Senior Principal Investigator and Principal Lab

3 days ago

Singapore A*STAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research Full time

A*STAR is seeking an experienced Principal Investigator to lead the Sensory Science and Ingestive Behaviour Research, as part of the Clinical Nutrition Research Centre under the newly formed Singapore Institute of Food and Biotech Innovation (SIFBI).

The PI position will lead research on Human Sensory perception, Consumer preference and Food intake behaviour within SIFBI as it relates to nutrition, health and new product innovation. The Sensory group interacts closely with the other technology pillars1 at SIFBI to provide support to new product development, ingredient and processing innovation and the impact of sustainable technology solutions to consumer acceptability, nutrition and well-being.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide expert scientific leadership in formulating a strategic focus for research in sensory science and consumer behaviour relevant to SIFBI?s industrial and competitive research grant funding, and aligned with national research priorities.
- Develop research that integrates sensory perceptual measures, taste receptor platform into ongoing research in food science, processing, food structure, nutrition and fermentation.
- Act as a member of the SIFBI senior leadership team and contribute to SIFBI?s research portfolio and strategy where appropriate.
- Work closely with industry and academia to actively and strategically forge collaborations, build and manage relationships with industry stakeholders to promote stronger collaboration.
- Develop new ideas and project plans that drive the development of sensory, consumer and eating behaviour research in Asia.
- Attract, recruit, supervise and mentor scientific personnel (Research Scientists, Fellows, Graduate Students and Officers).

**Job Requirements**:

- PhD in either Nutrition or Food science/technology or other complementary science disciplines with a sound background in Sensory and Consumer Science, Food Psychology and eating behaviour.
- Minimum 10-12 years of post-PhD experience working with different industries or in academic research involving industrial partners.
- Extensive experience with planning and executing studies to better understand the role of food properties, sensory characteristics and psychological factors that influence food choice and intake.
- Lead with expertise on eating behaviour methods and the design and execution of research studies to understand food intake. Critically analyze, interpret and draw conclusions from scientific studies in the field of human nutrition and food intake behaviour.
- Coach and develop junior staff in the appropriate scientific and statistical methodologies and in the interpretation of data. Ability to work in a multi-cultural setting.
- Proactively collaborate with Scientists within A*STAR to develop interdisciplinary research that combines behavioural and physiological approaches to understanding human food intake.
- An analytical mind-set with great problem-solving abilities to translate research findings to industry outcomes.
- Excellent communication skills with prior experience in cross-disciplinary team management and engagement of multiple stakeholders.
- Experience and track record of peer review publication and presentations in the leading international.

**1 Technology Pillars at SIFBI include**: Discovery, Strain Engineering, Biotransformation, Nutrition, Food Processing, Safety and the Shared Analytics teams.

**Type of Employment**: Full-Time

**Minimum Experience**: 10 Years

**Work Location**: NUS

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