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About us
We are proud of our team culture
Our Team and job opportunities
On this page, find out more about who we are as a team as well as advertisements for all Feast positions, incl.
- research,
- teaching,
- technical,
- administrative positions and
- PhD and Masters studentships.
Positions Advertised
Come work or study with us!
Internships
If you are studying towards your Masters or PhD at another university but are interested in a 6-month internship with Feast, we would love to hear from you. Your application/expression of interest can be submitted to: feast@massey.ac.nz
Find out more about us
Meet some of the Feast team
Feast, the Food Experience and Sensory Testing Lab, was established on 22 June 2018.
Prof Joanne Hort
Professor Joanne Hort, the Director of Feast, currently leads a team of:
- 2 administrators,
- 2 research officers,
- 3 post-doctoral fellows,
- 2 technicians, and
- quite a few PhD students in various stages of completion
To find out more about Joanne, have a look at her Massey University profile: Prof Hort Profile
We have a world-class research programme. We are experts with years of experience at the cutting edge of sensory and consumer science. We investigate, e.g.:
- consumer behaviour - sensory properties of food/beverages - individual variation in perception - sustainable nutrition -
- links between shopping behaviour and packaging/labelling - alternative proteins -
Joanne Hort's Inaugural Lecture "It's all a matter of taste!"
We invite you to watch Joanne Hort's Inaugural Lecture in 2013, at the University of Nottingham, where her Professorial journey began.
Contact details
Jen Larking, Feast Administrator
Email: feast@massey.ac.nz
telephone: +64 6 951 6259
Hours of work: 8.30 am - 3.15 pm
Courier address
Massey University
School of Food & Advanced Technology
Attn: [Name of person]
Food Experience & Sensory Testing Laboratory
Ground Floor Reception
Riddet Building
Riddet Road
Palmerston North 4410