The School of Food and Nutritional Sciences in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC is internationally recognised for excellence in education, research, and training programmes and is unique in Ireland for its commitment to food science and technology, food business, food biotechnology and food and health. The School of Food and Nutritional Sciences in UCC has been, and remains, majorly involved in national, international and industrial research programmes. It occupies a dedicated Food Science and Technology complex including an extensive food processing hall (cheese, bakery, beverage and muscle foods) and a range of specialised laboratory facilities (food packaging, sensory, shelf-life testing). Currently, Cereal and Beverage Science Research Group (CBSRG) consists of 1 post-doc, 7 PhD students, and 3 MSc students. The state-of-the art analytical and processing facilities allow us to perform research at the highest scientific level. The CBSRG has just been successful in securing funding from Nestlé Research Center, Food Science and Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland. Hence, we are currently recruiting for the following Post- doctoral post in fundamental studies on gluten-free ingredients for which funding has been awarded for two years.
Project Title: Characterization of the properties of gluten-free ingredients and validation of their performance in food matrices
Post Duration: 2 years
Role Summary
The Post-Doctoral Researcher title will apply to newly qualified Post-Doctoral Researchers and will be considered as a period of training as the researcher will have dual goals in terms of the research project and their own career development. The researcher will be mentored by a Principal Investigator (PI). It is expected that a researcher would spend not more than 3 years at the Post Doctoral level, subject to the term of the project and would then be eligible to compete for a Senior Post Doctoral post advertised by the University.
Salary: IUA Post-Doctoral Researcher Scale, €33,975- €38,155
Application closing date 15 September 2014
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