Research Assistant - School of Food and Nutritional Sciences

Biological sciences " Nutritional sciences

Organisation/Company University College Cork Department HR Research Research Field Biological sciences " Nutritional sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Other Positions Application Deadline 16 Oct 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Dublin) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 39 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

12 Months Specific Purpose Whole-Time Post

The Sustainable Food System Research Group (SFRG) led by Dr Aylin Sahin is a team of enthusiastic and ambitious researchers working on solutions to produce healthy food products without harming the environment. The selected candidate will work on an EU-funded project (Sustain-a-Bite) which investigates the potential of fermentation technology for upcycling fruit and vegetable side streams. The project focuses on minimal processing techniques to produce plant-based foods with improved physicochemical and nutritional properties which are highly consumer-accepted.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

Project:Fermentation of fruit & vegetable side streams

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see .

The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal inquiries can be made in confidencetoDr Aylin Sahin, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Food Systems, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Tel: + 353 (0) ; Email:

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Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate

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Research Field Biological sciences " Nutritional sciences Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent