Onderzoeker Fysiologie Vis

Wil jij met vernieuwend fysiologisch en neurofysiologisch onderzoek bijdragen aan duurzame aquacultuur en visserij?

In deze rol werk je aan onderzoek dat direct impact heeft op het welzijn van gehouden en gevangen vissen en schaaldieren én op duurzame voeding binnen de aquacultuur. Je zet jouw expertise in op het gebied van fysiologie en neurofysiologie, waarbij je onder andere werkt met EEG-metingen en fysiologische metingen om het welzijn en de voeding van deze dieren beter te begrijpen.

Je werkt in internationale projectteams samen met universiteiten, onderzoeksinstellingen en bedrijven van over de hele wereld. Daarbij voer je ook experimenten en onderzoek uit in het buitenland en bouw je actief aan een internationaal netwerk binnen de aquacultuur- en visserijsector. Door de samenwerking met professionals uit verschillende landen en disciplines maak je kennis met uiteenlopende werkwijzen en culturen. Die internationale dynamiek verrijkt niet alleen het onderzoek, maar draagt ook sterk bij aan jouw ontwikkeling als professional en onderzoeker.

Jouw taken en verantwoordelijkheden als onderzoeker zijn:

• Ontwikkeling van onderzoeksvoorstellen en projectplannen in samenwerking met stakeholders;
• Opzetten en uitvoeren van experimenten, verzamelen en analyseren van gegevens, formuleren van conclusies en aanbevelingen;
• Aansturen van een projectteam en begeleiden van de praktische uitvoering van het project;
• Schrijven van wetenschappelijke rapporten en artikelen;
• Resultaten presenteren aan opdrachtgevers en andere belanghebbenden en/of op (inter)nationale conferenties.

Jouw team
Je komt terecht in het team Dierenwelzijn en Gezondheid, één van de vijf onderzoeksafdelingen van Wageningen Livestock Research. Samen met zo’n 45 bevlogen projectleiders, onderzoekers, onderzoeksassistenten en promovendi werk je aan innovatieve oplossingen voor de veehouderij van de toekomst.

Je werkt primair binnen het team Dierenwelzijn en Gezondheid, maar bent daarnaast ook betrokken bij het team Diervoeding. De samenwerking tussen deze teams speelt een belangrijke rol in deze functie. Voeding, gezondheid en welzijn zijn immers nauw met elkaar verbonden. Daarom zetten we actief in op het versterken van de verbinding tussen beide teams, zodat kennis, expertise en innovatieve onderzoeksbenaderingen elkaar optimaal aanvullen.

Onze expertise ligt op het gebied van dierenwelzijn, diergedrag, diergezondheid en resilience. Daarbij staat één doel centraal: bijdragen aan een duurzame, dierwaardige én economisch rendabele aquacultuur en veehouderij. We combineren diepgaande vakkennis met innovatieve technieken zoals sensortechnologie, big data-analyse, AI en microbiomics. Veel projecten hebben een multidisciplinair karakter, waardoor je intensief samenwerkt met collega’s uit verschillende vakgebieden en impact maakt op actuele maatschappelijke vraagstukken.

Researcher in Fish Physiology

Would you like to contribute to sustainable aquaculture and fisheries through innovative physiological and neurophysiological research?

In this role, you will work on research that has a direct impact on the welfare of farmed and wild-caught fish and shellfish, as well as on sustainable nutrition in aquaculture. You will apply your expertise in physiology and neurophysiology, working with EEG recordings and physiological measurements to gain a better understanding of animal welfare and nutrition.

You will collaborate in international project teams with universities, research institutes and companies from around the world. You will also conduct experiments and research abroad and actively build an international network in the aquaculture and fisheries sector. Working with professionals from different countries and disciplines will expose you to a wide range of working methods and cultures. This international dynamic not only enriches the research itself, but also makes a significant contribution to your development as a professional and researcher.

Your duties and responsibilities as a researcher will include:

• Developing research proposals and project plans in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Designing and conducting experiments, collecting and analysing data, and formulating conclusions and recommendations.
• Leading a project team and supervising the practical implementation of projects.
• Writing scientific reports and publications.
• Presenting results to clients and other stakeholders and/or at national and international conferences.

Your team
You will join the Animal Welfare and Health team, one of the five research departments within Wageningen Livestock Research. Together with around 45 dedicated project leaders, researchers, research assistants and PhD candidates, you will work on innovative solutions for the livestock farming systems of the future.

You will primarily work in the Animal Welfare and Health team, while also being involved in the Animal Nutrition team. Due to the close interconnection between nutrition, health and welfare, collaboration between these teams plays an important role in this position. We therefore actively encourage strengthening the connection between both teams, enabling knowledge, expertise and innovative research methods to complement each other effectively.

Our expertise covers animal welfare, animal behaviour, animal health and resilience. One central goal underpins all our work: contributing to sustainable, animal-friendly and economically viable aquaculture and livestock farming. We combine in-depth specialist knowledge with innovative technologies such as sensor technology, big data analysis, AI and microbiomics. Many projects are multidisciplinary in nature, meaning you will work closely with colleagues from different fields and contribute to addressing current societal challenges.

Programme manager MSc programmes (temporary)

At the Education Services department of RSM, we are currently looking for a programme manager MSc programmes for a period of one year, starting 1 August 2026 (exact date can be discussed).

This vacancy is for temporary cover and is for 0.8-1.0 FTE (4-5 days per week). We require that you work on campus at least two days per week. On the other days, you may work from home. To ensure easier hybrid working, we provide you with a laptop and accessories.

As the programme manager MSc programmes, you manage a portfolio of 12-month and/or 18-month Master of Science programmes. Additionally, you contribute to the enjoyable study experience of our MSc students and participate in a friendly and collaborative team. As a member of the RSM Education Services department, you work in our offices on the fifth floor of Mandeville Building on the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) Woudestein Campus.

In this role you:

• Ensure the correct and timely registration of students in programmes, courses and exams
• Act as the main point of contact for students for logistical and organisational issues
• Liaise with the academic director and teachers to provide an optimal support structure for the respective programmes
• Implement elements of the quality control cycle, e.g., course evaluations
• Liaise with departmental colleagues on relevant issues e.g., scheduling staff, examination board, international office, admissions team, and career centre
• Liaise with partner schools
• Organise programme-related events, e.g., introductory activities for new students
• Actively support incoming and outgoing student mobility
• Provide help and general advice on all aspects of the master thesis
• Create regular reports
• Actively suggest and implement process improvements and contribute to updating our existing process documentation
• Contribute to education-related special projects
• Contribute to marketing and recruitment activities
• Create an enjoyable study experience for master students
• Travel occasionally, nationally and internationally, including overnight stays.

PhD Optimizing evacuation decisions under infrastructure failure

Climate change is rapidly increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. The Netherlands, where 26% of the territory lies below sea level, is particularly vulnerable to flooding and other climate-related hazards. Effective a priori evacuation plans are known to reduce loss of life, yet uncertainty surrounding both the spatial development and temporal progression of disasters often renders theoretically optimal evacuation decisions unviable in practice. Designing evacuation strategies that remain efficient, feasible and resilient when critical infrastructure is threatened by large-scale disruptions therefore remains a major challenge in Operations Research.

The RESCUE project develops new multi-stage optimization models for pre-disaster evacuation decisions on critical road and shelter infrastructure subject to failures. Combining robust optimization, stochastic programming and copula theory, the project assesses the resilience of both self-evacuation and shelter-in-place strategies. For this purpose, the project draws on concepts from network flow problems and assignment problems. Models are validated using hydrodynamic simulations of Dutch flash flood scenarios.

Your duties
RESCUE (The Resilience of Evacuation Strategies on Compromised and Unreliable Evacuation infrastructure) is a project from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), funded by the NWO Open Competition - Domain Science. The PhD candidate will be employed at the Department of Operations Analytics and supervised by Dr. Pascal Wissink (PI), in close collaboration with Dr. Markus Leitner, Prof. David Wozabal and Prof. Bas Kolen (University of Amsterdam).

Your duties include:

• Conduct high-quality doctoral research leading to journal articles and a PhD dissertation.
• Develop optimization models, algorithms, and computational methods for robust evacuation planning.
• Present your work at scientific conferences and workshops with academic and industry partners.
• Participate in PhD training courses, with the opportunity to obtain a PhD teaching qualification certificate.
• Contribute to the teaching activities of the department (lectures, tutorials, exams, grading, etc.).
• Work closely with the supervisory team and help translate results into practical recommendations for disaster preparedness.

Library Asisstant

The IHS library database is currently being integrated with the wider university library database. Most records have already been migrated successfully. The remaining set of records still needs to be reviewed, corrected, and prepared for integration.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working carefully with structured information and who can help bring this project to a successful completion. Your work will contribute directly to the quality and accessibility of IHS library information for students, academic staff, and other users.

Your tasks will include:

• Assisting with the integration of the IHS library database into the university library database system
• Reviewing incomplete, inconsistent or incompatible library records
• Verifying record accuracy by consulting the IHS library catalogue and, where needed, physical library materials
• Entering, updating and correcting data in the relevant library systems
• Preparing records for data migration
• Reporting questions, inconsistencies or complex cases to the Information Manager
• Collaborating with the integration team on data migration issues
• Documenting findings and providing progress updates where needed