Research Fellow in Plant Protein Digestion and Quality

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a strong background in food science/technology at PhD level? Do you have experience in protein digestion and processing?  Do you want to further your career in one of the UKs leading research intensive Universities and also work with an exciting and dynamic company to develop novel plant-based foods for the future funded by Innovate UK?

This Canada-UK plant-based Protein Innovation project involves a bi-lateral consortium of academia and commercial food partners to bring a much-needed whole food plant-based burger to market addressing key SDGs (sustainable development goals): good health and well-being, zero hunger, responsible and sustainable consumption and production, and climate change project. The project brings together the taste, texture and mouthfeel of beef, along with the plant-based lipid structure to emulate an 18% fat content beef burger. It aims to develop an innovative delicious sustainably, locally produced whole foods plant-based alternative to a beef patty using Canadian and UK sourced products from the agri-food sector. The post-holder must be able to communicate with scientists, production engineers and marketeers on the nutritional, structural and digestion aspects of plant-based ingredients. The candidate will be working with Dr. Alan Javier Hernandez-Alvarez- PI at the School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds.

The University of Leeds has an opportunity for you to be involved in a project to develop, test and commercialise an innovative plant-based product for the emerging plant-based market. You will be working in collaboration with UK partners, STARS and the School of Food Science and Nutrition; and Canadian partners, Lovingly Made Ingredients, Botaneco, University of Guelph and the Saskatchewan Food Centre.

The post-holder will help to develop the company’s expertise around protein chemistry, novel proteins, functionality and digestion to help bring a product to market that will appeal to anyone and everyone – vegans, vegetarians and flexitarians, among others.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Alan Javier Hernandez Alvarez, Lecturer in Nutrition and Global Health

Email: a.j.hernandezalvarez@leeds.ac.uk

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