Open Application – Internships at Farmvent

Farmvent; Wageningen; Remote; EUR 4,500 - 6,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly allowance

Real responsibility

Campus Wageningen

Mentorship

Job summary

Farmvent invites students to join as interns or thesis students at Wageningen Campus to work on real R&D across plant science, automation, AI monitoring, and sustainability analysis. You will own experiments and contribute to product development in a fast-moving startup setting.

Based at StartHub Wageningen and World Food Center, you will gain hands-on experience while balancing studies, with mentorship from plant scientists and opportunities to contribute to publications and business

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled at a Dutch university for the full internship.
• Must be eligible to work in the Netherlands (EU/EEA or Swiss nationality).
• Interest in food, agritech or sustainability.
• Self-starter who thrives in a small, fast-moving team.

Responsibilities

• Work on plant science and growth recipes.
• Contribute to automation IoT and AI monitoring projects.
• Assist with product design and sustainability analysis.
• Support operations, marketing and business development tasks.

Skills

English proficiency

Initiative

Team player

Curious about agritech

Education

BSc/MSc student

Tools

IoT systems

Job description

Open Application – Internships at Farmvent

Grow with us

Farmvent designs, builds and operateson-site vertical farms for restaurants, canteens and corporate kitchens everyday. Our systems combine hardware, automation, plant science and real-time ai monitoring, so herbs cresses and leafy greens grow right where they’re eaten. We’re a WUR start-up basedWageningen Campus and World Food Center , and interns do real work with real impact.

Two ways to join our team.

Study internship or thesis

Experience internship

For Students who need an internship or thesis for their BSc/MSc Students who want start-up experience next to their courses

Part of your degree? Yes No

Time Usually [4–6] months, full-time or close to it [8–16] hours per week, around your timetable

Duration Set by your programme Minimum [3] months

Agreement Three-way agreement with your university Agreement between you and Farmvent

Guidance Farmvent supervisor + university supervisor Fixed contact person at Farmvent

Not sure which fits you? Choose “Open to both” in the just appy and we’ll discuss it with you over coffe at our office at campus.

What you could work on

Plant science and growth recipes, automation IoT, ai, product design, sustainability analysis, operations, marketing, sales support and business development.

Who we’re looking for

• You’re enrolled at a Dutch university or university of applied sciences, and stay enrolled for the whole internship (WUR students especially welcome)
• You’re allowed to work in the Netherlands without a work permit (EU/EEA or Swiss nationality)
• You’re curious about food, agritech or sustainability
• You take initiative and like working in a small, fast-moving team
• You’re good at English; Dutch is a plus

What we offer

• Montly allowance
• Real responsibility from day one
• A schedule that respects your studies
• Direct contact with team
• A workplace on Wageningen Campus andWorld Food Center

We review applications [every month] and reply within [3 weeks].

What's great in the job?

• Real ownership — You lead your own R&D project, not just assist. Your experiments directly determine what goes to market.
• Fast impact — See your work deployed at actual client locations within months. Startup speed beats corporate bureaucracy every time.
• Full-cycle learning — Experience the full journey: research → prototype → customer deployment. Walk away with both scientific depth and real business skills.
• Founder access — Work directly with leadership in a small team where your voice genuinely shapes decisions.
• Career launchpad — We're proud that over 90% of our interns transition into a paid role at Farmvent or within our network after graduation. This internship is genuinely the front door to a full-time career in agtech.
• Perfect timing — Vertical farming is exploding. Build deep expertise in a booming field right from the ground up.
• WUR ecosystem — Based at StartHub on Wageningen Campus and World Food Center. Network with entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators from day one.
• Scientific freedom — Design experiments, test hypotheses, and learn from failures. The perfect balance of structure and creativity.
• Genuine mission — Tackle real food security and sustainability challenges with tangible solutions — not paperwork.
• Human scale — A small, passionate team with weekly celebrations and a culture where you're valued, not just a number.
• Inclusive culture — A collaborative team that actively values diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
• Real-world impact — Your work directly shapes commercial vertical farming systems used by actual customers — not theoretical prototypes.
• Competitive compensation — Monthly internship allowance.
• Lead your own research — Full ownership of substrate and microgreens experiments, from design through to implementation.
• Startup immersion — See firsthand how innovations move from lab bench to live market in a fast-paced agtech environment.
• WUR ecosystem access — Based at StartHub Wageningen, with direct connections to founders, investors, and the broader university network.
• Cross-functional learning — Collaborate with engineers, business teams, and clients. This is far more than lab work.
• Career launchpad — Over 90% of our interns transition into a paid role at Farmvent or within our network after graduation.
• Mentorship — Guidance from experienced plant scientists, with opportunities to contribute to publications.
• Entrepreneurial skills — Build real business acumen: pitching experience, startup methodology, and commercial thinking alongside your technical expertise.
• Purpose-driven mission — Contribute to sustainable food systems while building a portfolio of tangible, real-world achievements.