A post-doctoral fellowship in dairy cattle
behaviour and welfare will soon become available at the Pacific Agri-food Research Centre at Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada
under the supervision of Dr. A. M. de Passillé and Dr. J. Rushen.
The fellowship will entail conducting
experimental studies into the behaviour and welfare of group-housed dairy
calves and participation in a national research project examining the welfare
of dairy cows on commercial farms, done in collaboration with a number of
Canadian universities.
A Ph D in a relevant subject and some prior
research experience in animal behaviour and welfare are required. Knowledge of
French and of multivariate statistics used in epidemiological research and
programs for analysing databases (e.g. Access) would be assets but are not
essential.
The salary is around CAN$47,000. The likely
starting date is in the fall of 2013. The initial appointment would be for 1
year with a possible extension up to 3 years.
For further information please contact
either Anne Marie de Passillé (Annemarie.depassille@agr.gc.ca)
or Jeff Rushen (jeff.rushen@agr.gc.ca)