Ph.D. position available in Animal Welfare

We are seeking a high-caliber student to fill a position within the United States Department of Agriculture’s Livestock Behavior Research Unit, located on the Purdue University Campus, West Lafayette IN.  The area of research for this position is for developing diets for sows to increase satiety.  A number of issues have been identified and a multiple-disciplinary approach would be expected of the Ph.D. student. Both work with animals and laboratory experiences (behavior and physiology) will be required to complete the work.  A degree would be awarded through the Purdue Department of Animal Sciences. The Animal Sciences Department also has a large faculty with extensive expertise in the related research areas.

The research unit is comprised of five scientists: Drs. Lay, Eicher, Cheng, Marchant-Forde, and Rostagno.  The five scientists in the research unit cover five different disciplines: stress physiology, immunology, neuroscience, ethology, and bacteriology.  It will be expected that the research project will use a multidisciplinary approach in addressing animal welfare.

Highly qualified M.S. candidates will be considered.

Ideally the position will start in the Winter/Spring, 2012.

Interested individuals should send their resumes to Dr. Donald C. Lay Jr. and contact him if you have questions.

Don.Lay@ars.usda.gov

765-496-7750