Bakery technologist with a focus on cereal

Are you an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial all-round bakery technologist with solid expertise on cereals, who contributes to the development of new bakery products, technologies and ingredients for the food industry?

Do you want to be part of an exciting research environment which is dedicated to solving the greatest challenges we are facing in the food system with regards to sustainability, food quality and nutrition? Then Wageningen University & Research is the place for you!

What are you going to do?
We are currently looking for an all-round bakery technologist with vast knowledge and hands-on experience in the area of physical-chemical and rheological characterization of bakery ingredients and bakery products. Although the primary focus will be on cereal-based applications, affinity with other food applications is a must. As bakery technologist you will contribute to the further scientific development of this research area by:

• Working in multidisciplinary applied-scientific research projects to develop new bakery products and ingredients based on e.g. alternative proteins, sugar replacers and innovative processing technology;
• Executing application and characterization experiments on bakery food products and ingredients (including texture, rheology and other physico-chemical methods) together with other technical research assistants and scientists;
• Analysing, interpreting and reporting the findings internally and to our customers;
• Executing the daily management of the equipment and activities in our bakery laboratories.

As our new colleague, you are somebody who demonstrates enthusiasm and innovative thinking, with the proven ability to translate complex ideas into actionable project plans in collaboration with colleagues and industrial partners.

You are or have:

• A colleague with data quality awareness and an inquisitive mind, who is able to carry out and report experiments, both autonomously and in collaboration with a project team;
• A BSc (HBO) degree in Food Sciences, preferably specialized in bakery;
• Subject knowledge on physical-chemical and rheological properties of cereal-based products and their ingredients. Specific knowledge on bread is an advantage;
• Quality and hygiene mindset in accordance with GLP and HACCP;
• Excellent communication skills and good verbal and written command of English (C1 level). Command of the Dutch language (or the willingness to achieve this) is a plus.

Your technical knowledge combined with your passion in supporting the implementation of fundamental scientific knowledge into industrial applications will set you apart from the other candidates.

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed year-end bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €3231,- and €4929,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 8 - 9). Additionally, For this role a contract for 32 hours can be discussed. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended - if possible within (company) organizational circumstances - on good performance. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment.

WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientation year” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”.

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch the video below to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.