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PhD Opportunity: A New Vision for Dairy Cattle Lameness
Join a leading research team at UCD School of Veterinary Medicine and VistaMilk to develop innovative machine-vision tools for detecting and predicting lameness in dairy cattle – one of the biggest welfare challenges in dairy farming.
What you’ll do
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Use machine vision and predictive modelling to transform lameness detection.
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Work with experts across Veterinary Medicine, Mathematics & Statistics, and VistaMilk.
Scholarship
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Four-year funded PhD (start: January 2026)
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Annual stipend: €25,000
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Fees contribution: €5,500 per year
Requirements
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Primary degree (2H1 or higher) or Master’s in Computer Science, Statistics, Veterinary or Agricultural Science (or similar).
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Strong coding skills (Python preferred) and data management experience advantageous.
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Motivation, good communication skills, EU (B) driving licence.
Apply by: 12pm, 17 October 2025
Contact: Dr Luke O’Grady ((opens in a new window)luke.ogrady@ucd.ie)
Full description at this link.
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