FBIC Food Application Research Scientist

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Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level B Job Title FBIC Food Application Research Scientist Department Food and Beverage Innovation Centre | Faculty of Land and Food Systems Compensation Range $6,949.92 - $9,992.50 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Posting End Date July 6, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date July 31, 2027 Please include cover letter. This position is a one-year term appointment with the possibility of extension subject to the satisfactory performance review and continued operational needs. At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary The Dan On Food and Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC) at the Faculty of Land & Food Systems the University of British Columbia offers a unique opportunity to engage in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and development in the food and beverage industry. The under-construction FBIC shall extend the Faculty's current 3000 sqft Food Processing pilot plant facilities into a new 8250 square-foot facility, equipped with small industrial scale R&D equipment, pre-processing equipment, packaging equipment, freezer/cooler spaces, and 2 product development innovation bays. The current food processing pilot plant contains a series of lab-scale or pilot scale (0-10 kg/hr) processing, food thermophysical analysis equipment and other core facilities in the Food Nutrition and Health building. The Food Application Research Scientist will be involved in applied research that bridges the gap between food chemistry, processing innovations, food function science and food technologies. The research scientist will receive and triage industry requests, help define technical problems, design applied experimental work, coordinate project execution, supervise technical work, interpret results, prepare partner-facing reports, and connect projects with the right faculty, staff, infrastructure, and UBC's administrative processes. Organizational Status Works collaboratively with members of the FBIC team and DAE staff regarding new clients' businesses and research interests and works closely with LFS technical staff, graduate/undergraduate students and other outside professionals/consultants/networks such as the BC Food Hub Network. Engages with researchers from diverse disciplines, including food science, nutritional biochemistry and biophysics and materials engineering collaboratively to integrate insights and perspectives from these academic disciplines to advance the field of food innovation. Interacts with University Counsel when necessary. Work Performed Oversees research activities, managing aspects such as research design, execution, data collection, and analysis, as well as integrated knowledge translation and completing final reports. Develops workplans and timelines, directing resources, leading team meetings, engages with industry. Develops and implements applied research methodologies, including scientific experiments, to investigate food products, ingredients, and processing approaches. Leads laboratory and pilot-scale research activities, interprets findings, and provides recommendations to support product development, innovation, and client objectives. Explores opportunities for intellectual property development, patent applications, and technology transfer arising from innovative food processes/applications and formulations. Interprets research finding results to draw meaningful, accurate conclusions and identifies trends, potential commercial applications and areas for innovation, providing a scientific basis for decision-making and further research directions. Advises graduate and undergraduate students involved in research projects, fostering a positive learning environment by sharing expertise, overseeing work, and facilitating their growth. Identifies opportunities and products that will improve business effectiveness, facilitating research for companies that may form potential business partners or providers, identifying potential target markets, coordinating plans with other departments to offer similar opportunities. Leads the negotiation and establishment of research and service contracts, licensing a

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