Research Assistant - Agri-Food Science

Location: Holbeach
Salary: From £31,396 pro rata
Please note this post is fixed term until 30th May 2025, and part-time at 0.4 FTE (15 hours)
Closing Date: Sunday 11 August 2024
Interview Date: Wednesday 21 August 2024

Do you have knowledge and experience in laboratory based agri-food/food science?

We are currently seeking a Research Assistant in Agri-Food Science.

This project is key to the future of food, aiming to improve the nutrition of children across the UK (where obesity of 4-5 year olds has reached 14.4%), improving the nutritional profile of convenient, commercially available products for children. The project will grow the market for regenerative agriculture and circular economy solutions within the food sector. This is of crucial importance in the UK's transition to sustainable agriculture, circular economy, net-zero and a healthy and thriving society. 

The project is in collaboration with leading experts from the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, Leeds University and food research specialists at Campden BRI. The project will also involve technical expertise at the leading edge of food system change. 

The focus of the project is on testing the power of regenerative agriculture in providing customers with nutrient-dense, better-quality ingredients at the point of purchase. New product development processes for food companies, putting evidence behind as-good-as-homemade and providing much needed transparency to customers on nutritional quality and freshness of baby food products. Plus developing a system of reusable packaging which provides a better customer experience, reducing significant amounts of food and packaging waste 

In this role, you will contribute specifically by conducting reviews of current scientific knowledge in key areas related to the project, prepare, and organise samples for analysis in a laboratory. You will also collate certificate of analysis reports, summary laboratory analysis results for interim/final project reports and presentation. You will join other researchers working on the project within and outside of the University of Lincoln.  

If you would like further information or an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact either Janet Bellamy, Principal Investigator at jbellamy@lincoln.ac.uk; Dr Samson Oyeyinka, Senior Lecturer in Food Chemistry and Nutrition at soyeyinka@lincoln.ac.uk or Dr Bukola Onarinde, Associate Professor at bonarinde@lincoln.ac.uk.

Further details:

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