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About the positionFaculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture (FBA), Nord University, Norway, invites applications from outstanding candidates for a three-year PhD position in Animal Science.We are seeking a PhD candidate passionate about dairy farming who would like to investigate the impact of light environments on physiology of dairy cows and farm economy. The project aims at improving our understanding of how cows react to different night lengths, how the cows’ eye responds to light of different wavelengths, how cows perform in a dark farm environment and how farm economy is impacted by optimizing lights on a farm.The successful candidate will be part of the Animal Science, Production and Welfare research division.The contract will be for a 3-year period. The position is to be located in Ste...

Om stillingenFaculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA), Nord University, Norway, invites applications from outstanding candidates for a three-year PhD position in population dynamics of bilberry.Vaccinium (bilberry) is a keystone species of the boreal forest ecosystem and an important food source for wildlife. Bilberry relies on unpredictable events to germinate. Seedlings establish for example in cadaver decomposition islands following dispersal by omnivorous scavengers such as crows and foxes, but also on tree stumps following forest clearance. This project explores the population-level effects of these rare events – under what circumstances do seedlings survive to adulthood, and how does this affect local population genetic structure and resilience?The successful candidate will be pa...