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Doctoral researcher in technological biochemistry (2 posts): protein recovery from by-products, microencapsulation and food ingredients
Dunarea de Jos University of Galati in Romania is recruiting two part-time doctoral researchers in technological biochemistry for a fixed-term research project. The work applies circular-economy principles to recover proteins and bioactive compounds from processing by-products and plant resources such as pseudocereals, aquatic plants and mushrooms, and turns them into microencapsulated food ingredients.
- Country
- RO
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Apply by
- 11 Nov 2026
- Job type
- Part-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 2
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Bachelor's degree in food engineering, a master's degree, and current doctoral candidate status
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What you’ll do
- Recover proteins and biologically active compounds from processing by-products and plant resources (pseudocereals, aquatic plants, mushrooms)
- Analyse and separate proteins
- Quantify biologically active compounds and evaluate digestibility
- Apply minimal processing technologies and microencapsulate bioactive compounds
- Characterise the resulting ingredients
- Use mathematical models to optimise and validate experimental designs, with statistical data processing
- Develop new value-added food products
- Write scientific papers and take part in national and international projects
What the employer asks for
- Bachelor's degree in food engineering
- Master's degree
- Enrolled as a doctoral candidate
- Skills in protein recovery, analysis and separation, food science and engineering, statistics and experimental-design modelling
- Advanced skills in digestibility evaluation, bioactive quantification, processing technologies and microencapsulation
- Member of at least one national or European funded research project
- At least 2 participations in student scientific sessions
- At least 1 award at a national or international research and innovation event
- Romanian, EU, EEA or Swiss citizenship and proficiency in Romanian
- Good English
Selection process
- Application dossier review
- Selection under Romanian Labour Code and Administrative Code rules
Documents to keep ready
- Application form
- Copy of valid identity document
- Proof of name change, if applicable
- Copies of diplomas and certificates proving education and specific requirements
- Employment record or employer certificate
- Medical certificate (issued within 6 months)
- European-format CV
- Criminal record certificate
Pay, benefits and perks
Work in a research team with dissemination opportunities
About the employer
Dunarea de Jos University of Galati is a public university in south-eastern Romania with a long-standing faculty of food science and engineering.
How to apply
Apply by email to rectorat@ugal.ro.
Applications close 11 Nov 2026, 16:30 (Bucharest time); start 25 Nov 2026
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Protein recovery and separation
- Bioactive compound quantification
- In vitro digestibility
- Microencapsulation
- Minimal processing technologies
- Experimental design and statistics
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- PhD
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- 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.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
Send the application dossier as PDF to rectorat@ugal.ro using the university's application form (7_Formular_de_inscriere.pdf on the EURAXESS page). Part-time (20 h/week), fixed-term. More details: https://www.ugal.ro/proiecte/anunturi-concursuri-proiecte
Original posting: Date not stated
Checked 2026-11-06 · Updated 2026-11-06
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