Can you see yourself acting as project leader in our Agro Food Robotics team? Do you want to contribute to creating for our customers the computer vision and robotics solutions that they need? Are you an excellent project leader in a dynamic research environment? Then this is an excellent opportunity for you! Will you be our new project leader?

What will you be doing?
As project leader, you will work in multiple, multidisciplinary teams of approximately 5 colleagues per team. As a passionate project leader, you will understand the needs of our customer. You will help to formulate the project plan with our business developer and you excel in realising innovative solutions together with your colleagues of the Agro Food Robotics (AFR) team.

You are the first point of contact for our client during the project and you will keep an eye on the progress, budget and client satisfaction;
As team member you will also participate in projects as researcher when you do not have the role as project leader.

Working in our team offers you a great opportunity to get fully involved in the world of applied research for the Agro Food Robotics domain. You will be involved in the whole duration of each project, from the first contact with the customer to the delivery of the end result. You will get the opportunity to learn many new things and to give a personal contribution to innovative projects. We expect you to be leading your project teams in multiple projects at the same time. As a valued team member, you are flexible and keen to find solutions.

What do we do?
We do contract research for clients all over the world. Their questions vary from the use of A.I. in defect detection of fresh produce, to the use of drones and robots in agriculture and food industry. Take a look at THIS LINK and/or THIS LINK to see an example of our work.

We ask of you that you have a background in one of the fields of non-destructive sensing & spectroscopy, system integration for computer vision solutions and/or machine learning. You are able to operate on a conceptual level, are experienced in working in a research team and you have a practical view of the world that enables you to realise solutions with real customer value. The ideal candidate has:

• an MSc degree in the field of computer vision, electronics, non-destructive sensing, physics, or robotics; a PhD in one of these fields is an advantage;
• a training as project leader (IPMA C, PRINCE2 or equivalent);
• experience in leading ICT-related projects;
• experience in performing hands-on innovative computer vision, sensing or robotics projects;
• good language skills in English and preferably Dutch.

Given the international spread of our clients, we expect you to travel abroad as well.

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional compensation hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 4%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €3391,- and €5268,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 11). Additionally, a contract for 0,8 FTE can be discussed.

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 multi-faceted 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 16th 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. Applicants from abroad moving to the Netherlands may qualify for a special tax relief, known as the 30% ruling. 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 helping your partner to find a job, housing, schooling, and other issues.

Wageningen University & Research

The mission of Wageningen University and 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, 6.800 employees and 12.900 students, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. An integrated approach to problems and the cooperation between various disciplines are at the heart of Wageningen's unique approach. WUR has been named Best Employer in the Education category for 2019-2020.

Read the 5 reasons why your future collaegues enjoy working at WUR and watch this video to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.