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.
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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...