30 English-speaking jobs in Wageningen

Develop and optimize plant-based, minimally processed, and nutritionally balanced snacks. Focus on ingredient functionality, food structure, and processing techniques for clean-label, healthier foods.

Food Technology Scientist to scout, test, and scale novel processing methods for plant-based snacks. This role bridges lab R&D and full production, optimizing taste, texture, and shelf life. Requires a Master's or PhD in a related engineering field.

Food Technologist for Taste and Flavor will develop plant-based, minimally processed, and nutritionally balanced snacks. The role involves lab and kitchen experiments to optimize taste and mouthfeel while collaborating with external partners.

Lead the integrated management of the Animal Sciences Group. Responsibilities include financial management, HR/organizational development, governance, and process optimization. Requires strategic leadership and experience in complex knowledge organizations.

Scientist Soil Ecology role involves leading and conducting research on soil ecology and plant-soil interactions. Responsibilities include project acquisition, collaboration with diverse partners, and translating findings into practical applications.

Packaging Compliance Specialist to support global packaging development. This role ensures packaging materials meet food safety regulations by reviewing documents and advising cross-functional teams. Requires a degree in a relevant science and experience in food contact material compliance.

Drive global packaging food contact compliance for FrieslandCampina. Review and finalize compliance documentation, advise stakeholders, and support PPWR implementation. Requires a relevant degree and 5+ years in food contact material regulation.

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.

Define and deploy the global strategy for packaging equipment design, filling & packing technologies, and innovation. Lead technical standards, drive innovation, and manage Capex projects in FMCG/Food & Beverage environments.

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.

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 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.

Lead global front-end innovation for ambient branded seafood by transforming consumer needs and market trends into compelling concepts. Shape the global innovation agenda and build a validated concept pipeline.

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.