Proefveldmedewerker gewasonderzoek

Hou jij van buiten werken, techniek én planten? Dan is dit jouw kans om mee te bouwen aan de landbouw van morgen bij Wageningen University & Research.

Als Proefveldmedewerker gewasonderzoek werk je met een breed scala aan precisielandbouw‑ en (veldproef)machines en heb je ervaring met de teelt van verschillende akkerbouwgewassen. Je werkt zowel met biologische als gangbare gewassen op een areaal van 220 hectare in en rondom Wageningen, en af en toe op landbouwbedrijven elders in het land. In deze brede functie draag je op een praktische manier bij aan nieuwe ontwikkelingen binnen de landbouw.

Gevarieerde werkzaamheden als Proefveldmedewerker gewasonderzoek:

• je werkt met moderne landbouwmachines (zaaien, bemesten, oogsten);
• je helpt mee op het land met verschillende gewassen;
• je denkt mee over hoe proeven worden opgezet en uitgevoerd;
• je zorgt dat machines goed onderhouden en geregistreerd zijn;
• je bestrijdt onkruid: met machines, met de hand of slim met middelen;
• je werkt vooral rond Wageningen, maar soms ook bij boeren op locatie.

Waar kom je terecht?
Je gaat aan de slag bij Unifarm, het onderzoekscentrum voor plant- en gewaskunde van WUR. In het team Volle Grond werk je samen met zo’n 20 collega’s. Samen testen jullie nieuwe technieken en teelten - van biologisch tot gangbaar - op maar liefst 220 hectare land.

Proef technisch specialist kasklimaat

Werk jij graag in een innovatieve, uitdagende omgeving met verschillende gewassen en de nieuwste kasklimaat techniek? Dan ben jij de persoon die we zoeken als proeftechnisch specialist kasklimaat bij het plant- en gewaskundig onderzoekscentrum Unifarm van Wageningen University & Research. We komen graag met jou in contact.

Als specialist kasklimaat ben je dagelijks in de kas te vinden om ondersteuning te bieden aan collega’s, onderzoekers en studenten. Naast de praktische teeltwerkzaamheden ben je in staat om de meest optimale klimaatregeling voor de verschillende kascompartimenten, klimaatruimtes en gewassen in te stellen. Ook vind je het leuk om met jouw praktische kennis van klimaat en gewas, onderzoekers en collega’s te adviseren en mee te denken over de juiste proefopzet.

Als specialist kasklimaat:

• werk je met geautomatiseerde klimaatsystemen (Hoogendoorn, Priva), het betreft het instellen en controleren van het juiste klimaat in relatie met plantengroei en weersomstandigheden en de gebruikte substraten;
• ben je bekend met Het Nieuwe Telen en heb je kennis van de plantenfysiologie om de teelt optimaal te sturen in onder meer temperatuur, vocht, CO2-dosering, licht en schermen;
• ben je thuis in de vermeerdering, teelt en oogst van diverse gewassen;
• kan je plantenziekten, afwijkingen en plagen signaleren;
• is technische ervaring in de kassen een pluspunt.

Jouw team
Het team Kassen & Klimaatuimten bestaat uit 30 vaste medewerkers verdeeld over vier secties. De komende jaren worden diverse kassen vervangen door nieuwe kassen. Je bent met een aantal collega’s verantwoordelijk voor de klimaatregeling van de diverse Unifarm kassen en klimaatruimten.

Hier ga je werken
Unifarm heeft ca. 55 medewerkers en wij ondersteunen het onderzoek en onderwijs van Wageningen University & Research. We werken met 2 teams: Vollegrond en Kassen & Klimaatruimten. Unifarm beschikt over zeer moderne en geavanceerde onderzoeksfaciliteiten waaronder 150 kascompartimenten en 100 klimaatcellen, klimaatkasten en koel/vriescellen, 220 ha akkerland, verwerkingsruimten (zaadschoning, drogen en malen) en (proefveld)machines.

Senior Field Trial Technical Officer

Interested in working in the agriculture of the future? Come and work in the field! Do you enjoy working outdoors, combining technology with plants? Then this is your opportunity to help shape the agriculture of tomorrow at Wageningen University & Research. Please note that an excellent command of the Dutch language is an essential requirement for this role.

As a Senior Field Trial Technical Officer, you will work with a wide range of precision agriculture (field trial) machinery and have experience in cultivating various open-field crops. You will work with both organic and conventional crops on an area of 220 hectares in and around Wageningen, and occasionally on farms elsewhere in the country. In this broad role, you will contribute in a practical way to new developments in agriculture.

Every day is different in the role of field trial worker in crop research.

• you work with modern agricultural machinery (sowing, fertilising, harvesting);
• you assist with field work on a variety of crops;
• you contribute to the design and execution of trials;
• you ensure that machinery is properly maintained and registered;
• you control weeds using machinery, manual methods, or the effective use of crop protection products;
• you will mainly work in and around Wageningen, but occasionally also on farms at other locations.

Team
You will work in the Open Field team of Unifarm, the plant and crop science research center of Wageningen University & Research. Within the Open Field team, you will collaborate with 20 permanent staff members.

Greenhouse climate technical specialist

Do you enjoy working in an innovative, challenging environment with different crops and the latest greenhouse climate technology? Are you proficient in the Dutch language? Then you are the person we are looking for as a greenhouse climate technical specialist at Unifarm, the plant and crop research center of Wageningen University & Research. We would be happy to get in touch with you.

As a greenhouse climate specialist, you will be in the greenhouse every day to support colleagues, researchers, and students. In addition to practical cultivation tasks, you are able to set the most optimal climate control for the various greenhouse compartments, climate rooms, and crops. You also enjoy using your practical knowledge of climate and crops to advise researchers and colleagues and to think along about the correct experimental setup.

As a greenhouse climate specialist, you:

• work with automated climate systems (Hoogendoorn, Priva), including setting and monitoring the correct climate in relation to plant growth, weather conditions, and the substrates used;
• are familiar with “Het Nieuwe Telen” (Next Generation Growing) and have knowledge of plant physiology to optimally manage cultivation in terms of temperature, humidity, CO₂ dosing, light, and screening;
• are experienced in propagation, cultivation, and harvesting of various crops;
• can identify plant diseases, abnormalities, and pests;
• have technical experience in greenhouses (this is a plus).

Your team
The Greenhouses & Climate Rooms team consists of 30 permanent employees divided into four sections. In the coming years, several greenhouses will be replaced by new ones. Together with several colleagues, you will be responsible for the climate control of the various Unifarm greenhouses and climate rooms.

Your workplace
Unifarm has around 55 employees and we support the research and education of Wageningen University & Research. We work in two teams: Open Field and Greenhouses & Climate Rooms. Unifarm has very modern and advanced research facilities, including 150 greenhouse compartments and 100 climate chambers, climate cabinets and cooling/freezing rooms, 220 hectares of arable land, processing areas (seed cleaning, drying, and milling), and (field trial) machinery.

Postdoc in Key Enabling Methodologies for Urban Resilience

Do you want to help Dutch cities to become more resilient by connecting change methods and local policy and decision-making? We are looking for a 3-year postdoctoral researcher at the chair group Urban Economics (WUR) to identify how, when and for what purpose key enabling methodologies (KEMs) can support local governments in building resilient urban futures.

Dutch urban areas are transforming due to societal, environmental, technological and economic pressures. The majority of people will live in cities, while challenges relating to inequality, health, climate change, food and energy all accumulate within this urban context. Key Enabling Methodologies (KEMs), a collective term for groups of tools, strategies, and design methods used by researchers, policymakers, and professionals, can help to structure change and solve such complex entwined urban challenges (www.kems.nl). However, up to now KEMs often do not adequately support policymakers in addressing the complexities of urban challenges, leaving them feeling unprepared and unsupported. The 6-year NWO-funded project URRRRRBAN: Urban Resilience through Responsive, Relational, Representative and Responsible Policymaking (led by prof. Mascha van der Voort, University of Twente) attempts to fill that void between KEMs and policy, by addressing how KEMs can move beyond incidental use toward structural integration in policymaking.

As a postdoctoral researcher you will be responsible for execution of WP2 of the URRRRBAN project (led by Prof. dr. Emely de Vet, WUR, and Dr. Carissa Champlin, University of Twente). This WP monitors 4 cities (i.e., Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Enschede and Amersfoort) and 5 diverse cases from these cities (i.e., CivicAI, Energielab Zuid Oost, Open Urban Platform Amersfoort, VONK and Buurtbarometer). The WP seeks to generate practice-based evidence on what KEM works for whom, in what context, and under what circumstances. Each of the cases will be coordinated by a case coordinator, and the postdoc will identify and compare KEM utilization with desk research, document analyses, field observations and stakeholder interviews across the cases. This case-based approach will be complemented with an institution-based approach, where the postdoc will explore familiarity with KEMs and their institutional embedding with policy makers. Needs and preferences for KEM utilization and envisioned learning trajectories within municipalities will be identified, forming a basis for how to adapt KEMs for decision-support in local contexts and challenges.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

• coordination, collaboration, and communication of research activities with the 5 cases and 4 cities;
• design and conducting research under the guidance of work package leaders;
• analyses and reporting of practice-based insights on KEM utilization in national and international journals;
• translate insights to other WPs (e.g., evaluation framework, recommendations for KEM iteration and embedding, and learning infrastructure);
• interacting and communicating with the project leaders and researchers to share work in progress and contribute to the overall project goals.

Your team
You will work at the chair group Urban Economics of Wageningen University. Your daily supervisor from Urban Economics will be Emely de Vet, and Carissa Chaplin (Department of Planning, Land and Urban Systems (University of Twente) will be your external co-supervisor. You will work closely with the URRRRRban partners in WP2, most notably the case coordinators and local municipality contact persons. Also, you will align your work with the teams of the other WPs of the program and regularly attend consortium meetings.