{"data":{"id":186405,"slug":"staff-scientist-inom-kost-och-maltidsvetenskap","type":"job","title":"Staff Scientist in Food and Meal Science","description":"Ume\u00e5 University is one of Sweden's largest higher education institutions with over 41,500 students and approximately 4,600 employees. The university offers a wide range of high-quality education programs and conducts world-leading research across several scientific fields. Here, the groundbreaking discovery of the gene scissors CRISPR-Cas9 was made, an achievement that was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. At Ume\u00e5 University, everything is close at hand. Our cohesive campus makes it easy to meet, collaborate, and exchange knowledge, fostering a dynamic and open culture.\nThe social transformation and major green investments we see in northern Sweden create enormous opportunities and complex challenges. For Ume\u00e5 University, this means conducting research about \u2013 and within \u2013 a transforming society. It also means delivering education for regions that need to expand rapidly and sustainably. This is simply where the future is created.\nAre you interested in learning more? Read more about Ume\u00e5 University as a workplace.\nDescription\nThe Department of Food and Meal Science seeks a Staff Scientist to work on the EU-funded research project FlavourFerm. The project studies sociocultural conditions for acceptance and adoption of fermented plant-based foods. The position is full-time for 9 months, starting October 1, 2026, or by agreement. The application deadline is September 25, 2026.\nLearn more at the project website flavourferm.eu\nDuties\nWork will primarily be conducted within the FlavourFerm research project. Work on other research projects may also occur.\nDuties will include data collection, processing and analysis of data, and co-authoring scientific articles.\nWork will be performed independently and include qualitative data collection through interviews, processing, analysis and quality assurance of data, as well as collection of sensory data. Duties also include being an active and supportive resource within the project, including collaboration with international experts participating in the project. The role includes organizing culinary workshops, some project reporting and communication with project partners, and developing educational and training materials related to fermented plant-based foods.\nAdditional duties may include teaching and\/or administrative work. Duties may change over time.\nQualifications\nDoctorate in Food and Meal Science, preferably with a focus on gastronomy or sensory science, or equivalent.\nStrong knowledge in qualitative methods and analysis.\nExperience leading workshops.\nResearch experience relevant to gastronomy and sensory science.\nIt is also meritorious to have an understanding of sensory consumer studies.\nExperience working on large interdisciplinary research projects or EU projects is meritorious.\nVery strong ability to express yourself in both Swedish and English is required, and knowledge of other project-relevant European languages is meritorious.\nWe seek an engaged, responsible, and creative person with strong motivation for research. The position requires good ability to work in a team as well as the ability to work independently. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability and collaboration skills, including with external partners.\nTerms\nThe position is based in Ume\u00e5. The employment is full-time with start date October 1, 2026, or by agreement.\nApplication\nThe application should include:\nA personal letter explaining your interest in the position, describing your qualifications, and explaining how these are relevant to the duties (1\u20132 pages).\nA curriculum vitae (CV) with publication list including DOI where relevant.\nCertificates for your doctorate and\/or other relevant degrees and course transcripts.\nCopies of other degree certificates, a list of completed academic courses and grades.\nContact information for at least two references.\nOther documents the applicant wishes to submit.\n\nApplications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system Varbi and received by September 25, 2026.\nFor further information, contact research leader Joachim Sundqvist joachim.sundqvist@umu.se, 090-786 51 67, or department head Carita Bengs, carita.bengs@umu.se, 090-786 78 19.\n\nUme\u00e5 University aims to offer an equal and inclusive environment where open dialogue between people with different backgrounds and perspectives forms the foundation for learning, creativity, and development. We therefore welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences for this position.\nTo recruitment and staffing companies and sales representatives: We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from recruitment and staffing companies as well as sellers of additional job listings.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Staff scientist inom kost- och m\u00e5ltidsvetenskap","description_original":"Ume\u00e5 universitet \u00e4r ett av Sveriges st\u00f6rsta l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten med \u00f6ver 41 500 studenter och cirka 4 600 anst\u00e4llda. Vid universitetet finns en m\u00e5ngfald av utbildningar av h\u00f6g kvalitet och v\u00e4rldsledande forskning inom flera vetenskapsomr\u00e5den, och h\u00e4r gjordes den banbrytande uppt\u00e4ckten av gensaxen CRISPR-Cas9 som tilldelats Nobelpriset i kemi. Vid Ume\u00e5 universitet \u00e4r allt n\u00e4ra. V\u00e5ra sammanh\u00e5llna campus g\u00f6r det l\u00e4tt att m\u00f6tas, samarbeta och utbyta kunskap, n\u00e5got som gynnar en dynamisk och \u00f6ppen kultur.\nDen samh\u00e4llsomvandling och de stora gr\u00f6na investeringar vi ser i norra Sverige skapar enorma m\u00f6jligheter och komplexa utmaningar. F\u00f6r Ume\u00e5 universitet handlar det om att bedriva forskning om \u2013 och mitt i \u2013 ett samh\u00e4lle i omvandling. Men ocks\u00e5 om att leverera utbildningar f\u00f6r regioner som beh\u00f6ver expandera fort och h\u00e5llbart. Det \u00e4r helt enkelt h\u00e4r framtiden skapas.\n\u00c4r du intresserad av att veta mer? L\u00e4s mer om Ume\u00e5 universitet som arbetsplats.\nBeskrivning\u00a0\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r kost- och m\u00e5ltidsvetenskap s\u00f6ker en Staff Scientist f\u00f6r att arbeta inom det EU-finansierade forskningsprojektet FlavourFerm. Projektet studerar sociokulturella f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r acceptans och adoption av fermenterade v\u00e4xtbaserade livsmedel. Anst\u00e4llningen avser heltid under 9 m\u00e5nader med startdatum 1 oktober 2026 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Sista ans\u00f6kningsdag \u00e4r 25 september, 2026.\nL\u00e4s mer p\u00e5 projektets webbplats flavourferm.eu\nArbetsuppgifter\nArbetet kommer fr\u00e4mst bedrivas inom forskningsprojektet FlavourFerm. Arbete inom andra forskningsprojekt kan ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6rekomma.\nArbetsuppgifterna kommer att inkludera datainsamling, bearbetning och analys av data och medf\u00f6rfattande av vetenskapliga artiklar.\u00a0\nArbetet utf\u00f6rs sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt och innefattar kvalitativ datainsamling via intervjuer, bearbetning, analys och kvalitetss\u00e4kring av data, samt insamling av sensoriska data. I arbetsuppgifterna ing\u00e5r \u00e4ven att vara en aktiv och st\u00f6djande resurs inom projektet. I detta ing\u00e5r att samverka med internationella experter som deltar i projektet. I arbetet ing\u00e5r \u00e4ven genomf\u00f6rande av kulinariska workshops, viss projektrapportering och kommunikation med projektpartners samt framtagande av utbildnings- och handledningsmaterial kopplat till fermenterade v\u00e4xtbaserade livsmedel.\nD\u00e4rut\u00f6ver kan arbetsuppgifter som att arbeta med undervisning och\/eller administrativt arbete ing\u00e5. Arbetsuppgifterna kan komma att \u00e4ndras \u00f6ver tid.\u00a0\nBeh\u00f6righet\nDoktorsexamen inom kost- och m\u00e5ltidsvetenskap, g\u00e4rna med inriktning mot gastronomi eller sensorik, eller motsvarande.\nKvalifikationer\nGoda kunskaper i kvalitativ metod och analys.\nErfarenhet av att leda workshops.\nErfarenhet av forskning med relevans f\u00f6r gastronomi och sensorik.\nDet \u00e4r \u00e4ven meriterande med f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r sensoriska konsumentstudier.\nErfarenhet av arbete i st\u00f6rre tv\u00e4rvetenskapliga forskningsprojekt eller EU-projekt \u00e4r meriterande.\nMycket god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att uttrycka sig p\u00e5 b\u00e5de svenska och engelska kr\u00e4vs, och kunskaper i annat projektrelevant europeiskt spr\u00e5k \u00e4r meriterande.\nVi s\u00f6ker en engagerad, ansvarsfull och kreativ person med h\u00f6g motivation f\u00f6r forskning. Anst\u00e4llningen st\u00e4ller krav p\u00e5 god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att arbeta i ett team s\u00e5v\u00e4l som f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att arbeta sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt. Stor vikt kommer att l\u00e4ggas p\u00e5 personlig l\u00e4mplighet och samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga \u00e4ven med externa parter.\nVillkor\nPlaceringen \u00e4r i Ume\u00e5. Anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r p\u00e5 heltid med tilltr\u00e4de 1 oktober 2026 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.\nAns\u00f6kan\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla:\nEtt personligt brev d\u00e4r du motiverar ditt intresse f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen, redog\u00f6r f\u00f6r dina kvalifikationer, och f\u00f6rklarar hur dessa \u00e4r relevanta f\u00f6r arbetsuppgifterna (1\u20132 sidor).\nEtt curriculum vitae (CV) med publikationslista inklusive DOI d\u00e4r det \u00e4r relevant.\nExamensbevis f\u00f6r doktorsexamen och\/eller andra relevanta examensbevis och studieutdrag.\nKopior av \u00f6vriga examensbevis, f\u00f6rteckning \u00f6ver genomf\u00f6rda akademiska kurser och betyg.\nKontaktuppgifter till minst tv\u00e5 referenspersoner.\n\u00d6vriga handlingar som den s\u00f6kande \u00f6nskar \u00e5beropa.\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska g\u00f6ras i e-rekryteringssystemet Varbi och vara inkommen senast 2026-09-25.\nN\u00e4rmare upplysningar l\u00e4mnas av forskningsledare Joachim Sundqvist joachim.sundqvist@umu.se, 090-786 51 67 eller prefekt Carita Bengs, carita.bengs@umu.se, 090-786 78 19.\u00a0\n\u00a0\nUme\u00e5 universitet vill erbjuda en j\u00e4mst\u00e4lld och j\u00e4mlik milj\u00f6 d\u00e4r \u00f6ppna samtal mellan m\u00e4nniskor med olika bakgrund och perspektiv l\u00e4gger grunden f\u00f6r l\u00e4rande, skaparkraft och utveckling. Vi v\u00e4lkomnar d\u00e4rf\u00f6r personer med olika bakgrunder och erfarenheter att s\u00f6ka den aktuella anst\u00e4llningen.\nTill bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag och till dig som \u00e4r f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare: Vi undanber oss v\u00e4nligen men best\u00e4mt direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av ytterligare jobbannonser.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Ume\u00e5 universitet","full_address":null,"city":"Ume\u00e5","country":"SE","latitude":63.7970413,"longitude":20.2816791},"metadata":{"region":"V\u00e4sterbottens l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Ume\u00e5 Universitet","postcode":"90187","positions":1,"profession":"Forskningsr\u00e5dgivare","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.umu.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"carita Bengs","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Ume\u00e5 universitet, Samh\u00e4llsvetenskaplig fakultet","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":4,"ai_views_count":7,"bot_views_count":0,"ai_vendor_counts":{"other":4,"openai":1,"anthropic":2},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"090-7867819","owner_email":"carita.bengs@umu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-04T00:00:31+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-25T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-04T03:22:30+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-17T03:15:12+00:00"}}