R&D is mostly focused on developing algorithms for pests, water balance, phenology forecasts and for other spatial data related information such as yield predictions.

Mode: on-site; hybrid

will be used directly towards our board and used for growth strategy decision making. It will involve anything from unit economic calculations all the way to mapping our cashflow plans. Put your knowledge to work with Alberts and help serve healthy snacks all over the continent.

Food Expert PhD student (nutrition & food safety) (on-site): we’re looking for a food expert that can assist us in managing the set-up of our growth strategy with regards to food safety and security. It will involve matching foreign health and safety requirements with our tech stack in close relationship with the management of the company.

Mode: on-line; on-site

• Help in local coordination of the different projects of EIT within UAM: WeLead, Consumer trust, Food Solutions, Master in Food Systems, etc.
• Help in administrative management at UAM.
• Participation in international activities, meeting industrial partners.
• Attending internal and international meetings.
• Support in communication activities financed by EIT Food.
• Laboratory activities in accordance with the training of the intern, research assistance.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Writing papers and reports.

Mode: on-site

Mode: on-site; hybrid

• Microbial Biotechnology
• Food/Drink Fermentations (meat, sourdough, wine)
• New food product development
• Agrifood Science Communication
• Cheese making technology
• Dairy waste

Mode: on-site

• Application of novel technologies for improved safety and product quality (hydrostatic pressure,
• PEF, UV Light, Ultrasound, shockwave …)
• Bringing self-initiated ideas in the area of novel processing is highly welcomed and recommended
• Activities as agreed with the candidate, depending on the time of the internship and running projects available

Mode: on-site; hybrid

• Literature review
• Experimental work (new method development and/or product development (ingredient screening) work
• Data analysis (correlating findings)

Mode: on-site; hybrid

• Coordination of consumer and market research studies by collaborating with the internal and customer teams.
• Designing and creating methods for qualitative and quantitative research, such as surveys, focus groups or video diaries.
• Analysing findings and drawing relevant insights in research reports.
• Collecting, analysing and interpreting desk research on market dynamics and future outlook, as well as the customer and competitive landscape.
• Preparing or updating market reports and market models.
• Use of Excel and other data management and analysis software.

Project management:

• Project management support on live R&D and commercial projects
• Project stakeholder management.
• Monitoring of project timelines, budget and risks.
• Meeting coordination, preparation and note-taking.
• Supporting the project team on preparing project proposals.

Sustainability analysis:

• Conduct environmental net impact studies for different food groups to determine the top opportunities for maximum positive impact.
• Investigate and advise on the recyclability of our products, including contacting various recyclers to understand limitations and variations between different locations.
• Make any recommendations on the design or material choice of the Mimica Touch cap to make it more circular economy compatible.

Marketing:

• Creative brainstorming of content ideas that will help tell the Mimica story
• Researching for and planning content that is relevant for our followers across our 4 social media channels
• Trimming videos into shareable soundbites and adding subtitles
• Planning ahead and scheduling posts
• Tracking analytics to inform how to make better performing content in future
• Engaging with followers and responding to comments and questions
• Keeping our media pack for journalists up to date
• Opportunity to write longer form content

Mode: on-line; on-site; hybrid

1. The change / formation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in buckwheat products obtained under various technological processes will be analysed.

2.Firstly, buckwheat-based products will be formulated using fermentation, microwave and other thermal processes. In the second step, VOCs will be extracted into the stationary phase by microextraction technique and then separated and identified using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (SPME GC-MS).

Recognition of ecological conditions of animal welfare, determination of food contents for goats and deers influenced on milk, meat quality and condition of animals.

Main activities will be:

• Collection of experimental material from animals,
• Recognition of animal breeding,
• Knowledge about local food production (cheese, milk, meat),
• Laboratory analyses of milk, cheese and meat quality and animal welfare.
• Description of the results as a conference presentation and/or manuscript.

The main task of the internship is improvement of cryopreservation protocols for bovine oocytes. Namely, to study the distribution of lipid droplets, meiotic spindle, mitochondrial potential and cytoskeleton at different stages of cryopreservation using different cryoprotectant agents. Also to assess viability and fertilisation outcomes of cryopreserved bovine oocytes.

The results of these studies are very important for cattle breeding in order to increase the number of livestock and improve breeding characteristics.

The intern will be involved in the main task of the  internship and different masterclasses for staff in the field of cryopreservation of gametes and embryos of mammals.

In vitro monitoring immune cells response to microbial proteins:

• Microbial proteins characterization (SDS-PAGE)
• Isolation and culture splenocytes
• Phenotyping splenocytes
• Monitoring IgG subclasses in splenocytes media culture
• Lymphocytes proliferation assay

Mode: on-site; hybrid;

For potential target companies: 1. market research, 2. internet research on potential target companies, 3. financial analysis on potential target companies, 4. Update databases relating to flow of potential target companies.

Presentations to upper management and a wider team of findings.

Mode: hybrid

1. R&D department: with lab work, literature and formulation, analysis :
   • 1 in labo food formulation, chocolate, analytics
   • 1 on fermentation

2. Health and wellbeing department:
   • 1 more on R&D work related to gut health (analytics, metabolomics)

Modes: on-site; hybrid;

• Data analysis
• Biological trials
• Vertical farming
• Plant sensors
• AI

Modes: on-site

• Development of a novel beverage formulation using phenolic compounds from waste byproduct.
• Formulation of micro, nanoparticles for phenolic compounds encapsulation.
• Evaluation of the effect of “in vitro” digestion process in encapsulated phenolic compounds delivery.
• Application of semi-dynamic and static models of digestion systems to simulate the human digestion process.
• Analysis of phenolic compounds by HPLC after digestion.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Writing papers and reports.

Mode: on-site

1. Name of the internship: Characterization of bacteriophages against Vibrio spp. for aquaculture applications.

Task 1: Characterization of Vibriophages: host range and EOP.

Task 2: Phage classification: phages purification, phage DNA extraction, Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)…

Task 3: Technological characterization: phage stability and suitability for infection treatment in different environmental conditions.

Task 4: Initiate Scale-up phage production.

Activities: Microbiological culture, Phage culture, genetic and phenotypical phage characterization (HR, EOP, stability and resistance to temperature, salts, pH…), host antibiotic resistance tests, host inactivation assays.

1. Name of the internship: Environmental impact improvement of food and drink products through the Life Cycle Assessment methodology

Task

Characterization of resource consumption and waste generation in the food value chain (including primary production, processing and distribution).

Quantification of the environmental impact through Life Cycle Assessment methodology.

Identification of innovative environmental improvement strategies in the food and drink sector.

New B2B and B2C environmental impact communication systems.

Assessment of main requisites about environmental certification and verification schemes.

3. Name of the internship: Artificial Intelligence applied to health and nutrition

Task

The intern will be involved in the development of food recognition algorithm able to characterise dietary patterns of an individual person

Another tasks in which may be involved will be the development of APIs and support in web interfaces design

Academic Background: Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering

Mandatory Skills: Python, Tensorflow, Keras, Linux, SQL, No-SQL

Other desirable skills: R, Angular, HTML, CSS, Javascript

Mode: on-line, on-site

• Areas of work: sustainability and food
• Support on the strategy design and implementation of European projects
• Deal with different stakeholders (startups, corporates, investors, students)
• Implement event plans for training sessions, workshops and other events

Mode: hybrid

• Sustainable acquacolture (IMTA) -fish, mussels, alge farm in off shore
• Microalge production and shellefish hatchery
• Design of circular economy from seafood and algae waste management
• Upskills and Reskills in acqaucolture and blue-green economy by AI under project AGAPE financed by Eit Food 2021
• Industrial development of seafood process and Salicornia Glasswort
• Traceability and safe seafood under quality certification (Antibiotic Free, Global Gap, IFS) + Kosher and Halal certifications

Mode: hybrid, on-line, on-site

– development of new projects idea

– looking for funding application, literature review

Mode: on-site

• Desk research on scientific topics or events
• Attending meetings and events hosted by relevant organisations
• Assisting in delivery of events
• Development of online content, e.g., webcontent, social media

Mode: hybrid, on-site

• Zootechnical Biologist
• Bioinformatics
• Soil Microbiome Expert
• Blockchain
• Byproduct valorization or Nutricionist
• Management

Mode: hybrid

• Extracellular vesicles
• miRNAs
• precision nutrition
• epigenetics
• bioinformatics
• Healthy Aging
• Targeted Nutrition
• Calorie Restriction Mimetics
• Microbiome
• Biological Pathways
• Bioinformatics
• precision nutrition
• bioactive extracts
• metabolic reprogramming
• cell bioenergetics (Seahorse technology)
• nutrigenetics (SNPs)
• gene expression
• food structure and safety, in vitro, ex vivo
• novel formulations
• Consumer Trust

Mode: on-site

• analysis and summarizing of the data about European Funds
• researching and creating reports about innovations in agri-food sector
• supporting in planning and organizing events for children, students and general
• finding new partners for international projects e.g. start-ups, universities, researchMode: on-line

• Participation in research projects
• Laboratory work
• Sample preparation
• Data analysis

Mode: on-line, on-site, hybrid

• comparative genomics applied in industrial microbiology
• strains selection, chatacterization and bio-banking
• microbiome analysis applied to Human & animal health,

Agriculture & food production, Biofuels & waste treatments

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP on R&D services market:

• market analysis, communication and leads generation for Genomics,

Metagenomics, Shelf-life/challenge-tests, Bio-banking

• projects desing based on customers requirements
• key account management

Mode: on-site

• research in public health nutrition area
• Use of information technology (web scrapping) to collect food nutrition security data
• development of IT procedures
• data analyses
• reporting
• comparison of food composition between countries
• data extraction
• data analyses
• reporting

Mode: hybrid

Mode: on-site

• Help to collect and examine the users’ needs.
• Help to develop new visual designs for digital products.
• Do illustrations and help to develop mockups.
• Create tables, sketches, filters, images, and other websites/applications graphic designs.
• Creating and delivering motion graphics for media channels.
• Editing video footage and adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics.

Mode: on-line or hybrid

Mode: hybrid

• Project Management Department – support the following activities: Scouting of startups; Organization of Acceleration programs; Reporting of results.
• Marketing Management Department – support the following activities: Communication plans of the acceleration programs; BGI internal communication (social media, CRM, website)

Mode: on-site

• Multi sources data analysis through machine learning approaches in agricultural and environmental systems
• Viticolture;
• Crop physiology
• Irrigation
• Hazelnut orchard management;
• Economy of the hazelnut market;

Mode: on-line, on-site, hybrid

• chromatography & electrophoresis analyses;
• in vitro challenge of isolated postbiotics with dendritic cells

Mode: on-site

• MSC and graduate students will complete a training programme, achieving a competitive curriculum vitae that will help them in their professional future in or out the academia.
• PhD or Postdoc, they will carry out a high-quality research training delivered in a highly motivated research environment, acquiring new skills and providing them a complete career development.

Mode: on-site and hybrid

• Classic and molecular microbiology approaches in the research for various fermented foods (wine, dairy, cured meats, sourdough etc).
• Food authentication via microbial fingerprinting
• Microbial Biotechnology and product development (table olives, sourdough, new beer products, biosensors)
• Agrifood Science Communication

Mode: on-site

• Project work of ClimAqua

Mode: on-site

• Desk research on scientific topics or events; Seeking content from reliable sources (e.g., other organisations, traditional and online media), reviewing information, and composing content suitable for target outlets; Undertaking simply technical updates for websites (WordPress) and social media; Preparing content newsletters (MailChimp) and information for events
• Attending meetings and events hosted by relevant organisations; Monitoring outputs from relevant organisations, and publishing information via the website, social media, newsletter, or members’

bulletins; Background research on organisations working in food and health research

• Assisting in delivery of events; advertising and promotion of Association and EU-funded project events.
• Development of online questionnaires, collection of data and elaboration of recommendations, based on the data collected
• Support for Association staff, as related to EU-projects or Association business

Mode: on-site, on-line, hybrid

Your attitude and personality

• You are able to communicate effectively with clients and staff at all levels of the organization
• You are a critical and strategic thinker with a fearless attitude
• You are a great team player and the opportunity to partner with team members cross-functionally excites you
• You are able to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and maintain a positive outlook

Your skills and experience

• A MS degree (Engineering, Physics, Informatics, Computer Sciences,…)
• You have strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• You have experience with Python and SQL database technologies.
• You have experience with industry-standard python packages like numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, pandas, keras or pyTorch, matplotlib/plotly.
• You have hands-on experience, in a technology environment, with exploring and testing machine learning algorithms in the research phase.
• You have basic knowledge in statistics (parametric and non-parametric tests, regression techniques)

Bonus points for:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Azure or AWS.
• Experience with industry standard SQL or noSQl database technologies.
• Experience with version control software tools, e.g. git.
• Experience in algorithm and software development”

Mode: on-site, on-line, hybrid

Research Consultant – New Product Development

Foodpairing is currently looking for a Research Consultant specialized in New Product Development and data analysis.

In this role, you will be part of the Solution Delivery team and you will work on new food concepts using our different CFI solutions.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for executing the product development on core optimisation and new line extensions
• You outline reports by translating output from the Foodpairing CFI models to actionable insights
• You are responsible for concept generation and formulation
• You handle the overall client project communication and client requests on a daily basis
• You make sure the client is well informed at all stages of the process
• You manage projects respecting quality, efficiency and timelines
• You prepare and present new concepts and data-driven insights
• You communicate in a clear and efficient manner with clients, and strive for a long-term partnership
• You are able to detect a client’s challenges/needs/worries and you proactively act on them

Who are you?

• You have a Master’s Degree in Food Science, Bioengineering, Market Research, Psychology or similar
• You have at least 3 years of experience in a similar research role in the Food & Beverages industry and / or you have a background in Market Research and Consumer research for FMCG clients
• You have relevant concept-to-launch experience in a Corporate R&D setting
• You are data-driven with a mindset that is both analytical and creative
• You have advanced project management skills
• You have an excellent level of verbal and written communication skills in English
• You have a high level of accuracy and strong attention to detail

Your attitude and personality

• Food is your passion and you are always looking to learn more about it
• You are a critical and strategic thinker with a fearless attitude
• You are a great team player and the opportunity to partner with team members cross-functionally excites you
• You are able to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and maintain a positive outlook”

Mode: on-site, on-line, hybrid

“Sales & marketing Support

We are currently looking for someone who can temporarily support our Sales & Marketing department with the execution of our ABM goals and strategy. We are open for both interns

and job students for this role. The duration and the work schedule can be mutually discussed.

If you are interested in learning more about Sales & Marketing in a dynamic scale-up environment, this is your chance!

Responsibilities

• You use customer analytics, insights and prior campaign performance data to target prospects
• You develop personalized targeting campaigns and ABM programs across multiple channels
• You engage target accounts and generate pipeline/opportunities
• You build an efficient lead-inflow for our industry services
• If successful, you can also assist us with:

○ Focussed PR & press releases in B2B & professional media

○ Career page optimization

○ Employer branding initiatives

○ Creative marketing initiatives to increase brand awareness within existing clients

Who are you?

• You have or are working towards obtaining a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field
• You want to learn more about B2B Marketing and Account-Based Marketing
• You have strong project management skills
• You succeed effortlessly in translating abstract insights/ideas into targeted marketing campaigns
• You have strong analytical skills and a data-driven mindset
• You are fluent in English
• You have a creative way of thinking and great communication skills
• You are a great team player and the opportunity to partner with team members cross-functionally excites you”

Mode: on-site, on-line, hybrid

Software Engineer with an interest in Data

To improve and develop our internal cloud-based data platform, Foodpairing seeks a Software Engineer with a keen interest in data.

As a Software Engineer, you will play a strategic role in the innovation, research, and development of Foodpairing’s technology for Consumer Flavor Intelligence (CFI). This role will be based in our Ghentoffice and you will work in a multidisciplinary team with data scientists, chefs, food scientists, and data engineers using some of the newest machine learning technologies to generate successful new food products

Responsibilities

• You write well-designed, readable and testable code
• You participate in code reviews & mentor junior team members
• You document your code and provide input to technical documents (specifications, operating guides)
• You troubleshoot & debug services and data processing components
• You support continuous improvement by researching & investigating new technologies

Who are you?

• You have a Masters degree (Engineering, Physics, Informatics, Computer Sciences,…)
• Preferably you have a first experience with delivering software engineering projects (implementation, testing & deployment)
• You can translate business requirements into technical specifications
• The following stack fits you like a glove: Python & SQL/document databases (Mongo, Firestore..)
• Experience with a variety of API standards (REST, GRPC)
• You have experience with algorithm development
• You have worked with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure or similar)
• You are willing to learn more about data engineering (we provide training!) Your attitude and personality
• You are a strong problem solver with great communication skills
• You are a critical and strategic thinker with a fearless attitude
• You are a great team player and the opportunity to partner with team members cross-functionally excites you
• You are able to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and maintain a positive outlook”

Mode: on-site, on-line, hybrid

• Area: Communication.
• Area: Production at a Preserves Industry Vegetables
• Area: Poultry industry
• Area: Cereal production and animal feed production”

Mode: on-site

• Management – supporting in projects’ management, researches etc.
• R&D department – supporting in conducting new implementations in lab, supporting of R&D managers, trials products on pilot plants, filling documentation etc.

Mode: on-line; on-site

• Milk characterization (protein, fat content, microbial purity)
• Dairy beverages preparation
• Characterization of lymphocytes response to milk proteins before and after modification

Mode: on-site

• Studying the impact of cryopreservation on bovine semen with a different initial quality (morphology, motility, reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress, acrosome reaction).
• Assessing the efficiency of antioxidant supplementation to the semen to increase the number of doses which are appropriate for intrauterine insemination.
• Cryopreservation of bovine embryos using vitrification.
• Developing vitrification protocols to facilitate the «in the field» use by embryo transplanters.

Mode: hybrid

• Comparison of various methods of mastitis therapy: conventional antibiotic therapy and innovative immunomodulating drugs.
• Describing the long-term effects of antibiotic therapy and immunomodulation (alternative method) on the health and condition of the udder, including the processes of regeneration and reconstruction of the mammary gland (proliferation, remodeling, atrophy, fibrosis, selected mechanisms of mammary gland cell death): (i) activation of neutrophils and the formation of extracellular neutrophil networks (NETs), (ii) fibrotic changes in the mammary gland and remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) after inflammation and therapeutic treatment.

The general aim of the study will be to develop innovative veterinary products for the prevention and alternative treatment of mastitis, which will help to prevent antibiotic resistance in diary production.

Mode: on-site

• Desk research about sales prospects, industry dynamics, market trends
• Sales deck preparation
• Keeping CRM system up to date
• Managing both our existing sales pipeline and investigating new business opportunities
• Following up on inbound prospective customer enquiries
• Identify trends and customer needs, building a short/medium/long-term sales pipeline in accordance with targets
• Oversight of development of marketing materials

Mode: hybrid, on-line

• Dr Adam Hughes “he can host someone in any of the formats on any aspect of low trophic aquaculture and the Blue Economy. Low trophic aquaculture (normally seaweeds and shellfish or other invertebrates) is an eco-efficient way to produce food and biomass, and can be used to enhance marine ecosystem services. However the growth of the industry is being hampered by low investment and a poor market value. A range of projects on the cultivation, valorisation and ecological interactions of low trophic aquaculture species is available.

https://www.sams.ac.uk/people/researchers/hughes-dr-adam/

• Dr Dmitry Aleynik – Principal Investigator in Physical Oceanography

“he can host projects in field of modelling and supporting aquaculture studies”

https://www.sams.ac.uk/people/researchers/aleynik-dr-dmitry/”

Mode: on-site

• Research applied to the thematic areas of the department and the EIT
• AI in aquaculture
• AI in agriculture
• Up-skilling in students’ entrepreneurship

Mode: on-line

• Vertical farming – hydroponics
• Bio trials (leafy greens -herbs – etc)
• Plant sensors trials and data collection
• Data analysis
• Computer vision

Mode: on-site

Electrical technical profiles that can join our production in Kortrijk. We are open to 2 interns.

EIT Food Education has it’s own Facebook and LinkedIn Channel

• Planning SoMe posts- keeping Content Calendar up to date
• Keep eye on balanced content for different Education Programmes as defined in the EIT Food Education Content Strategy
• Keep eye on Learner Journeys and SoMe communication needs per Education Programme
• Chasing content input form Programme Managers and/or Activity Leads
• Draft SoMe posts : copywriting intro-texts + design images
• Follow-up  Approval process SoMe posts with Programme Managers and/or Activity Leads
• Schedule publishing of SoMe posts
• Report on monthly results, statistics SoMe posts
• Following Messaging Tone of Voice as defined in EIT Food Education Marketing Strategy
• Following templates design as defined in EIT Food Education Branding Guidelines
• Propose ideas to grow the online community, increase number of followers on LI and FB
• Propose ideas to grow the interaction with the community, increase engagement rate
• Propose ideas for new tactics
• Propose ideas to increase number of applications for all Education Courses via Social Media