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Offer
A two year research position in a project with the intention to complete a PhD at the KU Leuven within a period of 4 years.
Title
Development of aninnovative feeding strategy for fattening pigs based on economic measures
Description
We are looking for a PhD-student with an interest in the development of an innovative feeding control strategy for livestock (fattening pigs). The project aims at investigating model based control strategies aiming to maximise the economic benefits for each individual pig based on feeding pigs according to their individual needs. The candidate will assist the experiments on a commercial research centre. She/ He will be responsible for data analysis and the development of a model based feeding control algorithmtaking, economic measures into account.The project requires a close collaboration with the industrial project partners.
The candidate will be employed in a research position at KULeuven, M3-BIORES (Belgium).
Candidate profile
The candidate must have a master’s or equivalent degree in (bio, agricultural-) engineering (electrical, computer, civil, etc.) or relevant field with an interest in animal production, data analysis and model based control.
The candidate should be willing to obtain a PhD degree in the field of bio-engineering. A PhD consist of in total 4 years.
The candidate must be able to speak and write English. Good knowledge of Dutch is an advantage.
Working knowledge of MATLAB and experience in mathematical modelling is required.
The candidate owns a driver’s license.
Contact
For more information and application instructions, the candidates are requested to send a CV to Dr. Vasileios Exadaktylos, Division M3-BIORES, Faculty of Bio-Engineering, KatholiekeUniversiteit Leuven, Tel. +32-16-32.17.30, email.m3-biores.jobs@biw.kuleuven.be