Your job The Aquaculture and Fisheries group (AFI) at Wageningen University & Research is looking for a new staff member to help prevent disease, and maintain animal health in aquaculture. If you are an immunologist specialized in aquatic animals and you take sustainable aquaculture serious, then you are the one we would like to talk to.
The research is embedded within the chair Aquaculture and Fisheries, which is led by Prof. Geert Wiegertjes. In this challenging career trajectory:
Your qualitiesYou have a proven expertise in immunology and focus on aquatic animal health. You are curious about the interaction of animals with their environment (e.g. pathogens, commensal bacteria, immune stimuli, water quality parameters, etc). You are independent but like to work in collaboration with the rest of the team. You enjoy training others, communicate well, and have proven ability to pro-actively reach out to international collaborators.
We offer youWageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere. You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 19th consecutive time. Coming from abroad Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees. Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example helping your partner to find a job, housing, or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.
Do you want more information?For more information about this position, please contact Geert Wiegertjes, professor and head of the research group, telephone +31317482732 or by e-mail geert.wiegertjes@wur.nl. We areThe mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
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