Closing Date: 25th November 2024 (10am CET)
Location: Poznan, Poland

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated PhD student to join our research team in the project titled: “Biologically active components of rugosa rose (Rose rugosa Thunb.) as potential modulators of methane emission, fatty acids biohydrogenation, and milk quality in dairy cows“. 

This project, supported by the National Science Center, Poland, project number: UMO-2023/51/B/NZ9/00792/R and the subsequent recruitment to the Poznań University of Life Sciences Doctoral School

Requirements:
a)     PhD candidates should have an MSc in agricultural science (zootechnic), veterinary, life sciences, or related disciplines.
b)    High motivation and competence in conducting research in the laboratory, specifically with dairy cows. Practical knowledge of short- and long-term ruminal fluid incubation techniques and working with animals with a rumen fistula. 
c)     Knowledge of gas chromatographic techniques used in the analysis of volatile fatty acids and long-chain fatty acids in various biological materials (feed, rumen fluid, milk, blood).
d)    Fluent in English, confirmed by a certificate.
e)     Having a valid driver’s license for Poland

Description of activities:
The research that the candidate will participate in will include working in in vitro and in vivo experiments as follows: (1) a short-term batch-culture experiment testing the effect of total polyphenols and/or unsaturated fatty acids; (2) a short-term in vitro batch-culture experiment testing the effect of selected shares of the TMR; (3) a long-term in vitro study – RUSITEC system evaluating the effect of replacing the TMR components in part by RFPF and RFPS (the optimal variant derived from the experiment) as well as pure/blend BAC, pure/blend UFA, and blend BAC/UFA to determine the mode of action and mechanisms by which BACs will be responsible for observed changes. The in situ (4) rumen in sacco experiment on degradation kinetics and effective degradability of RFPF and RFPS, and (5) in vivo experiments on cannulated dairy cows, where rumen fluid and milk will be examined. 

Deadline for offer submission: 25.11.2024, 10.00 a.m. CET, with the proviso that in case of earlier application of candidates who meet the requirements, the competition will be completed before the deadline.

Approximate date of competition results: 02.12.2024, 6 p.m. CET, or as mentioned above.

Documents need to be submitted electronically to: [email protected]

Conditions of employment:
A Ph.D. scholarship for a period of 4 years starting from 1.01.2025. The Ph.D. student scholarship holder will be admitted to the Poznań University of Life Sciences Doctoral School. The scholarship amount will be 3 815.82 net PLN a month for the first two years (until the date of the mid-term evaluation), while after a positive mid-term evaluation it will be 4 880,70 net PLN a month for the next two years.

More details are in the attachment.

Closing Date: 30th November 2024
Location: Stuttgart, Germany

The group of Prof. Dr. Jana Seifert (Functional Microbiology of Livestock) at the Institute of Animal Science and the Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research is searching for a highly engaged PhD student (m/f/d) to work on Rumen microbiome and methane emissions

-> wanted: PhD student engaged to work in the field of microbiology using next generation sequencing and data analyses to analyze the rumen microbiome.

The PhD project will be part of a collaborative project together with animal breeders and farmers. The goal is to identify microbial taxa which can be correlated to certain methane emission values in dairy cows. A large cohort of cows will be sampled, which means that the PhD student has to drive around and take rumen samples independently.

Your profile: PhD candidates should have a MSc in agricultural science (biology), microbiology, biology, life sciences, or related disciplines. A valid driving license for Germany is required as well as the willingness to take samples independently in practice (dairy farms). Women are explicitly encouraged to apply. Physically disabled persons will be favored if they are equally qualified.

Further information about the group https://livestock-functional-microbiology.uni-hohenheim.de/en/english

Salary will be according to the appropriate civil service level EG 13 TV-L, 65%. Funding is available for 3 years, beginning in January 2025.

Please send your complete application documents including a CV, motivation letter, copy of certificates and contact details of referee persons in one pdf file to [email protected]. 

Application deadline: 30.11.2024.

Closing Date: 15th December 2024
Location: Stuttgart, Germany

The group of Prof. Dr. Jana Seifert (Functional Microbiology of Livestock) at the Institute of Animal Science and the Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research is offering 1 Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) in the field of livestock microbiome research.

We are looking for young investigators motivated to build up their own carrier in a progressing academic environment. Hohenheim is one of the leading University in Agricultural Science and the pioneer in Microbiome Research of Livestock in Germany (https://holmir.unihohenheim.de/). This academic qualification position offers the opportunity to develop your own research profile in the field of microbiome-animal research in animal husbandry, with a particular interest in ruminants being an advantage. Teaching (German and English) is mandatory (4h/week) for Bachelor and Master degrees within the faculty of Agricultural Science. The candidate should have experience in microbiome research including sample handling in the lab and data analyses of multi-omics datasets, preferably (meta-)proteomics and metabolomics.

Candidates should have a PhD in life science. Excellent communication and team skills are essential.

The place of work is at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Salary will be according to the appropriate civil service level EG 13 TV-L (100%). Funding is available for 36 months. Women are explicitly encouraged to apply for increase their share in science and research. Physically handicapped persons will be favoured if they are equally qualified.

Starting date: 01. January 2025 or later.

The Seifert lab is currently hosting one PostDoc, four PhD students and one technician studying microbiome-host interactions in livestock. www.livestock-functional-microbiology.uni-hohenheim.de

Please send your complete application documents including a motivation letter with a brief description of your research strategy or idea, CV, list of publications and copy of certificates in one pdf file to [email protected]. 

Deadline 15th December 2024.

📢 We are pleased to share with you the report from the recent launch of the Qinisa Initiative. The event marked an important step forward in our collective efforts to address key challenges in the agricultural sector, and we are grateful for the active participation and support of all stakeholders.

 The report provides a comprehensive overview of the launch event, including key highlights, discussions, and outcomes. It also outlines the next steps and potential areas for collaboration that were identified during the proceedings.

You can access the full report HERE.

We look forward to continuing our work together to drive innovation, collaboration, and sustainable practices through the Qinisa Initiative. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the report further. 🌱🐄🌍

For further information on the Launch of the “Qinisa Initiative”: Strengthening agricultural greenhouse gas research in Southern Africa, see our library page.

Embrapa, in collaboration with national and international partners, is holding the International Workshop on Food Loss and Waste Prevention on October 22 and 23 at the company’s headquarters in Brasília (DF), focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. The meeting was last held in Latin America in 2018, when Buenos Aires hosted the G20 Chief Agricultural Scientists Meeting (MACS-G20).

To read the full article click HERE.
This is in Portuguese with an option to translate to English.

The 2024 GRA Council Meeting (online) was held on the 11th of September. The final meeting report, documents, and selected slide presentations are now available to downloaded HERE.