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Job Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) - Assistant Professor Environmental Technology (Tenure Track)

Assistant Professor Environmental Technology (Tenure Track)

Job description

In a challenging career trajectory you are, as an Assistant Professor in the field of
Closing Water, Energy, and Material Cycles in the Urban and Peri-urban Environment

responsible for research and teaching. The field is oriented to develop and design sustainable urban environments, by considering urban water, waste water and waste as resources for sustainable energy recovery and for products that can be re-used such as water, organic carbon, nutrients, metals, building materials, minerals and scarce elements. Different regional, economic, climatic and cultural conditions are included in research and teaching orientations. You will be responsible for the organisation, implementation and coordination of new research activities in this field which is part of the Environmental Technology and Management group as well as building up a leading international position. In this position you will also be motivating and teaching students and develop and implement new courses on sustainable development of peri-urban environments. Training and coaching is provided for the Assistant Professor to accomplish all this.

Requirements

As an Assistant Professor you are an ambitious and enthusiastic scientist and a team player, devoted to research and education in Urban Environmental Technology and Management.

You also have:

- a PhD in Environmental Sciences and/or Environmental Technology;
- knowledge and expertise on how to integrate environmental technology in urban infrastructure and urban management and planning;
- ample experience with management of complex projects;
- experience in acquisition of research funding;
- excellent communication skills;
- good didactic qualities and enthusiasm for teaching and working with students.

Conditions of employment

We offer you as talented scientist a challenging career trajectory called Tenure Track. From the position of Assistant Professor you can grow into a Professor holding a Personal Chair. Of course training and coaching are provided and interdisciplinary (international) cooperation is stimulated. You will also be given the chance to build up your own research line.
As we will only be selecting outstanding candidates to take part in Tenure Track, this will be a good stepping stone to a further career within Wageningen UR or elsewhere.

We offer you a temporary contract with the possibility of extension, for 38 hours per week. Gross Salary: from €3195,00 to €4374,00, based on full time employment and dependent on expertise and experience.
For more information about Tenure Track within Wageningen UR look at http://www.wur.nl/UK/work. Information:For more information about the position: Prof.dr.ir. H.H.M. Rijnaarts, telephone number: +31 317 480743Information about the selection procedure: Mrs. J. van Meurs, telephone number: +31 317 80101 Application:You can apply online until April 21st 2010.

Contract type

Temporary

Tijdelijk dienstverband

Organisation

Wageningen UR (University & Research centre)

Wageningen University and Research Centre Delivering 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.

Additional information

AFSG-vacatures@wur.nl

 

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