About KULT FARM KULT FARM makes a true and natural new whole food from mycelium solid state fermentation.

As a venture-backed business, we are pioneering this approach.

Our mission ? is to foster the world's transition to a sustainable food system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.

Our planet ? cannot sustain our current food system; therefore, we believe in producing exceptional alternative products to remove the current strain on our environment and ensure food security for our future ever-growing population.

Kult Farm is a foodtech startup in Barcelona developing novel plant-based protein ingredients through solid-state fermentation.

The company is focused on building scalable and sustainable processes for next-generation protein alternatives.

This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its earliest days.

Role and Responsibilities ? Kult Farm is looking for a highly motivated intern to support the scaling of solid-state fermentation processes for new plant-based protein alternatives.

The selected candidate will work closely with the R&D; team to translate lab protocols into robust pilot-scale processes and contribute to product and process development.

- Support experimental planning and execution for solid-state fermentation scaling trials.
- Prepare substrates, inocula and fermentation runs following SOPs and good laboratory practices.




- Monitor and record process parameters such as temperature, humidity and time.
- Assist with sample handling and basic downstream processing.
- Contribute to data analysis, reporting and technical documentation.

Qualifications ?

- Bachelor's or Master's degree, or currently enrolled, in a STEM field such as Biotechnology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Microbiology or related discipline.
- English is required.
- Strong interest in fermentation, alternative proteins and sustainable food systems.

Preferred qualifications

- Experience with fermentation is desirable.
- Experience with process scaling is also desirable.
- Familiarity with data analysis tools such as Excel, Python or R is a plus.

Why join?

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- You will work in a cross-disciplinary Production team with food technologists, biotechnologists, microbiologists at a cutting-edge technology.
- Trans-disciplinarity at its peak: we believe invention only happens when you connect dots that are seemingly far apart.
- A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company - The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system - A fun, versátil, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person - Paid internship.
- Hands-on experience in fermentation scaling for plant-based proteins.

📌 Fermentation Scaling Internship (Barcelona)
🏢 Kult Farm
📍 Barcelona