Everyone knows the mess associated with eating chocolate on a hot day. But pretty soon, we might not have to worry about chocolate-y fingers since England is looking for a chocolate doctor, The Associated Press reported.
England's Cambridge University's Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology is looking for a doctoral student to study chocolate beginning in January of 2015, according to UK's The Independent.
The "doctor of chocolate" would find a method to prevent chocolate-based foods from melting in warm temperatures, BBC News reported.
According to the job description, the researcher would be required to "investigate the factors which allow chocolate, which has a melting point close to that of the human body, to remain solid and retain qualities sought by consumers when it is stored and sold in warm climates."
Chocolate's melting point is between 86 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit, according to What's Cooking America.
The three-and-a-half year studentship is fully funded and will give the researcher the opportunity to work with supervisors who have "extensive experience in studying soft solids, including foods," BBC News reported.
AP believes finding the solution to such a "hot problem" could increase the profits of the world's top 10 chocolate companies, whose confectionary sales exceeded $85 billion last year.
But if you're interested in the job, you must be a European Union citizen under the direction of experts in chemical engineering, geotechnical engineering and soft matter physics and you must apply by August 29.
