Funded by the Bezos Earth Fund, the $30m Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein will apply cutting-edge Engineering Biology to accelerate the alternative protein revolution and transform global food systems, to make them more sustainable, healthy, productive, and resilient, by driving a step-change in consumption from conventional meat to alternative proteins. Uniting top academics, industry, policy makers and key stakeholders, the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein will be a reference institution in cultivated meat, plant-based and fermentation-based food, and the synergies between them.
We are seekingup to threeexperienced and motivatedindependentResearch Fellowsto jointhe Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein. The successful candidate will play a pivotal roleinleadingworld-class research,supervising projects, students, and postdocs, applying for grants,writingpapers,and establishingan independentresearch group.
The post holder is expected to establish and grow their independent research group at the interface of engineering biology and alternative proteins (either fermentation, cultivated meat, plant/algae-based or hybrid products). The post will be part, and will engage closely with, the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Proteins and the UKRI Microbial Food Hub.
While the fellowship is open to any area of the production of future food and alternative proteins, priority areas of interest are highlighted below:
- Cultivated meat: examples include a research program on cell line development, cell engineering, process optimisation, media optimisation, product development and downstream processing, and any other aspect related to cultured meat
- Food science engineering, product development and gastronomy: examples include work on food analysis, product formulation, microbial food, and culinary sciences.
- Bioreactor design, bioprocess engineering, downstream processing applied to future food
- Artificial Intelligence and alternative proteins or future food
1. PhD (or equivalent) inAlternative Proteinsor a closely related area/discipline or equivalent research
2. Substantial experience in supervising students, writing high-quality scientific publications in reputed journals, securing grantfundingand managing aspects of an academic lab
3. Proventrack recordof research intheir area of expertise onalternativeproteinsorclosely relatedarea
4. Experience in analysing biological experimental data
5. Experience in delivering research project results
6. The opportunity to work with high autonomy in a faced paced and dynamic department, with a thriving team of technical professionals.
7. The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
8. The ability to engage with a wide variety of training and development opportunities within the institution.
9. Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
10. Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
11. Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various and resources to support your personal and professional .