Are you passionate about innovative food texturing technologies like 3D printing and do you want to explore the options of such technologies for creating healthy and nutritious food products? We are seeking an enthusiastic and enterprising researcher in the field of food science and technology, who contributes to the development of innovative processes and new products for the food industry.

Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, part of Wageningen UR, offers a challenging and market-oriented environment where motivated scientific professionals conduct research for companies, government organisations and knowledge institutes. The Food Technology group develops knowledge and technology for the food industry and renders them applicable in practice. Examples include our research on products with less salt and fat, plant-based meat replacers and innovative food processing methods like 3D printing. The scientific focus in our work is on the relationship between product formulation, ingredient interaction and properties created by high tech equipment and software.

As a researcher you will contribute to the further scientific development of this research area by;

• Leading and carrying out multidisciplinary applied-research projects in which innovative processes such as 3D printing are developed and applied;
• Elaborating research results into reports, publications and presentations for our clients;
• Translating fundamental scientific insights towards scalable manufacturing processes and innovative products which are coherent with societal trends related to sustainability and health;
• Working together with our partners, and building and maintaining an effective (inter-) national network, to realise the desired market position in this research area.

We expect you to be an enthusiastic and inspiring team player, full of creative and innovative ideas, and able to develop and carry out concrete project plans together with your colleagues and industrial partners.

• An ambitious colleague with quality awareness and an inquisitive mind, and the ability and ambition to become a leading scientist in the field of food texturing technology;
• A PhD degree in a relevant area, e.g., Food Sciences, Process Engineering, Materials Science or Chemical Technology;
• Subject knowledge on physical-chemical properties of food products and their ingredients; knowledge and affinity with high tech manufacturing technology and software is a plus;
• Excellent communication skills and good verbal and written command of English, Dutch is a plus.

You have the ability to lead larger and more complex projects for which, next to your scientific knowledge, competencies like organizing, cooperation and development of colleagues are particularly required.

A job at a commercial organization that will challenge you every day to provide our clients with the best possible solution. As Researcher food physics and technology you will be part of an ambitious team working on a wide range of issues with plenty of scope for initiative. Personal input and responsibility are an integral part of our culture. We offer a temporary position with an average working time of 36 hours per week, for the period of 1 year, with the possibility of extension or a permanent employment after a successful evaluation.

In addition, we offer:

• a competitive salary
• 8% holiday allowance;
• a structural end-of-year bonus of 3%;
• excellent training opportunities and secondary employment conditions;
• flexible working hours and holidays can possibly be determined in consultation so that an optimal balance between work and private life is possible;
• excellent pension plan through ABP;
• 171 vacation hours, the possibility to purchase extra and good supplementary leave schemes;
• the possibility to work a maximum of 40 hours per week and in this way build up a maximum of 204 compensation hours per year;
• a flexible model to put together part of your employment conditions yourself, such as a bicycle plan;
• a lively workplace where you can easily make contacts and where many activities take place on the Wageningen Campus. A place where education, research and business are represented;
• make use of the sports facilities on campus.

Wageningen University & Research stimulates internal career opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are ample opportunities for own initiative in a learning environment.
We offer a versatile job in an international environment with varied activities in a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen Food & Biobased Research develops insights and technologies that support industries, governments, and research institutes to create innovative solutions for a healthier, more sustainable, and prosperous world. Together with our clients we develop healthy and tasty food, truly-sustainable food chains, and chemicals and materials that use biomass instead of fossil resources. Our in-depth knowledge of the entire chain, from raw materials through processing to end product, drives our approach.

We make smart connections between various disciplines to explore complex issues from different perspectives. Through a combination of intelligent analyses and pragmatic invention, we find solutions for these issues. Grounded in science and business, our researchers bring a no-nonsense attitude to their work. We investigate and develop at all stages: upscaling from lab to pilot and from initial idea to production processes that deliver real products for our customers. We have direct access to the latest scientific findings and have a firm grasp of what modern technology offers. Every day, we work with national and global companies, governments and other research institutes to create innovative solutions; now and in the future.

Wageningen Food & Biobased Research is one of the Contract Research Organisations of Wageningen University & Research, with the aim to explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life. With approximately 30 locations, 5,000 members of staff and 10,000 students, we are world leader in its domain. An integral way of working and cooperation between the exact sciences, the technological and social disciplines are key to its approach.

Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.
For further information about working at Wageningen UR, take a look at http://www.wur.nl/en/Jobs.htm

Equal opportunities employer

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

For further information about working at Wageningen University & Research, take a look at:
https://www.wur.nl/en/Jobs.htm

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