Experimental farm staff

Wageningen Plant Research (WPR) is part of Wageningen University & Research. The Open Crops business unit within WPR is the key partner for applied research and innovations in arable farming, green spaces, and field-grown vegetables.

In addition to expert research teams, WPR has several experimental locations, some of which include greenhouses and laboratories. Together, these form the Experimental Farm.

To strengthen our teams in Lelystad, Westmaas, Vredepeel, and Valthermond, we are looking for Experimental Farm Staff.

The Open Crops business unit bridges the gap between fundamental scientific research and end users through applied, practice-oriented scientific research. We are looking for staff with practical and demonstrable experience in arable farming to set up, maintain, care for, and harvest the trials.

• Preferably a completed MBO education, for example in Arable and Horticultural Farming.
• Work experience in trial field management and trial field techniques.
• Good knowledge of crop care, crop protection, and fertilization.
• Very good knowledge of arable farming.
• Experience with field-grown vegetable cultivation is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Preferably living in the immediate area.

In our international work environment, more and more communication takes place in English. For this position, A2 level is required. If you do not yet have this level, we will of course support you, and you can make use of our language center, Wageningen in’to Language.

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;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• 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. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of max €2.697 to maximum €3.399,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 4-5). Additionally, For this role a contract for different hours can be discussed. 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.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal career growth and mobility through an internal recruitment policy. There are ample opportunities for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we offer excellent training and development possibilities. You will have a diverse role in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

The mission of Wageningen University & 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, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

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