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Nestlé Research Center (NRC) located near Lausanne, Switzerland is one of the leading research laboratories in food and nutritional sciences. With 700 members of staff from 50 nations, NRC has a strong position in the international scientific community supported further by more than 200 external scientific partnerships and University collaborations and 270 scientific publications each year (learn more about the NRC at www.research.nestle.com).

NRC has an excellent reputation in food and nutrition research that has benefited consumers for over a century. By bringing together its knowledge in Nutrition and Health, Food Science, Food/Consumer Interaction, Food Quality and Safety, Nestlé opens the way to develop Good Food and Good Life: to offer tasty foods that procure health as well as pleasure for our consumers.

In this global and multicultural environment, Nestlé, a food, nutrition, health and wellness company aims to work with the best scientists in the world.

To support its research strategy, the Food Consumer Interaction Department at the NRC is seeking a:

Food Physicist
who will work within the Aroma & Taste Impact group.
Requisition ID 6646

Main responsibilities:

•Translate a scientific strategy on in-mouth transformation of food and its relation to perception into research hypotheses.
•Propose and manage projects (activities, resources, budget).
•Report results (presentations, written reports) to the business clients, R&D partners and the scientific community.
•Contribute to the development of junior team members.

Required profile:

•PhD in Food Science and Post-doc related to in-mouth food transformation.
•At least 4 years track record post-doctoral research in relevant domain.
•Strong scientific insight, exposure to Sensory Science is an asset.
•Excellent project management skills, ability to lead and develop junior scientists and technicians.
•Excellent communication skills in English (both oral and written).

Personal requirements:

•Results oriented.
•Scientifically rigorous.
•Well organised and autonomous.
•Able to work in a multidisciplinary team.

If you are interested in being involved in demanding and innovative projects within one of the leading research laboratories in food and nutritional sciences worldwide, then apply with us (complete application including CV, cover letter) now on www.careers.nestle.com/ Requisition ID 6646.

E-Mail: marieanne.beyer@nestle.com

Bewerbungsschluss: 30.06.2010