Opportunity Description:

Jin group at the School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine is seeking 1 full-time Ph.D. student, starting in Summer or Fall of 2023. Scholarship will be provided to cover student’s tuition and stipend. Successful candidate will work on developing economic viable and environmentally friendly processing technologies to produce value-added bioproducts from agricultural commodities and wastes. We are looking for highly motivated students with a strong interest in advanced processing design for a sustainable food industry. Qualified backgrounds for potential graduate students include food science, food engineering, food chemistry, agricultural engineering, biosystem engineering, environmental engineering, or related fields. Experience with biomass component (e.g., protein, polysaccharide, polyphenols) fractionation, material characterization, and packaging is preferred. Demonstrating a good publication record is a plus.