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Are you a food enthusiast that wants to disrupt the food industry with us? Help us release the amazing creamy fat ingredients from sunflower seeds and provide creaminess to our future plant-based diets!

About the internship 

We are looking for a food technology intern, with fermentation background, to assist in our research on the production and application of the unique oil droplets (Oleosomes) that make our ingredients creamy. In this position you will be responsible for planning and execution of experiments regarding the fermentation of our fat ingredients. You will help us answer questions like how are the properties of our ingredients influenced by fermentation and in which applications could they be included? Are you curious and enthusiastic about making plant-based yogurt, sour cream or other fermented applications that come along? Then if you have the passion to accelerate the plant-based transition with science and innovation: TTM is your company!

Start date: January-March 2023 

• Duration: 5- 6 months 
• Location: Wageningen 
• Internship allowance of € 400,- gross per month

Application deadline: December 9, 2022 

Requirements & essential skills

• Studying MSc Food Technology, Biochemistry or comparable 
• Fermentation background is preferred 
• Fluent in English; both oral and written
• Good interpersonal skills 
• Creative, curious, meticulous & flexible 
• You are available for 5 or 6 months from September/October 2022 (at least 32 hours a week) 
• You must be enrolled as a Bachelor or Master student (University of Applied Sciences (HBO)/University (WO)) 

So what does Time Travelling Milkman do exactly?

We are an early-stage start-up producing and selling creamy fat ingredients for the B2B market. Using European seeds and water, we harvest the ‘creamy treasures’ that seeds have been hiding for a long time; the natural fat droplets called Oleosomes. We research the extraction process, of these fat droplets into a Powder and a Cream ingredient and subsequently develop plant-based formulations in close collaboration with our customers and partners. With a small team of science driven enthusiasts we are on a mission to provide local, sustainable, and healthy fat ingredients for the improvement of the mouthfeel and nutrition of plant-based products.  

Please apply directly by sending your CV and motivation letter (or questions about the position) to Saskia Tersteeg: saskia@timetravellingmilkman.com

Do you love food? Do you have the skills to help our Food-Techie team with business development, sales and marketing? Join us for your internship this September/October!

Time Travelling, WHAT?!  

Milkman!

We are an early-stage start-up which produces and sells creamy fat ingredients for dairy alternatives.  Using European seeds and water, we harvest the ‘creamy treasures’ that seeds have been hiding for a long time; natural fat droplets and convert them with our processing magic into a Powder and a Cream ingredient. Subsequently we enthusiastically develop plant-based formulations in close collaboration with our customers and partners. With a small team of science driven enthusiasts we are on a mission to provide local, sustainable, and healthy fat ingredients for the improvement of the taste experience and nutrition of plant-based products.

Almost understand our space ship mission?  

Help us improve even further! 

We are looking for an intern to assist us in business development, sales & marketing with activities like: 

• Communicating how awesome our creamy ingredients are, especially in dairy alternatives: vegan cooking cream, ice cream, cream cheese and other yummy stuff!  
• Social media presence and marketing, closely collaborating with the product development department to create a sustainable and positive impact.  
• Customer service & connecting the dots for business development opportunities 

With this you will gain experience in an international environment in commercial activities. In this varied role you will learn to navigate in a fast-paced environment and understand market dynamics around a start-up in the vegan food-world. But most of all you will get the opportunity to taste super creamy dairy alternatives produced in our lab and join our bright and funny team! 

• Start date: January-March 2023  
• Duration: 5- 6 months   
• Internship allowance of € 400,- gross per month; 
• Location: hybrid (office available in Wageningen)  

Do you have what it takes?

• You are pursuing a career in business development, sales, marketing or comparable  
• You must be enrolled as a Bachelor or Master student (University of Applied Sciences (HBO)/University (WO)) 
• You are completely fluent in English, oral and written 
• You are creative, curious & meticulous  
• You have good interpersonal skills  
• It's a pro if you are experienced in Adobe design suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).  

So what does Time Travelling Milkman do exactly?

We are an early-stage start-up producing and selling creamy fat ingredients for the B2B market. Using European seeds and water, we harvest the ‘creamy treasures’ that seeds have been hiding for a long time; the natural fat droplets called Oleosomes. We research the extraction process, of these fat droplets into a Powder and a Cream ingredient and subsequently develop plant-based formulations in close collaboration with our customers and partners. With a small team of science driven enthusiasts we are on a mission to provide local, sustainable, and healthy fat ingredients for the improvement of the mouthfeel and nutrition of plant-based products.  

Please apply directly by sending your CV and motivation letter (or questions about the position) to Saskia Tersteeg: saskia@timetravellingmilkman.com