In the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks, LeanGreenFood, Chemistry Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens seeks a PhD student to develop fluidic analysers. The aim of the LeanGreenFood project is to reduce the chemical treatment in the production of the food and food ingredients by utilizing enzymatic catalysis in the process. The specific objectives of the present PhD study are the development of automated fluidic analytical technologies for the determination of enzymatic hydrolysis products such as oligosaccharides and monosaccharides. Methods aim at quality assessment of output and possibly input in enzymatic hydrolysis processes.

Automated methods to be developed will be based on sequential- and/or flow-injection, lab-on-valve fluidic principles, while detection will depend on different principles such as DAD, chemi- or bio-luminescence, fluorimetry etc. Qualifications Candidates should have a master’s degree in chemistry,chemical engineering, food chemistry or a similar degree. Programming knowledge, as applied to automated systems will be appreciated. The work requires knowledge of analytical techniques.

The student should have a strong interest in automated methods of analysis. The student is an enthusiastic and innovative researcher with good interpersonal skills and excellent expression in written and oral English. During the assessment of the candidates consideration will be given to relevance of background experience. Due to EU requirements, the candidate cannot have the Greek nationality. Furthermore, candidates that have been in the Greece for more than 12 months during the past 3 years cannot be appointed for this PhD position.

Approval and Enrolment The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and thecandidates will be enrolled in one of the degree programs of AUA. Salary and appointment terms We offer a full-time position for a period of one year with possibility of extension tothree years. The salary, in line with the EU regulations concerning the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks is € 2590/month.

Further information For further information please contact Professor Constantinos A. Georgiou, cag@aua.gr, phone: +30 2105294248 Place of work Work will be in the chemistry laboratory of AUA. AUA is the leading Greek Agricultural University training the majority of undergraduate and graduate students in Greece offering agricultural and food related courses.

The Staff of the chemistry laboratory works in food and natural products research. Special emphasis is given to analytical technologies concerning various aspects of automated methods (flow injection, sequential injection lab-on valve and fluidic technologies), development of methodologies based on optical & electrochemical biosensors, spectroscopy (fluorescence, luminescence, Raman & IR), chromatography (HPLC, GC) and ICP-MS. Facilities include μ-HPLC-MS-MS, GC-MS, ICP-MS, FT-IR, FT-Raman, Sequential & flow injection and lab-on-valve instrumentation.

The department consists of six faculty members, two technicians and currently hosts three post doc collaborators, thirteen Ph.D. and ten M.Sc. students of various backgrounds(food, agricultural, chemistry, chemical engineering and environment). Beyond collaborations with Greek research organizations, the department has links and collaborations with European and American Universities/companies that provide a multinational-multidisciplinary research and training environment.

To apply please send :

1) a letter of motivation describing (i) why you are interested in this position and (ii) what you can offer to the project , 2) a CV including list of publications, 3) The marks (or level of degree, with details) obtained in the B.Sc. and/or M.Sc. degree. The average marks of the B.Sc. and M.Sc. need to be supplied in percentage or in ETCS points 4) references. The application should contain all the 4 elements listed above.

Pleasespecify where you noticed the announcement. Please attach your application including diploma and other relevant documents no later than 28 February 2010 to cag@aua.gr

All interested candidates irrespective of age,gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Website: http://www.aua.gr/gr/dep/gen/ximia/GT1English.htm

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