Do you have a passion for crafting software applications that contribute to a better world? Would you like to participate in applied computer science research projects? We are looking for an eager R&D software developer in our team!

At Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, we are working to create sustainable solutions to provide better food for more people.

What will you do?
Together with other team members and external partners you develop the prototype applications to validate the research performed within Food Informatics. You will develop the software for research projects from design to implementation. When parts need to be outsourced, you can manage this process, keeping up to date on the progress achieved by our partners and adjusting priorities when necessary. You keep up with technological developments of frontend and backend frameworks. The Food Informatics group is an informal working environment with the freedom to organise your work and the expectation that you take your responsibility in reaching your goals.
In a nutshell you will:

• develop and maintain the prototype software applications for our research projects;
• be involved in each project from the early start to look for suitable technical solutions and to add maximum value to the customer and research questions of the projects;
• connect to other software developers and researchers in our team and in the Wageningen University and Research (WUR) community to align best practices;
• be able to work in agile and iterative projects in which we prototype solutions in sprints;
• be able to carefully trade-off between quickly prototyping an application and sufficiently taking care of scalability, maintainability, and security.

The applied research group Food Informatics is using new and innovative digital techniques to make that happen! Food Informatics is the domain that deals with digitising information from all parts of food production and consumption, combining data from various sources with expert knowledge to enable smart, new applications. In our research projects we make this information digitally available using (among others), rule-based systems, semantics, (no-)SQL databases, web-based UIs, machine learning, and other artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. Prototype software applications are created and made available for demonstration and verification. Examples are a decision support system for quality management of strawberries and a decision model that provides meal advice based on nutritional and health rules, taking into account personal characteristics and preferences. Website: www.wageningenur.nl/en/fbr.

Who are you:

• You have a BSc or MSc in computer science, information science, artificial intelligence, or a related discipline with a strong software development background and an affinity for agrifood;
• you are experienced in using a structured approach for complex software engineering projects with an agile way of working;
• you have experience in developing software in Java, using Spring and Hibernate;
• you are experienced in using dependency and version management techniques (like Git, SVN, Maven, NPM, NVM, etc…);
• you have knowledge of webserver configuration. Experience with Apache and Apache Tomcat is preferred;
• knowledge of front-end technologies and frameworks (for instance HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, Node.js, Vue.js, etc.) and setting up web-development environments is preferred;
• knowledge of semantic web technology (e.g., RDF) and triple stores like RDF4J and/or Virtuoso is an advantage;
• you are a team player and enjoy working in a research environment.

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our CAO include:

• Working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional holiday hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and 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 December bonus of 3%;
• excellent ABP pension regulations.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive salary and a full working week of 36 hours (minimum 0,8 FTE) in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Wageningen Research CAO Wageningen Research

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a multi-faceted position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the Best University in the Netherlands for the 16th consecutive time.

Coming from abroad
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. Applicants from abroad moving to the Netherlands may qualify for a special tax relief, known as the 30% ruling. Our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family.
Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about helping your partner to find a job, housing, schooling, and other issues.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research
The mission of Wageningen University and 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, 6.500 employees and 12.500 students, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. An integrated approach to problems and the cooperation between various disciplines are at the heart of Wageningen's unique approach. WUR has been named Best Employer in the Education category for 2019-2020.

These are the points our employees list as good reasons to come work at WUR: read the 6 reasons to come work at WUR

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