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Job details
Job reference
19/107112
Date posted
17/01/2019
Application closing date
05/02/2019
Salary
£33,199 per annum
Job category/type
Research
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Research Fellow
Job description
Funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and working in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, ABP Food Group and Waitrose, this project running until December 31st 2019 with a view to extend to December 31st 2020 is investigating innovation led packaging for red meat, fish & poultry
made from material derived from agri-food waste. The issue of waste plastic in the food industry is currently a hot topic and has led to strong consumer demand for producers & retailers to remove single use & reduce hard-to-dispose plastic. Adopting a circular economic outlook, we aim to divert non-edible food waste into new value chains in the packaging industry.
The successful candidate will be part of a large team across EU and, for this post, their focus will be on the sourcing and processing of agri-food waste streams with the aim to extract materials that can be incorporated into polymer processing techniques. In achieving this they will work alongside process engineers from QUB's Polymer Processing Research Centre.
Applicants should hold (or be about to obtain) a PhD in a relevant area (Mechanical, chemical, agricultural engineering or chemistry).
Informal enquiries may be directed to, Dr Eoin Cunningham, email: e.cunningham@qub.ac.uk or telephone: +44(0)28 9097 4206
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Job title
Research Fellow
Job reference
19/107112
Date posted
17/01/2019
Application closing date
05/02/2019
Salary
£33,199 per annum
Job category/type
Research
Attachments
Blank
Job description
Funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and working in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, ABP Food Group and Waitrose, this project running until December 31st 2019 with a view to extend to December 31st 2020 is investigating innovation led packaging for red meat, fish & poultry
made from material derived from agri-food waste. The issue of waste plastic in the food industry is currently a hot topic and has led to strong consumer demand for producers & retailers to remove single use & reduce hard-to-dispose plastic. Adopting a circular economic outlook, we aim to divert non-edible food waste into new value chains in the packaging industry.
The successful candidate will be part of a large team across EU and, for this post, their focus will be on the sourcing and processing of agri-food waste streams with the aim to extract materials that can be incorporated into polymer processing techniques. In achieving this they will work alongside process engineers from QUB's Polymer Processing Research Centre.
Applicants should hold (or be about to obtain) a PhD in a relevant area (Mechanical, chemical, agricultural engineering or chemistry).
Informal enquiries may be directed to, Dr Eoin Cunningham, email: e.cunningham@qub.ac.uk or telephone: +44(0)28 9097 4206
Candidate Information
About the School
Information for international applicants