Master’s opportunity in the behaviour and welfare of free
-
range laying hens.
The Animal Behaviour and Welfare team at CSIRO and the University of New England, Armidale, NSW
is searching for a Master’s student to join the group. The student will be
working on a project looking
at the effects of early rearing environments on the range use, health and welfare of free
-
range l
aying
hens. The student will utilise
radio
-
frequency identification, behavioural observations
,
behavioural
testing
and physiologic
al sampling
methods
based at an experimental free
-
range facility. This project
is aimed at understanding and improving rearing practices to prepare birds for a free
-
range
environment.
T
he student will obtain
skills in
experimental design,
use of RFID techn
ology, behaviour obser
vations,
animal handling, data collection,
data analysis, peer
-
reviewed publications
and oral presentation
.
The student should have a strong interest and background in animal behaviour research
with some
prior experience in statistic
al analyses.
The student will be provided a stipend
of $26,682 AU
per annum for 2 years full
-
time research and
will be encouraged to apply for a University of New England Australian Post
-
graduate Award
(applications close September 30, 2017).
To apply pl
ease send a cover letter stating your
background and
career goals, current CV and
academic
record
to Dr Dana Campbell (
dana.campbell@csiro.au
). Please also email for further information
as
required
.
The succes
sful student is anticipated to start July 2017
but start
-
date is negotiable
.