Research Assistant – Novel Proteins for Animal Feeds

British Society; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Newcastle University in the United Kingdom seeks a Research Assistant/Associate to work on Novel Proteins for Animal Feeds and Nutrition. The role focuses on delivering, analysing and reporting broiler feed trials with blue lupin inclusion to safeguard bird health and productivity.

You will conduct trial planning, daily care and weekly assessments, with data processing of welfare indicators. You will contribute to analyses, reporting and dissemination of results at meetings and conferences.

Qualifications

• Draft and conduct feed trials with broilers, analyze data and report results.
• Lead on trial planning, daily maintenance and weekly assessments.
• Publish trial outputs and disseminate findings at project meetings and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Input into trial planning and preparation and ongoing maintenance.
• Process video data to extract welfare/health/behaviour metrics.
• Contribute to data analysis, reporting and publication of outputs.

Job description

Newcastle University in the United Kingdom seeks a Research Assistant/Associate to work on Novel Proteins for Animal Feeds and Nutrition. The role focuses on delivering, analysing and reporting broiler feed trials with blue lupin inclusion to safeguard bird health and productivity.

You will conduct trial planning, daily care and weekly assessments, with data processing of welfare indicators. You will contribute to analyses, reporting and dissemination of results at meetings and conferences.