Candidates should possess a degree in veterinary medicine or marine biology and have achieved experiences and knowledges in the field of fish pathology and aquatic experimental models.

The veterinary comparative pathology research team, of the Dept. Of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences of the University of Messina, carries out experimental research in the field of comparative veterinary pathology, with particular attention to the diseases affecting livestock and affection animals as well as aquatic organisms destined for production in aquaculture and wild. The group also carries out preclinical research on aquatic models, always in the context of applied and translational pathology. Experimental procedures of the research team are carried out at the Centre for Experimental Fish Pathology (CISS) of Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy. CISS is accredited since 2006 for use and since 2010 for production of aquatic organisms for experimental research (DM n°39/ Marzo/2006).