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 chenjs1@sifbi.a-star.edu.sg.)