[Equal] job ad - Professor of Animal Nutrition

[Holzach Alexander (PRS)]

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Professor of Animal Nutrition

The Department of Environmental Systems Science (www.usys.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.

The new professor will be responsible for developing a leading research and teaching program that focuses on the sustainability and resilience of livestock nutrition systems. The professorship's main research topics may include: (i) maximizing nutrient utilization efficiency to meet nutritional needs of a growing human population while minimizing the environmental impacts of animal-based food production, (ii) resilient and diverse feeding systems, including the use of novel, human-inedible feedstuff, (iii) the impacts of feedstuff on the composition of rumen/gut microbiomes and on long-term animal health, or (iv) experimental approaches to precision animal nutrition to enable tailored individual feeding.

The professorship will be part of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences. It has full access to the well-equipped facilities of the research and teaching center AgroVet-Strickhof, which includes metabolic chambers suitable for animal phenotyping. Furthermore, the Functional Genomics Center Zurich offers state-of-the-art molecular user labs as well as bioinformatic support and service.


The successful candidate is expected to teach undergraduate level courses (German or English) and graduate level courses (English) in the Agricultural Sciences study program, covering both basic and advanced animal nutrition science.



Please apply online: www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch



Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a statement of future research and teaching interests, the names and contact details of three referees, and a description of the three most important achievements. The letter of application should be addressed to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. Joël Mesot. The closing date for applications is 30 November 2019. ETH Zurich is an equal opportunity and family friendly employer, strives to increase the number of women professors, and is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.



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