EASTBIO PhD: Mapping the Gut Microbiome of African Guinea Fowl

EASTBIO PhD: Mapping the Gut Microbiome of African Guinea Fowl

University of St Andrews · School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Scotland, United Kingdom

16 November 2026; no exact official cutoff time was verified.

About This Opportunity

This EASTBIO PhD maps the gut microbiome of African guinea fowl and tests how environmental and nutritional factors shape microbial resilience, host health and poultry performance.

The project investigates the gut microbiome of African guinea fowl, an understudied poultry species important to regional food systems. The researcher will examine how diet and environmental conditions shape microbial communities and how those changes relate to host health, behaviour and resilience. Training includes experimental design, animal welfare and health assessment, microbiome bioinformatics, host–microbe biology and statistical modelling. A field component in Burkina Faso adds sample collection and farmer engagement, linking laboratory and computational microbiome work with real production environments.

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Level

PhD

Time Commitment

Full-time

Duration

Four years

Programme

EASTBIO BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership

Field

Mapping the Gut Microbiome of African Guinea Fowl

Specialization

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Organization Type

University

Funding & Compensation

Amount Scholarship

Funding Type Scholarship

Requirements

Education

Applicants must meet EASTBIO and University of St Andrews doctoral-entry requirements for a relevant discipline.

Experience

Technical Skills

Microbiome bioinformatics Animal health assessment Statistical modelling Field sampling Host-microbe analysis

General Skills

Independent research Interdisciplinary collaboration Scientific communication

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