Research Associate: Animal Welfare Tech & Behavior

University of Bristol; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Bristol seeks a Research Associate to support a BBSRC grant on measures of welfare and reward learning. The role spans in-lab and field studies, working with engineers to develop automated devices and RFID-enabled data collection across mice, chickens and dogs.

You will join neuroscience, psychopharmacology and animal welfare researchers, designing testing protocols and validating behavioural biomarkers of affective state. This is a 12+12 month fixed-term post with full-time hours.

Qualifications

• Passion for animal behaviour and interest in novel behavioural technologies.
• Experience in animal welfare, behaviour, neuroscience or engineering/computer science would be beneficial.
• Willing to work with multiple species and visit farms or homes.
• Good organisational and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test novel reward delivery devices across species.
• Evaluate prototypes in mice, chickens and dogs and optimise protocols.
• Collaborate with project engineers and specialists to integrate RFID with testing protocols.
• Develop coding expertise for behavioural testing protocols and RFID integration.

Skills

Animal behaviour

Coding

Time management

Education

Engineering / Computer Science background

Tools

RFID

Job description

University of Bristol seeks a Research Associate to support a BBSRC grant on measures of welfare and reward learning. The role spans in-lab and field studies, working with engineers to develop automated devices and RFID-enabled data collection across mice, chickens and dogs.

You will join neuroscience, psychopharmacology and animal welfare researchers, designing testing protocols and validating behavioural biomarkers of affective state. This is a 12+12 month fixed-term post with full-time hours.