Two PhD Candidates in Pulses Without Off-Flavours Location Wageningen We are looking forAs a result of three PhD projects within Plant Breeding, we can appoint four PhD candidates for the following positions:
You can apply on more than one position.
Research will take place at: Plant Breeding Do you want to use your passion for making our agricultural production more sustainable as a PhD candidate pulses without off-flavours? Are you an enthusiastic, problem solving person who likes to genetics approach for preventing off-flavours in pulses? The growing world population demands new sustainable sources of protein and a transition from animal to a plant based protein sources. Legumes, and particularly pulses, are interesting alternatives for several reasons. Traditionally pulses have been eaten freshly or dried and rehydrated prior to consumption. In this form, a pulse-specific flavour is desired. However, in the new applications as ingredients in e.g. meat and dairy replacers, a pulse-specific flavour is not desired and is considered as an off-flavour. The pulse varieties currently available in the market have not been designed for such applications and the consequence is that off-flavours being present in the raw material and being developed during processing and conversion steps, impact consumer acceptance of the products. In this project we will investigate off-flavors in pulses with a multidisciplinary team of process technologists and plant geneticists/breeders. Research will focus on off-flavours in two species, pea and faba bean. On the plant side this project aims to develops tools for breeding for new varieties of pulses that lack these off-flavours in the final product application.
To identify and develop new varieties of pulses that do not contain or do not produce off-flavours during processing will consist of two parallel approaches:
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We offerYou will receive a funded PhD position and you will be offered a course program tailored to your needs and the research team. We offer a temporary contract for a period of 1 year with extension of 3 years after successful evaluation. The gross salary for the first year is € 2.395,- per month rising to € 3.061,- in the fourth year in according to the Collective Labour Agreement (scale P). This is based on a full working week of 38 hours.
You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University”in the Netherlands for the 15th consecutive time. More informationFor further information about the position you can contact Prof. Dr. Luisa M. Trindade luisa.trindade@wur.nl This can be done directly via the application button at the vacancy on our website so that we can process your personal data with your permission. We arePlant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research is a merged unit of Wageningen Research and Wageningen University with around 200 people including MSc and PhD students and guest workers. It is a highly international group with more than 50 nationalities organised in ten research groups. We conduct fundamental, strategic and applied research and provide teaching at all educational (BSc, MSc and PhD) levels. Our research focusses on unravelling the genetic basis of traits which are relevant to achieve a sustainable agri- and horticulture. We conduct this research often together or in partnership with breeding companies, local, regional and state governments. Our objective is to raise the productivity of agriculture in a sustainable and socially acceptable manner and increase the resilience of systems to deliver food security, feed, fuel, fibre and ornamental services under current and future climate and resource availability. As guiding principles we work synergistically in teams, like to express and base our opinions on sound science and operate self-conscientiously in our networks to have impact and attract and serve our clients’ needs. We strongly believe in diversity and inclusiveness to strengthen our teams, their modus operandi and their impact. We advise the public and the private sector and provide training in areas of our expertise. With approximately 30 locations, 6.500 employees, and 12.000 students, it is one of the leading organisations in its domain worldwide. An integrated approach to problems and the cooperation between various disciplines are at the heart of the unique approach of Wageningen. We have been named Best Employer in Education category 2019-2020. Click here for more information about working at Wageningen University & Research. More information about Wageningen Campus you can find here. Apply now
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