Tiago Bresolin

Two fully funded PhD positions are available in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , with an anticipated start in Spring 2027 . The projects focus on digital phenotyping , animal breeding , quantitative genetics , genomics , machine learning , and data science . One position is on Digital Phenotyping for Genomic Selection in Beef Cattle , centered on image-derived phenotypes, quantitative genetic analyses, and genomic prediction for economically important traits. The second is on Digital Phenotyping of Metabolic Resilience in Dairy Cattle , focused on longitudinal vision-based phenotyping, early detection of metabolic instability, quantitative genetic analyses, and genomic prediction of resilience-related traits. Students will work with large-scale phenotypic, image, pedigree, and genomic datasets and may collaborate with multidisciplinary researchers and industry partners. The announcement highlights a fully funded research assistantship plus tuition support . Eligibility: domestic and international applicants are welcome. The post does not list detailed qualifications in the text, but directs applicants to the attached announcement for complete project descriptions, requirements, and application instructions. Application: see the attached announcement for full details and follow the stated application instructions. No deadline is provided in the post.