Convocatoria: Postdoctoral position in Consumer Science for the Food Quality and Technology Program – IRTA (Plazo: 15 de febrero de 2024)

Postdoctoral position in Consumer Science for the Food Quality and Technology Program – IRTA

Organismo: Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria (IRTA)

Requisitos:

Required qualifications and experience:

–       Ph.D. in Psychology, Sociology, Food Engineering, Neurophysiology or related fields preferably applied to the food science and technology.

–       Proved research skills: literature review, experimental design and implementation, statistical data analysis, scientific article writing.

–       Dissemination skills: presentation/communication skills, and technical writing.

–       Capacity to successfully develop collaborative research links with national and international research organizations, and the ability to interact closely with private companies. The successful candidate will be expected to attract funds from private and public sectors for research, interact with stakeholders.

 Desirable requirements:

–       Expertise in methodological approaches to obtain and understand neurophysiological measures in the food domain (electroencephalography, electrodermal activity, facial expressions, eye tracking, etc.).

–       Experience on immersive environments and contextual factors affecting consumer behaviour.

–       Post-doctoral experience in the research topic, preferably with an international scope and applied approach regarding consumer science.

–       Basic skills on: R, MATLAB, JavaScript or Python and image and video edition software.

–       Well-developed interpersonal skills including ability to work as part of international team, and capacity to work independently.

–       Flexibility and adaptation with availability to travel.

 Languages

–       Proficiency in English.

–       Spanish and Catalan are also valued.

Solicitudes:

If you wish to be considered for this position, please, apply via our Recruitment Platform to the job post with reference 02/24 and upload your CV and motivation letter. All information will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Comentarios:

Head of the Program: Dr Sara Bover Cid

        Program’s key researcher/s for this position: Dr Luis Guerrero Asorey

      Job location: IRTA Monells (Girona)

     Full-time position: 37.5 h/week

  Terms of appointment: temporal position for one year linked to the project COMFOCUS 101005259 / DARWIN 101136462 with the possibility of extension.

         Gross Annual Salary: 33,247€ (category F).

Employee Benefits: 22 vacation days, 3 days of family & work conciliation, 45h of personal days, Friday    afternoon off, Compressed Summer schedule from 15/06 to 15/09, conciliation schedule.

  Tasks and Responsibilities:

–       To plan, design and conduct consumer studies combining explicit (rational consumer response) and implicit (neurophysiological consumer response) measures to ensure the achievement of milestones of research projects.

–       To perform literature review, data collection and management, involving statistical analysis.

–       To contribute to the project reporting process, such as writing progress and final reports, scientific production of the research and innovation activities of the Program in consumer studies and neuroscience.

–       To contribute to defining new projects proposals, especially in the frame of public competitive calls and for contracts with public administration and the private sector.

–       To supervise undergraduate and graduate students.

–       To contribute to knowledge transfer, communication, and dissemination activities.

–       To contribute to the teamwork and team-spirit in the Food Quality and Technology Program within the Food Industry Area, fostering collaboration and integration activities.

Plazo de presentación: Hasta el 15/02/24 (Susceptible a error de cálculo, comprobar siempre)

Bases:

https://www.irta.cat/en/work-at-irta/

https://borsatreball.irta.cat/enlace_oferta.aspx?numero=2024&convocatoria=0224&lengua=C

Contacto correo-e: Recursos.Humans@irta.cat

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