R&D Science and Modelling Intern
JDE Peet's
R&D Science and Modelling Intern
R&D Science and Modelling Internship at JDE Peet's in Utrecht, starting September 2026. Support the Science & Modelling team by adapting and implementing models from scientific literature to understand coffee brewing processes. Requires enrollment in a BSc or MSc program in Chemical Engineering, Food Technology, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field, with solid Python programming skills and mathematical modelling experience.
R&D Science and Modelling Intern
R&D Science and Modelling Internship at JDE Peet's in Utrecht, starting September 2026. Support the Science & Modelling team by adapting and implementing models from scientific literature to understand coffee brewing processes. Requires enrollment in a BSc or MSc program in Chemical Engineering, Food Technology, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field, with solid Python programming skills and mathematical modelling experience.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Key Responsibilities
- Mathematical modelling of brewing kinetics
- Adapting and implementing models from scientific literature to describe dispersive flow and mass transfer in porous media
- Simulating extraction of dissolved solids and individual components
- Fitting model parameters to experimental data
- Data analysis and visualization to validate models and extract meaningful insights
- Presenting findings to internal teams to support knowledge capture and cross-functional learning
- Assisting with small-scale experiments when needed, to generate or validate data for modelling purposes