As the Global Culinology Intern, your responsibilities will include:

Design and development of a new food concepts – Link culinary art with food science and technology, sensory and texture innovation to research, source and prepare high quality tangible food concept within project scope.Product development – Develop formulations and conduct evaluations to advance project that promotes functional, value-added ingredients and ingredient solutions via internal cuttings, virtual showcase and presentations.Scale-up concepts – Work closely with Innovation team to enable transfer of concepts and prototypes to food manufacturing scaleKnowledge management – Organize, summarize and report technical data generated from formulation trials, stability testing and experimentation.Digital content creation – Create various content types such as video, photograph, article and infographics of food and beverage products based on company’s brand guidelines to support your project presentation.

The Global Culinology Intern position is well-suited for you if you are:

Ambitious, able to prioritize, well organized, good with time management and deadlinesCollaborative, working well with othersCreative and very interested in media, digital and content creation; up to date with latest social media platforms and technology

Qualified candidates will have:

Progress towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinology, Culinary Science, Culinary Nutrition and/or a related field with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 preferredAbility to work 40hrs per week during the summer internship term  Demonstrated experience with hands-on food concept formulation in kitchen laboratory/food production setting and/or pilot plant equipmentKnowledge of common food processes, food ingredient functionality and ingredient interactions preferredKnowledge of multi-media editing tools and experience with equipment for video content creation; a strong interest in creating media content is a major plusExcellent organizational, communication skills.Reliable transportation required to get to and from facility for work each day.

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.Be a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program. If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.If you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at www.ingredion.com/careers.

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Relocation Available:

No

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.