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Postdoc in Dairy Extrusion Technology 2025-2026, Helsinki

Valio Ltd is seeking for a candidate for a joint postdoc proposal to PoDoCo (postdocs in companies) programme. PoDoCo (https://www.podoco.fi/) is a two-year project with a one-year research grant period applied from Finnish foundations and a one-year targeted research period employed by the company. 

At Valio, people have always looked forward. Valio Ltd’s R&D is an expert organization responsible for innovations, new product development and product quality maintenance of the company’s product portfolio. We want to be pioneers in sustainability and we have recently launched a 100 M€ Food 2.0 research programme, where we aim at Nature-smart food system (https://www.valio.com/we-are-valio/food-2-0/). The group of over 100 experts offers a unique environment to work within food industry, a warm and supporting company culture, and a track record of international break through innovations from the one hundred years of Valio R&D history. Valio produces a wide range of high-quality dairy products and ingredients including lactose-free milk powders, and protein powders as well as dairy and meat alternative products. You can find more information about Valio via: https://www.valio.com/we-are-valio/

The postdoc would be working at Valio R&D (Helsinki, Finland), in a technology group, which focuses on food research and development. The topic of the research period should align with the topics including:

  • Extrusion technology
  • Dairy protein chemistry
  • Rheology and material science 

We are looking for a recent PhD graduate interested in combining scientific understanding of the related phenomena with industrial products and processes and finding new ways to prepare high quality products. You are target-oriented, self-driven and enjoy team work. At Valio R&D, you are supported by PhD’s, MSc’s and research assistants with backgrounds in food science and technology, chemistry, microbiology, chemical and process technology. In our laboratories and process facilities, you will have access to state of the art physical and chemical analysis and versatile pilot equipment. Our experts will support the chosen candidate to put in place a research plan for PoDoCo Program - application for the program should be in place latest by 31 October 2024. If you were chosen for the program, Valio will support you with relocation to Helsinki.

For more information: Please, contact our Head of Research Riitta Partanen to ask more about the possibility, riitta.partanen@valio.fi  or tel. +358 50 398 2299, on 24th of September between 5-7 pm (UTC+3:00).

Applications: We are eagerly waiting for you to join us! Please send your indication of interest for joint application, including CV, by 1st of October 2024 through the application link. Please also indicate in your application the research area(s) of your interest.


Application period starts: 2024-09-17 08:00Application period ends: 2024-10-01 23:59
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