Education Support Officer

We are looking for an education support colleague for the department of Food Quality and Design (FQD) at Wageningen University. Your job will be to assist staff members in all sorts of activities related to FQD including: teaching FQD courses, supervising thesis students, and developing brand new and updating existing education material. In addition, you will support the internship team with contacting internship providers, sharing internship vacancies and answering internship-related questions.

It is a perfect job for a MSc graduate who is willing to develop oneself within an education environment. Within this job you will have a variety of responsibilities, in which you can develop yourself on the spot. To be eligible, you should have a natural interest in education (development) and have a background in Food Science. Familiarity with Wageningen education is a plus, but candidates with a similar background are also invited to apply. You will preferably be available from August 2025.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

• assisting in courses;
• developing and updating education materials;
• supervising groupwork, theses and practicals;
• reading reports and giving feedback;
• supporting the internship team.

Your team
You will work at Food Quality and Design group, which is a large multidisciplinary chair group. The vision of the group is that health, sustainability, and quality aspects of food products are fundamental "to explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life", i.e. the mission of Wageningen University and Research. The objectives of FQD are to develop new scientific knowledge on food design and quality management and to train future generations for positions at the boundary between food technology and other disciplines. We are looking for a team player who is motivated to advance the quality of the group’s education.

You are/have:

• master in Food Technology. Work experience is not a must have;
• available from August/September 2025;
• preferably experience in educational activities, both in individual student supervision (e.g. student supervision in courses and/or thesis projects) and courses (e.g. lecturing, supervision of groups);
• affinity with working in a multidisciplinary group in an international context.

In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in English. For this position it is about language level C1.

WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientation year” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”.

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;
• 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 year-end 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 €3218,- and €4298,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 8).

As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended, if possible within (company) organizational circumstances, on good performance. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’.

We pursue this mission through a synergistic approach between Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation (applied research). Our research focuses on questions within the domains of food, living environment, and society. With approximately 30 locations, 7,700 staff members, 2,500 PhD candidates, and over 13,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is among the world’s leading knowledge institutions in its domain. The integral approach to challenges and the collaboration across various disciplines form the core of the unique Wageningen approach.

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We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.