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Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Whiteknights Reading UK

Job reference: SRF41909

Location: Whiteknights Reading UK

Closing date: 20/07/2022

Job live date: 17/06/2022

Salary: £31,406 - 40,927 pro rata per annum

Employment type: AR-Research

Department: School of Agriculture Policy & Development

Division: Not specified

Hours Per Week:: 0.6 FTE

Employment Basis/Type: Part Time/Fixed Term

This is a part time role in a research project funded by Cargill to investigate in situ starch-gluten interactions in the wheat grain.  This will involve using a combination of microscopy and immunohistochemistry techniques to produce a detailed reconstruction of the starch-gluten interface in the wheat grain, which can then be used to model behaviour of these components during processing.

You will have:

  • PhD in a relevant subject, such as plant science or food science
  • experience of microscopy
  • genuine interest for basic research
  • comfortable working both independently and collaboratively as part of a team of academics based in different research units within and outside the University of Reading.

Informal contact details

Contact role:

Associate professor

Contact name:

Paola Tosi

Contact phone:

0118 378 8119

Contact email:

p.tosi@reading.ac.uk


Interview Date: 20/07/2022

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​​​​​​​The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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