The Animal Health & Welfare Group within the Department of Veterinary
Medicine at the University of Cambridge is offering a fully funded BBSRC
DTP iCase Studentship tenable over 48 months.
Project Title: Managing social dynamics to improve dairy cow health and
welfare.
The multidisciplinary project is designed to provide the student with
comprehensive training in applied animal behavioural science and the use of
remote and distributed sensing technologies to provide decision making
insight to improve animal health and welfare. The successful candidate will
attend DTP training courses and events and will spend at least three months
with the Industrial Partner (Cambridge Animal Technologies Ltd).
Candidate requirements: Candidates should have or be expected to obtain a
First or Upper Second Class Honours degree and/or postgraduate
qualification in animal, veterinary or applied biological sciences.
Applicants with experience of animal behaviour science and handling of
large data sets / statistical modelling would be particularly welcomed.
Further information:
https://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/study/postgrad/projects-2018/pearce-icase-2018
Closing date for applications is 31 January 2018, expected start date is 1
October 2018.