Research Assistant in the identification of ecological and genetic drivers of texture for food innovation - BRIGHT

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If you are an ambitious early-career scientist seeking to build a strong foundation at the interface of fungal biology, microscopy, and food innovation, this position offers a unique opportunity within a highly interdisciplinary and inspiring research environment. You will develop advanced expertise in food science, fungal biology, fungal genetics and transcriptomics, alongside state-of-the-art confocal microscopy and hands-on food prototyping. This position is a part of BRIGHT's mission- oriented Microbial Food research programme (“referred to as Mission 2”), which aims to build an AI-powered framework for the rational design of microbial foods that meet four targets: consumer acceptance, health, sustainability and scalability. The first phase focuses on two fungal chassis, Aspergillus and Yarrowia, characterizing more than 500 prototypes through multi-omics, sensory analysis, life-cycle assessment and safety testing. Predictive models for flavor, texture, nutrition and process scale-up are trained iteratively through active learning. The scientific scope spans strain engineering, adaptive laboratory evolution, solid- and liquid-state fermentation, sensory and consumer research, and pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of safety, bioavailability and cardiometabolic health, in collaboration with national and international partners1 …

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