We would like to invite you to join our team at the Department for the Processing and Valorization of Oil-Protein Seeds (DTVG) based in Pessac (33). The DTVG's missions are: to help improve product quality (oils, cakes, other) by optimizing oilseed processing and testing new technologies; to optimize uses in traditional markets; to explore new outlets; and to meet consumer requirements (health safety, environmental footprint of products).

Context :

The marketing of ready-to-use pulses, such as shelled seeds (coral lentils), represents a major lever for encouraging consumption, thanks to their speed of cooking and great convenience for users. In this context, hulling appears to be a decisive stage: it influences not only cooking speed, but also the final texture of the product, as well as several nutritional parameters. In this context, Terres Inovia wishes to assess the impact of hulling on the suitability of lentils and chickpeas for cooking, in order to enhance the value of these products and identify the varieties best suited to this type of processing.

Duties and objectives of the position

• Compare the cooking properties of shelled and unshelled legumes (lentils, chickpeas).
• Characterize seed texture and composition of anti-nutritional factors at the end of cooking. Define and analyze the textural profile of cooked seeds for each variety.
• Assess the impact of genetic diversity and growing conditions on lentils from different French regions.
• Conduct technological (hulling and cooking) and analytical (texture analysis) trials. Literature review on the impact of hulling and the cooking suitability of pulses.
• Statistical processing of data and comparison of varieties/production areas.
• Report writing and reporting to the project team.

Profile required

• Bachelor's degree 3, Master's degree in Food / Process Engineering / Biochemistry
• Computer skills (spreadsheet, word processing)
• Notions in statistics and data processing
• Cross-disciplinary skills :
• Scientific and methodological rigor
• Ability to analyze and summarize
• Good writing skills
• Curiosity and initiative

Conditions and benefits

• 6-month internship
• internship allowance according to current scale
• luncheon vouchers

Job presentation

As part of this program, we are focusing on assessing the resilience of organic and non-organic farms. What is resilience? It's the ability of a system to gradually recover from a hazard and regain its initial performance. The aim of the program is to gain a better understanding of how farms are impacted by various hazards (climatic, economic, health-related, etc.), and what factors would enable them to better adapt to and overcome them.

Initial work has been carried out to propose an evaluation method, as there is currently no consensual, standardized method.

The work proposed in this internship aims to continue the reflections already underway by tackling the evaluation of an initial case study (applying the method developed for the program). This case study will be made up of various fictitious farms representative of organic production systems, on which we will simulate the occurrence of two types of hazard (economic and climatic) and their impact on the socio-technical and economic performance of production systems.

Job duties

Evaluate the resilience of the production systems represented by the case studies to the occurrence of economic and climatic hazards. The results obtained will be used to formulate initial hypotheses as to the factors affecting the resilience of production systems, and to develop the method on the basis of feedback from experience.

• Literature review and interviews with experts to complement the proposed method with evaluation indicators on farmers' quality of life.
• Definition of evaluation scenarios to be applied to typical cases, including hazard scenarios (order and frequency of hazards).
• Evaluate the impact of hazards on the performance of case studies.
• Using a combination of different tools, assess the impact of hazard sequences on the socio-technical and economic performance of the different case studies.
• Analyze the variability of the performances obtained as a function of the hazards experienced.
• Summary of results

Profile required

• Student at engineering school or university (Master2) looking for a final year internship in plant production with an interest in organic production systems;
• Ability to write, analyze and summarize;
• Good command of Excel and knowledge of R software would be a plus.
  

A team of experts at Terres Inovia will answer all your questions and help you develop your skills;
A pleasant working environment, close to transport links and Paris;
Possibility of teleworking (in accordance with Terres Inovia's internal regulations).

Présentation du poste

Reporting to Romaric, head of the experimentation station, you will reinforce the team to carry out the testing program at the Le Rheu station (35).

Our mission is to contribute to improving the competitiveness of oilseed and hemp crops, through innovation and the guarantee of independent expertise at the service of growers.

Les missions

• Set up and monitor experimental trials, ensuring the quality of their execution and follow-up, in accordance with the requirements of current protocols, standards and methods (GHP).
• Be in contact with farmers and our partners, to take part in trials (sowing, staking, helping with harvesting, observations, notations on all types of trials (inputs, agronomy, insects, varieties, etc.) and crops (rapeseed, sunflower, soya, spring peas, field beans and winter peas).
• Collaborate as needed with research managers and development engineers in the Centre Ouest zone.
• Write reports on results obtained, record data on the dedicated database.
  

Profil souhaité

• You have a BTSA or agricultural bachelor's degree in plant production/improvement.
• You ideally have 3 to 5 years' experience in experimentation.
• You have good interpersonal skills.
• A valid driving license is required for this position.
  

Conditions et avantages

• 9-month fixed-term contract to be filled from 05/01/2026, position based in Le Rheu, domaine de la motte au Vicomte 35650.
• Annual remuneration over 13 months, depending on profile, in accordance with the Chemical Industries collective agreement, luncheon vouchers. Variable working hours depending on station activity, generally 8am-9am to 5pm-6pm.
• (Institute benefits: 26j CP/year, 13 annual RTT, bridges offered, health insurance at advantageous rates, employee savings)
  

Job presentation

The missions of the Seed Processing and Enhancement Department are :

Contribute to improving the quality of oils and cakes by optimizing current oilseed transformation processes and testing new technologies,
Optimize uses in traditional markets (human food, animal feed), explore new outlets,
meet consumer requirements (health safety, environmental footprint of products).

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool for evaluating the environmental impact of a system, including all activities linked to a product or service, from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal and treatment of waste. Its principle is to be a multi-criteria assessment: taking into account the consumption of natural resources (raw materials, water, energy), discharges into water, air and soil (contribution to global warming, air acidification, water eutrophication, etc.).

The missions

The trainee's mission will be to contribute to Terres Inovia's ongoing work on the LCA of processed products from oilseed and legume crops. This will involve contributing to 2 partnership projects:

• DECOPROZE: concerning a new low-emission, higher-protein rapeseed chain. The environmental assessment will focus on the cultivation of this new rapeseed using more agroecological practices (in comparison with LCA references already available on standard rapeseed management), and on the protein-rich rapeseed meal derived from it and its potential for less impacting animal nutrition. The data required for the LCA calculations will be provided by the project partners (agricultural cooperatives, manufacturers).
• INSERT THEM: research and innovation work on the 6 species of pulses, covering the entire chain from upstream to downstream production, with the aim of unlocking the bottlenecks that are holding back the development of these crops. The creation of value for farmers in short circuits is studied through a case study of shelled faba beans. An environmental assessment will be carried out on the agri-food processing stages of faba bean (LCA references already available on faba bean cultivation): hulling, fermentation, flour production and then integration into an agri-food product (such as a dessert cream). The valorization of faba bean hulls is also taken into account in the environmental assessment (innovation in the form of a cocoa substitute). The data required for the LCA will be supplied by Terres Inovia's partner startups in this Insérez Les project.

The LCAs will be carried out using Means InOut software and SimaPro, the leading LCA software, which will be familiarized with during the internship at Terres Inovia, under the supervision of an expert.

The profile you're looking for

• Student at an engineering school in agronomy (plant or animal production), agri-food, or Master's level, Bac +4/5.
• You are interested in environmental issues related to agricultural and agri-food production.
• You are comfortable with data processing and analysis.

Conditions and benefits

Compensation

legal internship allowance + meal vouchers + transportation assistance

The advantages of this offer

Highly rewarding work environment, teamwork, exchanges with other Terres Inovia teams at other sites, exchanges with the ITERG environment team, and with the industrial partners of the two projects.

Location

Our Pessac-Canéjan site is close to the Bordeaux university campus, and is served by public transport (tramway, bus).