Food/Biotechnology or Chemical/Biochemical Engineering
£20-21k pa depending on experience
Ref: KT10014
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Reading's Department of Food BioSciences and Rowse Honey Ltd, part of the Wellness Foods Group. Rowse Honey Ltd is the leader in the UK honey market, in brand & retailer own label. The wide range of uses of honey and its association with health, wellbeing and naturalness has enabled rapid market growth driven by Rowse Honey's strategy of innovation.
The 18 month project is to investigate the complex properties of honey in order to develop improved processes, leading to sustainable production of both current and new products. It is anticipated that the knowledge and experience gained will positively influence the future development and profitability of the business. This project will be based full-time at the company, based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
You will have a 1st Class or Upper Second BSc or MSc in Food/Bio Technology or Chemical/Biochemical Engineering. Talented fresh graduates will also be considered for this role. You will have a strong motivation to apply material and processing sciences to a business environment. Industrial experience is desirable, but not essential. You will be enthusiastic and motivated, in addition to this you will be a good team worker with good communication skills.
You will receive a package which offers, in addition to a competitive base salary, excellent training opportunities to further your professional development and support your career progression. This includes a technical and personal training allowance of £3,500 the opportunity to achieve a higher degree at a reduced cost or no cost (if appropriate) to you, and enrolment on a management development course. In addition to this, you will register for a nationally-recognised Diploma in Management qualification awarded by the Chartered Management Institute.
Please complete the online application form, which can be found at http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/jobs/ and email this together with your CV quoting the above reference number. For further details, visit www.rdg.ac.uk/ktc and www.rowsehoney.co.uk
Closing date: 16th July 2010
Interviews to be held: 12th August 2010
Only candidates invited to interview will be notified.
