Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, is a non-departmental public body, and is the largest UK public funder of non-medical bioscience.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) Strategy Advisory Panels (SAPs) provide expert insight to develop, monitor and provide assurance on our strategy, policies and ideas.
Our panels aim to reflect the diversity of thought and experience across the bioscience community, spanning academia, industry, and policy.
We are inviting applications to join a number of panels including for Bioscience for Sustainable Agriculture.
The Bioscience for Sustainable Agriculture and Food (SAF) panel advises on how the UK’s strengths in bioscience can have an impact on global food and nutrition security. It also advises on how it drives innovation and policy to deliver a sustainable, productive, diverse, resilient, and healthy agri-food system.
The Bioscience for SAF SAP are keen to encourage applicants with expertise in the following areas:
• a broad understanding of the arable or horticultural crops sector and experience in the translation of crop science. It would be beneficial, but not essential, to have a background in the biosciences and have experience in partnering and collaborating with academic research and innovation to progress bioscience towards impact
• post-farm gate expertise in food safety, food spoilage, nutritional quality or food manufacturing. We are particularly interested in those with a broad expertise which spans the food system for these areas
• industry experience within the post-farm gate or crops sector
We welcome applications from all organisations. However, in the interests of ensuring fair community representation, and recognising existing membership, unless there is a compelling strategic case, we are unlikely to accept further appointments to the panel from applicants employed by:
• Lancaster University
• Mowi
• Newcastle University
• University of Exeter
• University of Nottingham
• University of Reading
• University of the West of England, Bristol
