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Research Associate (Postdoctoral Researcher) – Center of Excellence for Food Technology and Nutrition

University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria - Campus Wels
FH Upper Austria Research & Development Ltd.

Department
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Natural Sciences

Extent
Full-time

Join our renowned research team at FH Upper Austria as a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Researcher).
 

Your Responsibilities

In this position, you will conduct independent, high-quality research in collaboration with professional partners from academia and industry in the field of chemical analytics in food and feed research at the Center of Excellence for Food Technology and Nutrition.

In addition, you will work both collaboratively with colleagues and independently to prepare publications for leading international journals.

Part of your role will also involve coordinating and conducting alignment meetings with project stakeholders, such as companies and public institutions. This requires a high degree of professionalism as well as strong networking skills to ensure successful project outcomes.

Your Profile

You have completed your PhD in Analytical Chemistry or a related discipline.

Your strong communication skills enable you to deliver presentations to key partners, lead appointments and meetings in both German and English, and professionally prepare and present information.

In addition to a careful and structured way of working, you demonstrate a high level of commitment, personal responsibility, ethics, and integrity.

Master's theses on various topics in the food and feed sector available!

Start February 2026, with the following range of topics available:

• Analytics
• cell culture
• Microbiology
• Microscopy or
• process engineering