Business developer

As a Business Developer for Wageningen Livestock Research (WLR), you are responsible for developing new and existing partnerships between WLR and private and public organizations. In doing so, you ensure that WLR’s research and services are positioned in the market as effectively as possible.

Your tasks and responsibilities as a Business Developer include, among others:

• Developing our market by analysing (potential) clients and research and innovation needs, and translating these into a market strategy;
• Supporting project leaders in their client interactions and translating market demands into impactful research and innovation projects;
• Promoting entrepreneurship, market orientation and customer focus within our organisation;
• Playing a role in drafting or reviewing contracts and agreements, and negotiating with partners to achieve win-win situations with clear arrangements;
• Advising on the acquisition of project funding and subsidies.

You will work closely with two fellow Business Developers within WLR, the management team, the contract office and project leaders, and you will participate in the “BD network” within WUR. You will report to the Director of WLR and be part of the staff team.

Wageningen Livestock Research

Wageningen Livestock Research offers innovative research and practical solutions for sustainable and profitable livestock farming. Our experts tackle complex challenges such as the increasing demand for animal-based foods and animal welfare. We investigate the role of livestock in food systems and improve the quality of life for animals, society and nature.

Postdoctoral fellowship: Real-time Deep-UV Raman spectroscopy and analytics

We are recruiting a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to lead the first implementation of Deep-UV Raman spectroscopy for real-time polymer identification. This project addresses a critical gap: no established Deep-UV spectral libraries or real-time interpretation models for plastics currently exist. The successful candidate will therefore act as a first mover, building foundational datasets and AI models that enable material traceability and circularity in plastics.

The role focuses on developing and curating Deep-UV spectral databases, designing AI-based classification models, and further advancing the measurement instrument in close collaboration with our industrial partner, Veridis Technologies.

An ideal candidate has experience in vibrational spectroscopy and spectral processing. Expertise in deep learning frameworks and methods such as 1D-CNNs, transformers, or chemometrics for spectral analysis is highly valued, though applicants with strong backgrounds in physics, physical chemistry, or analytical chemistry are also encouraged to apply.

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will perform experimental work with a Deep-UV Raman spectroscopy setup, measuring representative plastic waste samples and optimising acquisition protocols to generate high-quality spectral data. You will build and curate a Deep-UV Raman spectral database and develop chemometric and AI models for real-time classification, additive detection, and inline interpretation. The work includes validating algorithms on a lab-scale sorting setup and linking spectroscopic outputs to recyclability scoring and Digital Product Passport data flows.

Your duties

• Build a comprehensive DUV Raman spectral library for post-consumer plastics, incl. rare and complex polymers
• Design and validate deep learning algorithms for real-time classification at high-throughput
• Develop synthetic spectral datasets that mimic experimentally challenging materials
• Develop spectral unmixing methods to identify additives, contaminants, and critical raw materials
• Work on the DUV Raman system in close collaboration with industrial stakeholders (Veridis)

If the project is successful, Veridis intends to offer a follow up to continue the development.

Internationalization Officer

As Internationalization Officer, you are the point of contact in one of the TU/e departments for students and colleagues concerning international exchange programs (International Experience) and the admission process for students wishing to embark on a full-time TU/e study program (Admissions). In the international context, the number of incoming and outgoing students is growing, and we are therefore looking for colleagues to expand the team.

Main responsibilities in International Experience
The focus here is on TU/e students who wish to spend part of their degree program at a foreign educational institution, and international students who wish to come to TU/e from a foreign educational institution to study, carry out an internship, or conduct a research project. You can read more about this here.

• Organization and coordination of the International Experience (exchange) for incoming and outgoing students.
• Providing students with information about studying at the TU/e or abroad and supporting them (via the website, the education guide, email, phone, drop-in sessions, etc.);
• Maintaining contact and preparing written agreements with partner universities;
• Delivering the necessary documentation for exchange (Bilateral Contracts, Learning Agreements, lists of grades, etc.);
• Improving departmental and TU/e processes for International Experience;
• Providing management data about International Experience.

Main responsibilities in (International) Admissions
The focus here is on students who would like to pursue a full degree program at TU/e, but whose admissibility (previous education level) must first be assessed. You can read more about this here: You can read more about this here.

• Serving as secretary to the Departmental Admissions Committee, where applications for master’s programs (from students with international and Dutch prior education) are assessed and processed.
• Coordinating and monitoring the admissions process in OSIRIS.
• Enabling FTC members to assess applicants’ prior education and advising them on the process in OSIRIS.
• Communicating with prospective students (via the website, the Education Guide, email, phone, etc.).
• Improving departmental and TU/e admissions processes.
• Providing management information on admissions.

Other duties:

• Taking part in projects to improve TU/e-wide International Office processes;
• Supporting colleagues in other departments during peak periods or when they are short-staffed due to absence;
• Other activities associated with the Center for Student Administration (CSA).

Projectcontroller ESHPM (0,80 - 1,00 FTE)

Om anderen goed te kunnen adviseren voer je analyses uit, stel je prognoses op en ben jij degene die projectdossiers inricht ten behoeve van mogelijke accountantscontroles. Je gaat graag in gesprek met onze wetenschappers en andere stakeholders over de projecten, de realisatie, de bijzonderheden en adviseert hen zodat ze een weloverwogen keuze kunnen maken.

In een financiële setting gedij je goed en kun jij jouw proactieve werkhouding en oplossingsgerichte mindset goed kwijt. Je ziet het als een uitdaging om samen met jouw collega's te werken aan de verdere uitbouw en professionalisering van de dienstverlening.

Meest voorkomende werkzaamheden:

• Uitvoeren van projectcontrol werkzaamheden van 1ste, 2de en 3de geldstroomprojecten
• Vertalen van geldende subsidievoorwaarden naar eisen t.b.v. de uitvoering van projecten
• Opstellen van financiële rapportages voor projectleiders en de Business Controller
• Monitoren van de projectportefeuille en het tijdschrijven en signaleren van de financiële risico's hierbinnen
• Zorgdragen voor een goede afstemming tussen de diverse interne stakeholders
• Opstellen van eindafrekeningen richting de subsidieverstrekkers en indien nodig afstemming met de interne accountant
• Bijdrage leveren aan de verdere ontwikkeling van projectcontrol binnen de universiteit

Student Immigratie officer (Tijdelijke positie)

Het International Services Team is verantwoordelijk voor het aanvragen van visa en verblijfsvergunningen voor niet-Europese studenten. Ter versterking van ons student immigratieteam zijn we op zoek naar tijdelijke collega's voor de komende piekperiode. Deze periode loopt van medio april 2026 tot eind september 2026

Jouw taken

• het verwerken van aanvragen en verlengingen voor visa en verblijfsvergunningen; het verzamelen en controleren van de juistheid van de vereiste documenten en het bijhouden van de administratie
• adviseren en informeren van studenten over de verschillende immigratie procedures, inschrijving bij de gemeente en het openen van een bankrekening
• plannen en organiseren van eigen werkzaamheden en het bewaken van deadlines
• het bijhouden van workflows, mailboxen en het beantwoorden van vragen via telefoon, chat.
• nauwkeurig en service gericht
• stressbestendig
• goede interculturele vaardigheden