Scientist / Senior Scientist (Novel Food)
8 hours ago
**What the role is**
The mission of SFA is to ensure and secure a supply of safe food for Singapore. Evolving technologies and changes in the environment can lead to the occurrence of emerging or re-emerging foodborne hazards. The risks of these hazards to human health need to be assessed and communicated such that appropriate mitigation steps may be taken.
As an officer under the National Centre for Food Science, you will perform food safety assessments on various fronts, such as (i) safety assessments of novel foods, new food ingredients, food additives, food-contact chemicals and articles, new and emerging food business models and food handling practices and (ii) chemical and microbiological risk assessments of foodborne hazards. These food safety risk assessments will support the risk management and risk communication actions taken by SFA.
**What you will be working on**
Conduct safety assessments of novel foods, new food ingredients and additives, food-contact chemicals and articles, new and emerging food business models, and food handling practices.
Conduct food safety chemical and microbiological risk assessments of foodborne hazards to assess their health risks.
Provide scientific support to risk management decisions and risk communication through risk assessments.
Conduct literature search and regular monitoring of food safety articles to keep abreast of the emerging risk due to emerging or re-emerging hazards for highlighting concerns to management
Communicate findings from food safety risk assessment through stakeholder engagement, conference presentations, scientific publications, and project reports.
Develop and maintain a network of local and overseas scientific experts and food safety regulators for discussions on the science, risk assessment, risk management and risk communication of food safety issues.
Engage with external partners to build up capabilities supporting the safety assessment of novel foods, new food ingredients and additives in Singapore.
**What we are looking for**
Postgraduate degree (minimum MSc or preferably PhD) in Food Science, Food Technology, Life Science, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or Toxicology.
Proficient in scientific literature search and good scientific writing skills.
Knowledge of food safety management systems (such as GMP, HACCP) and/or food safety risk analysis would be an advantage.
Able to work effectively in a team or independently.
Demonstrate initiative, drive, and willingness to take on additional duties when required.
Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively.
Good writing, analytical, communication and presentation skills.
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