Internships 17/01/2018, Markus Stieger

Internship – Why ? Broaden your horizon Gain additional practical skills Pursue your own special interests and ambitions Get insight into job market

Internship – Learning goals What do you expect to learn? What do you want to learn? Why and how is it different from an MSc thesis? How do I select an internship provider? It’s just an internship and 24 ECTS, no big deal? When do you start looking for an internship position? What are internship providers looking for? Sell yourself; no sloppy CV’s !

Internship – Requirements Academic merit May be difficult to judge Official requirements Internship contract Internship report Evaluation form assessment by company and grade by university

Internship – Information HNE website for internships => http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Chair-groups/Agrotechnology-and-Food-Sciences/Division-of-Human-Nutrition/Education/Internship.htm Online MSc thesis & internship shop Internship contract Guidelines for assessment Internship providers (companies) Information about reports

Academic and industrial supervisors Internship – Academic and industrial supervisors Communication with both supervisors (academic WUR supervisor and local, industrial supervisor) is important Any HNE staff member can supervise internships Find supervisor yourself Make sure expectations are clear for everyone Try to see more of the company or institute than just your working space Indicate that you like to be actively involved

Internship – Contract Drafting internship contract Together with internship provider: company supervisor (1/2) You do most of the work Need to find WU-supervisor: academic supervisor (2/2)

Internship – How do I find ? Internet Student secretariat: Overview of internship providers Paper folder with vacancies Names and addresses from BSc excursion If all else fails: ask professor! Ellen Kampman, Edith Feskens, Renger Witkamp, Sander Kersten, Kees de Graaf Network

Internship – Where ? Depends on: Learning objectives Financial constraints Miscellaneous factors My advice: do not seek path of least resistance

Internship – Where ? Company R & D or different Research Institute (RIKILT, NIZO, TNO) Academic (Universities)

Internship – Some options: companies

Internship – Some options: institutes

Some urgent vacancies for students who can start NOW (1/2): TNO: Alcohol consumption, well-being, and cognition “a real-life study in 800 Dutch students” Emphasis on data-analysis, English-speaking students possible Hospital “Gelderse Vallei”: acidity, phosphate, sodium and potassium in drinks – analysis of popular beverages. Aim: improve diet advice for patients. Current data are too limited. Preference for Dutch-speaking student.

Some urgent vacancies for students who can start NOW (2/2): Heinz (Nijmegen): “... review nutritional research and guidance on sugar and nutritional goodness.” Emphasis on literature review; international students welcome (English is spoken and written language). Start before April. Wageningen, several locations: U-SNIFF – validation of an odor identification test for children This project is part of a large international study, to validate the U-SNIFF odor identification test for children. We will measure olfactory function by means of a 12-item odor identification test (U-SNIFF) twice, in 50 Dutch children.