PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Food Science in Norway

This postdoctoral project at Wageningen University & Research focuses on the physical chemistry behind food ingredient functionality and on improving how it is measured across laboratories. The work addresses a clear methodological challenge in food science: analytical methods for properties such as emulsifying, foaming, and gelling functionality are often not sufficiently standardized, making comparisons between studies difficult. The successful candidate will contribute to the development, cri...

The FIPDes Consortium offers a fully funded master’s programme in Food Innovation and Product Design , with a thesis pathway focused on sustainable food systems, food product development, food technology and innovation. The programme brings together an international academic network comprising AgroParisTech , the University of Naples Federico II , Lund University and TU Dublin . Students will engage with interdisciplinary approaches to the development of innovative food products and technologies...

CSIRO Agriculture and Food is offering two PhD scholarships focused on grazing livestock research at the F.D. McMaster Laboratory site in Armidale, New South Wales. The opportunities support doctoral research connected with pastoral livestock systems and provide access to CSIRO scientists, mentors, facilities and research expertise. Available projects address important challenges in sustainable and productive livestock production, including: Evaluating tree plantings for productive and sustainab...

INRAE Doctoral Contracts are salaried PhD positions hosted by France’s national research institute for agriculture, food and the environment. The institute has around 272 research units across France, giving doctoral researchers access to a wide national research network. These contracts support doctoral research linked to INRAE’s scientific areas, especially agriculture, food, ecology and the environment. The position is structured as a work contract rather than a stipend, so doctoral researche...

Texas A&M University is seeking a PhD student for an enology and sensory science project beginning in January 2027. The research will address wine quality issues relevant to the Texas wine industry through applied work combining wine chemistry, sensory evaluation, and fermentation science. Under the guidance of Dr. Andreea Botezatu in the Department of Horticultural Sciences, the student will investigate factors affecting wine quality and contribute to research with direct relevance to regional ...

Wageningen University & Research is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance the measurement and understanding of food ingredient functionality within the Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods (FPH) chair group. The project focuses on developing, critically evaluating, and harmonizing analytical methods for the techno-functional properties of food ingredients, including emulsifying, foaming, and gelling behavior. The researcher will investigate the scientific validity, reproducibility, sen...

Interuniversity Master of Science in Food Technology is offered jointly by KU Leuven and Ghent University in Belgium through the VLIR-UOS ICP Connect Scholarship. The master’s thesis may focus on food science, food engineering, post-harvest technology, food preservation or global food security. The programme is suited to students seeking advanced interdisciplinary training in the technologies and systems used to improve food quality, processing, preservation and availability. Students join an in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service is offering a postdoctoral research fellowship with the Healthy Processed Foods Research unit in Albany, California. The project focuses on developing value-added ingredients from agro-industrial crops and their by-products through fermentation, with the aim of improving functional, nutritional, and sensory properties for health-focused food products. The fellow will work with food technologists, flavor chemists, agricultural eng...

University Fund Wageningen DST fellowships support students starting the two-year Master’s programme in Food Technology at Wageningen University, with a specialisation in Dairy Science and Technology . The scholarship is tied to a very specific academic path in dairy science and is backed by the Dutch dairy industry through the University Fund Wageningen. It is designed to attract talented students into the field and is awarded to a small number of candidates each year. The award is programme-sp...