CV | sebastiengoumon

Education

2009 – 2013 Ph.D in Animal Sciences. Laval University (Canada)

2004 – 2006 MSc in Animal Sciences. National Agronomic Institute of Paris-Grignon (France)

2001 – 2004 BSc in Animal Biology. University of Rennes (France)

Employment and research experience

2020-present Research scientist. ETH Zurich; Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Switzerland)

2019-2020 Postdoctoral fellow. ETH Zurich; Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Switzerland)

2014-2019 Postdoctoral fellow. Institute of Animal Science of Prague (Czech republic)

2009-2013 PhD research. Prairie Swine Center Inc. (Canada). Thesis: Effect of truck design and

handling procedures on pig welfare

2010-2011 Research Assistant. Prairie Swine center Inc. (Canada)

2006 MSc research. National Institute for Agronomic Research (France). Thesis: Effect of

prenatal stress on stress reactivity and cognitive abilities of piglets

2004 BSc research. Pont-Scorff zoo (France). Thesis: effect of enclosure on jackass penguin

behaviour and reproduction.

Research grants

Goumon, S., Ulbrich. S.E. 2024-2026. Project: use of salivary oxytocin to explore positive welfare. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Goumon, S., Ulbrich. S.E. 2024-2026. Project. Open access Audio-visual archive for Animal Sciences. Innovedum ETH Zürich.

Other scientific activities

Cost action participation

Cost Action Lift: management committee and leadership of the sub group "Socio-individual factors modulating positive animal welfare". (2022-2026)

Editor role

Guest editor: Special issue "social relationships in farm animals". Applied Animal Behaviour Science (2023)

Reviewer role

Affiliation