• Looking for a postdoctoral fellowship to help launch your science career?
• Interested in researching the area of healthy cereal and legume ingredients and foods?
• Join the CSIRO Agriculture & Food team for this exciting postdoctoral fellowship

The Position:

This position is for up to 24 months and will work closely with leading Research Scientists in their respective field. The postdoc will carry out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO with the possibility of novel and important scientific outcomes. Findings will be presented in appropriate publications and at conferences.

This project will specifically characterise flavour-active and bioactive metabolites and peptides, in raw and processed legume and novel grain materials and systematically assess the impacts of processing, such as fermentation, germination and thermal processing. Peptide, oligosaccharide and volatile profiles will be characterised in crude and purified fractions using mass spectrometry techniques as well as through in vitro assays and flavour/sensory testing.

Your duties will include:

• Under the direction of senior research scientists, carry out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes.
• Producing quality research in the area of healthy cereal and legume ingredients and foods.
• Characterising and measuring key flavour and bioactive fractions of grains and legumes and assessing impacts of various processing parameters on flavour/sensory properties.
• Undertaking regular reviews and analyses of relevant literature and patents.
• Producing high quality scientific papers suitable for publication in quality journals, for client reports and granting of patents.

Location: North Ryde, Sydney
Salary: $82k to $93k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 2 years
Ref no: 58391

To be successful you will have:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as food/flavour chemistry and related techniques such as mass spectrometry and/or sensory science.   Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years of relevant postdoctoral experience.
• High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including at national and international conferences.
• Strong background in food chemistry or equivalent. Strong background in mass spectrometry, proteomics or equivalent.
• Experience with extraction and characterisation of food components.
• The ability to formulate a research hypothesis and design and execute appropriate experiments.

Before applying please view the full position details and selection criteria here: Position Details

About Us

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We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you.  Find out more Balance

How to Apply: Please provide enough information relevant to the selection criteria for this position to enable the assessment panel to determine your suitability, and upload one document containing your CV/resume and cover letter.  

Applications Close:  10:59pm AEDT, 31 October 2018.