R&D LAB SUPPORT

Caffe Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to laboratory facilities

Market fare compensation

Job summary

Caffe Inc. is seeking a part-time student to assist in quality control for upcycled coffee ingredients at our Amsterdam facility. You will help set up analytical methods and perform routine QC on ingredients produced in the lab and production areas.

The role suits HBO/BSc/MSc students in chemistry, with laboratory experience and familiarity with UV-Vis spectroscopy, titrations, and gravimetry. Work is 8–16 hours/week, 2 days during the work week.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as a student in HBO (final year), BSc (final year) or MSc in chemistry or a related field.
• Availability 2 days during the work week between 09:00-17:00 (8-16 h/week).
• Experience working in a laboratory and with analytical methods (UV-Vis, titrations, gravimetry, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Support quality control of upcycled coffee ingredients.
• Assist with setting up analytical methods and performing quality control in production and laboratory settings.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Analytical chemistry

UV-Vis spectroscopy

Titrations

Gravimetry

Education

Final year HBO/BSc/MSc in chemistry

Tools

Analytical methods setup

Laboratory instruments

Job description

Part-time job position in Amsterdam

Starting date: April 01,2026, Duration: minimum 7 months

About us

Hello, we are Caffe Inc. We believe that no resource should go to waste. We have developed a 100% circular solution in which coffee waste is completely re-used. Our ultimate goal is to become the world’s largest biorefinery for coffee waste. The coffee waste is used as resource to recover beautiful ingredients that fit a conscious lifestyle. We mainly produce coffee oil for the personal care industry, and coffee blocks for the biobased materials industry. We have an R&D pipeline that includes innovative coffee colorants. As such we create value instead of burden, from the grounds up! We are entering an exciting phase in which we are building a production plant to recover coffee ingredients and so we are expanding our team. Are you ready to join the coffee revolution and make a change for the better?

Role description

We are looking for someone with laboratory experience and affinity with analytical chemistry. Is this you? In this position you will support us with the quality control of Caffe Inc. upcycled coffee ingredients. You will support us on setting-up the analytical methods and subsequently supporting on performing quality control of the ingredients made at the production and laboratory.

Profile

• You are enrolled as a student of HBO (final year), BSc (final year) or MSc in chemistry, analytical chemistry, laboratory technician, or similar.
• You have availability 2 days during work week between 09:00-17:00 (8-16 h/week).
• You have experience working in the laboratory.
• You have experience with analytical methods such as UV-vis spectroscopy, titrations, gravimetry, among others.

What we offer

• An exciting role within our ambitious company to turn coffee waste into coffee resources.
• Access to our laboratory facilities.
• Gain experience in a quality and R&D control job position in an innovative company.
• Opportunity to grow within the company into other technical positions.
• We offer a market fare compensation.

no later than April 28th, 2026.

*Candidates with a suitable profile would be invited for an interview at our office on rolling basis.