Senior Research Assistant in Biology, Food and Nutrition 3024

About the role

Do you have a prior research background in characterisation of materials applied in Food Science and Nutrition?

Northumbria University is inviting applications for a 9-month Senior Research Assistant full-time position in the development of smart starch composites. You will undertake leading research in the field of Food Science, with a focus on how starch techno-functionality and digestibility can be modulated by physical processing and interaction with other food compounds.

As a Senior Research Assistant, you will be a central member of the team, focusing on the development and physicochemical characterisation of starch composites to understand how changes in their multi-scale structure dictate starch digestibility in model systems and staple food products, such as white bread.

You will be based at Northumbria University, with opportunities to visit nationally the industrial collaborators and other prospective commercial partners.

The Food Science and Nutrition group within Northumbria's Applied Sciences Department is quickly expanding in terms of their facilities and academic and industrial collaborations. Through our state-of-the-art research laboratory facilities, our activities are highly cross-disciplinary, and we are known for our high level of industrial engagement.

This role is fixed term for 9 months.

For further detail see the job description.

About you

Applicants should hold a PhD and have demonstrable specialist expert knowledge in Food Science or other related disciplines (e.g. Food Science and Nutrition, Chemistry or Material Science and Engineering). The successful candidate will have extensive experience in characterisation of food systems, and in particular in vitro digestion testing and thermogravimetric, spectroscopic and microscopy techniques. You will demonstrate your knowledge of the critical aspects linked to the design of novel food structures.

Further information about the requirements of the role is available in the person specification.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Maria Benlloch-Tinoco (Maria.Tinoco@northumbria.ac.uk).

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