Fully Funded PhD: Metabolomics & Methane in Cattle

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full tuition fees funded

Stipend

Job summary

The PhD project is a fully funded collaboration between AFBI Northern Ireland and the University of Liverpool, hosted at Liverpool's Centre for Metabolomics Research, using untargeted metabolomics to investigate methane-mitigating additives in beef cattle.

Start date 25 January 2027, four-year program, tuition fees covered plus stipend; candidates will conduct field and lab work, collect samples, and contribute to understanding biomarkers and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Pursue untargeted metabolomics to identify metabolic responses in beef cattle.
• Collaborate with AFBI and University of Liverpool researchers.

Responsibilities

• Collect biological samples (serum, plasma, rumen fluid) at multiple timepoints.
• Monitor cattle performance, data recording, health and welfare.
• Support collection of methane emissions, rumen microbiome, and phenotypic data.

Skills

Metabolomics

Beef cattle research

Data analysis

Tools

Mass spectrometry

NMR spectroscopy

Raman & IR spectroscopy

Job description

The PhD project is a fully funded collaboration between AFBI Northern Ireland and the University of Liverpool, hosted at Liverpool's Centre for Metabolomics Research, using untargeted metabolomics to investigate methane-mitigating additives in beef cattle.

Start date 25 January 2027, four-year program, tuition fees covered plus stipend; candidates will conduct field and lab work, collect samples, and contribute to understanding biomarkers and sustainability.