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Lund University, Department of Food Technology, Engineering and Nutrition
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
The Department of Food Technology, Engineering, and Nutrition reimagines and improves both products and processes in the food supply chain.
Our work has a clear connection to Agenda 2030 through a research focus on sustainable and nutritious food for the future.
Collaboration with industry, farmers, and other research groups both inside and out of Sweden is an important component of our strategy.
Several well-known food innovations have come out of the Department, e.g. Oatly and Proviva.
Subject description Juiciness of meat is key in determining its consumer acceptance and there is a significant know-how and experimental tools with regard to meat. However, for plant-based alternatives this understanding and characterisation toolbox is still largely missing. In this EU project we will transfer and modify what is known in meat to meat alternatives aiming to:
- Quantify juice loss of meat alternatives compared to their targeted meat example
- Understand structure properties and role of ingredients including the plant proteins, lipids, hydrocolloids etc.
- Understand the influence of processing and cooking
- Evaluate the correlation between physical measurements and sensory perception of juiciness
- Develop prototypes with improved sensory perception and clear product development guidelines.
Our part of this EU project is to measure the structural properties using oil droplet size distributions, texture and light and electron microscopy.
Work duties
- Research within the research area described above.
- Working out methodology for light and electron microscopy using a microtome and different colouring agents.
- Working out methodology trying to quantify the micrographs achieved in light and electron microscopy.
- Collaboration with industry working on meat analogues
- Writing reports within EU project
- Administration related to the work duties listed above
Qualification requirements Applicants must have:
- A PhD in Applied Nutrition or Food Engineering
- Very good oral and written proficiency in English
Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department, and how they stand to contribute to its future development.
Terms of employment Fixed-term employment, 100 %, 12 months.
Instructions how to apply Applications shall be written in English and be compiled into a PDF-file containing:
- Resumé/CV including a list of publications.
- A general description of past research
- Contact information of at least two references
- Copy of the doctoral degree certificate and other certificates/grades that you wish to be considered.
| Type of employment | Temporary position |
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| Contract type | Full time |
| First day of employment | enligt överenskommelse |
| Salary | Månadslön |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 100 |
| City | Lund |
| County | Skåne län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | PA2021/1171 |
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| Published | 23.Apr.2021 |
| Last application date | 07.May.2021 11:59 PM CEST |