SIFBI seeks to appoint a Principal Investigator in area of food oral processing. Special interests will be on the food oral manipulation, food oral rheology, oral tribology, oral physiology, bolus formation and swallowing, food-saliva interactions, and other emerging topics in relation to eating and sensory perception. The appointed Principal Investigator is expected to lead a research team to conducted experiment-based original research in food oral processing.
Jobs Responsibilities:
- To lead a research team to conducted experiment-based research in areas of food oral processing.
- To lead new initiatives in research project proposals
- To write up high impact research publications
- To establish strong international links with academic partners
- To actively engage with industry for knowledge transfer and research collaborations
- To mentor and provide support to junior researchers
- To participate team/laboratory management
Job Requirements:
- PhD in food science or other relevant disciplines
- More than 10 years' experience of postdoctoral and independent research
- Strong lab-based research background in food sensory, food physics, food texture, food flavour.
- An excellent track record of research publications
- Excellent communication skills (e.g. writing and speaking)
The candidate should demonstrate his/her research achievements with an excellent track record of research publications, cases of successful funding, industrial collaborations, and social/economic impacts.
(Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Prof. Jianshe Chen via email [email protected].)
The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
