Research Engineer - Engineering and Design

Who are we?

The Jan IngenHousz Institute (JII) is a philanthropic, open science institution dedicated to improving photosynthesis to enhance crop production and resilience. JII is located on the campus of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), and partners with WUR and other institutions worldwide.

Our goal is to contribute to global food security in the face of climate change, biodiversity challenges, and population growth. Our ambition is to unravel the secrets of photosynthesis in the real world by developing and deploying an open science platform of sensors, data, methods and fundamental knowledge that will reveal the factors that control photosynthesis under real-world conditions and deploy these tools globally to enable multiple crop improvement pipelines.

JII has a strongly dedicated and highly integrated team of engineers, data scientists, modelers, biochemists, biophysicists, geneticists, and plant breeders, working collaboratively at national and international levels.

What will you do?

The candidate will act as technical expert to bridges the gap between research goals and their practical implementation, by turning conceptual ideas into functional prototypes and troubleshooting technical challenges. Regular work assignments include design fabrication and testing of prototype through different techniques (e.g. 3D printing, laser cutting, solder electronics). The ideal candidate is capable of helping assess research hypothesis by building functional hardware through rapid and iterative prototyping cycles.

Who are you?

• You have preferably a technical diploma/degree in electronics, mechanical engineering, or related with a minimum of 5 years relevant working experience.

• You have working knowledge in analogue and digital circuit design and manufacturing.

• You are able of designing 3D parts using CAD software.

• Knowledge in (embedded) programming language is considered as plus.

• You are capable to translate the requirements of non-engineering skilled peoples into functional prototypes or testing setups.

• You feel at ease in a hands-on workplace where you rapidly experiment and validate new ideas.

• You have good English language skills as you will work in a team of international individuals, where English is the primary language.

• What do we offer?

• A position of 38 hours in scale 9 of the NU collective labour agreement (€ 3.537 to € 4.860). Although we are not covered by a collective agreement, we follow the salary scales of the NU agreement. You will be located at the Jan IngenHousz Institute in Wageningen, NL.

• You will receive 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% year-end bonus.

• We start with a 1-year contract and if both parties wish to continue collaborating, a long-term contract will follow.

• You will work in an intellectually stimulating and challenging environment with opportunities to increase your knowledge and skill levels, leading to job advancement.

• You will contribute to building an institute with significant societal relevance.

  
  

Response

If you have questions about this position, you can contact Ludovico Caracciolo, ludovico.caracciolo@jii.org. Send your CV and a short summary of motivations and experience in an email containing the header “position research engineer” to hrm@jii.org by June 22nd .