Postdoc Opportunities in Food Science in Austria

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...

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...

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...

This postdoctoral fellowship is based with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service in Peoria, Illinois, within the Functional Foods Research unit. The project sits at the intersection of food sensory science, food formulation, and analytical food science, with a focus on improving the healthfulness and shelf life of foods that contain fats and oils. The research team is developing oleogels that can mimic the texture and melting behavior of natural fats, creating potent...

This postdoctoral position is based at the Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, and sits within the university’s broader investment in cellular food. The project is centered on cultivated meat, a research area aimed at producing meat-equivalent nutrients with lower environmental impact, and on developing a product that is scalable, nutritious, and appealing. The work focuses on the technical and analytical challenges needed to support cultivated meat as it moves toward market readiness...

This postdoctoral fellowship is hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service in Athens, Georgia , within the Quality & Safety Assessment Research Unit (QSARU) at the U.S. National Poultry Research Center . The project focuses on poultry meat quality, with a particular emphasis on understanding the biological factors that influence breast meat defects in broiler chickens. The fellow will work on research aimed at identifying the underlying biological mechanisms asso...

The School of Food Science at Washington State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work at the intersection of food safety, microbiology, and data science. The position centers on applied research that addresses real-world food safety challenges in collaboration with industry partners. The successful postdoc will join a dynamic research team investigating microbial contamination, intervention strategies, and risk reduction across diverse food systems. The work includes stu...

This postdoctoral fellowship is based in the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at The University of Queensland , at the Long Pocket location. The project sits within an industry-focused research setting supported by the Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) and brings together university, research, and industry partners. The fellow will work on developing and optimising innovative processing technologies for novel oilseed-derived ingredients , with the aim of improving their...

Colorado State University is seeking a full-time, on-site Postdoctoral Scientist in Fort Collins, Colorado, to lead nutrient composition analyses within the Washington Research Foundation-funded Optimizing Human Health and Nutrition from Soil to Society project. The researcher will use standardized analytical methods developed by the Periodic Table of Food Initiative and collaborate with scientists across an interdisciplinary research team. Responsibilities include planning sample collection and...