Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast

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Post :  Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast
 
Project :  ‘Lateralised behaviour as a predictor of welfare risk in the domestic dog, Canis familiaris’
 
Duration : 3 years
 
Overview
The School of Psychology is seeking a fixed term full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on the 3 year project: ‘Lateralised behaviour as a predictor of welfare risk in the domestic dog, Canis familiaris’.  The research, which is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, will explore the relationship between lateral bias and welfare risk, testing the hypothesis on the domestic dog, a species often exposed to situations that may compromise.  The successful applicant will work alongside the Principal Investigator (Dr Deborah Wells, Senior Lecturer), Co-Applicant (Professor Peter Hepper) and a Research Assistant (to be appointed) to evaluate the potential of motor asymmetry in the form of paw preferences to assess vulnerability to poor well-being.
 
Informal enquiries may be directed to:
Dr Deborah Wells – email only d.w...@qub.ac.uk
 
 Anticipated interview date: 20th January 2014
 
Salary scale: AC2, start spine pt 31, £31,331
 
Closing date: 4th January 2014
 
Applications forms and further information may be obtained at Queens University Jobs website
http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/
 
and the vacancy is found  under Research Jobs
 
Direct Link to Vacancy:
 
https://hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=87327441Ps&WVID=6273090Lgx&LANG=USA