21 English-speaking jobs in Wageningen

Technical Scientist to develop new protein-based products using dry and wet extrusion technologies. Manage product development projects from concept to commercialization, including scale-up activities.

Assistant/Associate Professor in Consumer Science of Food Products needed to conduct impactful research and teach consumer behavior. Expertise in qualitative consumer research methods is required.

Technician Insect Virology supports insect virology research by continuously rearing insect species and assisting with experiments. Requires HBO degree as a (micro)biological technician with insect experience.

Associate Professor of Statistics to advance statistical methodology for complex, large-scale data from Life Sciences. Requires expertise in Bayesian Statistics and a strong research profile. Duties include research, funding, and teaching.

Researcher in Animal Breeding and Genomics focusing on cryoconservation and reproductive technologies for livestock and fish. Develop and improve techniques to store genetic material. Requires a PhD and experience in cryobiology or related fields.

PhD research to study flavor precursors enhancing meat aroma and reducing off-notes in plant-based meat analogues. Investigate protein texturization and aroma generation using GC-HRMS and UHPLC-HRMS.

Postdoc position focusing on the rheology of gluten-free products. The role involves advanced rheological characterization, microstructure analysis, and modeling of complex food systems to develop gluten-free alternatives.

Develop mechanistic crop models for innovative greenhouse systems, modeling plant growth and resource use in vertical farms and single-truss tomatoes. Integrate crop and greenhouse models to evaluate resource efficiency.

Develop and apply computational omics approaches to ancient metagenomic datasets to uncover molecular mechanisms of plant–microbiome interactions. Analyze biosynthetic pathways and predict ecological functions.

Contract Manager at WUR steers strategic facility contracts in Business Travel, MaaS, Cleaning, and Furniture. You translate goals into agreements, driving value and sustainability through collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Develop an integrated modelling framework for the Water-Energy-Food nexus in Controlled Environment Agriculture. Analyze resource flows and evaluate circularity scenarios for sustainable food production. Requires MSc in a related engineering field and programming experience.

PhD position to study and decrease N2O emissions from deammonification technologies. Research involves bioreactor experiments, data analysis of N2O production, and developing mitigation measures. Requires MSc in a related field and experience with lab/bioreactor work.

PhD position to develop SERS microspectroscopy sensors for detecting and characterizing fungal secondary metabolites at a single-cell scale in soil. Requires experience with optical spectroscopy, ideally SERS.

Develop novel decision-making methods for heat transition planning under data-sharing constraints. Research will investigate how incomplete or privacy-preserved data influences planning in future electricity networks.

Engineer trustworthy energy data spaces to share heterogeneous data securely for heat transition planning. Develop novel methods for interoperability, privacy, and data orchestration across complex energy ecosystems.

Lecturer in management and organizational research needed to educate students on advanced management theories and societal problem-solving. Duties include delivering lectures, supervising theses, and coordinating BMO trajectories. PhD required.

Lead applied research on biological control for sustainable agriculture, focusing on microorganisms to manage pests and diseases. Coordinate projects with multidisciplinary teams and translate scientific findings into practical applications.

PhD project to gain insight into the economic value of real-time video-based disease detection in pigs. You will develop bio-economic models, estimate intervention value, and conduct conjoint studies.

As the Manager Product Application Cheese – Continental Cheese, you will be the global technical expert for semi-hard cheese types, providing application knowledge and supporting customers in optimizing cheese production. You will conduct application trials, translate customer needs into technical projects, and deliver technical documentation.

Assistant Professor role in Data Science within Nutrition & Health Research. Lead novel research using AI and machine learning on complex human dietary and multi-omics data. Involves teaching and interdisciplinary collaboration.