30 English-speaking jobs in Wageningen

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.

PhD position investigating the impact of reward schemes for biodiversity in Dutch dairy farming systems. Research involves analyzing schemes, evaluating farmer preferences, and assessing impacts on biodiversity and farm income.

PhD position to study nature-inclusive dairy transitions and biodiversity recovery. Research involves exploring nature's values across stakeholders and co-designing interventions for resilient food systems.

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.

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.

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 Regulatory Compliance Specialist ensures packaging materials meet global food contact and packaging legislation. Responsibilities include compliance assessments, managing Declarations of Compliance, and evaluating regulations across international markets.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.