Elektrotechnicus

Als Elektrotechnicus voor Glastuinbouw van Wageningen University & Research, locatie Bleiswijk, ben je verantwoordelijk voor het draaiend houden van alle elektrotechnische aspecten van ons proefbedrijf. Je werkt met name in de kassen en de vertical farm en neemt hier verantwoordelijkheid voor de technische aspecten. Je voert zelfstandig werkzaamheden uit op het gebied van installatietechniek en meet- en regeltechniek voor zowel onderzoekers als collega’s in het proefbedrijf. Op termijn ben je bereid tot het lopen van week- en consignatiediensten.

Jouw taken en verantwoordelijkheden als elektrotechnicus zijn:

• beheren van de technische aspecten van de kasklimaatsturing;
• begeleiden van externe monteurs bij de installatie van nieuwe apparatuur;
• zelfstandig kleine technische aanpassingen uitvoeren;
• controleren en onderhouden van opgeleverde installaties;
• verhelpen van storingen.

Jouw team
In deze rol maak je onderdeel uit van de technische dienst (5 collega’s) en rapporteer je aan het hoofd technische dienst. Samen werken we aan het topfit houden van de proeflocatie in Bleiswijk.

Electrical Technician

As an Electrical Technician for Greenhouse Horticulture at Wageningen University & Research, based in Bleiswijk, you are responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of all electrical aspects of our research facility. You will mainly work in the greenhouses and the vertical farm, where you take responsibility for the technical systems. You independently carry out work related to installation technology as well as measurement and control technology, supporting both researchers and colleagues within the research facility. In time, you will also be willing to participate in weekly on-call and standby duties.

Your tasks and responsibilities as an electrical technician include:

• managing the technical aspects of greenhouse climate control systems;
• supervising external engineers during the installation of new equipment;
• carrying out small technical modifications independently;
• inspecting and maintaining newly delivered installations;
• troubleshooting and resolving technical faults.

Your team
In this role, you will be part of the technical service team (5 colleagues) and report to the Head of Technical Services. Together, we ensure that the Bleiswijk research location remains in excellent operational condition.

PhD position ReefWatchers: Advancing Marine Ecosystem Assessment

PhD postion ReefWatchers: Advancing Marine Ecosystem Assessment through Integrated multi-Source Biodiversity Data.

Are you passionate about marine ecology and eager to develop innovative approaches for monitoring biodiversity and translating it into robust ecosystem indicators?

We offer a PhD position within the Reefwatchers project, which aims to deliver science-based knowledge and tools to advance the monitoring of marine ecosystem biodiversity and quality. As a PhD candidate, you will work with biodiversity data collected by remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) equipped with multiple sensors, including imaging systems, acoustic devices, and eDNA sampling technologies, as well as various physical sampling tools.

You will integrate diverse data streams to reconstruct trophic and food web interactions in reef food web using techniques such as stable isotope analysis, food web reconstruction, and eDNA metabarcoding. These data will be incorporated into modelling frameworks designed to develop innovative indicators for assessing the ecological status of marine ecosystems.

If you are motivated to pioneer new methodologies in marine ecosystem research and contribute meaningfully to addressing biodiversity loss, we encourage you to apply.

Key responsibilities:

• Investigate how multi-sensor biodiversity data (imaging, acoustics, eDNA, and stable isotopes) can be integrated to reconstruct marine food webs and ecosystem functioning; this includes ecological fieldwork in the North Sea.
• Conduct field monitoring using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and associated sampling tools from research vessels at the (coastal) North Sea and Lake Veere; perform laboratory analyses (e.g., stable isotope analysis and eDNA metabarcoding), advanced biodiversity data processing, and quantitative modelling. Integrate empirical data into conceptual and quantitative ecosystem models to develop ecological status indicators.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present results at national and international conferences.
• Contribute to a vibrant and inclusive research culture within the research group and the broader Reefwatchers consortium.
• Mentor and supervise BSc and MSc students in thesis projects and field/laboratory activities.

You will work here
This research is part of the multidisciplinary ReefWatchers Project, funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and involves a collaboration between Wageningen University with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Delft university, as well as project partners Boskalis, Guardline, Waardenburg Ecology, Oyster Heaven and Ark Nature.

You will be part of the Marine Animal Ecology group, as member of the Molecular Marine Ecology team led by Associate Professor and project PI Reindert Nijland https://www.linkedin.com/in/reindertnijland. You will be co-supervised by promotor Marjolijn Christianen https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjolijn-j-a-christianen-3a9a41b/ of the Coastal Experimental Ecology group at WUR, and Dick van Oevelen https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-van-oevelen/ at the Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems at the NIOZ in Yerseke.

Link to site Chairgroup: Marine Animal Ecology Group | WUR.

About the ReefWatchers project
Biodiversity loss is a global problem that threatens our ecosystem. Nature restoration initiatives abundant. However, in practice it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of restoration measures, making such activities hard to assess. Therefore, we investigate the information needs to better support decision-making regarding nature restoration activities. We do this by collecting biodiversity data from various types of measurements (eDNA, acoustic, visual, physical) and translating such data into practical information about biodiversity of a project or site.

Contractmanager

Als IT-contractmanager bij WUR werk je aan strategische IT-samenwerkingen binnen een organisatie die werkt aan de toekomst van voedsel, natuur en leefomgeving. Je ontwikkelt relaties met leveranciers, stuurt op en bewaakt de contractdoelen en -afspraken en bouwt mee aan een professioneel, centraal contractmanagementteam binnen een groeiende en impactvolle organisatie.

Wil jij als Contractmanager IT werken aan contracten die direct bijdragen aan innovatie en maatschappelijke impact? Bij Wageningen University & Research (WUR) ondersteun je IT-voorzieningen achter onderzoek naar onder andere robotisering in de landbouw, IoT in kassen en stallen, data-analyse en AI-toepassingen. Dit is geen functie waarin je contracten beheert vanaf de zijlijn. Je werkt in een regierol, met invloed op samenwerking, prestaties en ontwikkeling van strategische IT-leveranciers. Binnen WUR krijg je de ruimte om inhoudelijk mee te denken, verbeteringen te initiëren en contractmanagement verder vorm te geven. Dat maakt deze rol interessant voor contractmanagers die méér willen dan alleen contractbewaking.

Wat ga je als contractmanager onder andere doen?

• Je bent verantwoordelijk voor het managen en verder professionaliseren van een portfolio van IT-contracten met strategische impact, bijvoorbeeld op het gebied van cloud- en SaaS-oplossingen, softwarelicenties, managed services, outsourcing en IT-dienstverlening.
• Je werkt mee aan aanbestedingen en contractvorming en stuurt conform de CATS-CM methodiek op prestaties, KPI’s, contractafspraken, samenwerking en contractdoelstellingen, waarbij jij de regie neemt: jij stuurt op het resultaat en de relatie, terwijl de leverancier verantwoordelijk blijft voor de uitvoering.
• Samen met contracteigenaren en andere (interne) stakeholders zorg je voor duidelijke verwachtingen, meetbare prestaties en continue verbetering.
• Je ontwikkelt, onderhoudt en benut marktkennis over leveranciers, producten en diensten, bijvoorbeeld bij aanbestedingen en in contracttrajecten.
• Je realiseert en verbetert continu de samenwerking en bewaakt de naleving van afgesloten contracten.

Jouw team
De afdeling Inkoop & Contractmanagement is een afdeling binnen het Facilitair Bedrijf van Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Onze afdeling bestaat uit twee teams: Inkoop en Contractmanagement. Beide teams worden ondersteund door juristen en een data-analist.

Team Contractmanagement is nieuw binnen de organisatie en volop in ontwikkeling. Momenteel wordt gewerkt aan verdere centralisatie van contractmanagement en contractbeheer binnen het FB en de WUR. Het team bestaat uit contractmanagers met ieder een eigen set aan leveranciers en contracten die worden gemanaged. Samen met jouw collega’s en leidinggevende zet je contractmanagement binnen WUR verder op de kaart en ontwikkel je een professionele werkwijze. Je komt terecht in een omgeving waar ruimte is om mee te bouwen en waar ideeën daadwerkelijk worden opgepakt. De werksfeer is open, professioneel en informeel waar het kan. We werken serieus aan ons vak, maar nemen onszelf niet altijd even serieus. Humor, vertrouwen en elkaar helpen zijn belangrijke onderdelen van de samenwerking. Je krijgt verantwoordelijkheid en ruimte, en we verwachten dat je die ook neemt. We werken hybride: gemiddeld twee tot drie dagen per week op de campus in Wageningen en de overige dagen vanuit huis. Zowel fulltime als parttime werken (minimaal 32 uur) is bespreekbaar.

Contractmanager

As an IT contract manager at WUR, you will work on strategic IT collaborations within an organisation that is working on the future of food, nature and the living environment. You develop relationships with suppliers, manage and monitor contract goals and agreements, and help build a professional, central contract management team within a growing and impactful organization.

As an IT Contract Manager, do you want to work on contracts that directly contribute to innovation and social impact? At Wageningen University & Research (WUR), you will support IT facilities behind research into robotization in agriculture, IoT in greenhouses and stables, data analysis and AI applications, among other things. This is not a position where you manage contracts from the sidelines. You work in a directing role, influencing collaboration, performance and development of strategic IT suppliers. Within WUR, you will be given the space to contribute ideas in terms of content, initiate improvements and further shape contract management. This makes this role interesting for contract managers who want more than just contract monitoring.

What will you do as a contract manager?

• You will be responsible for managing and further professionalizing a portfolio of IT contracts with strategic impact, for example in the field of cloud and SaaS solutions, software licenses, managed services, outsourcing and IT services.
• You participate in tenders and contract formation and, in accordance with the CATS-CM methodology, steer on performance, KPIs, contract agreements, cooperation and contract objectives, taking the lead: you steer on the result and the relationship, while the supplier remains responsible for the implementation.
• Together with contract owners and other (internal) stakeholders, you ensure clear expectations, measurable performance and continuous improvement.
• You develop, maintain and use market knowledge about suppliers, products and services, for example in tenders and in contract processes.
• You continuously realize and improve cooperation and monitor compliance with concluded contracts.

Your team
The Procurement & Contract Management department is a department within the Facilities Department of Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Our department consists of two teams: Purchasing and Contract Management. Both teams are supported by lawyers and a data analyst.

Team Contract Management is new within the organization and is in full development. Work is currently underway on further centralisation of contract management and contract management within the FB and WUR. The team consists of contract managers, each with their own set of suppliers and contracts that are managed. Together with your colleagues and manager, you will further put contract management on the map within WUR and develop a professional working method. You will find yourself in an environment where there is room to build and where ideas are actually taken up. The working atmosphere is open, professional and informal where possible. We work seriously on our profession, but do not always take ourselves seriously. Humor, trust and helping each other are important parts of the collaboration. You will be given responsibility and space, and we expect you to take it. We work hybrid: on average two to three days a week on campus in Wageningen and the other days from home. Both full-time and part-time work (minimum 32 hours) is negotiable.