Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
Food Safety Management strategies based on acceptable risk and risk acceptance
Wageningen, 6703 HD (Gelderland), 38 hours per week
Job description
Function title: PhD position Food Safety Management strategies
Microbiological food borne illnesses put a significant burden on societies around the world. Over the last 50 years international collaboration through Codex Alimentarius has made a strong effort to harmonise food safety standards and establish and share best practices in food safety management to improve consumer protection. Around the world, the framework of Risk Analysis has become more and more firmly established in governmental food safety control. This framework comes with a number of new concepts such as ALOP (the acceptable level of protection) and FSO (food safety objective). ALOP and FSO are established by governments only. To date there is a need to explore the scientific basis for establishing ALOPs and FSOs from risk analysis studies as well as to investigate alternatives for these targets or benchmarks for product safety. Alternatives might be based on currently well accepted management practices, for instance history of product safety, or on approaches used for chemical risks.
The PhD study will assess the current state of play regarding the inter-relationship between ALOP and FSO and identify weaknesses/gaps in science and technology to be addressed. It is planned to determine the magnitude of risks posed by different food-borne, microbial hazards and compare these to other risks that societies are exposed to. Views on the acceptance or acceptability of various risks and targets/benchmarks for the interpretation of product safety will be a key aspect of the work. The PhD project focuses on food microbiology, but may involve also aspects of consumer science and food toxicology. Contacts with governmental and inter-governmental organisations as well as with private organisations (e.g. industries, trade organisations) are likely.
Requirements
Required education/skills:Doctorate
The candidate should have either an MSc-degree or equivalent in a discipline relevant to food safety, preferably food microbiology, with a genuine interest in food safety management. The candidate should be comfortable dealing with complex food safety management concepts and the analysis of large data sets. The project requires a dedicated and creative individual, with excellent organisational skills. The project will start as soon as possible.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Food)
Organization
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
AFSG is the organisation for development and transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable applications of agro-components for safe and healthy food and non-food products.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 18 months 30 months (after positive evaluation)
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer a PhD-position for 4 years with a starting salary of € 2000 gross a month for a fulltime appointment, increasing to a maximum of € 2.558 in the fourth year.
Initially the PhD appointment will be for a period of 18 months. Continuation of the appointment with another 30 months will be based on performance evaluation.
Hay-profiel: Promovendus
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Prof.dr. M.H. Zwietering
Telephone number: 31 317 482233
E-mail address: marcel.zwietering@wur.nl
Or Prof.dr. L.G.M. Gorris
Telephone number: 31 317 485358
E-mail address: Leon.Gorris@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 30-05-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen UR - AFSG
bode 118
K. den Ridder
P.O. Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
Netherlands
E-mail: afsg-vacatures@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AFSG 08.060.
Wageningen, 6703 HD (Gelderland), 38 hours per week
Job description
Function title: PhD position Food Safety Management strategies
Microbiological food borne illnesses put a significant burden on societies around the world. Over the last 50 years international collaboration through Codex Alimentarius has made a strong effort to harmonise food safety standards and establish and share best practices in food safety management to improve consumer protection. Around the world, the framework of Risk Analysis has become more and more firmly established in governmental food safety control. This framework comes with a number of new concepts such as ALOP (the acceptable level of protection) and FSO (food safety objective). ALOP and FSO are established by governments only. To date there is a need to explore the scientific basis for establishing ALOPs and FSOs from risk analysis studies as well as to investigate alternatives for these targets or benchmarks for product safety. Alternatives might be based on currently well accepted management practices, for instance history of product safety, or on approaches used for chemical risks.
The PhD study will assess the current state of play regarding the inter-relationship between ALOP and FSO and identify weaknesses/gaps in science and technology to be addressed. It is planned to determine the magnitude of risks posed by different food-borne, microbial hazards and compare these to other risks that societies are exposed to. Views on the acceptance or acceptability of various risks and targets/benchmarks for the interpretation of product safety will be a key aspect of the work. The PhD project focuses on food microbiology, but may involve also aspects of consumer science and food toxicology. Contacts with governmental and inter-governmental organisations as well as with private organisations (e.g. industries, trade organisations) are likely.
Requirements
Required education/skills:Doctorate
The candidate should have either an MSc-degree or equivalent in a discipline relevant to food safety, preferably food microbiology, with a genuine interest in food safety management. The candidate should be comfortable dealing with complex food safety management concepts and the analysis of large data sets. The project requires a dedicated and creative individual, with excellent organisational skills. The project will start as soon as possible.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Food)
Organization
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
AFSG is the organisation for development and transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable applications of agro-components for safe and healthy food and non-food products.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 18 months 30 months (after positive evaluation)
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer a PhD-position for 4 years with a starting salary of € 2000 gross a month for a fulltime appointment, increasing to a maximum of € 2.558 in the fourth year.
Initially the PhD appointment will be for a period of 18 months. Continuation of the appointment with another 30 months will be based on performance evaluation.
Hay-profiel: Promovendus
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Prof.dr. M.H. Zwietering
Telephone number: 31 317 482233
E-mail address: marcel.zwietering@wur.nl
Or Prof.dr. L.G.M. Gorris
Telephone number: 31 317 485358
E-mail address: Leon.Gorris@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 30-05-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen UR - AFSG
bode 118
K. den Ridder
P.O. Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
Netherlands
E-mail: afsg-vacatures@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AFSG 08.060.
