PhD fellowship in Food Material Science
Københavns Universitet
The Department of Food Science, Section of Dairy and Ingredient Science invites applicants for a PhD fellowship to understand and mitigate causes of hardening during storage of protein-rich bars, which part of the research project “MiProBar”, which is financed by Arla Food Ingredients.The start date is (expected to be) 1 October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.The projectProtein bars constitute modern lifestyle products containing 20 to 50 % proteins (often of dairy origin), fat, carbohydrates/sugars and humectants, providing water activity in the intermediate moisture region (typically between 0.5 and 0.8) and giving microbiological stability outside the cooling chain. The ideal protein bar has a soft bite texture that does not develop hardness over a typical shelf life of about one year. However, protein bars are highly concentrated non-equilibrium systems, and in reality thermodynamically favoured physicochemical changes occur during storage, more often than not, resulting in component segregation. From a consumer perspective, this is observed as an unstable growth of product hardness that ultimately renders the product unattractive and, therefore, effectively limits shelf life.The PhD projected is aimed at obtaining knowledge about the causes of protein bar hardening using a range of experimental techniques (among others high and low field NMR, advanced microscopy techniques, texture analysis and analytical chemistry directed at protein modifications) combined with a multi-variate data-driven approach.Who are we looking for?We are looking for candidates within the field(s) of food science, chemical engineering or physical chemistry.The preferred candidate has qualifications within one or more of the following fields
Our group and research- and what do we offer?The PhD student will mainly be located at the Frederiksberg Campus, University of Copenhagen. The PhD student will collaborate closely with staff from Arla Food Ingredients and staff from the INano Centre of Aarhus University and, from time to time, be stationed at these institutions. The student will be integrated into the molecular food science group at the Department of Food Science in an inspiring environment and interact with both senior researchers, fellow PhD students and postdocs.Principal supervisor is Associate Professor, Jens Risbo Department of Food Science, E-mail: jri@food.ku.dk, Direct Phone: +45 23 98 46 50The PhD programmeThe PhD study involves A three year full-time study (Options A) within the framework of (5+3 scheme), if you already have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master’s degree.Qualifications needed for the regular programme
To be eligible for the regular PhD programme you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project. For information on eligibility of completed programmes, see and .Terms of employment in the regular programme
Employment as PhD fellow is full time and for maximum 3 years.Employment is conditional upon your successful enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen. This requires submission and acceptance of an application for the specific project formulated by the applicant.The terms of employment and salary are in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State (AC). The position is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.
We are looking for the following qualifications:
Application and Assessment ProcedureYour application including all attachments must be in English and submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.Please include: * Motivated letter of application (max. one page)
Application deadline:The deadline for applications is 6 September 2024, 23:59 GMT +2.We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.The further process
After deadline, a number of applicants will be selected for academic assessment by an unbiased expert assessor. You are notified, whether you will be passed for assessment.The assessor will assess the qualifications and experience of the shortlisted applicants with respect to the above-mentioned research area, techniques, skills and other requirements. The assessor will conclude whether each applicant is qualified and, if so, for which of the two models. The assessed applicants will have the opportunity to comment on their assessment. You can read about the recruitment process at .Interviews with selected candidates are expected to be held in week 39Questions
For specific information about the PhD fellowship, please contact the principal supervisor.General information about PhD study at the Faculty of SCIENCE is available at the PhD School’s website: .The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the surrounding community and invites all regardless of personal background to apply for the position.Københavns Universitet giver sine knap 10.000 medarbejdere muligheder for at udnytte deres talent fuldt ud i et ambitiøst, uformelt miljø. Vi sikrer traditionsrige og moderne rammer om uddannelser og fri forskning på højt internationalt niveau. Vi søger svar og løsninger på fælles problemer og gør ny viden tilgængelig og nyttig for andre.KontaktJens RisboE-mail:InfoAnsøgningsfrist: 06-09-2024Ansættelsesdato: 01-10-2024Arbejdstid: FuldtidAfdeling/Sted: FOODiframe class=”google_maps_frame” src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/view?key=AIzaSyDZpFayhRtmaC0ZWoqqln6MrIVjq4Ht6Pk¢er=55.68362199999999,12.544744&zoom=16″ title=”kort”
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