We are looking for a researcher who assists in designing, organising and conducting crop and plant physiological research on growth and development of crops in horticulture. The research includes experimentation, as well as modification of instruments used in experiments. Experiments with plants are conducted in climate chambers and greenhouses. You will set up experiments, build your own research equipment and help maintain the instruments used in the group. You will also measure plant physiological processes with complex technical equipment in the greenhouse, climate chamber and laboratory. Regulation of growth and development of plants by LED lighting and other abiotic factors are studied. These studies include analyses at the level of morphology, anatomy, and physiology (e.g. photosynthesis, plant water relations). In this research you cooperate with other researchers, postdocs, PhD students and/or MSc students. You will participate in education activities of the group, which includes assisting in practicals and research projects of students.

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Wageningen University & Research is an international organisation. We expect our staff to have excellent command of the English language. This is an important factor in our selection process. Some job interviews will be in English. You will be informed beforehand should this be the case. This position requires a good English language proficiency (a mininum of CEFR B2 level). For more information about this proficiency level, please visit our special language page.

You are a result-driven team player with creative ideas, you work very accurate and you have good communication skills. You have a bachelor degree from a university of applied sciences specialized in plant sciences, applied biology, horticulture, mechanical or electrical engineering (with a personal interest in plant sciences), or related study. You have experience in setting up experiments with whole plants in climate chambers or greenhouses. You also have experience with at least one of the following topics: systems engineering software (such as Labview), electronics, and use of complex technical equipment to measure plant processes.

We offer a position of 0.8-1 fte for 12 months. Thereafter, this can be extended for at least 2 additional years. Gross salary per month € 2.835 to a maximum of € 3.895. Based on full time employment and dependent on expertise and experience.
In addition, we offer:

• 8% holiday allowance;
• a structural year-end bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent training opportunities and secondary employment conditions;
• flexible working hours and holidays can possibly be determined in consultation so that an optimal balance between work and private life is possible;
• excellent pension plan through ABP;
• 232 vacation hours, the option to purchase extra and good supplementary leave schemes;
• a flexible working time: the possibility to work a maximum of 2 hours per week extra and thereby to build up extra leave;
• a choice model to put together part of your employment conditions yourself, such as a bicycle plan;
• a lively workplace where you can easily make contacts and where many activities take place on the Wageningen Campus. A place where education, research and business are represented;
• use the sports facilities on campus Wageningen University & Research stimulates internal career opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are ample opportunities for own initiative in a learning environment. We offer a versatile job in an international environment with varied activities in a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

Wageningen University & Research

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is "To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life". Within Wageningen University & Research, nine specialised research institutes from the Wageningen Research Foundation and Wageningen University have joined forces to help answer the most important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.

With approximately 30 locations, 5,000 employees, and 10,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain worldwide. An integrated approach to problems and the cooperation between various disciplines are at the heart of the unique approach of Wageningen.

For further information about working at Wageningen University & Research, take a look at thespecial career site.

The chair group Horticulture & Product Physiology The chair group Horticulture and Product Physiology conducts high impact research and educates students providing the scientific basis required to answer questions that are of utmost importance for sustainable crop production and product quality in horticulture. The research focus is on how physiological processes in crops, plants and plant organs interact with the abiotic environment and how this affects crop production and product quality. Questions arising from horticultural practice are translated into fundamental research topics, aiming to explain mechanisms. The research and education contributes to sustainably feeding the World with healthy high-quality products. The chair group is an international team consisting of 12 permanent staff members, about 20 PhD candidates and postdocs and a number of guest researchers. Each year about 30 MSc students conduct their thesis study (a 6-month research) at our group. We organize and participate in a variety of courses for BSc and MSc students to transfer knowledge on horticulture (pre- and post harvest), environmental physiology and product quality.