University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Research Associate – Comparative Psychology in Animals Location: Kennett Square, PA Open Date: Sep 25, 2026 Deadline: Oct 08, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Department of Clinical Studies - New Bolton Center is seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to join a multidisciplinary research team focused on developing novel, non-invasive, automated, and objective approaches to assessing sow welfare and well-being. The successful candidate will play a central role in executing controlled behavioral experiments, implementing computer vision-based monitoring systems, and researching chronic biomarkers of welfare in pigs at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's Swine Teaching and Research Center. This position involves a combination of on-farm experimental work, data acquisition using advanced sensing technologies, and quantitative data analysis, with close collaboration with the Principal Investigator, Dr. Thomas Parsons, and...