Opportunities

Work and study opportunities related to Dairy Management at the University of Wisconsin Dairy Science Department. Feel free to distribute announcements where deemed appropriated.

 

Graduate Study Opportunity


Dairy economic management, data analyses, expert systems, decision support system, simulation and modeling of whole dairy farm systems.(More)

 

PhD Student Opportunity


Comparative analysis of conventional grazing and organic production systems. The incumbent will have the unique opportunity to work directly with a team of researchers, extension agents and Wisconsin dairy producers to collect and analyze data related to herd management. This project was recently funded by the US Department of Agriculture Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative Program to study the strategies of pasture supplementation to assess economic, production and environmental outcomes of organic and conventional grazing dairies. (More)


Postdoctoral Research Fellowship


Advanced knowledge of software such as Microsoft Office, database management, and statistical analyses. Preference knowledge of code programming in Visual Basic, FORTRAN, PHP, JAVA, or similar. Skills applying the use of computer software and programming to research and extension projects in dairy farm management as well as abilities to compile, analyze, and evaluate complex data. Capacity to work independently or as a team member and supervise technical staff. Communication skills to interact with dairy farmers/managers and employees.(More)

 

Internship Opportunity


Advanced knowledge of software such as Microsoft Office, database management, and statistical analyses. Skills applying the use of computer software and programming to research and extension projects in dairy farm management as well as abilities to compile, analyze, and evaluate complex data. Capacity to work independently or as a team member and supervise technical staff. Communication skills to interact with dairy farmers/managers and employees. Ability to write and publish technical reports.(More)