International Scholarships

Opportunities exist for motivated graduates to develop their research skills further in a variety of innovative food research projects based at the Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. The laboratories are well equipped and the prospective students will have access to state-of-the-art research equipment and experienced supervisors. There are currently four studentships available … [More Info]

The Opportunity: A M.Sc. or Ph.D. student is sought in support of the Protein Quality and Utilization Program within the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.The research area focuses on biopolymers as functional ingredients for food. Specifically, the project will investigate protein-polysaccharide interactions at the molecular level, and their resulting impact on structure-forming properties in food. … [More Info]

Sandia National Laboratories is one of the countrys largest research and engineering laboratories, employing 8,700 people at major facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Livermore, California. We apply our world class scientific and engineering creativity and expertise to comprehensive, timely and cost effective solutions to our nations greatest challenges. Please visit our website at www.sandia.gov. … [More Info]

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellow to work in the development of methodologies for teaching organic chemistry to blind people. The position is within the research group of Prof. Ana M. Lobo in the Department of Chemistry at FCT – New University of Lisbon, Portugal (http://www.cqfb.fct.unl.pt/qoa/AL.html). The successful candidate will be part of an … [More Info]

A PhD student position in synthetic organic chemistry directed towards design of novel compounds with potential functions as molecular electronics components is available in the group of Prof. Henrik Ottosson at the Department of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry. The project will beside synthesis in organosilicon chemistry also include close interaction with computational chemists and physicists … [More Info]

PhD position Agrotechnology & Food Science Group (Gelderland), 38 hours per week Job description We are offering a PhD research project on the properties and behaviour of novel, protein-inspired biopolymers with block structure: self-assembly, micellization, gel formation, conformations etc. as a function of physicochemical parameters. The polymers are biosynthesized through fermentation by gmo’s (yeasts) containing … [More Info]

International Max Planck Research School “Ecological Interactions” Project 7: How do wood-feeding insects digest their diet? Supervisors: Prof. Jonathan Gershenzon, Dr. Axel Schmidt, Dr. Martin Kaltenpoth, MPI-CE Wood-feeding insects are sometimes known to use microbial symbionts present in their guts to help in digestion and nutrient mobilization. However, nothing is known about how such insects … [More Info]