Research Scholarship in Poultry Nutrition, Physiology and Health

The Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Poultry Nutrition, Physiology and Health supports an outstanding postgraduate research student at the Faculty of Science within the University of Sydney to undertake research to find solutions to reduce dependency on imported soybean meal for Australian chicken meat producers. The PhD student will work closely with the industry in Australia and overseas to explore starch/glucose and protein/amino acid digestive dynamics in poultry diets based on wheat. Beyond poultry production, the project explores the physiological mechanisms for synchrony of nutrient digestion, absorption and metabolism, and investigates symbiosis between a microbial community and the animal system and how this influences food safety, bird health and welfare. The scholarship provides an annual stipend allowance equivalent to the University of Sydney RTP rate for up to three years and six months, subject to satisfactory academic performance. Research will be conducted under the supervision of Associate Professor Sonia Liu at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences.