Total 2 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Hines, Illinois

• Plan and conduct research to develop methods for isolation, modification of alfalfa proteins, and adaptation in food products and edible food packaging as well as ingredients for cosmetic products.
• Isolate and modify proteins and other components from raw feedstock and/or from industry crop processing byproducts.
• Develop new uses for, and new knowledge of, proteins derived from agricultural crops and co-products.
• Characterize alfalfa proteins in their native state, and modify them by applying chemical, physical, enzymatic, or other techniques to impart desired functionalities.
• Develop a fundamental understanding between processing and extent of modification, and subsequent characterization of modified products to understand the performance relationships between process parameters, structure, and functionality.
• Obtain fundamental information on degradation under different deleterious conditions and other physical and molecular properties.
• Study generated protein isolates for their functional properties and performance in targeted applications.
• Use methods and state of the art instrumentation, such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy, circular dichroism, differential scanning calorimetry, and size exclusion chromatography.
• Apply the principles of Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) or similar framework to quantitatively assess the environmental and economic sustainability of developed renewable products or technologies and potential benefits.
• Investigate physical processing methods such as milling, steam jet-cooking, and extrusion, as well as enzymatic methods to deflavor isolated protein fractions.
• Develop a stakeholder base to advocate for enhancing research and enable commercialization of products to meet mandated technology transfer objectives.

Continued from Summary: Provide required knowledge and application of engineering, mathematics, statistical analysis, modeling/simulation, and/or other scientific principles, methods, and techniques. Apply knowledge in the planning, research, design, development, test, evaluation, integration, acquisition, dissemination, sustainment, modification, and/or exploitation of highly complex information technology (IT) systems to support the Air Force's mission objectives. Facilitate the integration of network and network-reliant information technology capabilities supporting the nation's warfighters with decisive cyber capabilities for mission success. Provide decision quality data, statistical models, and analysis to implement and maintain a resilient network environment, core services, and infrastructure that preserves the operational advantage. Gather and generate organizational metrics for leadership to facilitate data-driven decisions. Assess current performance, identify opportunities for performance improvement, and provide objective analysis of the second and third order impacts technology decisions, configurations, and architectures.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, and directs first-level supervisory activities.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Leads a broad range of analyses and/or engineering assignments for the development and documentation of operational concepts and strategies for assigned programs/projects.
• Represents AFNIC with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Accomplishes professional development and maintains technical proficiency through professional interaction with technical and professional societies, associations, academia, symposia, contractors, research and development organizations, and participation in formal training programs.