Research lab technician in food technology (32-40 hours) 

We are looking for a research lab technician with a passion for food. At NIZO we carry out contract research and development on diverse topics in food science, from product and process development, production, and characterization, to testing for health benefits. Our research lab technicians are the core team that support a wide variety of food science projects in the lab

 Role and responsibilities: 

• Supporting diverse projects in food science, including making food product prototypes, ingredient characterisation and carrying out analytical diagnostics. 
• Contributes to research plans with new ideas and interpretation of results using your food experience 
• Working flexibly with different project teams at NIZO to support various customers 
• Willing to learn new techniques for making food using e.g. a thermomixer, a homogenizer, or an ice cream machine and to operate various analytical instruments such as a rheometer, a mastersizer, a texture analyser and an HPLC. 

We are looking for: 

• Applied science training (Dutch MBO/HBO level) 
• Ideally with experience in product development, product technology or food analytics but we are willing to train 
• Team player: you will be our specialist in product technology but will support the diverse NIZO team across multiple projects in food and health
• You have affinity with food and cooking 
• You are a creative person who is curious to discover opportunities beyond your comfort zone 
• You have the ambition to excel in practical lab work

What we offer: 

• The place to be; join our pioneering team dedicated to developing novel solutions for the food sector. 
• A position with a lot of variety and the opportunity to develop a broad range of practical expertise. 
• An inspiring and people-oriented work environment, where together with your passionate colleagues you will contribute to our ambitions for sustainable production of healthier food. 
• A fair salary (in line with experience) and competitive fringe benefits such as an attractive pension scheme, 25 holidays and 13 reduction of work (ADV) days, all on a full-time basis 

Interested? 

Does this sound attractive to you? Then send your cover letter and resume exclusively to our application portal. For questions about the position, please contact Els de Hoog (Segment Lead Product technology and Advanced analytics) at els.dehoog@NIZO.com.