Short Description of the Thesis/Topic:
The experiment will be conducted at the LFG Kremesberg farm in NÖ with dairy cows. Measurements will include feed, rumen fluid, feces for digestibility, wet fecal sieving and chewing activity.

Requirements:
Basic knowledge in animal nutrition. Experience handling cows. Preferably a student at the last part cycle of studies from the 7^th semester.

Further Information:
This thesis will require work in the barn (NÖ) and laboratory of the Centre for Animal Nutrition and Welfare (Vienna). The duration of the experiment will be 2 months from May till June.

Planned duration of the thesis project:
6 Months, Start: May 2024

Language of the Thesis:
English

Name of the Institute/Clinic/Unit:
Centre for Animal Nutrition and Welfare

Contact Person for the Thesis:

• Raul Rivera Chacon
• E-Mail: raul.rivera-chacon@vetmeduni.ac.at; qendrim.zebeli@vetmeduni.ac.at

Interested candidates may reply until: 
15.04.2024

Short Description of the Thesis/Topic:
Colitis is a frequent and serious problem in horses as well as humans. The pathophysiological mechanisms are supposed to involve a complex crosstalk between immune cells and epithelial cells that results in destruction of the epithelial barrier and further progression of disease. This project aims to establish a co-culture model of equine colon epithelium and immune cells to characterize the signalling pathways involved and to test new therapeutic approaches.

Required Skills and Knowledge:
High motivation, experience in cell culture work and/or molecular biology;  
BSc degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedicine or a related subject 

Further Information:
We offer a highly supportive team, established methods and guidance by supervisor and colleagues.

Language of the Thesis:
German or English

Duration of the thesis:
6 months

Name of the Institute/Clinic/Unit:
Institute of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Sciences & Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Contact Person for the Thesis:
Franziska Dengler - Franziska.dengler@vetmdeuni.ac.at
Jessika Cavalleri - Jessika.cavalleri@vetmeduni.ac.at

Feedback from students requested by:
as soon as possible, flexible starting date

Please send a short CV and motivation letter.

Short Description of the Thesis/Topic:

Topics include:
• Adaptation from reduced genetic variation.
• Adaptation to complex environments.
• Inference of selection signatures from time-series data.
• Long-term dynamics of local Drosophila populations.
• Making sense of whole-genome polymorphism data.
• The role of deleterious mutations for adaptation and maintenance of variation.
• Unraveling the impact of gene flow during species divergence.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

Over the past years, Vienna has developed into one of the leading centres of population genetics. The Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics has been founded to provide a training opportunity for PhD students to build on this excellent on-site expertise.

We invite applications from highly motivated and outstanding students with a love for evolutionary research and a background in one of the following disciplines: evolutionary genetics, functional genetics, theoretical or experimental population genetics, bioinformatics, mathematics, statistics.

Additional Information:

Only complete applications (application form, CV, motivation letter, university certificates, indication of the two preferred topics in a single pdf) received by April 01, 2024 will be considered. Two letters of recommendation need to be sent directly by the referees.

PhD students will receive a monthly salary based on currently € 2.464,80 before tax according to the regulations of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

All information about the about available topics, the training program and the application procedure can be found at www.popgen-vienna.at

Planned duration of the thesis project:
01.08.2024 bis 31.07.2027

Language of the Thesis:
English

Name of the Institute/Clinic/Unit:
Inst. für Populationsgenetik

Contact Person for the Thesis:

Dr. Julia Hosp
Coordinator
c/o
Institut für Mathematik, Universität Wien
& Institut für Populationsgenetik, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien

T +43 1 25077 4302

Interested candidates may reply until: 
01.04.2024