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.
  
  

Interview Date: 20/07/2022

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