Advancing Chicken Helminthology for Sustainable Worm Control
The Project
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate for the project ‘Advancing chicken helminthology to meet the challenges of cage-free production systems’ funded by Australian Research Council through its Early Career Industry Fellowship Program with Dr Teka Dewo.
- Optimise in vitro assays for anthelmintic efficacy testing;
- Develop methods for cryopreservation of chicken nematode strains to enable prolonged storage;
- Develop a chicken infection model with artificially hatched A. galli larvae;
- Evaluate the variation in mass anthelmintic administration practices and consequences on efficacy;
- Define the temporal change in the viability and infectivity of stored chicken nematode egg cultures; and determine the level of detection of A. galli and H. gallinarum eggs in intestinal and caecal faeces.
Scholarship Information
This scholarship includes a Research Training Program (RTP) Domestic Scholarship stipend of $35,411 per annum (2024 rate) tax-free for a full time on campus domestic student, paid in fortnightly instalments.
The scholarship is tenable for three years and six month (3.5) full-time for a doctoral degree. The duration of an Research Training Program (RTP) stipend scholarship cannot be extended and is subject to CPI% increase annually.
For more information regarding the Research Training Program (RTP) and the scholarship terms and conditions please visit the following website.
Selection Criteria
Essential
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree
- Masters of Science in Veterinary Parasitology/Pathology/Pharmacology or related fields
- At least three years’ experience in animal health practice or research
Desirable
- Experience in poultry practice
- High motivation and interest in nematode parasites research
- Ability to work in a team
Special Requirements
- The research project involves collaboration with industry partners and poultry producers requiring the student to travel and spend time at various locations within Australia.
- Willingness and ability to travel for field study work.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Critical appraisal of scientific literature relevant to the project
- Collaborating with research supervisors to design and conduct experiments
- Preparing animal ethics applications and experimental study protocols
- Clear recording and reporting of experimental methods and results
- Contributing to general laboratory duties and other activities
- Maintaining detailed records of experiments undertaken and results obtained
- Preparing scientific manuscripts arising from the project for publication
- Contributing to regular reports, conference and seminar papers
- Completing and submitting a thesis at the end of the candidature
How to Apply
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must complete and submit a candidature and scholarship application along with all the required supporting documentation.
For more information on submitting a candidature application please see our web page on how to apply/enrol for candidature.
Enquiries: Dr Teka Dewo - tdewo2@une.edu.au