50 English-speaking jobs in Wageningen

The Chief Technology Officer will drive innovation, quality, and efficiency in formulations, ensuring products meet regulatory standards and customer expectations. The role oversees formulation development facilities, process improvement, and project management.

Postdoc position at Wageningen University and Research, in collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF, to analyze data on natural forest regeneration in Kenya. Responsibilities include statistical analysis, model development, publication writing, and science communication.

Research Analyst will plan, design, and execute experiments using in vitro digestion models and cell culture systems. Generate and interpret data, document findings, and manage datasets.

Develop and implement primary packaging solutions and optimize secondary and tertiary packaging across the value chain. Translate complex requirements into practical solutions, aligning inputs from various departments.

Assistant Professor to conduct research, teach, and manage tasks related to urban economics. Requires a PhD in urban or regional economics, economic geography, or related field. Must have a track record of publications and experience in lecturing, tutorials, and thesis supervision.

PhD position focusing on the genetic association between feed intake and methane emissions. The role involves using (inter-)national datasets to estimate variance components between traits, including methane emissions, and contributing to the development of variance component estimation software.

Leads and develops a team of 16 HR Services Officers, managing SLAs and KPIs for operational HR processes. Acts as a point of contact for complex HR issues and collaborates across the HR value chain. Drives process improvements and simplification initiatives.

Intern to identify water consumption reduction potential in Gouda cheese production. Analyze water usage across six production plants, collaborate with technologists and operations experts, and develop best practices.

PhD candidate to join a team working on ab initio catalyst design for catalytic biomass conversion processes. Responsibilities include atomic-scale modeling of biomass conversion, reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and dynamics, development and application of machine-learning methods, and ab initio design of noble-metal-free catalysts.

PhD candidate to develop models and tools assessing the future of the EU agricultural landscape. Responsibilities include designing economic models, conducting case studies, and analyzing the impact of EU policies on sustainable development. Requires a MSc degree in agricultural, environmental, or applied economics, strong quantitative skills, and proficiency in English (C1 level).

Raw Material Specification Specialist needed with experience in food safety, HACCP, QCP, microbiology, and SAP PLM. Requires an MSc in Food Technology or equivalent and 3-5 years in specification management, product development, or QA, preferably in infant nutrition.

PhD position focused on understanding and postponing yeast cell death to improve bioproduction of chemicals, including pigments. Responsibilities include developing synthetic biology tools to induce specific regulated cell death pathways in yeast, investigating the link between cell death mode and product quality, and improving productivity of yeast bioprocesses.

This PhD position investigates the impact of yeast cell death on anaerobic processes, focusing on how cell death factors influence yeast physiology and evolutionary trade-offs. The successful candidate will work within a consortium of European research institutions to improve the prolonged bioproduction of chemicals like ethanol.

Junior Application Specialist to develop innovative food applications for the Sports and Active Nutrition market. Requires a strong technical background in Food Technology with practical expertise in dairy protein and health benefit ingredients. Collaborate with internal teams and customers to deliver solutions.

Lab Technician needed with a BSC in Food Technology or Food Innovation and 1-2 years of product development experience in the food industry. Expertise in dairy technology is required. Must be able to work independently and in a team. Fluent English is essential.

Contribute to the development of new processing technologies for the food industry. Work in multidisciplinary applied-scientific research projects to develop, improve, and ensure the safety, quality, and sustainability of food products and manufacturing processes. Execute processing/structuring/ingredient-process-functionality research and analyze, interpret, and report findings.

Wageningen University & Research seeks a bakery technologist with expertise in cereals to develop new bakery products, technologies, and ingredients. Responsibilities include executing experiments, analyzing data, and collaborating on research projects. A BSc in Food Sciences, knowledge of cereal-based products, and excellent communication skills are required.

PhD position to investigate the impact of novel protein crops (quinoa, white lupin, aardaker) on soil functioning and resilience to water stress. The role involves designing and executing experiments, analyzing data, and publishing research findings.

Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute to an international research project addressing groundwater resource security in a circular water economy. Responsibilities include developing and applying hydrogeological and water-quality models, leading field sampling activities, synthesizing data, and disseminating research outcomes. Requires a PhD in a relevant field, experience with hydrogeological modeling, and strong communication skills.

PhD student to develop capabilities in nanoscale chemical imaging and spectroscopy to study protein structure and interactions at the single-molecule level. Research will focus on protein interactions in drug formulations for type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.