PhD Position in Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainable Dairy Production

About the role

The mission of our department is to promote good animal husbandry, animal welfare, and sustainable food production with high product quality through research and education on animals, with a focus on feed and nutrition, management and environment, ethology and animal ethics, animal welfare, and animal protection. We have approximately 125 employees working in Uppsala, Skara, Umeå, and Gothenburg. As a doctoral student, you will be part of a creative and stimulating environment with opportunities for networking with both industry partners and international collaborators. More information about the department: Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU: https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/ Read more about doctoral education at SLU:https://www.slu.se/en/study/programmes-courses/doctoral-education/ Employment and salary The position is a full-time doctoral studentship comprising four years of postgraduate education. Salary is determined according to the local collective agreement for doctoral students, with fixed salary progression levels. Scope 100% full-time. Location Uppsala, Sweden. Starting date By agreement, but no later than 15 October 2026. Application deadline: 2026-08-10

Responsibilities

• Eligibility
• Applicants must hold a Master's degree in Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Biology, or a related field. Applicants must also demonstrate proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary school English B/English 6.

Requirements

• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• Valid Category B driving licence.
• Meritorious qualifications
• Interest in, and preferably experience working with cattle.
• Documented experience in data collection, processing, and management of data from animal feeding trials.
• Experience with wet chemistry methods for feed analysis.

Additional Information

PhD Position in Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainable Dairy Production Subject area: Animal Science Project description Forage-based feeds are central to Swedish dairy production, and their protein content and degradability can influence nitrogen utilization, feed intake, and milk yield. The aim of this PhD project is to investigate nutritional strategies to improve nitrogen use efficiency in dairy cows. The project will include feeding trials with dairy cows as well as analyses of feed, milk, and other biological samples to quantify nitrogen flows and evaluate how diet composition affects nitrogen utilization.

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