Animal Welfare Postgrad Positions

Deadline 30th September 2026

University of Copenhagen (Denmark) – PhD in: Trained immunity in zebrafish

Deadline 30th September 2026

University of Saskatchewan (Canada) – PhD in: Developing RNA vaccines for cattle

Deadline 30th September 2026

Doctoral School of Economics, Management, Geography and Spatial Planning (France) – PhD in: Assessing the Impact of the Uptake of WOAH Standards on Animal Health Outcomes

Deadline 1st October 2026

City University of Hong Kong (HK) – PhD in: Behaviour and welfare of Hong Kong’s free-ranging feral bovids (cattle and water buffalo)

Deadline 23rd October 2026

Max Planck Institute (Germany) – PhD in: Cultural Grooming and Social Bonds in Great Apes

Deadline 1st December 2026

Kent State University (USA) – PhD in: Clinical Psychology conducting research examining pet caregiver burden and burden transfer to veterinary teams.

No deadline specified

University of Rhode Island (USA) – PhD in Behaviour and Welfare of Companion Cats in Shelter Environments: Contact Dr. Jennifer Link (jklink@uri.edu)

Texas Tech University (USA) – PhD in Equine Health and Welfare: Contact Dr. Lindsay Nakonechny (lnakonec@ttu.edu)

FSVO – Centre for Proper Housing (Switzerland) – PhD on Fattening Bulls

University of California (USA) – PhD in Cognition in Wild, Native Bees

City University of Hong Kong – PhD in “Behaviour and welfare of Hong Kong’s free-ranging feral bovids”

Université Laval (Canada) – PhD in Agroecological Integrated Crop / Livestock System Analysis

University of Copenhagen (Denmark) – Multiple thesis projects in Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (Switzerland) – PhD in: Rooting motivation in fattening pigs

Queens University Belfast and University of Lincoln (UK) – PhD in: Optimising Sustainability in Livestock Systems: A Multi-Criteria Assessment Framework

Monash University (Australia)- PhD in: Human-Animal Interactions