Postdoc in Cultivated Meat: Scale, Flavor & Nutrition

Aarhus University (AU); Aarhus; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Aarhus University, Department of Food Science, invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position focusing on cultivated meat technologies, starting 1 February 2027.

The role emphasizes scaling, flavor, and nutritional value, including culture media recycling for cells cultured in 2D and 3D, with cellular and nutritional assessment using Cytation systems, real-time PCR, NMR, Infogest, and transwell assays.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant area (food science / cultivated meat / molecular biology).
• Documented experience in cell culturing and molecular biology techniques.
• Preferably knowledge on cultivated meat.
• Strong collaborative skills, including experience working in interdisciplinary environments, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Focus on scaling, flavor and nutritional value of cultivated meat including culture media recycling for cells cultured in 2D and 3D.
• Cellular and nutritional assessment using Cytation 5/10, real-time PCR, metabolic/flavor precursors using NMR, and nutritional assessment by Infogest and transwell assays.

Skills

Cell culture techniques

Molecular biology techniques

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Education

PhD in a relevant area (food science / cultivated meat / molecular biology)

Tools

Cytation 5

Cytation 10

Real-time PCR

NMR

Transwell assays

Infogest

Job description

Aarhus University, Department of Food Science, invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position focusing on cultivated meat technologies, starting 1 February 2027.

The role emphasizes scaling, flavor, and nutritional value, including culture media recycling for cells cultured in 2D and 3D, with cellular and nutritional assessment using Cytation systems, real-time PCR, NMR, Infogest, and transwell assays.