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Master 2 research internship: diagnosis and optimisation of an industrial insect-flour production process
AgroParisTech's UMR SayFood and insect-protein producer Agronutris offer a six-month Master 2 internship, based mainly at the Agronutris plant in Rethel with time at Palaiseau. The intern will map the industrial process that turns insect larvae into protein-rich flour, find the key parameters and critical points, and propose improvements.
- Country
- FR
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Legal internship stipend
- Job type
- Internship
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 1
Who can apply
Master 2 or final-year engineering student in process engineering, food science or a related field
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Diagnose the industrial process converting insect larvae into flour
- Collect, organise and analyse process data for each step
- Identify key parameters, critical points and performance levers
- Propose process improvements
- Act as the link between the academic lab and the industrial site and share results
What the employer asks for
- Master 2 or final-year engineering student in process engineering, food science or similar
- Good grounding in processes and/or food characterisation techniques
- Curiosity, rigour, autonomy and teamwork
- Interest in applied research, innovation and food processing
Selection process
Not stated in the source. Review the original notice.
Documents to keep ready
Not stated in the source. Review the original notice.
Pay, benefits and perks
- Legal internship stipend
- Access to AgroParisTech laboratories and pilot hall
About the employer
UMR SayFood (AgroParisTech, INRAE, Université Paris-Saclay) researches food and bioproduct engineering; Agronutris runs an industrial insect-rearing and processing site in Rethel.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
No closing date stated; start as soon as possible
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Process engineering
- Insect protein processing
- Process diagnosis and data analysis
- Food characterisation
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- PhD
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
- ASRB
- Publications
Pay on similar vacancies
From 3 Research & Academia vacancies on FSD in the same role family that publish pay. Monthly, before deductions.
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Summarise your dissertation or main research project in two minutes for a non-specialist panel.
- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
Apply via the ABG offer page. Supervised by Hedi Romdhana and Samir Mezdour (ProBioSSep team, UMR 782 SayFood).
Original posting: 2026-10-09
Checked 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07
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