Postdoctoral Fellow - Cultured Meats

Job Req ID: 1630

Employee Category: Research

Department: EPD Pillar

Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher (Digital fabrication of edible materials / Food printing)

Scope of the Research: This research program intends to develop design principles, fabrication methods, and instruments to create edible structures (i.e. foods). We combine additive manufacturing, microfluidics, electrospinning, and in situ physio-chemical reactions to achieve unprecedented control over the structures of printed foods. We explore the functions of edible structures fabricated under digital control.

Currently demonstrated food printing technologies are relatively simple (e.g. printing out only a single material, such as chocolate printing). The majority of relevant works focus on (1) creating structures of foods by automation and (2) improving the aesthetic quality of foods. We will adapt interdisciplinary approaches to investigate other unexplored dimensions of food printing. Examples include but are not limited to:

To fabricate well-defined micro and nanostructures
To fabricate hierarchical structures with well-defined inner morphologies
To investigate the relationship between structures and functions
To develop methods/instruments of additive manufacturing applicable to specific classes of nutrients and macromolecules
To automate the process of complex fabrication of foods
To develop printing instruments intended for use in specific scenarios

The researcher will work in an interdisciplinary research team consisting of electrical, chemical, and biomedical engineers, chemists, and materials scientists.

Qualification, Skills, and Experiences:

PhD (for postdocs, preferred) or M.S./B.S. (for strong candidates) in chemistry, food science and engineering, polymer engineering, materials sciences and/or related fields
Experiences in food printing
Experiences in cell cultures
Experiences in digital fabrication (3D printing, laser cutting, fluid dispensing)
Experiences in the design and manufacturing of scientific instruments
Experiences in microfluidics, microfabrication
Experiences in digital fabrication, CAD, and 3D drawing and modelling
Good track record of scientific publications
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English