Job Summary

Sensory and Consumer Insights in IFF with the Product Experience Cognitive Science team
IFF is one of the leading companies on development and production of flavors, fragrances and ingredients for food, beverage, personal care, and household product industries. Our products are used by other manufacturing companies producing a wide variety of every-day consumed products (i.e., beverages, detergents, cosmetics, deodorants, dairy products, soups and sauces, etc.).
The Product Experience department deals with sensory analysis and consumer research in order to support the R&D department and marketing/sales choices. It plays a key role in product development processes, to understand how to fulfill consumer needs and expectations (thanks to tools like sensory profiling, preference evaluation, product positioning, consumer qualitative and quantitative research, etc.).

To follow an internship, a candidate needs to be a student throughout the course of internship.

Proposed subject: Cognitive Science Internship - Text Analysis application in consumer research: desk research, applying text analysis on one of the research projects, preparing recommendations for business.

With guidance from PX (Product Experience) researchers, the intern will:

Conduct desk research on text analysis (definition, application, techniques, examples, etc.).Prepare an overview of relevant providers/ software’s of text analysis.Apply text analysis on one of the research projects.Write a report with results and recommendations for business.Present the key findings and recommendations to the internal team.

Required Skills

Scientific: good knowledge in CONSUMER RESEARCH/ PSYCHOLOGY (qualitative research methods/techniques and analysis, consumer behavior, motivations, and attitudes) with STATISTICAL SKILLS (in quantitative consumer research).Computer science: being at ease with digital environment, experience with Microsoft Excel (i.e., macro and functions), XLSTAT is a plus.Language: mandatory scientific and professional English, written and oral, another language is a plus.Personal: we are looking for a INITIATIVE, SOLUTION-ORIENTED student with ANALYTICAL mindset and a strong interest in HUMAN BEHAVIOR and MOTIVATIONS.

Organization

Duration: 5-6 months, beginning of the internship February or March 2025 – negotiable.Place: Hilversum (Netherlands).Training allowance around 500€ a month.

Contact

Aksana Sotnikava – IFF Hilversum.

Application

Resume + Motivations in English to aksana.sotnikava@iff.com

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more