Are you interested in making bioeconomy innovations more sustainable? More specifically, evaluating biodiversity indicators on a local level, and engaging with stakeholders to assess impacts on climate change, welfare, and foresight future developments?

Your job

Are you interested in making bioeconomy innovations more sustainable? More specifically, evaluating biodiversity indicators on a local level, and engaging with stakeholders to assess impacts on climate change, welfare, and foresight future developments? Want to work in a global interdisciplinary team with members from 15 organizations, all within a EU-Horizon Project (CASI-BIO, “Cascading and Sustainable Innovation for the Bioeconomy”)? The work would entail a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, policy analysis, futures study, and participatory research within a context of a living lab in The Netherlands.

Your duties and responsibilities include: 

• co-coordinate a Work Package in a EU Horizon project;
• run workshops and focus groups with stakeholders in the Netherlands;
• develop tools to help analyze the impacts of Bioeconomy projects on environmental and socioeconomic outcomes;
• write and publish scientific papers and project reports.

Your team

You will work primarily with Dr. Jorge Sellare and Dr. Marko Lovric at WUR and will collaborate with other colleagues from the CASI-BIO project.

You will work here 

You will work as part of the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy (FNP) Chair Group at Wageningen University. We are an interdisciplinary and international chair group composed of over 40 researchers who share an interest in various aspects of forests and nature.

Your qualities

You have proven capacity to work both independently and as part of a team, and very good interpersonal communication skills to work together with non-academic stakeholders. 

You also possess: 

• a PhD in Business and Innovation Management, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Political Sciences, or related fields;
• work experience with stakeholder engagement;
• familiarity with mixed methods for scientific research;
• at least C1 level of Dutch.

In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in English. For this position we require English language level C1 at least.

We offer

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;
• 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 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. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between € 3.554,- and € 5.698,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 10). We offer you a temporary contract for the duration of two years (or 2,5 years with a contract of 0,8 FTE). 

If you are an internal employee, your current contract is the starting point. Ask your HR Business Partner about your situation specifically. We encourage development and internal mobility within our organisation. Our recruitment and selection policy sets out the conditions that apply specifically to you as a (former) employee. If you have any questions, we are happy to help. 

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. 

Coming from abroad

Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees. 

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. 

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, our Welcome Center can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example housing, opening a bank account, dual career programs or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

Important information

For more information about the position, please contact Jorge Sellare, Associate Professor, via email: [email protected]. Or Marko Lovric, Assistant professor, via email: [email protected] 
Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Jessa Rozema, Corporate Recruiter, via email: [email protected] 

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 up to and including 18 of September 2026. The first interviews are scheduled for 30 of September 2026. Internal candidates are preferred to apply before 4 of September 2026.

To apply, please send the following documents:

• complete and up-to-date curriculum vitae;
• list of publications;
• motivation letter;
• names of contacts of two references.

Additional files such as grades and transcripts are not required during this stage and will not be considered.

Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.

We are

​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.

​