Lecturer in Food Business

Your challenge:
Sustainability, transparency and customization characterize the trends marking the current global food industry. Besides the influence of Covid-19, these trends are shaking up the landscape of companies and innovation. Food companies are finding success in their ability to be creative and agile in meeting consumers’ high demands for transparency, innovative products and commitment to values such as sustainability and health. All of these trends point to an empowered and connected global consumer who is demanding more authenticity and story, varied alternatives, and a stake in sustainability and make the world a better place.

You have the ambition to stay up to date with the field and convey your passion for these developments, trends and innovations in the food industry to students, both in a professional and teaching capacity. You have an entrepreneurial, research-minded and innovative mindset and endorse the importance of good education. To students, you are a source of inspiration and a role model; to colleagues, a valued team player, bringing positive energy and contributing to the education of the future generation managers in the food industry.

We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues able to:

• Provide education in the HMSM curriculum about food business in all its facets with a focus in the track Foodservice. 
• Guide and coach students in project groups about the food business, with a focus on concept & business development, innovation, marketing and market-research.
• Supervise and visit interns, possibly abroad.
• Contribute to the further development of the programme in education and research in the fields of expertise, as mentioned earlier. 
• Contribute to the further development of the digitization of the programme.
• Maintain and further develop our network within the (international) food industry.
• Upholding the quality of the curriculum and assessment programme.