v2food HDR Placement Opportunity
v2food is offering the opportunity for a PhD candidate a placement opportunity with exposure to the applied R&D activities underpinning v2food's technology roadmap, working directly alongside the S&T Team.
Intended start date: Negotiable
Duration: 60 working days (across 6-12 months depending on the number of hours per week)
Location and delivery mode: Onsite at v2food's Mount Gravatt facility. All acitvities including laboratory, formulation and charactersation work will be conducted onsite. Some flexibility available around which days are worked onsie to accomodate PhD research commmitments.
If successfully selected by v2food for the placement opportunity, the candidate must follow the application process for an approved HDR placement.
To apply, please email your resume and cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in the position to Melissa Cozgell at melissa.cogzell@v2food.com.
This placement is unpaid; however, if you meet the eligibility criteria, you may be able to receive one of the Graduate Research School Scholarships. Please note that all PhD students are eligible to apply for this placement, regardless of their scholarship eligibility.
About the Project
Rather than a single fixed project, the placement is structured around active priority areas, which may shift over the course of the internship as the team's focus evolves. Areas of work may include ingredient functionality and formulation studies, physical and chemical characterisation of ingredients and prototype products.
Objectives
- Accelerate progress on active formulation and characterisation workstreams
- Generate data and insights (e.g. ingredient functionality, sensory/textural performance) that directly inform product and process decisions
- Combine scientific understanding of ingredients and formulation with hands-on experience to deliver prototypes that meet sensorial and nutritional targets
Activities the candidate may undertake include laboratory or bench-scale experimental work, physical and chemical characterisation of ingredients and formulations, data analysis and reporting, project- and application-specific literature reviews (i.e. focused on solving a specific formulation or product problem rather than broad academic surveys), and participation in technical team meetings and project reviews.
Anticipated outcomes include a technical report or presentation summarising the candidate's contribution, and practical experience in industry-based food science and formulation R&D relevant to the candidate's future career.
Candidate Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in food science, food technology, or a related discipline
- Strong interest in food formulation and applied ingredient science
- Laboratory experience relevant to food
- Factory experience preferred, but not required
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small, fast-paced technical team
- Willingness to sign a confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement given the commercially sensitive nature of the work