Postdoctoral

Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare 

About the job

We are looking for a motivated postdoc for an interdisciplinary research project in sustainable aquaculture. The project is part of the Blue Food Centre (FORMAS) and focuses on how new protein and lipid raw materials in fish feed affect fish metabolism, intestinal microbioma, and product quality.

New and more sustainable sources of protein for fish feed have been studied intensively. There is also a great need to develop and evaluate sustainable lipid sources. The project will examine protein and lipid raw materials produced by fermentation of low-grade substrates. In particular, the focus is on the interaction between the composition of the feed and the intestinal microbioma of the fish and how this affects the metabolism, health and fillet quality of the fish.

The work will be carried out in collaboration with researchers in fish nutrition and microbiology. The project combines feeding trials with advanced methods in metabolomics and microbioma analysis.

The tasks include:

• plan and conduct research on alternative sources of protein and lipid in fish feed
• contribute to the planning and conduct of feeding trials with fish
• examine links between feed, metabolism, intestinal microbioma, fish health and fillet quality
• analyze biological samples and process complex biological data  
• compile, analyse and interpret research results
• authoring scientific articles for publication in international scientific journals
• present research results at national and international conferences
• collaborate with researchers from different disciplines and with external project partners  

Your background 

We are looking for doctoral degrees in animal science, biology, aquaculture, fish nutrition or other relevant subject area. You should have a clear interest in fish nutrition and sustainable food production.

Competence requirements:

• Doctoral degree in a relevant area of employment
• Documented experience of research in fish nutrition, aquaculture or related fields
• Documented experience in microbiome and metaboloma assays
• Experience of analysis and statistical processing of biological data
• Documented experience in scientific publishing
• Very good ability to express yourself in English in speech and writing
• Ability to plan and conduct research independently and in collaboration with others
• B driving licence

Merit is experience in:

• feeding trials with fish
• research on alternative or circular feed materials
• analyses related to fish health, product quality or nutrient flows
• multidisciplinary research collaborations

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. You should be initiating, thorough and analytical, and have a good ability to collaborate and communicate within an interdisciplinary research environment.

The position is intended for a junior researcher. We are therefore primarily looking for people who have completed a doctoral degree no more than three years ago. 

About us

The goal of our department is to promote good animal husbandry and welfare as well as sustainable food production with high product quality through research and education on animals with a focus on feed and nutrition, management and environment, ethology and animal education, animal welfare and animal welfare. We are about 125 employees working in Uppsala, Skara, Umeå and Gothenburg.

More information about the department: https://www.slu.se/institutioner/institutionen-for-tillampad-husdjursvetenskap-och-valfard/

Read more about our benefits and what it's like to work at SLU at https://www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba-pa-slu/

Location:

Uppsala

Form of employment:

Temporary employment 24 months, with possibility of extension.

Scope:

100%

Access:

1 November or by agreement.

Application:

Welcome with your application via the application button below by 2026-10-08.

Trade unions:

https://internt.slu.se/min-anstallning/facket/kontaktpersoner/ 

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