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Davis, California54

UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Food Safety, Sensors, Drones, and Physical Artificial Intelligence

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Koszalin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship48

Assistant in a group of research and teaching staff

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Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima57

Associate Professor (Food Microbiology and Hygiene)

Hiroshima University
Bunkyo City, Tokyo68

Assistant Professor

The University of Tokyo
Ithaca, New York69

Assistant Professor - Dairy Food Microbiology

Cornell University
Nordre Ringgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark60

Postdoc position in Cultivated meat

Aarhus University
Lower Kent Ridge Road, National University of Singapore, Singapore58

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Food Science & Human Nutrition)

National University of Singapore
Zagreb, Croatia50

Senior Assistant

University of Zagreb

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The current landscape offers strong demand for experts in food safety, product innovation, sensory science, and regulatory compliance. Many positions now emphasize sustainable practices and novel processing technologies.

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