Chemical analyst

As a chemical analyst, you will be strengthen our team of analysts within the Emissions & Manure Valorisation department of Wageningen Livestock Research.

With your knowledge of (wet) chemical analyses, you will contribute to quality assurance, the continuous development of new analytical methods, and the documentation of new protocols within our laboratory facilities. In addition, as an analyst you play an important role in supporting researchers and project leaders with operational analytical methods. The laboratory operates independently within the department.

Your tasks and responsibilities as a chemical analyst include:

• Providing support for innovative research projects by applying practical and scientific expertise in sampling, sample preparation, methods, analyses, and data validation.
• Managing routine technical maintenance of equipment.
• Offering general support to laboratory users, including researchers.
• Working within the guidelines of an ISO 9001 certified laboratory.

In summary, you will use your knowledge, expertise, practical experience, and analytical-technical skills to ensure the successful operation of the laboratory as well as effective support and collaboration with researchers.

Your Workplace
The laboratory in which you will be working is part of the Emissions & Manure Valorisation department. Our experts develop knowledge and innovations in the fields of greenhouse gas, nitrogen, particulate matter and odour emissions from livestock housing, manure processing, and manure valorisation. Our 40 researchers, project leaders, measurement technicians and analysts work in interdisciplinary teams on assessing environmental impacts in livestock farming, and we collaborate extensively with other parts of Wageningen UR and external partners.

Our core activities include:

• Measuring emissions - we operate an air quality and chemical laboratory, and our measurement team is deployable nationwide.
• Developing cost-effective innovations and socially desirable improvements to reduce emissions from livestock housing and improve indoor climate conditions.
• Finding solutions for more efficient use of manure and minerals.

You have a keen eye for the quality of both the analyses carried out and the analytical techniques used. You are an analyst with instrumental analytical knowledge, practical skills in chemical analysis, and you enjoy working with others. You are proactive and focus not on problems but on opportunities, challenges, and solutions.

You also possess:

• A completed MLO-level education in physical chemistry, analytical chemistry or a comparable field.
• The ability to quickly master and implement new analytical techniques.
• Interest in environmental and environmentally related research topics.
• Affinity with quality management and the ambition to further strengthen this.
• Good command of Dutch and English.

Please notice
Due to Dutch immigration laws, candidates from outside the EU/EFTA zone, can usually not be hired for this position. More information can be found on the website of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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;
• 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. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between € 2,824.- and € 3,567.- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 6). Additionally, for this role a contract for 24 hours can be discussed. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended. 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.

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.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch the video below to get an idea of our green campus!

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

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.

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. If you come with a partner, we offer a Dual Career group program organized by our Welcome Center. This program helps your partner to get familiar with the Dutch culture, labour market and assists your partner to find a job.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Communitypage contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, our Welcome Center can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example housing, opening a bank account or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.