Research Assistant in Freshwater Fisheries

Job Details

Your tasks and responsibilities as a Research Assistant include:

• Participating in multi-day fieldwork (on the IJsselmeer and Markermeer, occasionally at sea) during several periods throughout the year;
• Collecting data during fish monitoring activities on research vessels, commercial fishing boats, or in WMR’s research facilities;
• Organizing the logistics of fieldwork;
• Recording research data, identifying any irregularities, and providing the data to researchers.

You will collaborate with various colleagues in several project teams focused on freshwater fisheries. Your base of operations will be the office and research facilities of Wageningen Marine Research in IJmuiden.

Requirements

You are an accurate, proactive, and solution-oriented team player with strong communication skills and a professional attitude towards fishermen. You are also capable of working both independently and collaboratively.

You also have:

• A completed MBO-4 education and a strong interest in fisheries research. Some experience in (freshwater) fisheries or knowledge of (freshwater) fish species is an advantage;
• A Category B driver’s licence. A trailer licence (E) and/or a boating licence are considered assets. Obtaining these licences can be supported by WMR;
• Flexibility in your working hours due to multi-day fieldwork;
• Proficiency in Dutch at level B2

Contact Information

For more information about the position, please contact Sieto Verver, program lead and teamlead, sieto.verver@wur.nl

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Dax Teunissen, Corporate Recruiter, via recruitment.asg@wur.nl.

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