Senior Research Analyst with broad LC-MS experience

Do you have experience with LC-MS-based techniques? And are you eager to apply this to contribute to safe food and feed for public health? Do you want to know everything about PFAS? Do you have the ability to motivate your colleagues? Then you might be the person we’re looking for to strengthen one of our research teams! We have an opening for a Senior Research Analyst PFAS in our Organic Contaminants team.

What will you be doing?
As a Senior Research Analyst PFAS, you will be a coach on the work floor for your colleagues in the team, a group of around 6 BSc-educated analysts. This makes you the senior research analyst we’re seeking.

Additionally, you will:

• Be involved in method development, optimization, and validation for PFAS in a wide variety of food and feed materials, and develop standard operating procedures (SOPs);
• Work with the best LC-MS equipment in the Netherlands!
• Be part of the crisis service conducting PFAS research for the NVWA;
• Analyze results, interpret, report, and proactively discuss them in collaboration with experts and project teams, including recommendations for next steps;
• Be responsible for critically evaluating equipment, methods, and techniques, and you are expected to proactively make improvement suggestions;
• Participate in routine and research projects, as well as perform ad hoc support analyses under the ISO 17025 quality assurance system;
• Writing publications and giving presentations at conferences is also possible.

You’ll be warmly welcomed to our enthusiastic PFAS team. Besides in-depth expertise, our colleagues are known for their supportive and flexible approach. Together, we work toward safe food and feed for public health.

• Holds a bachelor’s degree in analytical chemistry or an equivalent degree;
• Has at least 7 years of practical experience with LC-MS analyses, preferably of organic contaminants in a routine or research environment, such as the pharmaceutical sector or the food industry;
• Possesses natural leadership skills and a high level of empathy;
• Is decisive and can take a directive approach;
• Has growth ambitions for the medium to long term.

In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in English. For this position it is about language level B2. In case of non-Dutch nationality, the willingness to learn Dutch.

Please note: due to immigration restrictions it is not possible to obtain a working permit for this specific position if you are from outside of the European Union. If you are eligible for a search year or already are in possession of a work permit without sponsorship we welcome you to apply.

You can see that there are plenty of challenges ahead of you. These challenges can also be seen as development opportunities. So if you do not yet have the track-record required in the vacancy, but do have solid work experience, we would also like to invite you to apply.

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 December 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 €3283,- and €4687,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 9). Additionally, a contract for 32 hours a week 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.

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 with your work you have a clear and positive impact on society. At WUR we work on the most pressing challenges of our time, like climate change and feeding the world in a sustainable way.

You will work here

Wageningen University & Research
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.