Professional Officer (all levels) (Food Innovation) (SPICE_RaPID)
- Employer
- SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SIT)
- Location
- Singapore
- Closing date
- 21 Jul 2025
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- Job Type
- Professional Services, Research & Innovation
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
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Key Responsibilities
- Technical professionals who will work with local enterprises to frame projects, identify capabilities needed from the industry ecosystem, IHLs and centres.
- Involve in customer engagements, help to bring in higher value-added projects for the centres in SIT, Polytechnics and ITE.
- Participate and manage the industry project as Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI and team members to ensure all project deliverables are met.
Job Requirements
- A degree in Food Science and Technology, or a related field. Masters and PhD would be advantageous.
- Proven track record of technical and business development with minimum 10 years of industry experience in food industry.
- Good knowledge and hands-on experience in food ingredients/ packaging/ processing, and their applications in food products.
- Good understanding in food chemistry/ microbiology/ texture/ sensory evaluation, with discerned laboratory skills for food analysis would be advantageous.
- Good knowledge / understanding in quality control and food safety management would be an added advantage.
- An innovative mindset in exploration, valuation, and application of new technologies in food product/ process/ packaging research and development.
- Experience in writing project grants will be an added advantage.
- Extensive experience and knowledge of industry practices to bring industry perspective to SIT.
- Keen interest in innovation projects, with demonstrated ability in developing solutions to technical problems.
- Strong supervisory skills and enjoy working closely with students in an educational environment.
- Demonstrate proficiency to keep abreast of development in the field and pursue professional certification programs. Possess industrial certifications in relevant areas will be an added advantage.
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