Tenure Track Assistant Professor /Associate Professor in Food Process Engin

at  Aarhus Universitet

The Biological and Chemical Engineering Department (BCE) at Aarhus University invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Food Process Engineering / Fermentation. Aarhus University seeks an exceptionally innovative and visionary engineer to complement and develop the research activities of the Industrial Biotechnology section of BCE.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We seek to appoint an expert in the research area of Food Process Engineering / Fermentation who will oversee the development of research activities centered around the pilot plant facilities at Campus Viborg in close collaboration with the colleagues in Aarhus.

The candidate is expected to develop internationally competitive research activities, and/or contribute to strengthening the current research activities of the section. Focus areas include but are not limited to:

• Fermentation and process integration for agricultural and food waste and side streams, with a special focus on green biorefinery systems.
• Microbial protein production such as CO2 to protein
• The application of microbes and enzymes to develop sustainable bioprocesses for biosolutions.

The candidates are expected to work closely with other researchers/groups of BCE, relevant departments at AU as well as with external stakeholders. The ability to work internationally and in interdisciplinary teams is essential.
The candidate is expected to strengthen the educational activities broadly related to food technology at BCE. Teaching responsibilities include the supervision of graduate students and mentoring of postdoctoral fellows, leading courses of the university’s bachelor and master programs, and the laboratory training of bachelor and master students. The candidate is expected to contribute to departmental committee activities.

WHO WE ARE

Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering was established on 1 January 2021 in connection with Aarhus University’s reorganization of the engineering area. The department employs around 175 people and is responsible for research and education within the department’s scientific areas. We educate both Bachelors and Masters of Science in Engineering and around 825 students are enrolled in our study programs. Furthermore, we also offer an ambitious PhD program. Our PhD students have high academic ambitions and deliver high-quality results for both the private and the public sectors.
At the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, focus is on living systems, the biology of organisms, efficient production, and transformation of chemicals, materials and energy. We translate knowledge within biotechnology, food technology, environmental technology, chemical engineering, industrial biotechnology, medical biotechnology and electrochemical engineering, and more into new technologies and value-creating solutions that can also be used in the business community.
Many of our research and development activities are based on companies’ specific innovation needs or specialist application areas. Close collaboration with the public sector and private businesses ensures that the knowledge and technology generated in the department’s research environments has a clear anchoring in reality and benefits the surrounding society. We also provide research-based public sector consultancy and advice on technology in agriculture and food.
The aim of the Industrial Biotechnology section is to provide bio-based, sustainable solutions for industrial, food and health related applications. The section is located at AU and at Campus Viborg and combines expertise in Microbial and Food Biotechnology, Microbial Systems Engineering, Natural Products and Enzyme Technology. The section has state of the art facilities for microbial cultivation at aerobic and anaerobic conditions, molecular biology work, a well-established analytical platform and processing plant at different scales from lab size to pilots. There is a strong interest in developing biosolutions for the food and feed industry based on captured CO2 and on agro-industrial side streams from e.g. green biorefinery, where AU has an outstanding international position (https://cbio.au.dk/)

Please refer the Job description for details