Senior Scientific Officer – Sustainable Beef Systems Unit
REF: IRC214080
SALARY: £35,190 - £39,675 (under review)
DEPARTMENT: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland (AFBI)
LOCATION: AFBI Hillsborough
AFBI is currently recruiting for a key scientific position which will provide a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative scientist to join the research teams at AFBI Hillsborough.
The successful candidate will jointly lead Agriculture Branch’s Sustainable Beef Systems Team. This post will involve establishing a programme of research to improve the sustainability of beef production, which may include on-farm studies. Current research interests involve evidence gathering from innovative studies to address knowledge gaps that optimize beef production systems. This will span topics of importance for upland and lowland enterprises in Northern Ireland, such as breed diversity, dairy/suckler calf origin, blueprinting for rearing and finishing systems, suckler herd fertility, synchronisation methods/sorted semen, nutritional efficiencies, improving meat quality, grass/feed optimisation balance, high and low input systems, precision feeding, animal health and welfare issues and management impacts on biodiversity.
Further appointments may be made from this competition should AFBI positions become vacant which have similar duties and responsibilities.
Closing date for applications: 30/12/16
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