Job Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) - 2 AIOs Ecologie en Modellering

We are looking for 2 Ecologists with affinity to community ecology and modeling.

One candidate will work on the project SoilTrEC sponsored by the EU. The candidate will study soil community development during soil formation processes. The candidate will analyze data from different stages of the soil life cycle from sites all over Europe in an experimental way and by means of food web modeling.

The other candidate will work on a cooperative project with the RIVM. The candidate will study the structure, functioning and stability of the soil food web in relation to land use and ecosystem services the soil provides. The candidate will analyze data from the National Soil Survey, from more than 250 sites, including different soil types and land use, by means of food web modeling.

Two Ecologists with an MSc degree and affinity to community ecology and modeling

A full time position for 38 hours a week, initially for 1 year with an anticipated extention to 4 years. The gross salary beginning at € 2042 per month in the first year increasing to a maximum of € 2612 in the fourth year.Additional information about the vacancies can be obtained from: Prof. dr. Peter de Ruiter, Peter.deRuiter@wur.nl

Soil Science Center, part of the department of Environmental Sciences in cooperation with Biometris (Plant Sciences Group). The department of Environmental Sciences of Wageningen University provides fundamental research and academic education on our living environment: nature, landscape, land usage, adaptation to climate change, water and ocean management, and the various competing claims on space. This also includes biodiversity and the sustainability of management and production. Wageningen University is part of the Wageningen University and Research Centre concern.Wageningen University and Research CentreDelivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That's our focus – each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society – such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don’t do this alone. Every day, 6,500 people work on ‘the quality of life’, turning ideas into reality, on a global scale. Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.For further information about working at Wageningen UR, take a look at www.jobsat.wur.nl.

Peter.deruiter@wur.nl