As lecturer at CBI, do you want to contribute to improve health in animals and humans? Are you an expert in immunology and do you have affinity for innovation in education.? The Cell Biology and Immunology group of Wageningen University & Research would like to get in contact with you.
The Cell Biology and Immunology (CBI) group of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has a vacancy for a lecturer to join our staff, complemented with a fundamental and translational research portfolio in the field of immunology or cell biology
Your responsibilities as Lecturer will be;

• Supporting the scientific staff in teaching courses;
• Coordination and administration around teaching and examination (Brightspace, Osiris, responding to student queries);
• Supervision of MSc and BSc thesis students in the lab, with support from technicians;
• Keeping course materials up to date, including online materials;
• Giving lectures and practicals in courses (you will not need to develop the material, but need to be comfortable with it);
• Will need to complete the UTQ, if you do not already have it;
• Possibility to do own research, or start new relevant courses in your expertise;
• Depending on your experience, you have the freedom to start your own courses, or to help other staff members set-up new courses.

For your information the courses offered by the CBI where we expect you to provide support are:
Period
1- Christine with Human and veterinary immunology (MSc level)
2- Marloes Cell Biology (BSc level)
3- Gosia Immunomodulation of food and feed (MSc level), and new TT Introduction to Immunology (BSc level)
5- Coen Introduction to human immunology (BSc level), and Edwin Immunotechnology (MSc level)

• PhD in biology, with strong immunology background; applicants with a relevant MSc in immunology will be considered based on experience/ motivation;
• Teaching experience, including supervising thesis students in the lab, designing and giving lectures;
• UTQ would be a bonus;
• Very organised, and a team player, with good communication skills;
• Enthusiastic to teach student about Immunology and Cell Biology;
• Detail-oriented for organising courses, including large courses (up to 600 students);
• Organised enough to handle being involved in several courses throughout the academic year, with some overlap between courses.

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

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• 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 / holiday hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
• 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 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between € 2.846,- and € 5.230,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 10/11 ). Additionally, a contract for 0.8 FTE can be discussed.

Our Education Career Path offers teachers an attractive career perspective. With this, WUR indicates the importance of high-quality and innovative academic education. We offer you a versatile job in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

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.

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 17th consecutive time.

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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.

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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.

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