The incumbent is a Research Biologist (Computational)/Animal Scientist in the Dairy Forage Research Unit at the US Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, WI. The incumbent participates in a collaborative research program to address dairy forage nutrition objectives among USDA, industry, and academic partners. The incumbent develops and conducts research that models and assess improvements in forage and dairy production and provides environmentally sound alternatives for dairy production. Major duties would include but not be limited to: Develop the Ruminant Farming Systems (RuFaS) model, or similar biophysical systems model, and develop decision support tools. Establish and sustain a subject matter expert status and module development leadership rol