The Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning Group at Wageningen University & Research is looking for a Junior Researcher (0.84 fte)

To support our group in different projects in research and design for urban climate adaptation we are looking for a junior researcher. Main work fields will cover project management support for an international project (European Industrial Doctorate 'Soloclim'), developing new design solutions (within the project 'design and government') creating educational modules (for a SURF online course on Resilience Engineering), assisting in teaching courses and working on a self-initiated PhD research in the field of urban climate adaptation or research through design methodology.

We ask the following personal competences: academic attitude, creativity, a communicative and collaborative personality, a passion for research, organisational talent and a flexible, proactive attitude.
In general, we expect the successful candidate to:

• hold an MSc in landscape architecture, urban design or related disciplines
• be able to work with common design software (GIS, AutoCAD or similar, Adobe Design package, website creation software)
• willingness to get acquainted swiftly with project software of the EU and SURF
• have good command of English and be willing to learn Dutch (non-Dutch candidates).

We offer a contract from October 1st 2019 for two years for 32 hours per week with a possibility to extend to 4 years. Depending on your expertise and experience a salary from a minimum of € 2709,- (gross) to a maximum of € 4274,- (gross) based on fulltime employment.

In addition, we offer:

• 8% holiday allowance;
• a structural year-end bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent training opportunities and secondary employment conditions;
• flexible working hours and holidays can possibly be determined in consultation so that an optimal balance between work and private life is possible;
• excellent pension plan through ABP;
• 232 vacation hours, the option to purchase extra and good supplementary leave schemes;
• a flexible working time: the possibility to work a maximum of 2 hours per week extra and thereby to build up extra leave;
• a choice model to put together part of your employment conditions yourself, such as a bicycle plan;
• a lively workplace where you can easily make contacts and where many activities take place on the Wageningen Campus. A place where education, research and business are represented.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research
Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That's our focus - each and every day. Within our domain of good and safe food & food production, food security and a healthy living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society - such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don't do this alone. Every day, 5000 people work on 'the quality of life', turning ideas into reality, on a global scale.

The Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning Group at Wageningen University. Our research addresses present and future environmental challenges by means of planning and design. These challenges include climate mitigation and adaptation, sustainable water management, ecological networks, urbanisation, and the energy transition. Our specific competence is to analyse complex and dynamic landscape systems at various scale levels, and to propose inspiring and meaningful planning and design solutions. We consider it essential to base solutions on a thorough understanding of the nature of the landscape, so we have a strong emphasis on the analysis of landscape dynamics. Accordingly, we educate and train a growing numbers of Bachelor, Master and PhD students to become knowledgeable, reflective, and creative landscape architects and planners. We are embedded in the department of Environmental Sciences of Wageningen University, which provides fundamental research and academic education on our living environment. We are member of the Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research (WIMEK). The Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning Group is extending activities in research and design for urban climate adaptation.