Vacancies at Startups
Interested in working in an innovative, always challenging and energetic environment? Or looking for an enthusiastic, innovative employee or intern? Find the perfect match by using the organisations below.
At StartHub we believe both students and startups benefit from working together. Students can learn a lot by working in a dynamic and hands-on environment and startups can always use an extra pair of hands.
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Curious about what it’s like working for a startup? Check out stories from interns below!
From the StartHub community
StartHub Student office - Event Manager
We are looking for a student who is fairly advanced in their studies and has room to work with part time us at StartHub Wageningen (max. 20 h/week). Do you recognize yourself, then you could be the one help us shape the StartHub program, organizing inspirational, entrepreneurial events for our community and future entrepreneurs! You will also connect with national entrepreneurship organizations to, for example, organize events together. Moreover, you will get the chance to meet many inspiring people and dive into the world of entrepreneurship!
We are looking for 2 enthusiastic WUR students to create and organise events and inspiring activities for entrepreneurial students and our community of student entrepreneurs. In this role, you will be guided by the e’ship@wur team and work closely with the marketing and community manager as part of the student office of StartHub.
Tasks
Events
Coordination, planning and execution of Inspiration events in the StartHub program, develop and offer deep dives and community events for StartHub members
Connect to the entrepreneurial student start-up ecosystems nationally – Student Challenges, EWUU 4TU, Dutch CE.
Host weekly networking drinks
Support our e’ship@WUR team during events and education activities at StartHub
What are we looking for?
Creative and entrepreneurial: you will develop and organize events and activtie with and for our community
Communication skills: you will be in contact with other students and WUR staff and will work in a team of four students as part of the Student Office of StartHub
Flexibility: your tasks will be diverse, from creating events to after-event outreach to participants and include evening activities
Proficiency in English is required, in Dutch is a plus
Availability
You work at the office of StartHub on campus and online. The hours are flexible and are focussed on organising and moderating the events of StartHub and no more than 20 hours a week with at least one day at the office. You can start in august for the academic year until July 2025.
What do we offer?
Being part of our startup community, an opportunity to develop organisational and entrepreneurial skills and organise activities around topics you feel passionate about A student-assistant contract (see terms CAO-NU) Send your CV and a brief motivation letter per e-mail to info.eship@wur.nl before the 17th of May 2024.
StartHub Student office - Marketing Manager
We are looking for a student who is fairly advanced in their studies and has room to work with part time us at StartHub Wageningen (max. 20 h/week). Do you recognize yourself, then you could be the one help us communicate about our activities, engage with our members and the wider startup community and help as shape the look and feel of our incubator location StartHub.
Do you recognize yourself, then you could be the one help us shape the StartHub program, promote inspirational, entrepreneurial events for our community and future entrepreneurs! You will also connect with national entrepreneurship organizations to communicate about relevant news and initiatives to our community. Moreover, you will get the chance to meet many inspiring people and dive into the world of entrepreneurship!
We are looking for an enthusiastic WUR student who is enthusiastic about social media to reach out to our community, and do you know how to engage with others online? Then you can help us telling about our offer to WU students, help promoting our activities and programs and develop an engaging presence on Linekdin, MS teams and Instagram.
In this role, you will be working closely with the e’ship@wur team and support the event and community manages as part of the student office of StartHub.
Your tasks
Communication
Maintain social media channels for the community
Work with CVC communication and outreach for joint exposure.
Write and send newsletters, invitations and updates to our community and relations.
Use storytelling and testimonials for outreach
Promotion
Promote the StartHub and communicate its goals and identity at relevant social platforms
Be available as first point of contact for students, student initiatives and visitors
Engage with WUR campus stakeholders for collabs / outreach.
Plan and execute the promotion and preparation and assist in the execution of student focussed activities
Availability
You work at the office of StartHub on campus and online. The hours are flexible and are focussed on organising and moderating the events of StartHub and no more than 20 hours a week with at least one day at the office. You can start in august for the academic year until July 2025.
What do we offer?
Being part of our startup community, an opportunity to develop organisational and entrepreneurial skills and organise activities around topics you feel passionate about. A student-assistant contract (see terms CAO-NU) Send your CV and a brief motivation letter per e-mail to info.eship@wur.nl before the 17th of May 2024.
The good Scientists - Join our team of volunteers
The Good Scientists is a volunteer-based platform for scientists to engage with the Third Sector (NGOs, non-profits, and civil society organisations). Our goal is to make science accessible and actionable for social impact. We are an organisation run by passionate volunteers that want to create opportunities for scientists to create social and environmental impact.
These are vacancies within our own community. Want to add yours?
Experiences from interns
Are you interested to do your internship with a start-up? Please contact StartHub for the possibilities of an entrepreneurship track internship. Sometimes a professional internship with a WUR department is possible.
Roos van Buren
WUR student that does an internship at the start-up Ephora Solutions
“I chose to do an internship at a start-up to find out if becoming an entrepreneur is something I want myself”
Hi! My name is Roos and I am from a small village close to Gouda, but I have been living in Wageningen for the last 6.5 years. Currently, I am finishing my master's in Biobased Sciences with a specialization in Biobased and Circular Economy.
The last part of my master's is my internship at Ephora Solutions. I found Ephora Solutions via a lecture that I organized during my studies. I asked them about internship possibilities and that’s how I ended up doing my internship at Ephora Solutions. My internship project mainly focuses on quantifying the environmental impacts of re-use plastic bags used in the coffee industry.
I chose to do an internship at a start-up to find out if becoming an entrepreneur is something I want myself.
I certainly learned a lot about entrepreneurship, developing new projects, and how to fund new projects. This offered me great insight into what running a business involves.
So, if you’re looking for an internship that offers flexibility, an independent way of working, and focuses on business aspects as well, I would definitely recommend doing your internship at a start-up!
“I think that everyone needs a purpose, I would love to believe that I would one day be making an impact on climate change with technology & innovation!”
My name is Merijn Faro I am currently studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Utrecht. I am 22 and I was born in Aruba. After two years at the University of Utrecht I am now getting the chance to get more experience in the field by performing as an intern at Livestock Robotics on a project for FarmVent.
I chose an internship at a start-up because I found an interesting project and saw a place where I can grow as a person. Also, Livestock Robotics has the resources and support that is required to successfully complete my internship.
I think that everyone needs a purpose, I would love to believe that I would one day be making an impact on climate change with technology & innovation, and this would not be possible without the help of other people.
I only started a few weeks ago, but until now I can say that there is better interaction with colleagues. This is usually the case with small organizations.
I hope to learn new things that will help me in the future as an Electrical Engineer and as a person in general.
Merijn Faro
Student of HU University of Applied Sciences that does an internship at the start-ups’ Livestock Robotics & Farmvent
Lyubomir Spasov
WUR student that does an internship at the start-up ReShore
“I would definitely recommend interning at a start-up if you like finding solutions to real-world problems and want to do something hands-on about it!”
Hi, my name is Lyubomir, from Bulgaria. I am currently finishing my Master’s in Environmental Sciences, where I followed the Environmental Economics and Entrepreneurship tracks. I heard about the internship with ReShore from a friend who also did an internship at StartHub. It turned out to be a unique opportunity to combine the two fields I am most interested in, while helping bring a nature-based marine infrastructure innovation to the next level!
My tasks included performing an economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by regenerative aquaculture (that is the cultivation of bivalves and seaweed) and developing a Cost-Benefit Analysis model of the LIVING Breakwater. I also did some entrepreneurial tasks, such as contacting potential customers (think harbour masters of ports and marinas) and conducting user-need interviews as part of a StartLife acceleration programme.
Being at StartHub was a rich experience in itself! There I met other like-minded students and entrepreneurs, attended thought-provoking events, and even got to work on my own idea during the Ideation programme. I would definitely recommend interning at a start-up if you like finding solutions to real-world problems and want to do something hands-on about it!
“For me, being an intern at a start-up offers the experience to see how a company grows. Certainly, a great way to learn how to transform from a student to a founder! ”
My name is Sri Bening. I come from Indonesia, an archipelago of a country with over 17000 islands. We are a source of biodiversity, that’s why I chose to do my master in Biology at Wageningen University, with the specialisation Health and Disease.
Currently, I am doing my internship at InsectSense.
I was scrolling around LinkedIn to search for a potential internship location and found out that InsectSense was looking for an intern to study the memory of honeybees. As someone who is quite familiar with bees, it was intriguing for me to study how their memory works. After I got accepted, I found out that doing an internship at a start-up is super different from what I had expected. Before, I was more into research instead of the applicative side of innovation.
At InsectSense, I am indeed working with the bee, but I also learn how to run a business, how to pitch to an investor, and all economic stuff that I’ve never learned before. I even had the chance to pitch at Dutch 4TU Impact Challenge where BeeSense became the runner up!
For me, being an intern in a start-up offers an experience to see how a company grows. Certainly, a great way to learn how to transform from a student to a founder!
Sri Bening
WUR student that does an internship at the start-up InsectSense
VEdant sachdeva
WUR graduate that does an internship at the start-up Farmvent
“I am handling multiple projects from different fields, I guess that’s the perk of working for a start-up”
Hola, I am Vedant Sachdeva from India. I did my Masters in Food Technology and now I am working at Farmvent as Food Science Consultant.
Once upon a time, I learnt about this wonderful idea about vertical farming from my dear friend Niko and in a year, it was a Pilot start-up. In the meantime, I roamed around Europe learning about Food Science, Management, Food Law, Food technology and so on. I graduated and had a bit of free time before I started my new job and Niko needed someone to form a food safety base for his company so I joined Farmvent. The last three weeks have been a great learning curve for me. I am handling multiple projects from different fields, I guess that’s the perk of working for a start-up. The only downside is that you don’t earn a lot of money but you do earn a lot of knowledge, respect and experience. Also, StartHub organizes a lot of events and all offices are always open so there are abundant opportunities to learn. Please do join us here at Starthub if you are looking for a great adventure!!!