19 English-speaking jobs in Wageningen

PhD position to model impacts of agricultural practices on soil ecosystem services across Europe. Develop and improve modeling frameworks to assess carbon and nutrient flows and management measure impacts. Requires MSc in environmental/agricultural sciences and quantitative modeling experience.

Mechatronics Researcher to develop and test robotics and smart systems for agriculture. Duties include designing mechatronic systems, building prototypes, and conducting field trials. HBO degree in Mechatronics or related field required.

PhD position to conduct experimental research on adolescent nutrition and school food environments in Indonesia. The role involves field experiments, data analysis using econometric methods, and collaboration with international teams.

Investigate the role of natural epialleles in heritable variation in plants using apomictic dandelion models. This genomics PhD involves analyzing gene expression, DNA methylation, and environmental effects.

Postdoc role in genetics, plant breeding, and phytopathology to create resilient crops, focusing on tomato. Duties include research design, writing articles, and supervising students. Requires a PhD and skills in resistance breeding.

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.

Oversee and coordinate daily production activities as a Production Specialist - EMEA Shift Lead. Responsibilities include staff training, machine maintenance, workflow optimization, and ensuring quality control. Requires 3+ years of team leadership experience.

Drive new product development from concept to scale-up in ambient seafood. Identify innovation via consumer insights and market trends. Collaborate cross-functionally and manage Innovation Hub facilities.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Serve as the global technical expert for Continental semi-hard cheeses. Provide application support, conduct trials, and translate customer needs into technical projects using ingredient knowledge. Requires a Food Technology degree and 8+ years in dairy.

Manager Packaging develops and implements primary packaging solutions while optimizing secondary and tertiary packaging across the value chain. This role requires 8+ years in packaging development, aligning R&D, marketing, and supply chain inputs to meet functional and sustainability targets.