Doctoral Researcher in Food Processing for Planetary and Human Health

Academic Positions

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Cdi
Posted June 15, 2026

Job Description

Doctoral Researcher in Food Processing for Planetary and Human Health

The ETH Sustainable Food Processing Group focuses on advancing food processing technologies and their role in sustainable food systems, using innovative approaches to tackle fundamental challenges such as the protein transition and food security. We use innovative sustainability assessment and emerging food system approaches as key tools to guide processing innovations toward holistic and impactful solutions.

Job description

We are looking for a:

  • Highly motivated candidate to join a collaborative research project that explores how food processing affects both nutritional quality and environmental impact.
  • The overall vision is to identify and develop processing strategies that improve nutritional quality and environmental performance as assessed by nutritional life cycle assessment (nLCA) while creating appealing hybrid protein-rich products. Thus...