POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP POULTRY NUTRITION
Listing reference: nwu_001455
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 22 February 2023
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: Education and Training
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY MAFIKENG
FACULTY/ DIVISION: FACULTY OF NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL: ANIMAL SCIENCES
Job description
The Animal Science group, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa is seeking an outstanding and research driven candidate to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship in Poultry Nutrition. The fellow will join a dynamic group of scientists and technicians who are exploring nutritional strategies to deliver sustainable and profitable poultry production systems under high welfare standards, as part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal to achieve food security.
The fellowship is available immediately (at the latest March 1, 2023) and is yearly renewable for up to 3 years with a tax-free remuneration.
Minimum requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Applicants must have graduated within the last four years with a PhD degree in Poultry Nutritional Sciences, Animal Nutrition, Animal nutritional Biochemistry, or related field, preferably with at least five research articles in reputable journals.
- Experience in the application of multiple omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics) technologies in poultry health and productivity will be a definite advantage.
- Experience in data collection and analysis is essential. The expectations for this fellowship are publication productivity, co-supervision of post graduate students, and grant proposal writing.
Enquiries and Applications:
Interested applicants should submit a CV that includes:
- A publication list,
- References,
- A summary of past research, and
- Proof of qualifications.
Enquiries and applications can be sent to Prof C.M. Mnisi no later than 22 February 2023
(Kenny.mnisi@nwu.ac.za).
For more information on the Prof Mnisi’s research, please visit https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Caven-Mguvane-Mnisi.