Veterinær

  • PhD scholarship within fish health

    Company NORGES MILJØ- OG BIOVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET (NMBU) CAMPUS ÅS in ÅS
    12.04.2025 Updated on: 13.04.2025

    About the positionThe Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (Unit of Anatomy), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year PhD–position related to the aetiology of melanized focal changes in farmed Atlantic salmon. If the appointed candidate has sufficient expertise in anatomy, the employment period can we extended for up to one year, allocated for teaching anatomy.The project is part of a collaboration with the Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science at NMBU and with the Anatomy Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich.Melanized focal changes are the most common quality deviations in fillets of farmed Atlantic salmon, resulting in significant economic losses each year. Recent researc...

  • PhD scholarship within plant photobiology: fluctuating light a...

    Company NORGES MILJØ- OG BIOVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET (NMBU) CAMPUS ÅS in ÅS
    03.04.2025 Updated on: 10.04.2025

    About the positionThe Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Biosciences at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant three-year PhD–position related to plant photobiology.The PhD project is closely associated with the FlexiFarm project: “Flexible Farming Solutions to Minimize Energy Expenditure and Create New Revenue Streams in Vertical Farming”. The project aims to understand the energy flexibility of vertical farms (VFs) by studying how fluctuating lighting and temperature affect productivity. By following spot market prices and using energy when prices are low, VFs can drastically reduce their energy costs, though this is only viable if crop yield is not affected by fluctuating conditions. As photosynthesis is such a crucial factor underlying crop yield in both ope...

  • PhD scholarship within plant genomics to improve nitrogen use ...

    Company NORGES MILJØ- OG BIOVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET (NMBU) CAMPUS ÅS in ÅS
    02.04.2025 Updated on: 09.04.2025

    About the positionThe Department of Plant Sciences Faculty of Biosciences at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year PhD–position related to improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) in perennial ryegrass for sustainable farming.Perennial ryegrass is widely cultivated across Norwegian farms and is vital for livestock feeding. However, excessive nitrogen fertilization contributes to severe environmental concerns, including nitrate pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. This project addresses these issues by utilizing advance genomics, phenomics and data models to improve perennial ryegrass cultivars with enhanced NUE to significantly reduce fertilizer inputs, mitigate environmental impacts, and promote sustainable agricultural practices. The project uniquely inte...

  • PhD scholarship in veterinary and comparative tumour immunology

    Company NORGES MILJØ- OG BIOVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET (NMBU) CAMPUS ÅS in ÅS
    28.03.2025 Updated on: 04.04.2025

    About the positionThe Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (Immunology), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year PhD position related to the development of mRNA-based immunotherapies.Lymphosarcoma (LSA) is one of the most common malignant canine tumours, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has a high translational value to human non-Hodgkins’s lymphoma. Despite the success of immunotherapy in human patients, there are few immunotherapeutic options for dogs with LSA.  The candidate will be responsible for assessing a new mRNA-based immunotherapeutic drug in a preclinical setting under the supervision of a team of scientists with broad experience in relevant scientific fields. The candidate will participate in d...

  • PhD scholarship within Animal Breeding and Genetics - Genomic ...

    Company NORGES MILJØ- OG BIOVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET (NMBU) CAMPUS ÅS in ÅS
    27.03.2025 Updated on: 02.04.2025

    About the positionThe Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year PhD–position related to animal breeding and quantitative genetics. This PhD project “Phenotypic and genomic prediction of nitrogen use efficiency of dairy cows” will be conducted in close collaboration with an on-going Nitrogen-efficiency project at NMBU, where relevant data is collected. Enhanced nitrogen use efficiency can mitigate the environmental impact and economic losses of dairy farming.  This PhD project will evaluate the potential of using milk spectra to predict N-traits using artificial intelligence (AI) and use the predictions for genetic improvement and herd management to increase the sustainability of Norwegian d...