Graduate Student Lab/Research Assistant

About the Role

The selected candidate will assist Dr. Prakash and lab technician in conducting small batch trials in the Food Processing lab using equipment such as the Microthermics beverage pasteurizer and the spray dryer. The candidate will assist in batching the formulations, and processing them, and assist in maintaining equipment and inventories.

Responsibilities

• Assisting Dr. Prakash and the lab technician with food processing experiments and trials.
• Preparing and batching food or beverage formulations according to recipes or research instructions.
• Monitoring processing conditions like temperature, flow rate, and drying parameters during trials.
• Measuring and weighing ingredients accurately for small-batch production.
• Recording data, observations, and processing results from experiments.

Qualifications

• Pursuing MS in Food Science
• Approval of Dr. Prakash

Pay & Schedule

• Anticipated pay: $23.00 per hour
• Up to 40 hours per week, summer only
• Desired start date: June 1, 2026
• Projected end date: August 23, 2026