PIPE PhD Scholarship At the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark

Description
The scholarship is funded by the Nordic Innovation Center (NiCe) and will be part of the strategic Nordic Marine Innovation programme project ”Pelagic Industry Processing Effluents: Innovative and Sustainable solutions-PIPE” which is a collaborative project between,  Chalmers University of Technology, (Sweden), and several Scandinavian SMEs. The vision with the PIPE project is to test cutting edge technologies, and characterize as well as valorise the organic material collected from fish industries effluents and thereby increase sustainability. The project has a Nordic dimension as it includes several fish producers and technology providers from Scandinavian countries.

Eligibility

1. M.Sc. in Food Technology/Food Chemistry preferred but Msc in Chemical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry or equivalent are also relevant.
2. Experience with or knowledge of one or more of the following areas will be an advantage:  Protein, lipids and bioactive ingredients characterization and purification, separation technologies, water purification technologies, and statistical analysis.
3. Good laboratory skills
4. Good collaboration and communication skills
5. Structured and analytical working approach

Application Procedure
Please open the link "apply for this job online", fill in the application form and attach the following documents;

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma
• A vision for the PhD study and for this project in particular
• Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system

Candidates may apply prior to obtaining their master's degree, but cannot begin before having received it.

Submission Deadline
9 January 2012

Website Link
http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx