Future career
The MSc Environmental Sciences is intended for students who seek a career as an academic professional or scientist.
The jobs of graduates
Graduates find jobs at many different organisations. Professional job possibilities can be found as:
- A researcher at a university or a research institute
- An adviser at governmental authorities (ministries, provinces and municipalities) or waterboards
- An engineer or a consultant in the industry
An overview of first positions found by MSc graduates can be found in the chart below:
Alumni of the MSc Environmental Sciences
More information about the different job opportunities can be found by clicking on the stories below, told by earlier graduates.
Environmental Sciences alumnus Coco Smits wins IEMA Award
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Alumna Margreet Sturm - MSc Environmental Sciences Margreet Sturm graduated in 1994 in Environmental Sciences at Wageningen University. She now works at the Health Department of Shell, where she... -
Alumnus Alexander van Oudenhoven - MSc Environmental Sciences Every day Alexander van Oudenhoven (27) bikes from his home in Arnhem to Wageningen for his PhD at the chair group Environmental Systems Analysis.... -
Alumni David and Marjolein - MSc Environmental Sciences It sounds bizarre, gaining electricity from living plants. Yet is it exactly what David Strik and Marjolein Helder are researching at the moment at... -
Alumna Gerie Jonk - MSc Environmental Sciences Gerie Jonk started in 1997 the study T32 Environmental Hygiene, Specialisation Environmental Policy (now known as Environmental Sciences,... -
Alumnus Ivo Roessink - MSc Environmental Sciences After graduation I stayed in the research field and started a joint PhD project from Alterra and the Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality department from... -
Alumnus Pieter de Jong - MSc Environmental Sciences “All the group interaction and multi-disciplinary training during your BSc and MSc in Wageningen make that you already have several years of... -
Alumnus Ruud Timmers - MSc Environmental Sciences Although Ruud’s first job was an interesting job, it did not satisfy his ambition. He discovered he wanted to continue doing research. -
Alumna Kirsten Steinbusch - MSc Environmental Sciences Organic waste may serve as a source for the production of biofuel or feedstock for the chemical industry. Moreover, large companies that produce...