Your job
Do you enjoy variety in your work and like the idea of having your workplace regularly on the IJsselmeer, other inland waters, and occasionally at sea? Would you like to contribute to fish and fisheries research and enjoy working together with others? Then Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) has a great opportunity for you as a Research Assistant in Freshwater Fisheries!
With your practical experience on the water and with fish, you ensure that the right research can be carried out effectively.
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.
Your qualities
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
We offer you
Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
- working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
- sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
- there is a strong focus on vitality
- a fixed year-end bonus of 8,3%;
- excellent pension scheme.
In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €2.824,- and €3.567,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 6). For multi-day or multi-week sea trips, an additional allowance is provided to compensate for overtime and challenging working conditions. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended – if possible within (company) organizational circumstances – on good performance.Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.
Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.
Due to Dutch immigration laws, candidates from outside the EU/EFTA zone, can usually not be hired for this position. More information can be found on the website of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Do you want more 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.
Ready to apply?
Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.
You can apply until 24 November 2025
Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure
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The mission of Wageningen University & Research is ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’.
We pursue this mission through a synergistic approach between Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation (applied research). Our research focuses on questions within the domains of food, living environment, and society. With approximately 30 locations, 7,700 staff members, 2,500 PhD candidates, and over 13,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is among the world’s leading knowledge institutions in its domain. The integral approach to challenges and the collaboration across various disciplines form the core of the unique Wageningen approach.
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