Food Safety Researcher - Home Preservation & Microbiology

University of Georgia; Ohio; On-site; USD 40,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia is seeking a Food Safety Research Associate to support research in home food preservation and food safety laboratories within the Nutritional Sciences department and NCHFP. The role emphasizes developing safe processing methods and maintaining detailed lab records.

The successful candidate will design, execute, and analyze experiments, assist graduate students, and present findings at conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2 years of professional experience.
• Preferred experience in Biosafety Level 2 laboratories and handling foodborne pathogens.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and validate new home food preservation recipes and processing methods (canning, fermentation, freeze-drying).
• Independently design and analyze controlled studies on heat processing, acidification, and microbial challenges.
• Prepare documentation of validated recipes and methodologies for review and publication by NCHFP.

Skills

Thermal processing knowledge

Food microbiology knowledge

Experiment design

Data analysis (R)

Scientific writing

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related science

2 years professional experience

Tools

R

Data loggers

Job description

The University of Georgia is seeking a Food Safety Research Associate to support research in home food preservation and food safety laboratories within the Nutritional Sciences department and NCHFP. The role emphasizes developing safe processing methods and maintaining detailed lab records.

The successful candidate will design, execute, and analyze experiments, assist graduate students, and present findings at conferences.