Information about the division
The Food and Nutrition Science Division (FNS) aims to bring together the latest methodology and technology to understand and conceptualise how to produce sustainable and high-quality foods that contribute to a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. Our vision is healthy foods for a sustainable future. With the combination of expertise, topics, and approaches, spanning from sustainable food production in a bioeconomy context, targeted food composition and food quality analyses to the development and application of data-driven methods to understand the interplay between human genetics, microbiota and nutrition, FNS is recognized on a top five position in Europe with the potential to become a global leader in some specific areas.

This position could include any or several aspect of molecular food biotechnology as defined below. 

Information about the research area
Molecular food biotechnology is a broad area that uses molecular techniques to understand and engineer metabolic pathways and biochemical reactions related to quality improvement of conventional or underutilized food raw materials, manufacturing of food additives or introduction of novel raw materials into the food chain (e.g., insects, lignocellulose, algae). It can exploit raw materials derived from primary production or side streams thereof using microorganisms such as yeast, fungi, microalgae or bacteria or their enzymes and metabolites.

The subject includes biotechnology processes such as traditional fermentation, brewing and precision fermentation where cell factories produce specific molecules and/or remove antinutrients that may ultimately improve sensory characteristics, functional attributes and nutrient bioaccessibility of a wide variety of food raw materials. The subject also covers de novo production of foods (e.g. meat/fish tissue, single cells) or ingredients (e.g. proteins, lipids, high value nutrients) via cell cultures using biotechnology in combination with tissue engineering, molecular biology and synthetic biology. This approach can replace or supplement traditional agri-/aquaculture. OMICs- techniques such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics coupled to data-driven approaches based on machine-learning and AI are central for the development and characterization of the microbial populations, processes and foods ultimately produced and consumed. Research in this area will have a direct impact on consumers, the food industry, and society. 

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibilities as associate professor involve teaching on undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels, as well as performing your own research. The position also includes supervising PhD students, taking part in leadership and administration and actively applying for external funding. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large.

Following aspects are particularly relevant, but not restricted, to the proposed research:
- Data science to advance research within molecular food biotechnology
- De novo protein and lipid production using single cells in combination with high nutrient side streams from the food industry as cultivation media. This area has possibilities for sequential cultivation/co-cultivation of different organisms with different nutritional demands.
- Cellular agriculture/aquaculture to produce new food raw materials to integrate into the food chain
- Precision fermentation of novel and underutilized food raw materials and side-streams to: Produce nutrients, vitamins and high-value compounds and/or degrading anti-nutrients to improve micro- and macronutrient bioaccessibility
- Disintegrate and liberate proteins and high-value chemicals aiding their extractability
- Establishing molecular/ bioanalytical techniques to characterize food components and/or their reactions in raw material, bioprocesses and final food products.

Contract terms
Full-time permanent employment.

Qualifications
* A strong publication record with demonstrated independence, in the field of molecular food biotechnology.
* Pedagogical competencies and a documented record of research-based teaching, including the creation and running of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
* Experience in supervising Bachelor, Master's and PhD students.
* Successful at attracting external funding.

Meritorious:
* Ability to develop collaborative research project ideas.
* A collaborative and innovative mind set.
* Successful track record in industry collaboration and an entrepreneurial mindset.
* Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills.
* Excellent team and project management skills, including experience from international collaborative research projects.

For all Associate Professors at Chalmers
For a definition of the academic level for the position of Associate Professor, please consult our Appointment regulations, section 6.3. Your qualifications and academic level will be evaluated by the department, by Chalmers Faculty Appointment Committee, and by external expert evaluators.

We require all our teaching faculty to have a minimum of 15 HEC in teaching and learning in higher education and Supervising Research Students 3 HEC, in accordance with 

SUHF’s recommendations. If you have not had the possibility to take courses on teaching and learning in higher education, you will be required to take such courses at Chalmers within the first two years of employment. 

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English.  If Swedish is not your native language, we would like you to be able to teach in Swedish on undergraduate level after a few years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

We offer
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees.

Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20220324 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files. Maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system does not support Zip files:
CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Family name, Ref. number)
• Your CV (guidelines that include Chalmers expectations of the content of your CV are found here).
• Include a list of publications (please also see the CV guidelines).

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number)
One page where you:
•  Introduce yourself
•  Describe your motivation for applying to this position and what attracts you about Chalmers
•  Describe how you support your colleagues and bring about a good working environment.
•  Include names and full contact information of two references that we can contact.

Research statement: (Please name the document as: Research statement, Family name, Ref. number)
One to three pages where you:
• Describe your previous research areas and main research results
• State your future research goals and focus.

Pedagogical qualifications: (Please name the document as: Pedagogical portfolio, Family name, Ref number)
• Please compile a pedagogical portfolio to describe your pedagogical and educational qualifications using the format specified in the Pedagogical Portfolio instructions.
• Teaching faculty at Chalmers are required to have education in higher education pedagogics in accordance with SUHF’s current recommendations. A description of how you meet these requirements needs to be presented in a separate dedicated document, “Pedagogical training qualifications”, or as part of the Pedagogical portfolio. Please follow the instructions in Pedagogical qualifications and SUHF requirements.
• Please append certificates for completed courses in pedagogical training and any other documents described in the portfolio instructions.

External applicants who currently do not meet the SUHF requirements may be employed for a permanent position under the condition that the required education is completed within the first two years of employment.

Other documents:
• Documents verifying awards and recognitions stated in your CV, and other documents relevant to support your application.
• Copies of a maximum of five relevant publications that cannot be accessed via your ORCID, Scopus ID or ResearcherID.

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: August 31, 2022

For questions, please contact:
Professor Rikard Landberg, Head of Division Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering
Email: rikard.landberg@chalmers.se

HR partner Jennie Strömstedt
Email: jennie.stromstedt@chalmers.se

*** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. *** 
   

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