Internship & Thesis at IFF (Autumn 2026)

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Our Brabrand Innovation Center is among our top three global hubs, with more than 250 scientists working on specialty ingredients, bioscience, and microbiome research. Our mission is to create the future of food and beverage experiences through safe, healthy, and sustainable solutions. Apply for an internship or student role here at IFF, and become a part of a collaborative, innovative, and passionate team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration!

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Contribute to cutting-edge research projects in R&D and Applications departments
• Apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges
• Work with state-of-the-art technologies in food and health innovation
• Collaborate with experienced scientists and supervisors
• Support development of new food, feed, and health ingredients
• Gain exposure to global innovation processes
• Participate in projects that impact sustainable solutions worldwide

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Current Bachelor’s or Master’s student in bioscience, biochemistry, or related field
• Interest in food, feed, or health ingredient development
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Preferably prior hands-on laboratory experience
• Willingness to engage in our internship

How Would You Stand Out?

• Previous experience in any of the listed project areas
• Demonstrated passion for food science and biotechnology
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Why Choose Us?

• Work at one of IFF’s top global innovation hubs
• Collaborate with world-class scientists and mentors
• Gain practical experience in advanced research areas
• Contribute to sustainable and health-focused solutions
• Be part of a global leader in food and bioscience innovation
• Opportunity to explore diverse scientific fields and applications

Project areas include:

• Biochemistry and application of enzymes in Food and Feed 
• Understanding of host-microbe interaction for Animal Health application
• Development of new functional ingredients such as hydrocolloids and emulsifiers
• Discovery of bioactive molecules
• Process development for food ingredients
• Laboratory and process automation
• Fermentation technology with food relevance
• Bakery, Culinary, Plant-based, Dairy Application
• Sensory science
• Advanced biochemical analysis covering from ingredients to human health
• Physical characterization of food systems and ingredients
• Data science modeling to generate business insights from scientific or production data 
• Cell molecular biology or synthetic biology
• Food Safety and applied Food microbiology

For us to engage your application with the relevant department, please indicate which scientific area or application listed above you are mainly interested in. Your application will be shared with relevant supervisors in the organization, and they will go through the applications on an on-going basis and invite you to an interview if we find a match.

If you are interested, please send us your resume, the extent of ECTS your internship/thesis should cover, and a cover letter explaining a little about yourself and your motivation to do a project or internship with IFF as soon as possible but at the latest by 31 May 2026. Please indicate in your application your preferred time of your internship (eg. Autumn 2026 or Spring 2027).

The internship will be unpaid.

Please note that due to a high volume of applications we receive, only candidates selected to proceed in the hiring process will be contacted personally.