Career Center

IAPRI’s Career Center is a great resource to post or find a job within the packaging research and educational communities.

Job Seekers: Current Job Posting in the Career Center:

  • The Packaging Technology Center (Cetea) Post-doctoral scholarship.

    This scholarship is part of the CCD Circula Project (https://ccdcircula.org.br/) and is to develop a project in the area of mechanical recycling of polyolefins. It will be financed by FAPESP.
The Center of Science for Development – Solutions for post-consumer waste: packaging and products – CCD Circula makes public the opening of applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in the research area of “Recycling of post-consumer polyolefins for food, beverage and cosmetic packaging in Brazil considering the Brazilian scenario”, to be developed in the Packaging Technology Center of the Institute of Food Technology - Ital in Campinas / SP.
 
We are looking for a candidate interested in developing a research project on: “Reuse and recycling technologies”.
More Information: https://www.iapri.org/docs/Post_Doctoral_scholarship_-_CCD_-_Fapesp_-_English.pdf
 

  • Virgina Tech tenure-track openings

The VT packaging program is expanding! They are looking for two talented tenure-track Assistant Professors to help us diversify the program. The two job descriptions are linked below.

Medical and Pharmaceutical Packaging

Sustainable Flexible and Rigid Packaging

 

  • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Postdoctoral Researcher in Transport Packaging Dynamics

     The Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position specializing in Transport Packaging Dynamics. This individual will work under the Principal Investigator's (PI) supervision to execute existing funded grant projects related to transport packaging, protective packaging, and distribution dynamics. Additionally, the postdoc will support developing and submitting new research proposals to expand funding opportunities in this field. This position requires managing multiple projects, contributing to research strategy, and engaging in professional development activities.
 

  • Tenure Track Position in Packaging/Graphic Communications

Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Tenure Trak Position | Assistant Professor - Mass transfer and climate resiliency implications for packaging systems

Michigan State University, School of Packaging
More information at: MSU

  • University of Hasselt

The University of Hasselt is looking for a motivated PhD researcher highly interested in developing active and intelligent packaging materials based on biopolymers using three innovative processing techniques to incorporate biobased additives via i) melt processing; ii) ultrasonic spray coating, and iii) 3D printing. We warmly welcome a PhD student in our research team at imo-imomec (MPR&S -- FME). In addition, a collaboration with the LRGP I Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés group of the University of Lorraine (FR) will be established. Both universities are partners of the European University on Responsible Consumption and Production, known as the EURECA-PRO alliance.

More info and how to apply, see the link below or mieke.buntinx@uhasselt.be. 
The application deadline is 20 January 2025.

https://www.uhasselt.be/en/about-hasselt-university/working-at-hasselt-university/vacancies/detail/3204-phd-student-development-of-biobased-smart-packaging-using-melt-processing-ultrasonic-spray-coating-and-3d-printing-technologies
 


Employers: We are happy to post open positions for 90 days for both IAPRI members and non-members. Simply contact Secretary General Edward Church by email.