PhD in Bioinspired Robotics for Food Oral Processing

French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE); France; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD project within the Sayfood unit at Université Paris-Saclay. A collaboration with Carole Prost at Oniris, Nantes, is envisaged.

The ideal candidate holds a master or engineering degree in Robotics, Mechanical, Chemical or Food Engineering. English fluency is required; significant instrumentation experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in instrumentation design.
• Experience in heat and mass transfer analysis or related simulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop sensors for real-time measurement of food and bolus properties during Food Oral Processing.
• Analyze literature on salivation, mastication and swallowing to guide experiments.
• Coordinate in vitro and in vivo measurements to calibrate the experiments.

Skills

Instrumentation design

Heat/mass transfer

Education

Master degree or equivalent

Job description

French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD project within the Sayfood unit at Université Paris-Saclay. A collaboration with Carole Prost at Oniris, Nantes, is envisaged.

The ideal candidate holds a master or engineering degree in Robotics, Mechanical, Chemical or Food Engineering. English fluency is required; significant instrumentation experience is expected.