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Wageningen University & Research
Animal caretaker and technical assistant for farm animals
Wageningen
August 30, 2024
In the role of animal caretaker, your tasks and responsibilities include:
- Daily care of the experimental animals, including recording and documenting any health abnormalities.
- Proper execution of experiments in collaboration with researchers.
- Timely and thorough preparation of spaces and materials necessary for the research, without shying away from physical challenges.
- Conducting experimental procedures such as various sample collections and administration methods according to the research plan.
- Identifying deviations from the research plan and/or regulations, documenting, and reporting them.
Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
- sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
- working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
- the option to accrue additional compensation / holiday hours by working more, per week;
- there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
- a fixed December bonus of 8.3%;
- excellent pension scheme.
Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.
You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 19th consecutive time. The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch the video below to get an idea of our green campus!
We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.You are flexible and able to work independently. You are accurate and good at planning and organizing. Additionally, you have a service-oriented and customer-focused attitude and can work well in a small team.
- (V)MBO education level;
- Preferably have an article 13f annotation (formerly Art 12) to work with experimental animals and/or are willing to obtain it;
- Experience in the field is a plus;
- Good command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written;
- Willingness to participate in weekend shifts.
You can see that there are plenty of challenges for you. These challenges can also be viewed as development opportunities. Therefore, if you do not yet have the track record required in the job posting but do have solid work experience, we would still like to invite you to apply.
For more information about this position, please contact Marcel ter Veld, manager Carus, +31618520629 or e-mail; carus@wur.nl.
For more information about the procedure, please contact vacaturemeldingen.psg@wur.nl
Do you want to apply?
You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval. Please only apply if you're sufficient in Dutch.
This vacancy will be listed up to and including Septermber 21st, 2024.
Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure
Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment.
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