We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to take part in developing protein structures for new sustainable food products. Changing our food system is a key aspect in the transition to a sustainable society. In this process, new innovative ways of processing proteins are needed to achieve attractive structural and functional properties for food products that can facilitate the "protein shift", from animal to plant resources. In this project, we will investigate how protein nanofibrils can be efficiently produced from different plant resources using enzymatic pretreatment. We will then evaluate the produced fibrils as building blocks in model systems for food and study how the structures are degraded in our food digestion system. The project will provide new knowledge that can constitute the basis for a more sustainable society as well as give us new insights into the biochemical properties of protein/amyloid fibrils.
The postdoctoral fellow is expected to have a leading role in projects with responsibility for running and further developing it. The position provides great opportunities for an ambitious researcher to develop skills within a rapidly growing research field at the interface between biochemistry, biopolymers and food science.
To be considered for this position, it is required that you have:
Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.
Sweden Academic Biochemistry Biology Nutrition Postdoc KTH - Royal Institute of Technology