CASS-Academy

With the number of graduates in the area of food and nutrition increasing, there is fierce competition for graduate job positions. Employers are now placing a greater emphasis on what additional skills and experience graduates have obtained aside from their formal university education.

As part of the CASS-Academy you'll:

• develop highly sought after industry skills, experiences and networking
  opportunities
• have hands-on experience within the Deakin CASS state-of-the-art sensory
  research centre
• have the opportunity to co-write and contribute to research papers intended for publishing
• coordinate and conduct an in the field consumer science test
• tour a food industry manufacturing and R&D site. Conditional acceptance into the sensory honours program for 2021*
• receive a certificate of program completion and a letter of recommendation.

Any third-year Deakin student currently studying the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Sciences or Bachelor of Health Sciences majoring in food studies or nutrition is eligible to apply.

A WAM score of 65 or above is advised.

Please note that the CASS-Academy program is a Faculty of Health-approved program, but it's not a Deakin-approved course unit.

To apply, complete the online application form by the due date.

The application contains the following questions (max 100 words each):

• What is your future career goal?
• Why does sensory and consumer science appeal to you?
• What is your motivation for applying to the CASS-Academy?

After submissions are received, the top 20 shortlisted applicants will be notified and attend a formal interview.

The top four successful applicants will then be notified via email or phone.

Successful applicants for CASS-Academy will be determined based on their overall demonstrated passion to further their study or career path into the areas of sensory, flavour or consumer science.