Future career - MSc Food Safety
The programme aims to prepare its students as well as possible for the labour market. The vast majority of graduates find a job within a few months after graduating within the field of Food Safety. Depending on the interest and the specialisation of the graduate, jobs are found as food safety specialist in the food industry, governmental organisations, product associations, food inspection services, research institutes or regulatory & legal affairs. The table below shows some examples on the type of jobs of recent graduates.
After graduation
The actual position depends highly on the interest of the graduate, as well as the specialisation within the programme (microbiology, toxicology, law, allergies).
Based on the jobs of alumni it can be stated that the vast majority of the graduates works in one of the intended fields and organisations. As the unemployment rate is extremely low, there are no indications of a shortage of jobs.
Differences between specialisations
Graduates from Specialisation A (Applied Food Safety) are more employed in industry, universities and research institutes, whereas graduates of Specialisation B (Food Safety Law) are more employed in the legal departments (regulatory affairs) in the food industry, the food inspection services or in governmental organisations. Specialisation C (Supply Chain Safety) is mainly industry oriented.
The table below provides some examples on the type of jobs of recent graduates:
| Function(s) | Company or institute |
|---|---|
| Senior Food Research Officer | Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Government of Nepal |
| Postdoctoral researcher | Dublin Institute of Technology |
| Consultant | Kwaliteitsmanager at La Place restaurants, the Netherlands |
| PhD Student | IATA, Valencia, Spain |
| Food Safety officer | WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines |
| Technical Services Change Manager Continental Europe | HJ Heinz, the Netherlands |
| Researcher | Research Center for Marine and Fisheries Product Processing and Biotechnology Indonesia |
| Regulatory Affairs manager | Yakult Europe |
| Post market surveillance officer of food products | Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) |
| Industry project management | Agrisource Co., Ltd. Thailand |
| Professional specialist | Princeton University, Greater New York City Area |
| PhD Student | Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University |
| Government regulatory affairs officer | FDA Philippines |
| PhD Student | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
| Microbiologist | PURAC BV, the Netherlands |
| Food microbiologist | Micreos, Wageningen, the Netherlands |
| Junior researcher | RIKILT - Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, the Netherlands |
| PhD student | PhD student at Nestlé Switzerland |
| Formulation Coordinator in QD department | Mead Johnson Nutrition, Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
| Management Trainee | Nestlé R&D Beijing |
| Microbiologist | DSM Food Specialties |
| QA manager | Lamex Foods, Inc |
Alumni Stories
Where are they now?
See where our Master Food Safety/Master Food Quality Management graduates have kick-started their careers in this Career Inspiration Map.
