Research Engineer/Senior Research Engineer
We are looking for a Research Engineer to become part of our team at the Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences at Chalmers University of Technology. Join our innovative team and contribute to exciting research in life sciences in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
Information about the Division and the Department
The Department of Life Sciences aims to bridge groundbreaking life science research with biochemical engineering, in order to emerge as the leading innovation center in the region. The research has broad applications in areas of health and industrial production of e.g. fine chemicals, food and energy. The department offers highly qualified education for engineering students within the area of bioengineering.It is furthermore collaborating in broad, interdiciplinary national and international networks within academia and the industry.
The Division of Food and Nutrition Science is one of four research divisions at the Department of Life Sciences. It is one of the leading units in the area in Sweden with particular strengths in nutritional and computational metabolomics, dietary biomarkers, micronutrient metal nutrition, nutritional immunology, marine food science, plant based foods and nutrition as well as food by-product biorefining and protein technology.The division has a wide range of modern analytical equipment for chromatography coupled with mass spectrometery, an in vitro human cell laboratory, and food technology laboratory. The division focuses on nutritional solutions for health and disease prevention by studies on the molecular, cellular, and whole-body level.
It also has a strong focus on sustainable use of food raw materials and on many different quality aspects of food.
Job description
As a Research Engineer, you will provide analytical and technical support to the ongoing research at the Food and Nutriton Science Division. Your responsibilities will include development of methods, analysis of samples and maintenance of instruments at the division.You will also have a responsibility to train undergraduate students, PhD-students and post docs within a range of analytical techniques, particularly in chromatography and mass spectrometry.
In this role, you will interact in project groups with senior researchers, PhD-students, postdocs, students as well as with external guest, eg. from industry and/or other institutions. You will be expected to collaborate closely with other Research Engineers at the Division and Department and with specific analytical platforms at Chalmers, such as Chalmers Mass Spectrometry Infrastructue which is part of the national metabolomics infrastructure at SciLifelab.
Depending on the experience and documented qualifications, the holder of the position can either be empolyed as a Research Engineer or as a Senior Research Engineer.
Contract termsPermanent employment
Qualifications
The successful candidate fulfills the following requirements:
- Analytical chemistry on MSc-level or PhD-level or corresponding
- Expert competence in chromatographic techniques and mass spectrometry
- Eperience from state-of-the-art sample preparation techniques
- Experience from development and validation of analytical methods adpated to a broad set of sample matrices
- Experience from efficient reporting of analytical results
- Experience from instrument maintenance
- Very good communication skills in verbal and written English
It is meritorious if you also fulfill the following:
- Experience from analysis of a variety of biomasses, food and biological samples are meritorious
- Experience from systematic quality assurance work
- Experience from biomass fractionation/different principles of food processing
- Expereince from food analysis
- Experience from industrial collaborations
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Application procedure
The application should be attached as PDF files, as below:
CV
Personal letter
Other documents (optional): Please attach copies of completed education and grades.
Please use the button at the bottom of the page to reach the application form. We do not accept applications sent by email.
Application deadline: 2025-04-13
We will interview continously during the application period.
For questions, please contact: Rikard Landberg
rikard.landberg@chalmers.se
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Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level. The university has 3100 employees and 10,000 students, and offers education in engineering, science, shipping and architecture.With scientific excellence as a basis, Chalmers promotes knowledge and technical solutions for a sustainable world. Through global commitment and entrepreneurship, we foster an innovative spirit, in close collaboration with wider society.
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