position available in animal welfare at BOKU

Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Division of Livestock Sciences
3-years full-time Postdoc position in Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Reference Number 96
Salary group B1 lit. B (at least 3,590.70€, 14x per year)
Duties:
The position involves research and teaching in the area of farm animal welfare within the Animal
Husbandry Working Group.
-­‐ Independent, fundamental research with regard to farm animal welfare assessment
-­‐ Participating in and developing teaching in related fields
-­‐ (Co)supervision of Bachelor, Master and PhD projects
-­‐ Applying for external research funding and managing of research projects
-­‐ Undertaking of administrative duties and assignments within the department and university
Essential Criteria:
-­‐ A doctorate in a relevant discipline area
-­‐ University degree in Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Biology, or any related discipline
-­‐ Experience in publishing research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals
-­‐ Strong written and oral English skills
Desired Criteria:
-­‐ Demonstrated experience in acquiring research funds and managing research projects in the
field of animal welfare science
-­‐ Research visits/working experience at international research institutions
-­‐ Established network at national and international in the livestock industry and animal welfare
area
-­‐ Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary research team and to carry out independent
research
Deadline for applications: 06.09.2016
Please send your application by email to kerstin.buchmüller@boku.ac.at referring to the above
mentioned reference number.