Job description
We have an opportunity for you to fast-track your career in business by
leading a
high-profile, strategically important project from start to completion.
Through a
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), you will be working in partnership
with Karro
Food Ltd., part of Karro Food Group Ltd, in conjunction with the Faculty of
Biological
Sciences to develop a future health and performance forecasting tool for
pigs. By
quantifying predictors of individual animal health and performance, the
tool will use
data from a multi-platform monitoring system and machine learning
techniques.
Karro is a leading producer of pork products, supplying high-welfare meat
products
to retail, food service and manufacturing customers in the UK and abroad.
The
company is known for its high health and welfare standards for the animals
on its
farms. The aim of this project is to combine cutting edge monitoring
technologies
with advanced data analytics in order to optimise pig health, welfare and
overall
performance. You will help the partnership to achieve its strategic goals
through the
use of advanced data analytics to accurately forecast performance, health
and
disease throughout every pig’s life-course. /
You will be an employee of the University of Leeds and will have full
access to
University facilities. You will have access to the University’s USS
pension scheme,
with generous employer contributions. You will be encouraged to base
yourself parttime at the Karro Food Ltd company premises at Malton, North
Yorkshire (and/or
remotely, as per government guidance), working to Karro’s terms to enable
you to
gain additional skills and project-specific understanding of the operations
and
logistics of the company and production system.
You may be required to undertake occasional UK-wide travel, and
potentially
international travel, in line with national travel restrictions in place.
Members of the
Faculty of Biological Sciences, the Animal Welfare Epidemiology laboratory,
and the
University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health will provide academic and
technical
support to you throughout the project.
You will have access to a training and development package worth £4,300,
to be
spent according to your needs and the project’s requirements, enabling
you to work
effectively on your KTP project and to plan for your future career. You
will also attend
two weeks of residential KTP training to equip you with the skills and
knowledge
required to complete the project successfully, for which time is allocated
and funding
provided.
Project description
To develop a future health and performance forecasting tool for pigs, by quantifying predictors of individual animal health and performance, using data from a multi-platform monitoring system and machine learning techniques.
About the business
Karro Food Group is one of the United Kingdom’s leading meat processors with pork processing plants across the country. Karro is a leading producer of bacon, gammon, fresh pork, fresh and frozen sausages, ham and cooked meats. We supply our high quality meat products to retail, foodservice and manufacturing customers across the UK.
Data analytics / Statistical modelling
Data analytics
A PhD (or be close to completion) with substantial statistical modelling, data analytics, or forecasting
14 January 2021
31 January 2021
CSRIS1171
We have an opportunity for you to fast-track your career in business by leading a
high-profile, strategically important project from start to completion. Through a
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), you will be working in partnership with Karro
Food Ltd., part of Karro Food Group Ltd, in conjunction with the Faculty of Biological
Sciences to develop a future health and performance forecasting tool for pigs. By
quantifying predictors of individual animal health and performance, the tool will use
data from a multi-platform monitoring system and machine learning techniques.
Karro is a leading producer of pork products, supplying high-welfare meat products
to retail, food service and manufacturing customers in the UK and abroad. The
company is known for its high health and welfare standards for the animals on its
farms. The aim of this project is to combine cutting edge monitoring technologies
with advanced data analytics in order to optimise pig health, welfare and overall
performance. You will help the partnership to achieve its strategic goals through the
use of advanced data analytics to accurately forecast performance, health and
disease throughout every pig’s life-course. /
You will be an employee of the University of Leeds and will have full access to
University facilities. You will have access to the University’s USS pension scheme,
with generous employer contributions. You will be encouraged to base yourself parttime at the Karro Food Ltd company premises at Malton, North Yorkshire (and/or
remotely, as per government guidance), working to Karro’s terms to enable you to
gain additional skills and project-specific understanding of the operations and
logistics of the company and production system.
You may be required to undertake occasional UK-wide travel, and potentially
international travel, in line with national travel restrictions in place. Members of the
Faculty of Biological Sciences, the Animal Welfare Epidemiology laboratory, and the
University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health will provide academic and technical
support to you throughout the project.
You will have access to a training and development package worth £4,300, to be
spent according to your needs and the project’s requirements, enabling you to work
effectively on your KTP project and to plan for your future career. You will also attend
two weeks of residential KTP training to equip you with the skills and knowledge
required to complete the project successfully, for which time is allocated and funding
provided.