Welcome to Plant & Food Research Careers

Plant & Food Research is a New Zealand-based science company providing research and development that adds value to fruit, vegetable, crop and food products.

With over 900 people based at sites across New Zealand, as well as in the USA and Australia, at the heart of Plant & Food Research is a goal to underpin the growth of plant and marine-based industry through the successful application and commercialisation of research-based innovation.

Come and join our organisation. As part of the Plant & Food Research team, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits including subsidised superannuation and health insurance and excellent working conditions.

Plant & Food Research is a New Zealand-based science company formed in December 2008 through the merger of HortResearch and Crop & Food Research. With over 900 staff based at sites across New Zealand as well as in Europe, the USA and Australia, Plant & Food Research provides research and development that adds value to fruit, vegetable, crop and food products. Come and join our organisation. As part of the Plant and Food Research team, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits including subsidised superannuation and health insurance and excellent working conditions.

Plant & Food Research is a New Zealand-based science company formed in December 2008 through the merger of HortResearch and Crop & Food Research.

With over 900 staff based at sites across New Zealand as well as in Europe, the USA and Australia, Plant & Food Research provides research and development that adds value to fruit, vegetable, crop and food products.

Come and join our organisation. As part of the Plant and Food Research team, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits including subsidised superannuation and health insurance and excellent working conditions.

New jobs

2740 Summer Studentship (030) - Biotransformation of glucosinolates - Palmerston North

Date: Jul 29, 2010
Aim Plant and Food Research works provides the scientific knowledge behind NZ's unique plant-derived functional foods and other natural products.  Diets ...

2699 Summer Studentship (032) - Landscape ecology of kiwifruit pests - Te Puke

Date: Jul 27, 2010
Project aim:  To understand intrinsic pest risk factors associated with landscape parameters around kiwifruit orchardsThe incidence of pests and diseases ...

2586 Summer Studentship (015) - Biochemical and chemical factors influencing the shelf life of kiwifruit, Mt Albert, Auckland

Date: Jul 26, 2010
Aim of Project  & nature of duties/techniques:Shelf life is the length of time that fruit is considered edible by consumers - not too firm, and not ...

2582 Summer Studentship (011) - Deconstructing the fruit ripening process in apple and kiwifruit, Mt Albert, Auckland

Date: Jul 26, 2010
Aim of Project  & nature of duties/techniques:Texture is a key attribute of fruit appeal to consumers. Kiwifruit cultivars are characterised by a soft ...

2581 Summer Studentship (010) - Isolation of flavour gene promoters and interacting transcriptional regulators, Mt Albert, Auckland

Date: Jul 26, 2010
Aim of Project  Identifying transcriptional regulators of fruit flavour Prerequisites/criteria:Experience/training in molecular biology techniques. Plant ...
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