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The Department of Food Science and Technology in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences has multiple open positions for postdoc research associates for a USDA-funded “When Blue is Green” project. The hires will join an interdisciplinary team aiming to develop integrated zero-waste seafood production systems. Successful candidates will conduct research on one or more of the following topics:

• Cultivation of microalgae for wastewater treatment
• Processing of microalgal biomass into high-value bioproducts
• Modeling of nutrient and energy flows in controlled environment agriculture
• Biorefinery process design, simulation and optimization
• Life cycle assessment on food, agricultural, and/or biological systems

Additional duties include: (i) Developing research manuscripts for publication; (ii) Assisting with grant writing; (iii) Mentoring graduate/undergraduate students.

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• PhD degree in Food Science/Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science/Engineering or closely related fields
• Demonstrated research experience related to at least one of the five project topics bullet-pointed in the Job Description above.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with interdisciplinary team
• Ability to work under limited supervision

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