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Applications Invited for 2020 Future Food Fellowship - Postdoctoral Programme
Organization: ETH Zurich and EPFL
Apply By: 31 Mar 2020
Future Food Fellowship:
ETH Zurich and EPFL have launched Future Food – A Swiss Research Initiative together with Bühler, Givaudan and Nestlé (the first partners on board) to further expand research and education in the area of food and nutrition sciences. The Future Food Fellowship is a major pillar within this framework. It aims to bring together competences from academic and industrial research in the fields covered by the initiative. The overarching goal is to develop solutions that address grand challenges such as affordable nutrition and sustainable packaging.
The Future Food Fellowship is a postdoctoral programme of ETH Zurich and EPFL for exceptionally qualified young researchers who propose projects targeting future food issues such as nutrition, production, packaging and health. The Fellowship provides research funds for three years, enabling fellows to work on their projects and collaborate with Swiss industry partners.
Call Topics:
The Call 2020 is open to any outstanding proposal that fits the criteria. Special preference will initially be given to projects that address the following areas:
Plant-based proteins
- Eligible examples: Dairy analogues, meat analogues, sustainable proteins, etc.
Digital technologies for food design
- Eligible examples: Development of food structures, modelling of flavor profiles, modelling of stability, formulation of new food products, etc.
- Not eligible: Consumer apps, dietary recommendations, manufacturing technologies or optimization
Sustainable packaging
- Eligible examples: New or transformed materials, bio-sources, re-use or recycling, bio-degradation, new packaging formats, etc.
Microbiome
- Eligible examples: Concrete applications
- Not eligible: Longer-term, fundamental research
For all subsequent calls, the topics for research projects will be announced on a yearly basis.
Eligibility:
To submit a proposal within the framework of the Future Food Initiative, the following eligibility criteria must be fulfilled:
- Citizens of any nationality may apply; there are no restrictions concerning age.
- Applicants must hold a doctorate (PhD) and must have obtained their doctoral degree at maximum three years before the submission deadline. The latest possible date for a successful defence of the PhD is 30 September succeeding the interview date.
- Applicants must not have been affiliated for studies, research, employment or other activities (with or without payment) at either ETH Zurich or EPFL during the 12 months that immediately precede the submission deadline.
- Applications will not be forwarded for evaluation if applicants already hold or have held a faculty-equivalent position (e.g. assistant professor) in a higher education institution in Switzerland or abroad.
- Applications and supporting documentation must be written in English.
- The prospective research project must also comply with the applicable ethics regulations and adhere to the principles of research integrity valid at the host institution (ETH Zurich or EPFL). Relevant ethical, legal and social considerations should be included in the proposal.
Duration:
- The Future Food Fellowship is awarded in the form of a three-year research contract. At the end of the second year, a review is conducted to evaluate the project, its continued originality and the productivity of the fellow.
- During the three years, fellows are encouraged to seek faculty or industry positions. Success in doing so will not necessarily result in termination of the Fellowship – the decision will be made by the Decision Board on the recommendation of the Evaluation Board.
Funding:
- The programme aims to award ten fellowships each year. However, available funds will only be exhausted if the quality standards of the programme are fulfilled. The maximum duration of funding for each postdoctoral Fellowship is three years.
- The funding will be granted to cover the fellow’s salary in accordance with the host institution’s standard conditions plus annual funds of max. 20,000 Swiss Francs for project costs directly related to the approved project. Upon project approval, funds will be allocated at the start of the project for the entire duration of the project to the hosting laboratory, which will manage its usage in conformity with the rules of the hosting institution.
Timeline:
The following timeline applies for the 2020 call for applications:
- 1 December 2019: Call opens
- 31 March 2020, 23:59 CET: Final deadline for applications via the online form
- May 2020: Notification and invitation for face-to-face interview sent to the final selection of candidates. A notification is sent to candidates whose application has been rejected.
- 11/12 June 2020: The candidates are interviewed by the Evaluation Board in Bern, Switzerland; final evaluation of fellows
- Second half of June 2020: Formal decision on fellows is made and communicated
- October to December 2020: Commencement of Fellowships
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