Vacancy

Project Leader for Knowledge Transfer at Agro-Innovation Center

Published on
November 22, 2024
Location Hengelo
End date Sat 14 December 2024

Your job

As a project leader at Agro-Innovation Center De Marke, you will contribute to developing innovative practical solutions for the agricultural sector. The focus areas include circular, nature-inclusive, precision agriculture, climate, and livestock farming. Within the Agro-Innovation Center De Marke team, you will be responsible for knowledge transfer.

This role involves a high degree of responsibility and autonomy while also requiring close collaboration with colleagues and project partners. You will be challenged to think beyond your own field of expertise.

Your tasks and responsibilities as project leader include:
  • Organizing and conducting knowledge sessions, workshops, and study group meetings, primarily for dairy farmers. Independently analyzing data to support these meetings is crucial.
  • Acquiring new opportunities for knowledge sessions, workshops, study group meetings, and projects. This will be done in consultation and collaboration with regional partners (such as VK-Oost), businesses, government, colleagues from Wageningen Livestock Research, and researchers from other disciplines both within and outside WUR.
  • Implementing projects, focusing mainly on co-developing knowledge with practitioners, analyzing data for knowledge transfer, and sharing information.
  • Presenting research findings and conducting tours for students, farmers, businesses, government agencies, and fellow researchers.
Your team
You will work with a small and dedicated team of approximately eight colleagues at Agro-Innovation Center De Marke in Hengelo, Gelderland. In close cooperation with researchers from Wageningen University & Research and a wide range of partners, projects are developed, executed, and knowledge is shared.

About De Marke
Agro-Innovation Center De Marke is Wageningen University & Research's dairy research farm in Hengelo (Gelderland). Evolving from a project site for systems research, De Marke is increasingly becoming a (regional) agro-innovation center focusing on innovations and addressing current knowledge questions in circular, nature-inclusive, precision agriculture, and climate.

The knowledge developed at De Marke is crucial for the Achterhoek region and, more broadly, for dairy farming and agriculture on sandy soils. Knowledge is developed and shared with farmers (e.g., through the association Vruchtbare Kringloop Oost), policymakers, businesses, educators, and the region as a whole.

Your qualities

You are a professional with excellent communication skills, both oral and written. You are a good listener, analyst, and critical thinker. You bridge the gap between research and practice, with experience in project-based organizations or as a researcher or project leader. You focus on quality, work results-oriented, and excel at planning. A true team player, you collaborate enthusiastically to achieve shared goals.

You also have:

  • A completed bachelor's degree (HBO level).
  • Extensive experience in knowledge transfer with farmers.
  • Affinity with and experience in dairy farming and arable farming.
  • A practical interest in and active involvement with the objectives and work at our agro-innovation center.
  • Strong command of Dutch and English.

We offer you

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 €3.202,- and €5.221,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 9-10). Additionally, a contract for 32 hours 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. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.

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.

Coming from abroad
WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientation year” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant"

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 Community page 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.

Do you want more information?

For more information about this position, please contact Fleur Brinke, manager Agro-innovatiecentrum De Marke, fleur.brinke@wur.nl  0639187128

For more information about the procedure, please contact Dax Teunissen, corporate recruiter , vacaturemeldingen.psg@wur.nl

Do you want to apply?
You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval.

This vacancy will be listed up to and including December 15th, 2024

Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure

Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.

We are

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.

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