Professor of Beverage Innovation 80-100 %

About the job

Professor of Beverage Innovation 80-100 %

Department:

Life Sciences and Facility Management

Start date:

1.4.27 or by arrangement

Responsibilities

• Leadership and professional, strategic, and organisational development of a research group in the field of beverage innovation.
• Management, support, and development of a team
• Planning, control, and coordination of the personnel and financial resources of the research group
• Acquisition of third-party funding, overall responsibility and management of applied research and development projects with partners in the food industry.
• Module responsibility, design and delivery of courses in the Bachelor Food Science programme in the area of process and product development of liquid and semi-solid foods.
• Supervision of semester, bachelor, and master theses.
• Active knowledge transfer as well as building and maintaining professional networks in the national and international scientific and industrial context.
• Participation in the development of continuing education offerings
• Strategic co-shaping of centre development

Profile

We expect a completed university degree with a doctorate in food science, food technology, process engineering, or a related field. You have several years (usually at least five years) of experience in industrial or industry-related research and development, ideally in the area of process and product development of liquid and semi-solid foods or beverage innovation.
You bring proven expertise in conducting and leading applied research and development projects and enjoy leading and developing interdisciplinary teams. A didactic qualification for university teaching is required or the willingness to acquire it. Teaching is predominantly in German, so very good German language skills are required.
A strong interest in building and maintaining networks with partners in the food industry and research partners as well as in professional exchange across disciplinary boundaries completes your profile.
You communicate openly and transparently, act appreciatively and respectfully, and take responsibility with high reliability. With a positive and motivating attitude, you actively shape your working environment and naturally give and receive constructive feedback. In addition, you have a strong enthusiasm for innovation as well as for designing and further developing practice-oriented, high-quality university teaching.
We offer you a challenging role with plenty of room for development in an inspiring environment and a motivated team.
Appointment as professor is made by the University of Applied Sciences Council upon appropriate qualification.

What we stand for

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland, with over 14,000 students and more than 11,000 continuing education participants, as well as around 3,700 employees.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

Life Sciences and Facility Management: Study and research in Wädenswil: practice-oriented, creative, passionate, and reflective. With our expertise in Life Sciences and Facility Management, we make an important contribution in the fields of Environment, Food, and Health to solving our societal challenges and improving our quality of life.

Institute for Food and Beverage Innovation: "We understand food" – this holistic approach guides our institute.

We consider all developments relevant to food in society, economy, technology, and nature. In teaching, research, continuing education, and services, we focus on "managing the making of better food and beverages" – in close collaboration with companies, institutions, and authorities.

The institute's focus is thus on the application-oriented mastery and optimisation of manufacturing processes. The goal is products and solutions that optimally satisfy people's needs regarding nutrition. Our mission is "better" food and beverages that are enjoyable, healthy, safe, and sustainable from raw material to consumer.

What we offer

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personal development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the page Working at ZHAW . Here are the key points:

Contact

Prof. Dr Selcuk Yildirim
Deputy Institute Director

Manuela Laure
Recruiting Manager