SIFBI seeks to appoint a Principal Investigator / Senior Scientist in areas related to 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 (i.e. bigdata, AI, and etc) in relation to eating and sensory perception. Once appointed, he/she is expected to conduct independent and experiment-based research and to gradually establish a research team on a topic area of eating and sensory perception.
Jobs Responsibilities:
· To conduct high quality research and to gradually establish a research team on an area of food oral processing.
· To lead new initiatives in research project and grant 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
· At least 3 years' experience of independent research after PhD
· Strong lab-based research background in food sensory, food physics, food texture, food flavour
· Excellent track record of research publications
· Excellent communication skills (e.g. writing and speaking)
· The candidate should also demonstrate his/her research achievements with an excellent track record of research publications, cases of successful funding, industrial collaborations, and social/economic impacts.
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.
