FW: Vacancy in Wageningen: researcher precision agriculture

[Evert, Frits van]

Dear list members,

 

We have received a number of queries from people who were not able to respond to our advertisement before the closing date. Therefore we re-opened the position and are accepting applications until 18 January. If you are interested, please apply online at https://www.wur.nl/en/Jobs/Vacancies/Show/Researcher-precision-agriculture-2.htm .

 

Regards,

 

Frits

 

From: Evert, Frits van
Sent: 29 December, 2017 10:51
To: 'ds...@listserv.uga.edu' <ds...@listserv.uga.edu>
Subject: Vacancy in Wageningen: researcher precision agriculture

 

We have a vacancy for a researcher in precision agriculture. Crop and soil modeling will be important in this job. The position is based in Wageningen, The Netherlands.

 

Regards,

 

Frits

 

 

Dr F.K. van Evert

Wageningen University and  Research

Department of Agrosystems Research

PO Box 16

6700 AA Wageningen

The Netherlands

Tel.: (+31) 317-480573

Skype: fvanevert

 

 

We are looking for

Precision agriculture is seen as an important vehicle to increase the profitability of farming, increase food security, and reduce the impact of agriculture on the environment. New knowledge is required to understand and respond to temporal and/or spatial variability in soils and crops. To derive practical benefits this knowledge needs to be operationalised, thus we work closely with farmers to develop practical systems for making and implementing decisions for increased profitability and reduced environmental impact. These systems necessarily consist of knowledge encoded as decision rules; an ICT infrastructure to collect, manage, and process data; and equipment capable of precise application of inputs (this includes automated machines and robotics). The candidate will work in this field within a multidisciplinary team of scientists, in strong interactions with stakeholders. Potato will be a focus crop.

We ask

For this vacancy we look for a mid-career scientist with an appropriate PhD in plant science or a related field. Suitable candidates have a profound knowledge of the agronomy of crops, production systems, and smart farming. You have proven skills to publish in international peer-reviewed journals.

You have skills in crop growth modelling, databases and GIS and also experience in computer programming (much of our programming takes place in C#). We expect you to contribute to new developments, e.g. in Apps development, big data analytics and semantic technologies. Concretely, we expect candidates to be motivated by the opportunity to increase the efficiency with which resources such as energy, nutrients, water, land and labour are used, and to translate these opportunities into decision rules and other practical farming management tools which will be of direct value to stakeholders. Good communication and writing skills are important.

Are you able to formulate and acquire research projects and operate as project leader/researcher? Please apply!

Core competences are:

• quantitive and analytical capacities;
• the ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams;
• projectmanagement competences; 
• result orientation.

We offer

We offer a position for 36 hours a week. One year contract with prospect of extension to a permanent contract depending on the performance of the candidate. The salary will be € 4847 gross per month maximum (full-time basis, scale 11), depending on education and experience. Besides a market-based salary we offer you training programmes, flexible leave conditions and a pension scheme administered by ABP pension fund.

More information

For further information you can contact:
Bert Lotz, team leader Applied Ecology, Agrosystems Research, Wageningen UR, tel. 0317-480556. Information about employment conditions can be obtained from Dorien Wissink, department HRM, tel. 0317-485854.

You can apply up to and including January 4, 2018.