Ireland : Ph.D food packaging for European Students

Scholarship Description:

Ireland : Ph.D food packaging for European Students is open for . The scholarship allows level program(s) in the field of taught at . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Ireland : Ph.D food packaging for European Students

The Food Packaging Group in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences at UCC is a dynamic research group working in the areas of Food packaging development and packaging application for food and beverage products. The post-doctoral position offered would provide a candidate with an exciting opportunity to work within a research active environment that is closely aligned to food, beverage and packaging industries. The candidate required for the post must have a Ph.D. in the area of food packaging, have worked with smart packaging materials and nanotechnologies and have an interactive knowledge of packaging testing and assessment.

Project: FIRM - Packaging and Chilling Technologies to Enhance Meat Quality and Safety

Post Duration: 2 years 8 months

Key Duties and Responsibilities

This title will apply to newly qualified Post-Doctoral Researchers and will be considered as a period of training as the researcher will have dual goals in terms of the research project and their own career development.  The researcher will be mentored by a Principal Investigator (PI).  It is expected that a researcher would spend not more than 3 years at the Post Doctoral level, subject to the term of the project and would then be eligible to compete for a Senior Post Doctoral post advertised by the University.

The primary focus of the Postdoctoral Researcher will be research however a particular emphasis during this stage should include;

• To conduct a specified programme of research under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator/Project Leader.


• To engage in appropriate training and professional development opportunities as required by the Principal Investigator, School or College in order to develop research skills and competencies.


• To gain experience in grant writing.


• To engage in the dissemination of the results of the research in which they are engaged, as directed by, with the support of and under the supervision of a Principal Investigator.


• To become familiar with the publication process.


• To acquire generic and transferable skills (including project management, business skills and postgraduate mentoring/supervision).


• To engage in the wider research and scholarly activities of the research group, School or College.


• To interact closely with postgraduate research students who are studying for a Masters or a PhD and possibly have an agreed role in supporting these students in their day to day research in conjunction with an academic supervisor.


• To carry out administrative work to support the programme of research.


• To carry out additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.


• To contribute to costing research grant proposals and assist in the financial management of a research project.

Criteria

• A PhD qualification.


• Appropriate research experience.


• Appropriate technical competence and accomplishment.


• A capability of working within a project team to achieve results.


• Good communication, organisation and interpersonal skills.


• A commitment to gaining practical experience working on a research project.


• Ability to work well within a team.

For Informal Enquiries on the post candidates should contact:

Name: Dr Joe O. Kerry

Title: Senior College Lecturer and Head of the Food Packaging Group

Email Address: joe.kerry@ucc.ie

Telephone: +353-21-4903798

To Apply:

Please submit a short cover letter and C.V. to Dr Joe Kerry, Email Address: joe.kerry@ucc.ie, Telephone: +353-21-4903798, on or before the closing date of 24^th September 2014.

Further Information

Application Deadline : 24 September 2014

Degree Level:

Ireland : Ph.D food packaging for European Students is available to undertake level programs at .

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.