69 English-speaking jobs in Wageningen

Full Professor in the Biophysics chair group at Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The position offers the opportunity to shape and expand research lines in synergy with the group's staff while developing academic leadership. Responsibilities include setting research strategy, guiding a diverse team, and contributing to education at the BSc, MSc, and PhD levels.

Technical Assistant to support lab activities related to doubled haploid production for KWS vegetables. Will implement and optimize tissue culture protocols, participate in the production of double haploids, and maintain accurate DH production records.

Develop and test a conceptual Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) model for integrating diverse datasets (geospatial, environmental, behavioral, and human-centered) across spatial and temporal dimensions. Define metadata standards, policies, and documentation practices for responsible use and reuse of behavioral and human-centered data within SE-SDIs. Collaborate with research team to align the data infrastructure with broader research goals. Test and evaluate the developed SE-SDI model using real-world case studies and contribute to scientific publications.

The Business Economics Group at Wageningen University seeks an Assistant Professor to develop an internationally recognized research program in quantitative economic analysis of farms and firms in food supply chains. Responsibilities include teaching courses on business economics and quantitative methods, collaborating with colleagues, and supervising students.

Support business growth and development for plant-based protein ingredients in North/West Europe. Provide technical expertise to customers, sales teams, and distributors. Advise on factory scale-up trials and represent ADM at events.

Experienced European Patent Attorney to lead IP development and valorization at KeyGene, a life sciences research company. Develop and implement IP strategy, manage patent portfolio, and drive collaboration and innovation partnerships.

You will perform both classical wet-chemical and LC- and GC-based analyses in various projects. You will analyze data and report to the project leader, improve and validate methods, and draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

This postdoc position within the European research project "From Contaminant to Commodity (C2C)" focuses on developing chemical and biological methods for arsenic extraction from arsenic-loaded sludge. The researcher will lead the exploitation and dissemination strategy for the project, perform experiments, supervise MSc students, and potentially teach.

Time-travelling Milkman (TTM) seeks a commercially driven CEO to accelerate market penetration, build customer relationships, and prepare for Series A fundraising. The CEO will lead business development, drive sales, and manage financial planning while representing TTM externally. Proven commercial leadership in the food ingredients or plant-based dairy sector is required, along with experience selling complex B2B solutions and navigating start-up environments.

Senior Technology Specialist for membrane & purification technology, driving technical excellence and innovation across global factories. Responsibilities include leading root cause analyses, developing technology standards, and owning process licensing for major capex projects.

Systems integration engineer to contribute to PPE system design. Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering with experience in maritime or industrial applications of PPE systems. Must have experience with Matlab Simulink, GT-Power, Python, and/or MBSE-tools.

PhD candidate to study acetogenic bacteria physiology and metabolism in pure and coculture systems. Responsibilities include chemostat cultivation, perturbation experiments, omics analyses, and collaboration with modelers.

Build the computational backbone for a platform accelerating plant domestication. Design data infrastructure, develop genotyping strategies, and deploy AI tools to translate genomic and phenotypic data into breeding decisions.

The Manager Food Safety & Scientific Risk Assessment leads scientific risk assessments for new products, ingredients, and technologies. This role partners with R&D and Innovation teams to ensure safe product development and regulatory compliance.

R&D Intern to support the Sweet and Flavoured Creams team. Focus on the effect of sweeteners/sugars in creams. Responsibilities include designing experiments, producing samples, analyzing data, and presenting findings. Must be a student enrolled for the duration of the internship.

R&D Intern to develop systemic rheology-based models for processing dairy and plant-based creams. Will conduct rheological measurements, correlate properties with process dynamics, and validate models using tools like MATLAB and COMSOL.

R&D Intern to support the Hydrocolloids team in understanding heat stability of cream cheese. Will screen ingredients, evaluate product performance, and analyze trial results. Requires a master's degree in food technology, chemical engineering, or material science. Fluent English required.

The Head of Scientific Affairs will provide scientific advisory to the Executive Committee, lead regulatory advocacy efforts, and shape corporate nutrition policy. This role requires expertise in regulatory affairs, scientific advisory, and external stakeholder engagement.

Senior Technology Specialist designs and develops complete production systems for high-value food products. Requires a master's degree, PhD, or PDEng in Process Technology, Chemical Engineering, or related field, and 10+ years of experience in process design and development within the food or chemical processing industries. Proven ability to connect unit operations into optimized production systems and manage large-scale projects is essential.

BG OT Engineer needed with Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field. Requires medium to senior-level knowledge of OT engineering and automation platforms. Understanding of OT system impact on production processes and relevant standards (ITIL, ISA88, ISA95, ISA99, GAMP, ISA62443, NEN3140) is essential. Sound knowledge of OT Security (NIS2, NIST2.0, Incident Management) and data handling (database management, secure extraction) is required.