18 months Post doc position at the Department of Food Science, Aarhus University: Biorefinery and characterization of food quality protein from green

The Department of Food Science is seeking applications for a 18 months Post doc position. The position includes scientific as well as teaching duties at the Department of Food Science. The post doc will work in a consortium with many industrial and academic partners. The position includes i) optimization of biorefinery strategies in collaboration with engineers and industrial partners, ii) quantification of antinutrients and pigments, protein chemical evaluation, and test of functional properties and implementation into food applications.
The candidate is expected to

• Help engineers optimizing already existing process in pilot and large scale processing
• Analyze food and feed proteins for colorants and saponins using HPLC-MS/MS and GC-MS
• Protein chemical analysis, e.g. SDS-PAGE, Western blotting ect.
• Investigate food protein for functional properties
• Show proof-of-concept food application
• Analyze data with both multivariate and univariate analysis
• Write articles for high impact journals
• Assistance of users/students from the department in laboratory work
• Assist students in data collection software and data analysis
• Participate in teaching at bachelor and master level within food chemistry and technology
• Various duties related to the Department of Food Science including support to the Danish authorities e.g. the Danish Food Ministry

The candidate will be a part of a team focusing on alternative proteins, natural colorants, process- induced changes, as well as proteomics, peptidomics, and metabolomics.
Qualifications
The successful candidate must have:

• a strong background biorefinery of green biomass (clovers and alfalfa) or sea lettuces
• experience in data analysis, multivariate and/or univariate data analysis
• solid understanding of molecular interaction, protein chemistry, analytical chemistry, and process-induced changes in food or feed
• experience in functional properties and extrusion technology is considered a plus
• documented strong writing skills
• strong in oral presentation
• a MSc and PhD degree in food science, analytical chemistry, biochemistry or similar

We offer a challenging and independent job opportunity in an ambitious and inspiring research and education environment with an informal atmosphere. We are looking for a dynamic employee who is able to work independently and maintain an overview during periods of high workload. We expect that you are efficient at planning your time and organizing major tasks. You enjoy interaction with both scientific staff, students and technical-administrative staff and you have a flair for establishing collaborative relationships.

Read more about the Department of Food Science at www.food.au.dk.
Place of work and area of employment
The place of work is Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, Skejby, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
Start date and duration of employment
The intended start date is 1 January 2025 or as soon as possible hereafter. The durtion of employment is 18 months.

Contact information
For further information on the position please contact associate professor Trine Kastrup Dalsgaard ([email protected], +45 22410942)

Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
The application should include the names and e-mail addresses of three people who can provide a letter of reference.
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
Formalities and salary range
Technical Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: Fødevarekemi/Food Chemistry

Deadline: 07 October 2024

Location: Aarhus N Agro Food Park 48