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Cambridge University in the UK is seeking a doctoral student to pursue what sounds like the sweetest job in the world: studying the fundamentals of chocolate.
The research goal, according to the job description, is to identify ways of keeping chocolate-based food from melting in warm climates.
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That’s certainly going to be a challenge, given that even the best-quality chocolate starts going soft around 34 degrees Celsius below human body temperature.
A solution could fatten up the profits of the world’s top 10 chocolate companies, which last year posted sales exceeding $85 billion.
Will the successful candidate be able to, eh, eat any of the failed experiments? Just something we need to know. To help us fill out our application forms, like.
Friday 15 November, 2024
Friday 15 November, 2024
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English university seeks 'chocolate doctor' to study the sweet stuff
ARE YOU A chocolate fiend looking to get a PhD?
Boy, have we found the job for you.
Cambridge University in the UK is seeking a doctoral student to pursue what sounds like the sweetest job in the world: studying the fundamentals of chocolate.
The research goal, according to the job description, is to identify ways of keeping chocolate-based food from melting in warm climates.
That’s certainly going to be a challenge, given that even the best-quality chocolate starts going soft around 34 degrees Celsius below human body temperature.
A solution could fatten up the profits of the world’s top 10 chocolate companies, which last year posted sales exceeding $85 billion.
Will the successful candidate be able to, eh, eat any of the failed experiments? Just something we need to know. To help us fill out our application forms, like.
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