Your job
Are you a multi-tasking talent who can contribute to the quality of our education by supporting our teaching staff with organization and administration? Would you like to work in a great team at our award-winning green and sustainable campus? Then this could be the ideal next step for you!
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our renowned team of the Meteorology and Air Quality, Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management, and Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management chair groups. Our research and education focusses on understanding processes related to the flow and quality of water and air in the environment, with the aim to predict what happens when conditions (such as climate, land use or human actions) change and prepare for a healthy future.
Together we coordinate 37 BSc and MSc courses, contribute to tens of other courses and supervise nearly 200 individual student projects (BSc theses, MSc theses and internships) per year. Our education is highly valued and rich in terms of teaching methods, with excursions and practicals (field, lab and computer) to complement lectures and tutorials. Currently, managing all tasks related to this large and diverse teaching portfolio is challenging and needs reinforcement.
We would like to expand our groups with someone who can unburden the teachers by supporting course coordination and student project organization. This person will be involved in multiple projects within the three chair groups and will contribute to streamlining our education by bridging communication between teachers, chair group secretaries, students and central support units. In addition, (s)he will help facilitate communication and transfer best practices between staff across the different chair groups.
The position
The position has a size of 0.8 fte (30.4 hours per week). Your tasks are highly diverse. Specifically, you will:
- make and keep an overview of the organizational tasks for the courses we coordinate
- make or adapt course schedules
- organize excursions and field practicals
- support organisation of lab practicals
- organize exams and administer grades
- communicate with students about special arrangements (e.g. field trips or exams)
- improve communication around theses and internship
- help with (administrative) software related to education
- transfer organisational know-how between groups
- connect teaching staff to centralized support service
Your qualities
You
- are service-oriented and enjoy helping others
- can keep an overview over multiple tasks and prioritize
- like to get things done, organize and arrange things
- are proactive and think about possibilities for improvement
- can deal with unexpected challenges quickly, calmly and efficiently
- like to communicate with students and are interested in student success
- hold a degree at bachelor level or working experience at this level
- have experience with and enjoy working in a university setting
- have excellent (intercultural) communication skills and can build and strengthen networks
- can communicate well in English (level B2)
- know your way around a computer – both being competent with standard software and learning new programs easily
We offer you
Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
- study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
- working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
- the option to accrue additional compensation / holiday hours by working more;
- 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. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between €2.818 and €3.764 for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 8). Initially, we offer you a two-year contract, which will then be extended to an open-ended contract if there is mutual enthusiasm and funding available. Of course, we would be happy to discuss this with you if you have any questions.
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 unique 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 the Netherlands, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 18th consecutive time.
Do you want more information?
For more information about this position, please contact Elizabeth Pysarenko, Team Student Affairs, by email : elizabeth.pysarenko@wur.nl
For more information about the procedure, please contact Noorien Abbas, Corporate Recruiter, by email: noorien.abbas@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 4th July 2023. We hope to schedule the first job interviews 13th July 2023.
Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment.
We are
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, 7,200 employees (6,400 fte) and 13,200 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 this video to get an idea of our green campus!
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We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.