Postdoc in food ingredients from agricultural waste - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

Food losses and waste (FLW) are serious threats to sustainable development, contributing to both global warming and huge economic losses. Waste streams frequently contain edible components that can be reintegrated into the food supply chain through safe processing, presenting an opportunity to increase food availability without additional strain on agricultural resources. The project will use enzyme technology to transform agricultural by-products into plant-based food ingredients with improved functionalities and health effects. The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in the optimization of enzymatic processes targeted to different agricultural side streams, evaluating the composition of the food ingredients and their rheological and colloidal properties. The project is part of PLENTY - a Centre for a Symbiotic and Circular Food Provisioning, funded by Formas and will be implemented in collaboration with our industrial stakeholders. The candidate is expected to participate in all project activities, including research, meetings, dissemination of results, and guidance of master's students.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH
• The postdoc will be part of the Division of Glycoscience at the Department of Chemistry at KTH, which is a multidisciplinary environment with competences on molecular biology, biochemistry and materials sciences towards the use of natural polymers for the environment and health.
• The postdoc will be part of PLENTY - a Centre for a Symbiotic and Circular Food Provisioning, coordinated by KTH, with 5 academic partners and 20 external stakeholders, providing a vibrant network and a specific mentoring program for postdocs.

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• The candidate must have completed doctoral degree or foreign degree deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree in food technology, materials science, nanotechnology, biotechnology or related subjects.
• The candidate must have demonstrated scientific skill and practical experience in the rheological and colloidal characterization of food polymers through the publication of scientific publications. The candidate must have carried out research activities in several of the following areas: (i) Extraction and modification of polysaccharide components from agricultural resources; (ii) polysaccharide (bio)chemistry and molecular characterization; (iii) enzymatic modification of polysaccharides and/or agricultural streams (iv) functional characterization of the rheological and colloidal properties of food ingredients.
• The candidate should have excellent communication skills in scientific English, both oral and written.
• As a person, you must show independence in planning your work after discussion with the supervisor and the ability to cooperate with all researchers in the project

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Application of advanced methods of carbohydrate analysis, including chromatography and mass spectrometry, is desirable.
• Evidence of (sub)supervision of master's and bachelor's degree students is also desirable.
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality and sustainability issues is meritorious.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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