Breeding Intern

Netherlands

Flowers and plants have a strong emotional value for the people who buy them. Their potential to inspire is endless – They can make our day, brighten up the house, or turn the garden into a paradise.

Dümmen Orange is a leading breeder and propagator of flowers and plants. Our goal is to inspire people and create a better, more beautiful world. We offer an impressive portfolio of crops and varieties to growers, wholesalers and retailers around the world. 

We are looking for a Breeding Intern for our R&D department in De Lier.

Internship content

Dümmen Orange keeps moving! Are you analytically strong, can you report, do you work accurately, and are you studying ecology, biology, or in the agricultural sector? Then we have a fun and very educational internship for you!

Dümmen Orange breeds ornamental crops at several locations in the Netherlands but also abroad. The crops can be divided in bedding plants, tropicals, cut flowers, perennials and bulbs. As a Breeding Intern you will work around different aspects of the breeding process. Most internship projects concern studying flowering plants. Therefore projects on bedding plants and bulbs start depending of the crop in January or March, projects on  perennials start in May, whereas cut flowers  and tropicals projects can start year round. Our projects need an internship of at least 5 months, and can be applied for most education levels: MBO, HBO/BSc, MSc.

Examples:

• Improve seed set and test solutions.
• Develop high throughput phenotyping protocols.
• Analyze selection methods for ornamental traits to improve their heritabilities using new protocols.
• Accelerate the breeding cycle by reducing the seed to seed cycle.
• Study flower development to improve time to flower and flower number.
• Develop new protocols concerning pollination techniques and efficiencies for new crops.

Internship locations in the Netherlands: 

• De Lier and De Kwakel: Cut flowers (a.dehaan@dummenorange.com); Bedding plants (a.koot@dummenorange.com);
• ‘t Zand: Tubers (a.dehaan@dummenorange.com);
• Aalsmeer: Perennials (e.vansambeek@dummenorange.com).

Who are you?

• You are currently following a study in ecology, biology or in the agricultural sector.
• You are eager to learn, dare to take initiative and suggest improvements.
• You are analytically strong, can report on these matters and work accurately.

What do you get in return?

Dümmen Orange has major international ambitions with innovation technology and quality high on the agenda. There is plenty of room for autonomy, personal growth and you are part of an expert team. This allows you to optimally develop as a driven professional in your field. There is a supportive and open working environment where sharing knowledge, collaboration and achieving common goals are very important.

Who we are and what we do

Dümmen Orange is a leading global breeder and propagator of flowers and plants, offering an extensive portfolio of crops and varieties to growers, wholesalers, and retailers worldwide.

We develop stronger, healthier flowers and plants, enhancing their beauty and performance. Our breeders, backed by cutting-edge research, focus on improving key traits such as color, fragrance, and shape, as well as vital characteristics like disease resistance, yield capacity, and growth habits.

Our Breeding Technology Centre in the Netherlands is the largest horticultural breeding laboratory in the world. It’s a high-tech home for pioneering international scientists, breeders, and specialists to set new standards in flower and plant genetics and breeding excellence.

Across our production locations in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, we have over 260 hectares of owned production space. We use these facilities to cultivate mother stock plants and produce starting material, e.g. by cuttings or tissue culture.

Dare to bloom

Headquartered in De Lier, the Netherlands, we employ 5,300 people globally. 

Joining Dümmen Orange means becoming part of a leading company driven by purpose and ambition. Our international playground is anything but ordinary. If you’re wired for curiosity, challenge, and real impact, you’ll feel right at home.

With a legacy spanning more than a century, leading positions in global floriculture markets, a world-class R&D team, and a diversified network of owned propagation sites supported by a global supply chain, Dümmen Orange is a source of industry expertise and innovation—and the place to be if you want to make a lasting impact in floriculture.

Do you dare to bloom and are you ready to take your skills to the next level? Click on the button below to apply for this job. If you have questions about the job, you can contact Jobs.NL@DummenOrange.com

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