--- title: Cambridge University Hiring Chocolate PhD Student description: The University of Cambridge is seeking a doctoral student to study the "fundamentals" of chocolate, according to the job posting canonical: https://time.com/3136410/cambridge-chocolate-phd/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-18T16:07:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:12:31.985Z og:title: Cambridge Is Looking for a PhD Student to Study Chocolate og:description: A fully-funded 3.5-year program og:url: https://time.com/3136410/cambridge-chocolate-phd/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cambridge Is Looking for a PhD Student to Study Chocolate twitter:description: A fully-funded 3.5-year program twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Cambridge Is Looking for a PhD Student to Study Chocolate  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Aug 18, 2014 4:07 PM UTC  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Aug 18, 2014 4:07 PM UTC Now your chocolate cravings can land you a job. The University of Cambridge is seeking a doctoral student to study the “fundamentals” of chocolate, according to the [job posting](http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/4702/). The purpose of this “fully-funded” three-and-a-half year program based in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology is to find ways to keep chocolate from melting in warm temperatures. The listing adds the position will be “mainly experimental.” There is just one catch: Only EU nationals can apply. (h/t [AP](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/sweet-job-england-seeks-choc-doc-study-candy)) **MORE:** [The Secret to Winning a Nobel Prize Could Be Eating More Chocolate](http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/12/can-eating-chocolate-help-you-win-a-nobel-prize/) **LIST:** [9 Weirdest Uses for Chocolate](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/09/13/9-weirdest-uses-for-chocolate/) **LIST:** [The 13 Most Influential Candy Bars](http://time.com/8195/13-most-influential-candy-bars-of-all-time/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3136410/cambridge-chocolate-phd/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3136410/cambridge-chocolate-phd/"},"headline":"Cambridge Is Looking for a PhD Student to Study Chocolate","datePublished":"2014-08-18T16:07:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:31.985Z","description":"Who says you're too old to play with your food?","url":"https://time.com/3136410/cambridge-chocolate-phd/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Education"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3136410/cambridge-chocolate-phd/","name":"Cambridge Is Looking for a PhD Student to Study Chocolate"}}]}] ```