Postdoc in nutritional strategies to reduce tail biting in weaned pigs Full-time

Postdoc Position In Pig Nutrition And Physiology

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for a 3-year position. The postdoc will be involved in research projects within pig nutrition and physiology, with a special focus on nutritional strategies to reduce tail biting in weaned pigs. The postdoc may also include performance of other duties. The position is open from 1 May 2026, or after agreement.

Our research group works within different areas of pig nutrition, feeding and physiology, including piglet mortality, weaning transition, gut health, functional amino acids, feed efficiency and sow feeding.

The group consists of associate professors, an assistant professor, a research assistant, and a PhD student.

The postdoc will be involved in experimental trials, laboratory work, data analyses, and literature reviews. The work will include study design, selection of methods, sample and data collection, data analyses and research publication and dissemination. The position might involve teaching within pig nutrition and physiology and doing other tasks that fall within the scope of Pig Nutrition and Feeding research group’s tasks.

The project is a collaboration between many partners including Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University (AU) who is project lead. Thus, the job will require spending time at AU Viborg, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, to conduct a ~1-year in vivo trial with frequent visits of 4 to 8 weeks. At AU Viborg the postdoc will be working close with assistant professor Marleen Elise van der Heide (project manager) and Professor Jan Værum Nørgaard, head of the Monogastric Nutrition.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills:

• You have a PhD in pig nutrition or physiology
• You are experienced in conducting nutritional studies with pigs
• You are experienced in conducting statistical data analyses
• You are experienced in literature reviews
• You have an active interest in protein and amino acid nutrition
• Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
• Excellent English skills written and spoken
• You have a driver's license

Desirable experience and skills:

• Experience with laboratory work such as RNA extraction and purification, western blot and imaging
• Experience with handling and analyzing various omics data

The place of employment is at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of employment:

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff 2025.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

Application procedure:

Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking APPLY NOW below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

• Motivated letter of application (max. one page).
• CV incl. education, work and research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.
• A certified and/or signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.
• List of publications.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 15 February 2026, 23:59 GMT +1.

After the expiry date of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee. You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/. Interviews will be held during week 10 and 11 2026.

The further process:

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor. Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

The University wishes our staff to reflect on the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.