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Post-doc research contract (DIETI POST DOC 12/2026): AI and blockchain for traceability, quality and safety in the meat supply chain
The University of Naples Federico II is recruiting one post-doc researcher to study artificial intelligence and blockchain methods for monitoring the meat supply chain from farm and processing to distribution. The aim is better traceability, quality and food-safety indicators and risk prediction.
- Country
- IT
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Apply by
- 07 Dec 2026
- Job type
- Contract
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 1
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PhD or equivalent
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What you’ll do
- Study blockchain, smart contracts and distributed ledgers as infrastructure for meat supply-chain traceability, data integrity and verifiability
- Apply AI and machine learning to supply-chain data for anomaly detection, quality and safety indicators and risk prediction
- Develop decision-support methods covering livestock farming, processing and distribution
What the employer asks for
- PhD or equivalent
- Further eligibility rules are set out in the official call on the University of Naples website
About the employer
The University of Naples Federico II is one of Italy's largest public universities; DIETI is its department of electrical engineering and information technology.
How to apply
Apply by email to partecipazionebandi.dieti@pec.unina.it.
Apply by 7 December 2026, 12:00 Rome time
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Blockchain and smart contracts
- Machine learning
- Anomaly detection
- Supply-chain traceability
- Food safety risk prediction
- PhD
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
- ASRB
Pay on similar vacancies
From 3 Research & Academia vacancies on FSD in the same role family that publish pay. Monthly, before deductions.
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- 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
Apply through the public selection procedure in the official call (University of Naples > Concorsi e borse di studio > Incarichi di ricerca). Full-time fixed-term contract starting 1 January 2027; salary and duration are in the call. Certified-email contact: partecipazionebandi.dieti@pec.unina.it.
Original posting: 2026-11-05
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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