Type of Job: Internship

Job Function: Food Technology

Experience Level: Junior

About the Company Our mission is to create the next generation of meat alternatives, starting with whole-cut meat and seafood products grown naturally from fungal mycelium. We aim to create better-than-meat products that deliver on the entire taste experience, nutrition, and price of traditional meat without compromise.Founded in 2020, Bosque Foods is the first European fungi-based meat and seafood alternative company focusing entirely on the whole-cut segment. After graduating from the world’s leading biotech accelerator program, IndieBio in New York City, we are now opening our lab in Berlin, Germany.

The Candidate

• Previous experience on the post processing of fungal biomass as a meat alternative.
  
• Rigorous scientific mindset and methodological mindset.
  
• Strategic and analytical thinker, capable of assisting on plans to improve internal competencies and technologies to achieve company objectives.
  
• Previous experience with the design and development of bioprocesses, especially around scale-up and process optimisation.
  
• Passion for mushrooms.
  
• Intermediate level at Microsoft Excel.
  

Requirements

• MA Student or recent BA graduate in Food Science, Food Technology or related experience.
  
• Looking for a compulsory internship as part of your study program.
  
• Previous experience in new food product development of alternative protein solutions, ideally based on fungi.
  
• Knowledge on the different tests for food organoleptic properties applied to novel meat alternatives.
  
• Experience in reaction flavor chemistry and/or making new textured material is a plus.
  
• Experience with designing and conducting sensory testing is a plus.
  
• Proven ability in interpreting scientific data.
  
• Excellent communication skills and enjoy working as a team.
  
• English language proficiency, both written and spoken. Fluent German speaking is a plus.
  

What we Offer