Overview
Dairy Economist / Dairy Farms Specialist – Kiel
Job Title: Dairy Economist / Dairy Farms Specialist
Location: Kiel, Germany
Contract: Initial 12-month contract with a view to permanent employment. Full-time (40 hours per week)
IFCN AG is a global R&D and consulting firm partnering with researchers in 100+ countries and over 130 companies to deliver data-driven insights for the dairy value chain. We’re hiring a Dairy Economist to lead research and consulting in dairy farming, build data products, manage international projects, and conduct economic impact analyses for global clients—helping shape the future of dairy. Join an international company with room to grow and work alongside great professionals.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading and executing internal and external B2B international consulting projects.
- Developing new data services for analysing dairy farms and different farming systems, with a focus on sustainability aspects (including the economic impact of new technologies and policies).
- Collecting and validating data, and developing databases and analytical models.
- Analysing dairy farms, markets, and different farming systems to create presentations, workshops, and event outputs worldwide.
- Communicating and collaborating with research partners and business clients.
What you’ll bring:
- PhD/MSc in agriculture, dairy science, agricultural economics, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of global dairy production systems and practical experience on dairy farms.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience managing large datasets.
- Skills in statistical data analysis, data management, and complex problem-solving.
- Excellent communication skills, intercultural competence, and fluency in English.
- Willingness to travel internationally and flexibility in working hours.
Where growth meets purpose
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers – and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter – or anything else) just let us know.
About the Company
Rewarding your passion
When you join us, you’ll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you – from day one.
About us
We’re AB Agri, part of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.
Application Notes
We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes.
When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application.
Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.
Agencies and media sales
AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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