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[D-multisensory] Multisensory Scientist, Unilever, The Netherlands



The Unilever Food & Health Research Institute (UFHRI) is Unilever’s central research institute for the Food Business. UFHRI creates and delivers business relevant solutions to brand innovation programmes, based on science and technology.  For the Consumer Perception & Behaviour (CP&B) group, the UFHRI is looking for a
Multisensory scientist (vacancy nr. 3041).

Expertise: Multisensory perception.
You have expertise in the area of multisensory perception and first-hand experience in running behavioural and cognitive experiments in the context of sensory research.

Your role:
• Provide up-to-date expertise in your respective areas of knowledge to multidisciplinary teams;
• Build and maintain your area of scientific expertise in order to assess its relevance and impact for the business;
• Analyse, report and present quantitative research to different audiences (e.g. scientists, product developers, marketers) in English;
• Publish scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals;
• Represent CP&B at scientific congresses and conferences.

Requirements:
• Doctoral degree (PhD) in one of the areas mentioned above;
• A strong publication record;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (in English);
• An interest in working outside your current area of expertise and ability to do so;
• An active international academic network;
• Preference will be given to candidates with industrial research experience on these relevant research areas.

Unilever:
Unilever’s mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.  Around the world our foods, home and personal care brands, such as Knorr, Dove, Omo, Cif, Ben&Jerry’s, Axe, Magnum, Lipton and Becel are chosen by individual customers 150 million times a day.  Please check www.unilever.com for more information on Unilever.

To apply:
Send your motivation letter and CV citing the vacancy number 3044 to recruitment.NL@unileverservices.com. For more information see www.unilever.com/rdjobs.