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Rector's Decree n. 741/2026 of 12.06.2026

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BITELOOP – multifunctional sweetener from upcycling broken rice via fungal fermentation

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30.06.2026 at 12:00 PM (noon)

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Description of the research activity:

The research activity will include the following activities: (i) microbiological, chemical, and nutritional (e.g., antinutrients) characterization of the selected by-products to ensure their suitability as substrates for microbial growth and process reproducibility; (ii) mixed starter selection based on fermentation kinetics, key enzymatic activities and production of nutritionally relevant functional compounds; (iii) definition of the key parameters of solid and liquid state fermentation to enhance hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates and proteins and functional compounds release; and (iv) use of bioreactors.

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Research assignment holders - Agricultural, food and environmental microbiology (Prof. Di Cagno, Raffaella)

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Free University of Bozen - Bolzano

Location

Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università Bolzano, Italy

Published

2026-06-15

Application deadline

2026-06-30 12:00 (Europe/Rome)
2026-06-30 12:00 (CET)

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Postdoc, Researcher

Field

Microbiology, Food Science, Biostatistics, Machine Learning

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The Free University of Bozen/Bolzano was founded on 31 October 1997 as a multilingual, internationally oriented institution.

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