The prospective study advisor is responsible within the programme team 'Food' for:

• providing information to students with regard to their education, both individually and in groups.
• supervising students in relation to their study career and providing solicited and unsolicited advice to students regarding choices within their study program.
• monitoring students' study progress and supporting the student in solving study-related problems and advising on study skills.
• mediate if necessary about individual arrangements for students.
• if necessary, referring students to the Student Counseling Service (GP, psychologist and counsellors).
• assessing individual study packages under the mandate of the Examination Board and, where necessary, consulting and advising the Examination Board.
• contribute in the team to internal and external information activities (lunch lectures, Open Days).
• actively keep abreast of relevant developments regarding the study program and study advice, through participation in university-wide consultation and training for study advisors.

• MSc degree in a relevant field (food technology, nutrition or similar natural sciences area)
• Clear affinity with food technology or related field
• Good communication skills, affinity with questions and problems of students, a customer-oriented attitude.
• Problem solving ability.
• A careful, reliable and honest style and an independent and flexible working attitude.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• The study advisor becomes a member of the National Association of Study Advisors through the employer and endorses their code of conduct.
• Due to the composition of the team, preference is given to a male candidate.

In addition, we offer:

• 8% holiday allowance;
• a structural year-end bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent training opportunities;
• 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;
• minimum salary in scale 10 of the Dutch University Collective Employment Agreement (CAO): € 2.709,-, maximum salary: € 4.274,- gross per month (based on fulltime employment), scaling depending on education and experience.
• working week; 0,6 fte (3 days)
• 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.
• start date: preferably as quickly as possible.

We offer a versatile job in an international environment with varied activities in a pleasant and open working atmosphere. Wageningen University & Research stimulates internal career opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are ample opportunities for own initiative in a learning environment.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University and Research centre Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That's our focus - each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and 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, 6,500 people work on 'the quality of life', turning ideas into reality, on a global scale.

The Education Institute is looking for a study advisor for the Programme Team Food. This team is responsible for the BSc Food Technology and the MSc programmes Food Technology, Food Safety and Food Quality Management. In total these programs have around 1250 students, of whom around 50% are non-Dutch students from approx.. 50 nationalities. The four programmes are all fully taught in English. The team consists of the program director, 7 other (part-time) study advisors and a secretary.

Could you be one of these people?
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