Postdoc position – Acute pain recognition in the post-operative dog by dog

owners (0.8 FTE)

Job description The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has a job opening for the position of postdoc. If you are looking for a next step in research after finalising a PhD and you enjoy the interdisciplinary topic of responsible animal ownership and the facets of veterinary science, ethology and human psychology, then this is the job for you. This postdoc position is for a project studying acute pain recognition in post-operative dogs by dog owners and the possibilities for improving such pain recognition based on current pain scales and improvements thereof. It is part of a project that is run in collaboration with the Departments of Clinical Sciences and Population Health Sciences of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and aims to deliver both scientific output as well as output that is of direct value to veterinary and animal behavioural professions.

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In addition to the employment conditions from the CAO for Dutch Universities, Utrecht University has a number of its own arrangements. These include agreements on professional development, leave arrangements, sports and cultural schemes and you get discounts on software and other IT products. We also give you the opportunity to expand your terms of employment through the Employment Conditions Selection Model. This is how we encourage you to grow. For more information, please visit working at Utrecht University.

About the organization

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Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact Ineke van Herwijnen at [email protected] or +31 6 39 58 54 52.

As Utrecht University, we want to be a home for everyone. We value staff with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and identities, including cultural, religious or ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment in which everyone can flourish and contribute.

The application deadline is 10/12/2023