Team Earth Informatics is looking for an enthusiastic candidate with experience in the field of digitization in the agri-environmental domain. In this position, your work focuses on policy support, and encouraging societal and technological changes around digitization in agriculture, food security and environment. You will support implementation and uptake of our studies, products and services and contribute to impact through a variety of activities. Examples are developing and executing integrated impact assessments to measure the impact of our research, as well as projects outside Wageningen University & Research. Furthermore, transferring our knowledge by co-developing and performing capacity building and dissemination activities with your colleagues and project partners.

The type of activities require that you are closely interacting with the often international partners and stakeholders in our projects. Furthermore, you should have a broad understanding of this domain, and particularly food security. And since much of our work is related to applying ICT, performing data science and fostering data ecosystems, affinity or experience with these fields is considered a strong advantage. You are proficient in English, with preferably an understanding of French or Spanish. You don't mind travelling for work. You are a great teammate, able to operate in teams delivering high quality results in time. Experience with acquisition of research projects is considered an advantage.
Furthermore, you contribute to the acquisition of new projects. Some inspiring examples of our research and projects are presented on this site: http://www.earthinformatics.eu/cases

• MSc degree in informatics, communication or agri-environmental sciences with an emphasis on social aspects of digitization and communication;
• Experience with (or at least strong and proven affinity with) projects in developing countries;
• Experience in the field of digitization in the agri-environmental domain; and broad understanding of this domain, and particularly food security;
• At least 1 - 3 years working experience;
• Prepared to travel regularly;
• Experience or proven affinity with applying ICT, performing data science and fostering data ecosystems is an advantage;
• Experience with acquisition of research projects is a pro.

A challenging position for at least 32 hours a week. This is a permanent position, starting with a temporary contract. Extension of that contract depends on proven suitability and the scope of the order portfolio.
The salary is between 2675 and 4253 euro gross per month, depending on experience (scale 9-10) on a full-time basis (38 hours).

Furthermore, we offer excellent secondary terms of employment, for example a structural -end-of- year bonus and flexibility in many respects. Good opportunities for training and education.

In addition, we offer:

• an 8% holiday allowance;
• a 3% end-of-year bonus;
• excellent training opportunities and fringe benefits;
• flexible working hours; holidays may be determined by mutual agreement in order to achieve an efficient work-life balance;
• excellent pension scheme through the General Pension Fund for Public Employees (ABP);
• a selection model for choosing your own terms of employment (e.g. a bicycle plan);
• a lively workplace where you can easily make contact, where many activities take place on campus, and where education, research and business come together;
• sports facilities on campus accessible for a small fee.

WUR's internal recruitment policy stimulates internal opportunities for promotion and mobility. There are ample opportunities for personal initiative in this environment focused on continuing development.

We offer a versatile job in an international setting with varied activities in a pleasant and open working atmosphere. Our campus is an inspiring, green place to work, and has been selected as the most sustainable campus in the world multiple times. Besides that, we have an impressive ranking in several fields, with a #1 ranking for environmental science, ecology and agriculture, as well as very strong rankings in other fields. Finally, as for education, Wageningen University has been chosen as the "Best University" in the Netherlands for the 15th consecutive time.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research's mission is 'to explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life'. Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation are joining forces to contribute to the solution of important questions in the field of healthy nutrition and the living environment. With approximately 30 branches, 6,500 staff and 12,000 students, we are one of the world's leading knowledge institutions in its field. Our outstanding approach is characterised by a coordinated approach to issues and cooperation between different disciplines.

The Team Earth Observation and Environmental Informatics is a multidisciplinary team of national and international top researchers in the rapidly developing interdisciplinary fields of agro-environmental informatics, earth observation and sustainable development. Our core business is around digitization, with a focus on agriculture and environment. We develop data-, information- and advisory services for the commercial and institutional sector all over the world. Examples of such services include satellite-based advisory apps to support farmers to increase their yields, multi-stakeholder planning for climate-resilient cities and coherent mapping of forestry management to support pan-European policy making. Our research is complemented with strong participatory approaches involving stakeholders, facilitating the development of visions and long-term strategies. Some interesting examples can be found here: http://www.earthinformatics.eu/cases