Requirements:

• PhD in food science, preferably with a strong specialisation in food chemistry, food biochemistry and food analysis.
• Practical and theoretical expertise in food analysis, including experience with non-destructive analytical techniques (e.g.spectroscopic methods).
• Experience or ability to teach food chemistry at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including both theoretical and practical components, within a tertiary education context commensurate with the level of appointment.
• The ability or experience to supervise postgraduate students at master’s and doctoral levels commensurate with the level of appointment.
• A research record with peer-reviewed publications in the area of specialisation commensurate with the level of appointment.
• The ability, or proven potential, to source and secure external research funding commensurate with the level of appointment.
• The ability to manage and operate a food chemistry and analysis research laboratory, including facilities for instrumental and non-destructive analytical techniques.
• Competence in the development, set-up, and application of analytical techniques for the analysis of food products.
• Proficiency in standard computer software (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated competence in statistical and data analysis, including experimental design, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multivariate data analysis.

Recommendations:

• Recognition within the field or discipline on a national and/or international level.
• A keen interest in a research field that is a good fit with the departmental research profile.
• Experience with chemometric and data-analysis software (e.g. Unscrambler, SIMCA, MATLAB, R, PLS Toolbox, or equivalent tools) will be advantageous.
• Relevant experience in industry-related, applied research.
• Relevant computer proficiency.
• Relevant proficiency in statistics.
• Language proficiency for a multilingual university.
• Proven leadership ability.
• Proven competence to handle multiple tasks independently, under time pressure.
• Proven competence to function well within a group but also to work independently.
• Sound interpersonal skills.
• NRF-rating or equivalent.