About the role
AI summarisedPostdoctoral scientist role focused on scaling cultivated fish fat production using cellular agriculture. Involves stem cell culture, bioreactor scale-up, lipid characterization, and food safety/sensory testing for alternative protein applications.
ResearchOnsite
Key Responsibilities
- Perform routine fish stem cell and fat cell culture work such as cell expansion and differentiation
- Plan and carry out independent experiments to scale up the production of cultivated fish adipocytes using bioreactors
- Plan and carry out independent experiments to investigate nutritional profiles, safety, and sensory properties of cultivated fish adipocytes.
- Collaborate with internal and external researchers in exploring the stability, packaging, and prototyping cultivated fish adipocytes with other products such as alternative protein
- Manage, coordinate and schedule meetings with internal team and external collaborators / stakeholders
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Biomedical / Life Science, Food Science, Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent field
- Passion for nutrition, alternative protein and cellular agriculture
- Responsible, organised and focused, with a strong desire to learn
- Proficient in general cell culture techniques
- Collaborate with other researchers well in a fast-paced environment
- Meticulous and organized with an ability to multi-task
- Possess good communication, report writing, interpersonal, presentation, and analytical skills
- Committed to laboratory ethics and can work flexible hours
- Proficiency in molecular cell biology, analytical techniques, lipid biochemistry, and/or bioreactor process is preferred