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PhD: bioinspired robotics and food oral processing
The SayFood research unit (INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay) in Palaiseau offers a three-year PhD, funded by Carnot Qualiment, on bioinspired robotics and food oral processing. Directed by Marco Ramaioli and Anne Saint-Eve, the project studies how food structure affects salivation, chewing, texture perception and swallowing, using real-time sensors and soft-robotic mouth models calibrated with human and sensory studies.
- Country
- FR
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Fully funded 3-year PhD (Carnot Qualiment); amount not stated
- Apply by
- 06 Nov 2026
- Job type
- Contract
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
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Engineering or master's degree in robotics, mechanical, chemical or food engineering
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What you’ll do
- Study how food structure affects salivation, mastication, texture perception and swallowing
- Develop sensors for real-time measurement of food and bolus properties
- Build in vitro soft-robotic systems calibrated with in vivo and sensory studies
What the employer asks for
- Engineering or Master's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Food Engineering
- Significant experience in instrumentation
- Fluent English
Selection process
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; closes once a suitable candidate is found
Documents to keep ready
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Academic transcripts
How to apply
Apply by email to marco.ramaioli@inrae.fr.
Closes 6 Nov 2026 at the latest; reviewed on a rolling basis and may close earlier.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Instrumentation and sensors
- Soft robotics
- Food oral processing
- Sensory studies
- PhD
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
- ASRB
- Publications
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- Summarise your dissertation or main research project in two minutes for a non-specialist panel.
- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
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Source & editorial check
Email CV, motivation letter and transcripts to the supervisors (address on listing). Apply immediately.
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Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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