Jobs & Internships
Finding a job or an internship can be challenging. Student Career Services would like to give some tips and help you in your preparation. On our Job Board outside room 010 in Forum you can find the most recent job and internship vacancies.
These opportunities are also posted on our Facebook. Below you can find a selection of websites that also might be useful in your search for an internship or job. A list of recognised sponsors can be find here.
Working while studying
If you want to work alongside your studies while staying in the Netherlands, there are some things to keep in mind. Do you need a work permit when you are self-employed? How about when you do an internship? And how many hours are you allowed to work as an international student? In their flyer Working while studying in the Netherlands the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment answers these questions and more.
Jobs in the Netherlands
There are many job search websites. Some examples:
- Facebook Student Career Services
- Wageningen University & Research: vacancies WUR
- WURConnect: alumni platform
- Academic Transfer: job search tool for vacancies BSc/MSc level; also the possibility to match your CV with jobs.
- Nationale vacaturebank
- Food Valley Jobs: vacancies international agri-food companies
- Indeed: vacaturesite
- BCFjobs: bio, chemistry, food and life sciences vacancies
- Laboratorium.nl
- Experteer: senior specialists & management vacancies Life Sciences
- Werkeningelderland: public vacancies in Gelderland
- Hollandalumni: job search website
- Seed Valley: plant breeding and seed technology vacancies
- Career in Holland: up-to-date information for international students starting a career in the Netherlands
- StartLife: suppport for startups
- The Life Net: jobs in Arnhem, Nijmegen and Wageningen
- Werken bij de Overheid
- Werken bij de Gemeente
- NVTL: vacancies garden- and landscape architecture
- Solidaridad
- AGD PhD program CAU-WUR
- Groene ruimte
- Werken bij het Waterschap
- Working in the Netherlands: information and vacancies
- VVM: environmental network for professionals
- Eco-job: Environment vacancies
- SCI: Science job opportunities
- (Food) companies on World Food Center
- Inno Food: the food network East of Holland
- BI Platform: vacancies Datawarehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics
- AgriHolland: agricultural, food, nature and landscape vacancies
- The Netherlands Ecological Research Network (NERN): Jobs and open calls
- Greenjobs: platform for job seekers and employers with a heart for sustainability and society to meet.
Student jobs
- Unipartners: student organisation offering consultancy jobs next to your study
- Studentwerk: parttime and fulltime jobs for students & starters
- Easy Eventcrew: temp agency for events
- Tempo Team: temp agency; for cateringjobs see JMW
- Student2work
- SUSA: sidejobs for students
- WURkForce
International jobs
- Naturejobs: international vacancies life sciences
- Euraxess: vacancies, funding opportunities and fellowship throughout Europe. Posting your CV will allow recruiters to find you!
- One World: vacancies on global solidarity and sustainability
- United Nations: vacancies
- Vacancies International Organisations : published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Jobenanglais: agricultural vacancies
- EFSA: vacancies European Food Safety Authority
- Eurojobs: vacancies in Europe
- EURES: European jobs network
- European-Chinese Job Portal: vacancies
- Lockin China: vacancies
- Conservation Careers
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: a not-for-profit international development organisation
- Aidenvironment: a not-for-profit values driven consultancy providing services and research in sustainable production and trade.
- OneWorld Vacaturebank: job board
- AGD PhD programma CAU-WUR
- World Bank
- FAO: vacancies
- Jobted: Vacancies in the UK
- EU jobs: vacancies; for information on working with the EU you can contact the EU ambassador Lilly Huijboom at eucareers.wur@gmail.com. Lilly is a master student Management and Economics and this year’s EU student ambassador at the WUR! After having completed her Bsc at WUR and getting to know WUR students, she knows of the potential they have to make their mark on an international (European) scale. Lilly is here to help make that happen by answering any of your question about job/internship opportunities at the European Union, helping you with your job application process and making relevant connections to get you where you want to be.
- Academic360: Vacancies in higher education
- OverseasJobs: Search for international employment opportunities
- Career Builder
- NATO
- Environment jobs
- Civil Service and central government organisations UK
- AgriHolland: agricultural, food, nature and landscape vacancies
- ECRi Jobs: a set of activities address to help plant science ECRs in their journey to their next job, established by Global Plant Council.
Internships
Approximately 39% of our students find a job via internship or thesis, so the application is as important as applying for a job. At Wageningen University & Research you need to find an internship or thesis project yourself. The internship coordinator, study advisor, program director or Student Career Services can give you some tips and guidance.
Finding an internship can be a challenge, that depends also on your wishes and the opportunities companies currently offer. Prepare yourself by orientating on what type of work you are looking for and at what type of company. Start on time with your search. If you need help, visit the Student Career Services Desk in Forum room 010, open from Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 16:30 or make an appointment by sending an email to studentcareerservices@wur.nl. We can check your CV, motivation letter and help searching for an internship if necessary. On our Job Board outside room 010 in Forum you can find the most recent job and internship vacancies. These opportunities are also posted on our Facebook page
Click here for the Course guide MSc Internship at Wageningen University.
Various chair groups and research institutes offer internships. On internships WUR you can find an up-to-date overview. The WUR Science Shop offers thesis and internship assignments.
See the list of participating organisations Career Day and list of Potential Employers at the website of Student Career Services.
Information about internship and thesis abroad, with a focus on the Erasmus+ grant can be found here. You can find information on reimbursement of vaccination costs and travel costs in the Student Charter: Vaccination and Travel Funding regulation.
Student associations, such as Integrand and AIESEC, offer internship and volunteer information/opportunities.
Volunteering