Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Poultry Nutrition
North West University, School of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Science
Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months
Position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Poultry Nutrition (June 2021-current) Duties and responsibilities
• Develop a nationally recognised, externally funded, multidisciplinary research in animal nutrition
• Carry out research in poultry nutrition: o Exploring the potential of Myrothamnus flabellifolius (Welw.) in poultry nutrition: Efect on growth performance, gut microbiome and gut health and meat quality. o Create a nano-phytogenic additive as an antibiotic growth promoter alternative for poultry
• Direct advise, mentor and co-supervise animal science undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Planning and conducting quality, reproducible, translatable, and good scientific and ethical animal research and testing experimental procedures.
• Teach animal science courses when required.
• Publish research results in international highly accredited journals
• Present research at national and/or international conferences and/ or at other appropriate events
• Engage efectively in non-academic impact of research, including substantial knowledge or technology exchange and/or public engagement activities, involving a range of partnerships with external organisations.
∙ Manage taught programmes, including oversight of day-to-day operational processes such as timetabling, assessment, examination systems and programme accreditation processes.
∙ Ensure that programme design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the University.
∙ Curriculum development, quality management and enhancement of innovative teaching
∙ Writing lecture material and handouts and presenting information in lectures
∙ Introducing innovative course development in relevant subject area to enthuse and engage students;
Teaching MSc courses: Advanced Ruminant Nutrition,
∙ Teaching undergraduate courses: Principles of Biochemistry, Livestock improvement (genetics), Companion animal Nutrition and Alternative Animal based Protein courses.
∙ Coordinating practical and demonstrations for the courses.
∙ Lead collaborative research and / or enterprise activity producing high quality outputs
with demonstrable impact, in particular influencing leading edge practice.
∙ Undertake and contribute to research, conducting individual research or interdisciplinary collaborative with others.
∙ Plan and deliver consultancy or similar programmes and ensure that resources are available
∙ Engage effectively in non-academic impact of research, including substantial knowledge or technology exchange and/or public engagement activities, involving a range of partnerships with external organisations.
∙ Carry out community engagement projects
∙ Manage taught programmes, including oversight of day-to-day operational processes such as timetabling, assessment, examination systems
∙ Teaching Principles of Biochemistry, Livestock improvement and Alternative Animal based Protein courses.
∙ Coordinating practical and demonstrations for the courses.
∙ Liaising with stakeholders in the animal science and agriculture industry.
∙ Carry out community engagement projects.
∙ Manage taught programmes, including oversight of day-to-day operational processes such as timetabling, assessment, examination systems and programme accreditation processes.
∙ Ensure that programme design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the University.
∙ Contribute to the development of learning and teaching strategies and academic processes across the institution.
∙ Mentor, direct and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students
∙ Oversee the monitoring of student progress and provide advice and guidance to
personal tutors and students as appropriate
∙ Advancing knowledge in an appropriate way which may include developing and writing lecture material and handouts and presenting information in lectures or publications
∙ Teaching Postgraduate (Masters and Honors) courses: Research methods, Ruminant Nutrition.
∙ Teaching undergraduate courses such as Pig and Poultry production, Dairy Science Technology, Meat Science, Animal Breeding, Introduction to Animal Sciences, Small Stock Production, Ruminant Nutrition and Statistics.
∙ Plan and conduct quality, reproducible, translatable, and good scientific and ethical animal research and testing experimental procedures
∙ Research designing and methodology evaluation, data organizing, capturing, statistical analysis and data interpretation using statistical tools such as SAS, SPSS and JMP for final year and postgraduate students.
∙ Conducting animal experimental trials.
∙ Collaborating and networking with industry partners.
Animal Sciences
Animal Sciences