FSD Jobs
Jobs for PhD holders in food technology
113 open PhD vacancies are listed from 88 employers (91 research & academia, 16 government, 6 industry). Most openings are in Norwich, Wageningen, Kongens Lyngby. 21 close within the next 7 days. Each listing shows the published qualification, pay and deadline, with a link to the original notice so you can confirm details before applying.
- Open vacancies
- 113
- Employers hiring
- 88
- Closing in 7 days
- 21
- Freshers eligible
- 5
- Pay published
- 78
Latest listing 5 Nov 2026 · counts update as notices open and close.
Open vacancies
Research & AcademiaCloses today
IMDEA Food Institute (IMDEA Nutrition)
Predoctoral researcher (EV-NutriFlow): food-derived extracellular vesicles for bioactive delivery
Madrid, Spain EUR 24,360 gross per year inExperience not specified GovernmentCloses today Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), College of Dairy Science and Technology
Teaching Associate (Dairy Technology / Dairy Engineering / Dairy Chemistry / Dairy Microbiology, 8 posts)
Hisar, Haryana ₹60,000/month fixed honorari0+ years Research & AcademiaCloses today University of Leeds, School of Food Science & Nutrition
Research Fellow in Plant Protein Quality and Digestibility
Leeds, United Kingdom £41,064-£48,822 per yearExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 1 day INRAE / AgroParisTech / Université Paris-Saclay (UMR SayFood)
PhD: bioinspired robotics and food oral processing
Palaiseau, France Fully funded 3-year PhD (CarExperience not specified GovernmentCloses in 1 day Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Dept. of Agricultural and Food Engineering
Research Associate (AICRP on Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology, 2 posts)
Kharagpur, West Bengal Up to Rs. 67,000 per month (Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 1 day University of Barcelona
Postdoctoral researcher: LC-MS biomarkers of food intake and contaminants (Food4HAging project)
Barcelona, Spain Not stated in the source. ReExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 2 days University of Western Brittany (UBO), LUBEM
PhD: microbial ecology and food safety risks in Thai fermented foods (Loog Pang)
Brittany, France Not stated in the source. ReExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 3 days University of Saskatchewan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Fully funded PhD: cold plasma and radiofrequency processing of pulses and cereals
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Described as fully funded; aExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 3 days University of Exeter, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - resilient food systems and sustainable nutrition
Exeter or Penryn, United Kingdom £44,352 (Grade F)Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 4 days Teagasc
Post-Doctoral Fellow Level 1 / Level 2 (PD1/2) in Plant Fractionation (VIP-Ingredients)
Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ire EUR 45,520 - 53,927 per year0–3 years GovernmentCloses in 4 days National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-Kundli)
Senior Research Fellow (PHGG composite flour, glycaemic health project N/E/FST/2025/0156)
Sonipat, Haryana Rs. 42,000 per month + 10% HExperience not specified IndustryCloses in 4 days Diageo
Senior manager - Sensory & Consumer Insights
Bangalore, India6–8 years Research & AcademiaCloses in 5 days National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Food and Nutrition Department
Postdoctoral research scholarship (DAN/PARC/2026/01): food toxicology and chemical risk assessment
Portugal EUR 1,901 per month (FCT graExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 5 days TeagascPost-Doctoral Researcher Fellow - Microbiologist/Cell Biologist (PLANTIALLERGY)
Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ire EUR 45,520 - 49,889 per year0–3 years Research & AcademiaCloses in 5 days Technical University of Denmark (DTU), National Food Institute (DTU Food)
PhD scholarship in fungal genomics and predictive modelling (mycotoxin-producing fungi)
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark DTU PhD salary per Danish coExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 5 days University of Liverpool, NCD Prevention and Food Policy Group
Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Research Associate - food policy and diet-related disease modelling
Liverpool, United Kingdom Grade 7 £39,906 - £46,049 orExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 5 days Technical University of Denmark (DTU), BRIGHT InstitutePostdoc in Microbial Food Engineering (yeast-based meat alternatives)
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark Per Danish collective agreemExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 5 days Aarhus University, Department of Food Science
PhD: Understanding supramolecular protein structures in multiphase food
Aarhus, Denmark Salaried PhD (Danish academiExperience not specified GovernmentCloses in 5 days National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-Kundli)Research Associate (Contractual, food safety and UPF policy, posted at MoFPI)
New Delhi (MoFPI, Panchsheel Bha ₹58,000/month + HRA as admis1+ years Research & AcademiaCloses in 6 days Technical University of Denmark (DTU), BRIGHT Institute and DTU SustainPhD scholarship in Dynamic Food System Modelling (absolute sustainability of microbial foods)
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark DTU PhD salary per Danish coExperience not specified GovernmentCloses in 7 days National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-Kundli)Assistant Professor (Contractual), Dept. of Postharvest Technology, Bioprocessing and Environmental Sciences
Kundli, Sonipat, Haryana ₹70,900/month (all inclusiveExperience not specified GovernmentCloses in 8 days Gautam Buddha University (State University, Uttar Pradesh)
Assistant Professor, Food Technology (School of Vocational Studies and Applied Sciences, EWS)
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Academic Pay Level-10 (₹57,7Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 10 days Colorado State University
Postdoctoral Scientist - Nutrient Composition, LC-MS/MS and Food Metabolomics
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA USD 60,000 to 65,000 per yeaExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 11 days Aarhus University, Department of Food SciencePostdoctoral Position in Stakeholder and Consumer Research (sustainable food packaging and labelling)
Agro Food Park, Aarhus N, Denmar Danish collective agreement,Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 11 days Wageningen University & Research
Postdoc AI-Driven Allergen Early Warning Systems for Novel Foods
Wageningen, Netherlands €3,546-€5,538 gross/month (CExperience not specified GovernmentCloses in 11 days University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (College of Community Science)
Assistant Professor of Food Processing Technology (temporary)
Dharwad, Karnataka ₹40,000/month (Master's), ₹40+ years GovernmentCloses in 11 days University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (College of Community Science)Assistant Professor of Food Engineering (Processing and Food Engineering, temporary)
Dharwad, Karnataka ₹40,000/month (Master's), ₹40+ years Research & AcademiaCloses in 11 days Aarhus UniversityPostdoctoral Position in Stakeholder and Consumer Research
Aarhus N, Denmark University collective-agreemExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 12 days University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering (FEUP)
Research grant (Val2Food-BOLS-FEUP-26-76): bioactive extracts from crop-processing residues for active food packaging
Porto, Portugal EUR 1,359.64 to 1,399.64 perExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 12 days Wageningen University & ResearchPhD: Assessing Social Sustainability in Short Food Supply Chains
Wageningen, Netherlands EUR 3,204 - 4,051 gross per Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 12 days Quadram Institute Bioscience
Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Data Science) - diet, microbiome and mental health
Norwich, United Kingdom £39,000-£46,500 per yearExperience not specified GovernmentCloses in 12 days Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (JMC)
Food Analyst, Class-2 (Advt 07/2026-27)
Jamnagar, Gujarat Level-9 (₹53,100-1,67,800)3+ years Research & AcademiaCloses in 12 days Wageningen University & ResearchPhD Assessing Social Sustainability in Short Food Supply Chains
Wageningen, Netherlands €3,204–€4,051 gross/month, 3Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 13 days Polytechnic University of Bragança (Mountain Research Centre)
Entry-level PhD researcher in Food Technology (REGENSMART+ project)
Bragança, Portugal EUR 2,408.11 gross per monthExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 13 days University of Valencia
Postdoctoral researcher (CPI-26-624): wheat microbiome for healthier wheat-based food and feed (WHEATBIOME)
Burjassot, Valencia, Spain Not stated in the source. ReExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 13 days BOKU University (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna), Institute of Food Technology
PhD position (Postgraduate Research Associate): cereal and bakery technology with alternative grains
Vienna, Austria At least EUR 2,832.10 gross Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 13 days Aarhus University, Department of Food SciencePostdoc (2 years) in Cultivated Meat: scaling, flavour and nutritional value
Agro Food Park, Aarhus N, Denmar Danish collective agreement Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 13 days Maastricht University (with Sciensano)
PhD Candidate in Network Modelling for Food Safety and Regulatory Decision-Making
Maastricht, Netherlands €3,204-€4,051 gross/monthExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 13 days Aarhus UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher in Cultivated Meat
Aarhus N, Denmark University collective-agreemExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 14 days University of Reading, Department of Agri-Food Economics and Marketing
Postdoctoral Research Associate (LESS MALNUTRITION)
Reading, United Kingdom £37,369-£43,099 per year (GrExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 15 days USDA Agricultural Research Service (ORISE Research Participation Program), Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit
USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Food Science, Microbiology and Engineering (USDA-ARS-PWA-2026-0323A)
Albany, California, United State Stipend about USD 87,803 perExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 17 days University of Leeds, School of GeographyResearch Fellow in Fate and Effects of Emerging Contaminants in Agricultural Systems
Leeds, United Kingdom £41,064 - £48,822 per yearExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 18 days University of Warwick (Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership)
PhD: Determinants of Bacteriophage Host Range among Salmonella Serovars (MIBTP)
Coventry, United Kingdom Funded studentship (stipend Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 20 days Ritsumeikan University, Research Organization of Science and Technology (Multisensory Cognitive Design Lab)
Research Fellow (postdoc-level) in cognitive science, psychology, informatics and food/cooking science
Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan JPY 3,240,000 - 3,960,000 peExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 21 days Aarhus University, Department of Food SciencePhD: Advances in NMR techniques for next generation Foodomics
Aarhus, Denmark Salaried PhD (Danish academiExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 22 days National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBN), National Institute of Health and Nutrition
Researcher (postdoc-level), Food Analysis and Labeling Laboratory
Settsu, Osaka, Japan Per NIBN fixed-term researchExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 24 days ETH Zurich, Department of Health Sciences and Technology
Doctoral student: novel mineral sources (such as microalgae) for treating micronutrient deficiencies
Zurich, Switzerland Not stated in the source. ReExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 24 days University of Nottingham (Food Systems Institute, with Nottingham Trent University)
Fully funded PhD: a systems approach to nutritional vulnerability during food supply disruptions
Nottingham, United Kingdom Full tuition fees plus a taxExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 24 days Université Bourgogne Europe / Institut Agro Dijon (UMR PAM, AFIM team)
Postdoc in microbiology: antagonistic activity of Metschnikowia pulcherrima against food spoilage microbes
Dijon, France Not stated in the source. ReExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 24 days Université Laval
Three funded PhD positions in food virology (VIR.AL Chair)
Quebec City, Canada Funded positions (amount notExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 24 days Washington State University, School of Food Science
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Food Safety, Microbiology and Data Science
Pullman, Washington, USA USD 62,232 to 65,000 per yeaExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 25 days University of Zaragoza
Predoctoral position (BIOAQUAPEF): pulsed electric fields for alternative proteins from aquatic biomass
Zaragoza, Spain Not stated in the source. ReExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 25 days University of East Anglia (Quadram Institute, NRP Biosciences DTP)
PhD Studentship: Where does Salmonella hide? Organ-on-Chip models of persistent infection
Norwich, United Kingdom Stipend GBP 21,805/year (202Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 25 days Wageningen University & ResearchPhD Candidate in Child Eating Behaviour (Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour)
Wageningen, Netherlands EUR 3,204 - 4,051 gross per Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 25 days Technical University of Denmark (DTU), BRIGHT InstitutePhD scholarship: computational modelling of protein and nutrient bioavailability of microbial foods
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark DTU PhD salary per Danish coExperience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 25 days University of East Anglia (with Quadram Institute)PhD Studentship: Empowering green seaweeds as beneficial health products (CASE with Biotechnica)
Norwich, United Kingdom Tuition fees + stipend £21,8Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 25 days University of East Anglia (Norwich Research Park Biosciences DTP)PhD Studentship: Cracking the carbohydrate code - how carbohydrate-binding modules control starch digestion
Norwich, United Kingdom Stipend £21,805/year (2026/2Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 25 days Wageningen University & ResearchPhD Candidate in Child Eating Behaviour
Wageningen, Netherlands €3,204–€4,051 gross/month, 3Experience not specified Research & AcademiaCloses in 26 days Aarhus University, Department of Food SciencePhD: Agroecological approaches to reduce nitrogen losses in vegetable production
Aarhus, Denmark Danish PhD salary (academic Experience not specified GovernmentCloses in 27 days Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Kashmir
Assistant Professor, Skill Development & Training (Food Technology), Kalam Academy (KAST)
Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu and K Not stated in the source. ReExperience not specifiedShowing 60 of 113. Search every vacancy on the board.
Employers hiring
- Aarhus University, Department of Food Science 5
- Wageningen University & Research 5
- Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology (ANDUAT), Kumarganj 5
- National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-Kundli) 3
- Teagasc 2
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), BRIGHT Institute 2
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (College of Community Science) 2
- Aarhus University 2
- University of East Anglia (with Quadram Institute) 2
- USDA Agricultural Research Service (ORISE Research Participation Program), Functional Foods Research Unit 2
- University of Santiago de Compostela 2
- University of Udine 2
- Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) 2
- Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM) 2
- Aash Global Food Pvt. Ltd. 2
- IMDEA Food Institute (IMDEA Nutrition) 1
- Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), College of Dairy Science and Technology 1
- University of Leeds, School of Food Science & Nutrition 1
- INRAE / AgroParisTech / Université Paris-Saclay (UMR SayFood) 1
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Dept. of Agricultural and Food Engineering 1
- University of Barcelona 1
- University of Western Brittany (UBO), LUBEM 1
- University of Saskatchewan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 1
- University of Exeter, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy 1
Where the openings are
Questions candidates ask
How many PhD jobs are open?
As of 5 Nov 2026, FSD Jobs lists 113 open PhD vacancies from 88 employers. Closed notices are removed from this count.
Which employers are hiring for PhD roles?
Employers with open listings include Aarhus University, Department of Food Science (5), Wageningen University & Research (5), Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology (ANDUAT), Kumarganj (5), National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-Kundli) (3), Teagasc (2), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), BRIGHT Institute (2).
Are there PhD jobs for freshers?
5 of the 113 open vacancies accept candidates with no prior experience (0 years minimum).
What qualifications do these employers ask for?
Counting the qualification text of the open notices: PhD in 113, M.Sc in 52, B.Tech / B.E. in 7, M.Tech / M.E. in 6, B.Sc in 4 listings. The recruiting organisation decides eligibility, so read the notice for the exact discipline required.
How much do PhD jobs pay?
78 of the 113 listings publish pay. Examples: EUR 24,360 gross per year in years 1-3; EUR 25,920 in year 4 (IMDEA Food Institute (IMDEA Nutrition)); ₹60,000/month fixed honorarium (Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), College of Dairy Science and Technology); £41,064-£48,822 per year (University of Leeds, School of Food Science & Nutrition).
Which cities have the most PhD openings?
By open listings: Norwich (6), Wageningen (5), Kongens Lyngby (4), Ayodhya (4), Aarhus (3).
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