The research profile of the Department of Food Science at Aarhus University is being boosted with the recently published advertisements for two new professorships.

The two professorships will also provide research leadership for two research groups, and therefore by part of the department’s management team – and hence they will have a strong influence on the future success and growth of the department.

One of the two positions will be as Professor in Sensory and Consumer Science.

- We hope to attract a highly qualified candidate with significant international experience. We have great facilities and a very successful research group. Furthermore, we predict that there will be many research opportunities within food, sensory science and health, as this is an area attracting a lot of attention especially from an international perspective, explains Michelle Williams.

This professor is also expected to have a close collaboration with the MAPP Centre at Aarhus University and other relevant actors inside and outside the university.

- We expect that the research area will grow substantially in the coming years in line with the industry's ambition to increase exports. To achieve this goal, there is a real need to understand sensory perceptions and consumer preferences in key export markets to safeguard the development and position of Danish companies and to brand their food products in a successful way, says Michelle Williams.

Michelle Williams likewise expects that the department will succeed in attracting a qualified scientist to the professorship in Dairy Protein Chemistry. A position that also involves being a leader of a research group at the department.

- Within this research area, we need a scientist with a strong academic background and a proven track record of collaboration with industry. The affiliated science team is very talented, so there is a need for a leader who can focus, drive and further strengthen  the quality of the research, and in this way the team will secure a position as an essential partner for global dairy companies, explains Michelle Williams.

She also points out that the department is looking for a candidate who can help strengthen and expand the research area through securing strong international research collaborations and attracting talented students to the department.

- We wish to be one of the preferred partners of the industry for the development of tools and methodologies, knowledge and new products, and through delivering talented graduates that can benefit the industry, says Michelle Williams.

Link to the ”Professor in Sensory and Consumer Sciences and Science Team Leader”
Link to the “Professor in Dairy Protein Chemistry and Science Team Leader”

Both positions have a deadline for applications of 19 July.

Further information: Head of department Michelle Williams, telephone: +45 8715 8335, mobile: +45 2517 0049, e-mail: michelle.willams@agrsci.dk