Affective Ethologist: Chicken Welfare Phenotyping
Animal Pain Research Institute, USA
We’re looking for a scientist who can turn welfare goals into practical, measurable phenotypes in chickens and prioritize them in a way that leads to actionable selection protocols that balance traits across welfare indexes. That includes designing challenge tests, behavioral assays, and physiological measures of possible pain and other affective states, integrating precision poultry farming tools (e.g. sensors, video, audio) when appropriate. You will also have access to large existing datasets (farm audits, carcass and production data, sensor streams) to test ideas and extract welfare insights.
This role is ideal for someone who studies the biological and behavioral consequences of affective states and can work within the practical constraints of commercial breeding programs.
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