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Educational degree and name of study:
PhD Agriculture (Food Science & Technology)
Previous experiences and role:
I have a six year experience as a graduate research assistant and doctoral student.
• Food survey for nutritional improvements.
• Confocal microscopy and scanning electron microscopy of dough-based foods.
• Utilised ImageJ and Zen software for quantitative analysis of confocal micrographs.
• In vitro starch digestion and glycemic index estimation.
• Hyperspectral imaging and multivariate data analysis.
• Supervision of honours research projects from proposal to, bench work and dissertation writing.
• Proposal writing and procurement of funding for research.
• Statistical analysis of scientific research data.
• Manuscript crafting for publication.
• Descriptive profiling and consumer acceptance of foods.
Knowledge skills:
Texture profile analysis, sensory profiling, rheology, in vitro starch digestion, glycemic index estimation, scanning electron and confocal laser scanning microscopy for qualitative and quantitative analysis of dough-based baked and deep-fried food.
Language skills:
English, Yoruba,
Desired position:
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Food Science
Preferred country of employment:
United Kingdom