PhD: Development of automatic monitoring of dairy cow and calf behaviour

Faculty of biosciences and aquaculture, Nord University, Norway, invites applications from outstanding candidates for a three-year PhD position in animal science.

Join an innovative PhD project tackling one of dairy farming’s most debated welfare challenges: early cow–calf separation. By the development of AI-based tools to measure cow–calf interactions, the project aims to generate new scientific insights into CCC systems and contribute to future welfare policy for cow-calf housing.

If you are interested in the cross-section of animal behaviour research and automatic animal monitoring – this project is for you! The project will include an animal trial at the Livestock Production Research Centre, NMBU, Ås, Norway and the successful candidates will be expected to travel for research stays, courses and conferences.

The successful candidate will be part of one of the academic divisions Animal Science, Production and Welfare. This is a three-year contract based in Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway.

Apply though https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/299800/phd-development-of-automatic-monitoring-of-dairy-cow-and-calf-behaviour