INTERNSHIP - Dairy Ferments & Cultures Development Internship - February - (H/F)

Danone; Gif-sur-Yvette; On-site; EUR 15,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Navigo pass reimbursement

Vendredi je grandis program

Company restaurant

Gym

Bike parking

Job summary

Danone is offering a 6-month internship at the Global Research & Innovation Center in Gif-sur-Yvette, starting February 2027. You will support the dairy fermentation team under the Dairy Ferment & Fermentation Manager, contributing to culture development and fermentation experiments.

Ideal candidates are Bac+4/5 students with a strong microbiology/fermentation background and an interest in data science methods and DoE. Autonomy, teamwork, and analytical thinking are valued traits.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing Bac+4/5 in university or engineering school.
• Strong background in Microbiology, fermentation, Biotechnology or food science.
• Basic understanding of data science tools, especially modeling is appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of dairy cultures.
• Design and conduct fermentation experiments to evaluate culture performance in dairy matrices.
• Monitor and analyze acidification kinetics, fermentation behavior, and microbial growth.
• Perform basic and advanced microbiological and physiochemical analyses; apply DoE and interpret data to support culture selection and optimization.
• Develop predictive models and apply data analysis to understand fermentation performance and product quality.
• Prepare technical reports, summarize results, and present findings.

Skills

Microbiology

Fermentation

Biotechnology

Data science tools

Modeling

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Autonomy

Education

Bac+4/5 in university or engineering school

Tools

DoE

Job description

About The Job

For over 100 years, Danone has been supporting people worldwide with its 146 delicious brands. Located in over 120 countries with more than 89,000 employees across production sites, warehouses, headquarters, and R&D center, Danone continually develops iconic products. Certified as Bcorp and Happy Trainees, Danone strives to be a better company for the world, its consumers, and its employees.

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE:

This internship will take place in Giff-sur-Yvette, at our Danone Global Research & Innovation Center starting from February. Mahtab SHOUKAT, Dairy Ferment & Fermentation Manager in the team Ferment & Fermentation- Advanced Techno. Ingredients will guide tour through your day-to-day tasks and help you grow in your role:

• Contribute to the development of dairy cultures.

• Design and conduct fermentation experiments to evaluate culture performance in dairy matrices.

• Monitor and analyze acidification kinetics, fermentation behavior, and microbial growth.

• Perform basic and advanced microbiological and physiochemical analyses.

  Apply Design of Experiments (DoE) approach and interpret experimental data to support culture selection and optimization.

• Develop predictive models and apply data analysis approaches to understand fermentation performance and product quality.

• Prepare technical reports, summarize results, and present findings.

THE BENEFITS OF THIS INTERNSHIP:

• Full reimbursement of Navigo pass/TCL subscription

• "Vendredi je grandis" program: development every Friday afternoon covering career, soft skills, and hard skills.

• INTERNSHIP: Compensation from €1,300 (bachelor’s +4 and gap year) to €1,500 (Bachelor's +5) gross/month.

• Benefits: company restaurant, gym, bike parking

About You

For this position, we are looking for someone:

• Available from February 2027 for a duration of 6 months

• At the level of Bac+4/5 in university, or engineering school

• Strong background in Microbiology, fermentation, Biotechnology or food science

• Understanding of dairy fermentation processes and starter cultures is an advantage.

• Basic understanding of data science tools especially modeling is appreciated

  Scientific rigor, analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, team-work aptitude, and autonomous

• Ability to analyze and process data with scientific interpretation

About Us

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