Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantitative Genetics for Sustainable Cattle Breeding Aarhus University in Denmark

Aarhus University PhD position: NCREDIBLE The Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Aarhus University is offering a PhD project entitled Better Nitrogen efficiency by improving Cow Resilience, Eating Dynamics, Breeding and Lifetime Efficiency (NCREDIBLE) . The project addresses how dairy cattle can contribute to more sustainable dairy production through improved biological efficiency and resilience. The research brings together quantitative genetics, dairy cattle breeding, animal resi...

Wageningen University & Research is seeking a researcher in Animal Breeding and Genomics to help shape sustainable livestock breeding. The role is based in Wageningen, Netherlands, within Animal Breeding and Genomics, a collaboration between Wageningen University and Wageningen Livestock Research. The researcher will contribute to projects across livestock species, developing breeding applications and genetic solutions addressing animal health, environmental sustainability, feed efficiency, meth...

Postdoctoral position in avian genetics and genomics at the joint research unit PEGASE (INRAE) in Saint-Gilles, Brittany, France , working on the COCORIX project with industry partner Novogen . The project focuses on improving the genetic performance of laying hens through crossbreeding and integrating performance testing of candidates’ crossbred offspring into breeding programmes. The postdoctoral researcher will work with Nicolas Bédère and Sophie Allais in the Avian Genetics and Genomics team...

This two-year postdoctoral position at Aarhus University is part of the SmartField project, a cross-organizational effort focused on understanding nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural fields and developing improved mitigation and accounting methods for farm and national scales. The project centers on developing a Tier 3, model-based national inventory of N₂O emissions from cultivation of soils in Denmark. The successful candidate will help design and implement the modelling framework, suppo...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Plant Ecophysiology and Genetics at the University of Essex , in collaboration with the Earlham Institute and Lion Seeds Ltd . The project is a CASE studentship focused on understanding how wild sea beet adapts to harsh coastal environments and how this natural variation can be used to improve stress resilience in cultivated sugar beet . The research combines field ecology , plant physiology , high-throughput phenotyping , and quantitative genetics . This is a str...