Research Pilot Brewery Manager

Department:

Food Science & Technology

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For additional information please contact:

Tom Shellhammer

tom.shellhammer

The Department of Food Science & Technology is seeking a Research Pilot Brewery Manager. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

Oregon State University’s Department of Food Science and Technology is internationally recognized for excellence in fermentation science, brewing research, and industry engagement. Home to one of the nation’s premier brewing science research programs and one of North America’s leading brewing education programs, OSU combines world-class research with hands-on student training and a strong land-grant mission. The program maintains longstanding partnerships with breweries, hop growers, maltsters, barley producers, and allied suppliers, creating exceptional opportunities for applied research, technology transfer, and industry collaboration.

The Research Pilot Brewery Manager will join a highly collaborative team advancing brewing science through research, education, and innovation. This position manages a modern research brewery that supports externally funded research, industry-sponsored projects, and experiential student learning while working closely with internationally recognized faculty, USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists located on the OSU campus, and partners across the brewing value chain.

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The Research Pilot Brewery Manager advances the research, teaching, and industry engagement mission of Oregon State University’s fermentation science program. In coordination with the Nor’Wester Professor of Fermentation Science and affiliated faculty, the manager oversees the OSU Research Pilot Brewery and supports the OSU Beverage Center as a hub for applied brewing and beverage research, experiential education, industry collaboration, and fee-for-service activities.

The position provides technical leadership for pilot-scale beverage production, brewing operations, fermentation, packaging, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, laboratory and brewery safety, and research data collection. The manager supports faculty-led and industry-sponsored research by coordinating experimental production, analytical activities, research documentation, technical reporting, and dissemination of research findings. The position also contributes to brewing education through hands-on instruction, student mentoring, and curriculum development in brewing and beverage production.

As a public-facing representative of OSU Brewing Science and the Department of Food Science and Technology, the manager builds relationships with industry partners, prospective students, alumni, and other stakeholders, helping strengthen the department’s research enterprise, enhance student training, and expand collaborations with the brewing and beverage industries.

• Research Brewery Management & OSU Beverage Center Support: Manage and oversee daily operation of the OSU Research Pilot Brewery ensuring safe, efficient, and research & development-oriented production capabilities.
• Research Support: Support and facilitate the brewing and fermentation research enterprise in collaboration with the Nor’Wester Professor of Fermentation Science.
• Teaching & Student Training: Support instructional activities associated with brewing science and education programs.
• Industry Engagement, Outreach & Fee-for-Service
  
  Activities:
  
  Develop and maintain productive collaborations with brewing and beverage industry stakeholders.
• Service: Contribute to the service mission of the Department of Food Science and Technology and Oregon State University.

• Bachelor’s degree in fermentation science, food science, brewing science, microbiology, chemistry, engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with pilot-scale or commercial-scale brewery, beverage, or food manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and experience operating,…