Genomics & Breeding Intern: Molecular Inbreeding Depression

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC); Hamilton; On-site; NZD 12,357,000 - 16,476,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

On-site at LIC Head Office

Job summary

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) in New Zealand offers a paid summer internship focused on the molecular architecture of inbreeding depression, with hands‑on experience across genetics, genomics, data science and modelling. The role targets quantitative, molecular, and animal breeding topics, and requires on‑site work at LIC’s Newstead Hamilton head office.

The project spans 10 weeks, pays $29.90 per hour, with a minimum of 30 hours per week (up to 400 hours total), and concludes with a

Qualifications

• Candidates should be currently studying or have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification at NZQA level 6–10.
• Interest in genomics, data science, and quantitative genetics preferred.
• Ability to work on-site at LIC Newstead Hamilton for a substantial portion of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Assist in benchmarking software for quantifying inbreeding in genotyped dairy cattle.
• Compile and evaluate recessive variant lists from genetic mapping studies.
• Explore how functional variant annotations influence inbreeding depression metrics.

Skills

Quantitative genetics

Molecular genetics

Bioinformatics

Population genetics

Animal breeding

High-performance computing

Education

NZQA level 6-10 qualification

Job description

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) in New Zealand offers a paid summer internship focused on the molecular architecture of inbreeding depression, with hands‑on experience across genetics, genomics, data science and modelling. The role targets quantitative, molecular, and animal breeding topics, and requires on‑site work at LIC’s Newstead Hamilton head office.

The project spans 10 weeks, pays $29.90 per hour, with a minimum of 30 hours per week (up to 400 hours total), and concludes with a