Mar
16
2026
Postdoctoral researchers in Quantitative Genetics of sustainable cattle breeding - Aarhus University
QGG Aarhus University seeks two Postdoctoral researchers in Quantitative Genetics of sustainable cattle breeding - Vacancy at Aarhus University
The position offers you:
- Contribute to ongoing projects in the area of feed efficiency and methane
- Advance feed efficiency and methane phenotype definitions and the genetic modeling such traits
- Participate in project applications
- Collaborate with diverse group of researchers nationally and internationally
- Engage with commercial breeding organizations
- Publish high-quality research in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences
- Teach, and (co-)supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students – though teaching duties may be low
The ideal candidates:
- Holds a PhD with a solid background in quantitative genetics and/or animal breeding
- Holds a PhD with a solid background in quantitative genetics or animal breeding
- Has published high-quality research in peer-reviewed journals
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., R, Python, SAS) and/or genetic software (e.g., DMU, ASReml)
- Can biologically interpret results and relate to breeding decision making. Exerience with microbiome sampling/data is an advantege, but not a requirement.
- Shows effective teamwork skills and has experience collaborating with scientists across different disciplines nationally and internationally
- Possesses effective communication skills and can communicate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences, whether in academia, industry, or society.
- Shows interest in teaching and supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD-students
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