Bod, Norway: PhD, feed and nutrition of wolf fish |
PhD fellowship in feed and nutrition of wolf fish at University of Nordland: Bodø, NorwayA three-year PhD fellowship in feed and nutrition of wolf fish is available at the University of Nordland, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (Bodø, Norway). University of Nordland Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA) The teaching at the Faculty is research-based. FBA offers Bachelorâs programmes in Biology, International Marketing, Aquaculture Management, Animal care and a unique Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science that grants students direct transfer to the veterinary studies at University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Slovakia. Moreover, we offer Masterâs programmes in Aquaculture and Marine Ecology, and a PhD programme in Aquatic Biosciences. FBA aims to be a leading international arena in the High North for education, research and knowledge dissemination in aquaculture and marine ecology, fostered by a unique genomic platform and characterized by strong interaction between the disciplines. The Faculty possesses new, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and operates a Research Station about 10 minutes from campus. The Faculty seeks to strengthen the relations between students, the research community, public sector and the industry. For more information, see The Facultyâs website: http://www.uin.no/en/bioscience-aquaculture/Pages/default.aspx About the PhD fellowship Spotted wolfish is a new and promising species for aquaculture in Norway. Optimal feed and feeding regimes is important to ensure a robust fish with good growth performance, normal organ development and strong disease resistance. The knowledge on nutritional requirements in wolfish is limited, and the function and development of the digestive system is only partly known. Testing of alternative formulated diets including growth and health promoting feed ingredients will be an important part of the work. Short and long-term effects of these alternative feeds, feed additives and feeding regimes will be evaluated as robustness in terms of survival rate, growth performance and disease resistance. Qualifications and requirements Experience in marine hatchery operations and fish larvae experiments will be advantageous for the position. The grades at the qualifying MS examination needs to be C or better (ECTS scale from A-E, The position requires a highly motivated and systematic candidate capable of working independently and in teams. Salary and Working Conditions As an employee at the University of Nordland you become a member of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund and you will also get access to other social benefits. A statutory amount to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will automatically be deducted from the salary. The successful person must abide by the laws, agreements and directives that apply to the position at any time. Contact Information Application All documents must be uploaded as attachments to the electronic application form. Use the link below to apply for the position: Please note that only Applications submitted via the link provided in the Application form will be considered Application deadline: April 13th 2015. After expiry of the application deadline a publicly available applicant list will be announced. Here we would like to draw attention to the fact that information about the applicant can be published, even though the applicant wishes this information to be left out. Applicants nevertheless asking for confidentiality must specifically explain the reasons for this in their application. The applicants will in which case be given advance notice of announcement. Ref.nr. 30035071 |