New Product Developer / Food Scientist

About KULT FARM

KULT FARM makes a true and natural new whole food from mycelium solid state fermentation. As a venture-backed business, we are pioneering this approach.

Our mission 🐠 is to foster the world’s transition to a sustainable food system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.

Our planet 🌎 cannot sustain our current food system; therefore, we believe in producing exceptional alternative products to remove the current strain on our environment and ensure food security for our future ever-growing population.

This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its earliest days.

Tasks

Role and Responsibilities 🔨

• Research and develop new food technologies to establish product building blocks including texture interactions and flavor.
• Product development of our innovative whole-cut fungi-based vegan alternative products, from lab to fork and through full commercialization in Berlin.
• Support the development of new ideas, new processes, and procedures as the company grows.
• You will work in strong interaction together with Mycologists and Microbiologists to adapt the technology to make the best product.
• Be able to think critically, manage your time effectively and be flexible to support cross-functional projects and help the company meet its goals.

Requirements

Qualifications 💯

• BSc or MSc in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related field with relevant experience
• Experience in food product development of at least 1-2y is highly desired, ideally in the development of alternative protein solutions)
• Experience in the formulation and application development using lab equipment
• You combine hands-on working style with analytical competence
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English
• Willingness to travel for about once or twice a quarter for 1 to 3 days each

Benefits

Why join? 🚀

• You will work in a cross-disciplinary Production team with food technologists, biotechnologists, microbiologists at a cutting-edge technology.
• Trans-disciplinarity at its peak: we believe invention only happens when you connect dots that are seemingly far apart.
• A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company
• The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system
• A fun, flexible, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person

Excited to work with us? 📬

Thank you for your interest in joining us. We hope to meet you soon!

*Application should be in English!

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