55621 Science Group Leader - Consumer & Product Insights - Plant & Food Research
Plant & Food Research
- Auckland
- Permanent
- Full-time
Food Innovation
Mt Albert Research Centre
Permanent Full-time
Vacancy number 55621Our Consumer & Product Insights group at Plant & Food Research is a dynamic part of our Food Innovation portfolio. This group has a strong focus on quantifying sensory properties of foods and beverages, studying consumer responses to food systems and new technologies, and conducting future-focused research related to people, products, and the planet.This science leadership role is vital to continue lifting the capability and impact that the group brings to our research and the performance of all our teams. The position is expected to require 0.6 FTE for science group leadership and 0.4 FTE for personal scientific research contributions.What you will be doing | Ngā whāinga matua
Reporting to the General Manager - You will be leading science teams working in the field of human sensory science, consumer intelligence and chemosensory responses. This will require you to:
Take overall responsibility for the science leadership and achievement of science goals within the Consumer & Product Insights group.
- Oversee the ongoing creation and maintenance of a dynamic portfolio of funded research programmes and projects in the group.
- Ensure people and capital resources are allocated and managed effectively so that the quality and output targets specified in the Science Group Plan are met.
- Develop a collaborative, collegial team dynamic to drive and deliver excellent science, including supporting and encouraging personal development and growth of staff in the group.
- Foster a high-performance science culture with a strong focus on delivering outputs, outcomes and impacts in a field related to human sensory and psychological responses to food products and technologies.
To be successful in this role, you will be able to bring to the table:
- A postgraduate qualification (ideally a PhD in Science) and high achievement in a relevant science area.
- A track record of positive, inclusive science leadership.
- Demonstrated success in scientific research, technology transfer, and the application of complex specialist expertise.
- Proven capability to develop and lead a programme of research that makes a significant contribution to stakeholders and the ability to attract funds for that purpose.
- The ability to demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge over a broad range of scientific areas and a track record as a highly skilled, experienced, and productive scientist over a significant period of time.
We offer excellent employee benefits including generous leave provisions, and the opportunity to work within a friendly, team-based environment. You will lead and contribute to exciting projects with an organisation that has an excellent reputation for its science and impact!
- Additional 6 days' leave and generous paid parental leave
- Excellent benefit choices in retirement savings and wellbeing & health
- Focus on health & wellbeing with enhanced sick leave
- Ongoing career development opportunities
- Flexible work - work from home and flexible hours possibilities
At Plant & Food Research, Rangahau Ahumāra Kai, we believe science can create a better future. By finding smarter, greener options today, we're helping secure the world we want to live in tomorrow. With our partners, we use world-leading science and technology to improve the way they grow, fish, harvest, create, prepare and share kai. Every day, we have 1000 people working across Aotearoa New Zealand and the world to help develop and deliver healthy foods from the world's most sustainable food systems. We are on our journey towards becoming a meaningful and trusted partner to Māori, promoting the weaving of Mātauranga Māori and science to create growth and success for all of Aotearoa, New Zealand.Job DetailsCrown research institute Plant & Food Research
Reference # 55621
Posted on 24 Apr 2024
Closes on 26 May 2024 23:55
Location(s) Auckland
Expertise Sensory & Consumer Science
Job level(s) Senior scientist, Management
Work type(s) Permanent
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