A Sweet, Sweet Job: England Seeks 'Chocolate Doctor'

Is there a doctor of chocolate in the house? If this isn't the sweetest job in the world, we don't know what is. Cambridge University in England is seeking a doctoral student to study 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. The description reads, "The project will 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." That's a challenge given that even the best-quality chocolate starts going soft around 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit), below human body temperature.A solution could fatten the profits of the world's top 10 chocolate companies, which last year posted confectionery sales exceeding $85 billion.Only European Union citizens can apply for the post under the direction of experts in chemical engineering, geotechnical engineering and soft matter physics.