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PhD and Research Jobs at Wageningen University & Research in Netherlands, offer salaried PhD and Postdoc roles in Food, Agriculture, and Environment. Join the world’s #1 agricultural university.

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is a unique collaboration between Wageningen University and specialized research institutes. This integration allows for a seamless transition from fundamental science to applied innovation. Located in the heart of the Dutch Food Valley, WUR focuses on three core areas: Food & Food Production, Living Environment, and Health, Lifestyle & Livelihood. For international researchers, WUR provides a professional, salaried career path governed by the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) for Universities (CAO-NU) or Wageningen Research (CAO-WR), offering some of the most competitive academic conditions globally.

Why Propel Your Research Career at Wageningen?

Premier Salaried Conditions: PhDs and Postdocs at WUR are professional employees with full social security. Gross monthly salaries are regulated by the national CAO scales.

Exceptional Benefit Package: All academic staff receive an 8% holiday allowance in May and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus (13th month). WUR is also praised for its green campus, flexible working hours, and strong focus on "Vitality" and employee well-being.

Global Leadership: WUR consistently ranks #1 globally in Agriculture and Environment. Researchers have access to unique facilities such as the PhenomeNL (high-throughput plant phenotyping) and the Wageningen Bioveterinary Research labs.

Below is the regularly updated list of verified academic vacancies at Wageningen University & Research. These listings cover opportunities within the Agrotechnology & Food Sciences, Animal Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Social Sciences groups.

PhD and Research Jobs at Wageningen University

Researcher Animal Breeding and Genomics

Are you the enthusiastic researcher with a background in cryoconservation of genetic material? Do you want to pioneer innovative cryotechnologies that safeguard the genetic diversity of livestock and fish to preserve biodiversity?

Masters degreeResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 31, 2026

PhD: Meat Aroma Generation in Plant-Based Meat via Thermomechanical Processing

Do you have a keen interest in flavor chemistry? Do you want to contribute to the flavor of next-generation plant-based meat analogues? We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to study how flavor precursors can be used to enhance meat aroma and reduce off-notes in plant-based meat analogues.

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 1, 2026

Laboratory Technician / Sample Logistics Coordinator

Are you customer-oriented, technical, communicative, and have an affinity with environmental laboratories? Do you want a unique job where you combine logistics and lab work? Then we’re looking for you!

Vocational levelTech & LaboratoryApply before: August 25, 2026

Postdoc on computational (meta)genomic analysis

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges for global food security, requiring new approaches to understand and harness the natural diversity that enables plants and their associated microbiomes to adapt to environmental change.

DoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: September 1, 2026

Postdoc position: Rheology of Gluten-Free Products

Are you interested in advanced rheological characterization, microstructure analysis, and modelling of complex food systems? In this postdoctoral project, you will combine fundamental science with practical impact to help develop gluten-free products.

DoctoratePhD & EngDApply before: September 1, 2026

PhD: Impact of Weight Loss Medication on Sensory Perception and Eating Behavior

Are you interested in new generation weight loss medication and how they influence the way people smell, perceive and experience food? Do you want to understand why some individuals respond differently to GLP-1 receptor agonists? This PhD position might be for you!

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 1, 2026

PhD position: Modelling Crop Growth and Resource Use

The greenhouse sector is changing rapidly. New cultivation systems, such as single-truss tomatoes, hybrid systems of greenhouses with vertical farms, and semi-closed greenhouses, have the potential to increase resource use efficiency.

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 1, 2026

Support Officer Weblectures & Examination

Do you keep a cool head when the technology fails at the most critical moment? Do you get energy from a quick, good solution that a lecturer, invigilator or student can immediately continue with? Do you want to use your technical knowledge every day for better education? Then this is your job.

Bachelors degreeVocational level +Staff & SupportApply before: September 8, 2026

Secretary Works Council

Would you like to work part-time as an Administrative Secretary supporting and advising the Works Council of the Social Sciences Group (SSG) at Wageningen University & Research (WUR)?

Masters degreeBachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: September 8, 2026

PhD position: Integrated Water Energy Food Nexus Modelling for Circular CEA

Are you interested in developing next-generation modelling tools for sustainable food production? Do you enjoy working at the interface of engineering, environmental sciences, and systems analysis? As a PhD candidate, you will develop an integrated modelling framework.

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: August 25, 2026

Contract Manager

Are you a Contract Manager who doesn’t wait for movement to happen, but creates movement yourself? Do you gain energy from complex collaborations in which sustainability, operations, innovation and diverse interests come together?

Masters degreeBachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: September 1, 2026

PhD: Microscale Tracing of Molecules Driving Fungal Interactions in Soil

Do you want to uncover the hidden chemical language of fungi? Are you a highly motivated PhD candidate, interested in developing cutting-edge SERS microspectroscopy sensors to detect and characterize fungal secondary metabolites at single-cell scale? This PhD might be for you!

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 4, 2026

PhD position in Understanding and Decreasing N2O emissions in Deammonification

Do you want to shape the future of sustainable wastewater treatment? Do you enjoy working together with stakeholders from the water sector on fundamental research questions? Do you want to better understand nitrous oxide emissions from deammonification technologies to improve their sustainability?

Masters degreeResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: October 6, 2026

Social Security Employee

Team Social Security is part of team HR Legal within the corporate department of Wageningen University & Research. Within our social security team we are looking for an employee social security to support the Advisors of the social security team.

Vocational level +Bachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: September 1, 2026

Sustainable Business Lecturer

Are you passionate about (sustainable) management and organisational research? Do you have a strong desire to share your knowledge and enthusiasm with the next generation of professionals? Then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!

DoctorateMasters degreeResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 31, 2026

PhD Position: Engineering Trustworthy Energy Data Spaces

How can heterogeneous energy data be shared securely and efficiently to accelerate the heat transition?

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 15, 2026

PhD position: Decision-Making for Heat Transition Planning

Can grid operators and other stakeholders make robust decisions when the data they need cannot always be shared?

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 15, 2026

Scientist Biological control based on microbiology

Make an impact on sustainable agriculture! Are you an ambitious scientist with expertise in biological control and crop protection? Do you enjoy leading research projects and collaborating with partners across science, industry, and government?

Masters degreeDoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: September 15, 2026

PhD: Economic value of real-time video-based disease detection in pigs

Do you want to improve animal welfare and help make livestock farming more sustainable? Are you excited about connecting cutting-edge AI technology with farming to unlock the economic value of this technology? Do you want to make real-world impact with your research?

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 1, 2026

Office Manager Corporate HR

Are you a driven professional looking for a challenging role as Office Manager HR? Would you like to support the Director of HR and the management team? We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and versatile Office Manager to support the Corporate Director of HR and his team.

Vocational levelStaff & SupportApply before: August 24, 2026

Researcher biopolymers

Are you a researcher with a passion for biopolymers and their functional properties? Are you fluent in Dutch? Do you enjoy tailoring these properties for a variety of sustainable applications? Are you interested in working with modification technologies, whether (bio)chemical or physical?

Masters degreeDoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: September 1, 2026

PhD: Olfactory training for cognitive health

Are you interested in how our sense of smell is connected to memory, cognition and brain health? Do you want to investigate whether olfactory training can be used as a non-invasive strategy to support cognitive functioning in people at risk of cognitive decline? This PhD position might be for you!

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 1, 2026

HR Payroll Officer

As an HR Payroll Officer, you, along with your colleagues, are responsible for timely and accurate payroll processing. An HR Payroll Officer fullfills an administrative support role within HR.

Vocational levelStaff & SupportApply before: August 18, 2026

PhD in Optimization of Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains under Climate Risk

Are you interested in optimization and data science? Are you motivated to contribute to answering one of the key challenges facing agricultural systems today: how can agricultural supply chains remain resilient in a world of increasing climate uncertainty?

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: August 18, 2026

Project Controller

Do you want to work as a Project Controller on the greenest campus in the Netherlands and contribute to today’s most important societal challenges? Are you financially skilled, analytical, and precise? Are you looking for a challenging role with room to grow?

Bachelors degreeBachelors degree +FinanceApply before: August 18, 2026

Assistent Projectcontroller

Do you have a passion for Finance, and are you comfortable preparing financial reports, invoices, processing financial entries and building audit files? And do you like doing this in a great environment that works on the most pressing themes of our time?

Bachelors degreeVocational level +FinanceApply before: August 31, 2026

Researcher Land use and climate (LULUCF)

Are you a broadly interested researcher with a university degree and a strong interest in sustainability, climate and land-use or forestry issues? Do you have experience with researching the effects of land use, land-use change and forestry on greenhouse gas emissions and CO₂ removals?

Masters degreeDoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 18, 2026

Postdoc Philosophy: ELSA (Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects) of AgData project

Are you interested in how developments in data technology are affecting farming systems particularly in relation to ethical and social issues? Do you have empirical research skills that you are eager to develop further through applied philosophical research on new technologies?

DoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 11, 2026

Content Coordinator / Senior Editor

Do you see the common thread in a stream of stories, developments and ideas? As Content Coordinator / Senior Editor you give direction to WUR's corporate content and ensure that our knowledge, impact and social relevance become visible to the world.

Bachelors degreeMasters degreeDoctorateStaff & SupportApply before: August 17, 2026

Head of the Sports Centre

Are you a strategically strong, unifying leader with a passion for sport, wellbeing and student welfare? Do you want to help build a vibrant sports center where students and staff can meet, get active and grow? Then read on!

Masters degreeBachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: August 18, 2026

Senior HR Business Partner

Would you like to work as a Senior HR Business Partner in a scientific environment where your work indirectly contributes to a better world? At Wageningen University & Research (WUR), you will support professionals working in research and highly specialised education with societal impact.

Masters degreeBachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: August 18, 2026

Expert in Infectious Pig Diseases

Do you want to play a key role, as a national expert in viral swine diseases, in protecting the Dutch livestock sector against outbreaks of infectious diseases such as African swine fever?

DoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 18, 2026

EngD (Engineering Doctorate): Forecasting plastic pollution reduction in rivers

Are you interested in tackling the global plastic pollution crisis through science? Do you want to develop and improve forecasting models to support design and implementation of reduction measures?

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: August 22, 2026

EngD position: Designing electrically-driven separation processes for proteins

Are you interested in designing innovative separation methods that use an electric field as an additional driving force? Can you combine experimental with simulation results into a design that is relevant for industrial partners? If so, these may be the ideal Eng D position for you.

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: August 18, 2026

Animal Ecology Researcher on Farmland Birds

Are you an ecologist with knowledge of birds and experience in field research? Do you have a passion for applied research on nature restoration in agricultural landscapes? Do you closely follow scientific developments in this field? If so, we would like to hear from you!

Masters degreeResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 11, 2026

(Medior) Ecological Genetics Technician

Are you interested in applying molecular techniques to contribute to nature conservation and the resolution of ecological challenges? Do you enjoy working on a variety of projects simultaneously and collaborating within a dynamic team? Are you accurate, analytical, flexible, and communicative?

Masters degreeTech & LaboratoryApply before: August 11, 2026

Technician Insect Virology

In this role, you will be responsible for the continuous rearing of several insect species and you will assist researchers and students in preparing and carrying out their experiments.

Vocational levelTech & LaboratoryApply before: August 29, 2026

Postdoc Researcher social and financial values of cooperative urban development

The Urban Economics chair group at Wageningen University & Research is seeking a researcher to investigate the societal and financial value of cooperative urban development.

DoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 11, 2026

PhD position: Water-Mediated Cooling of European Cities and Citizens

Are you a highly motivated researcher passionate about urban hydrometeorology, climate modelling, heat-health interactions, and water-sensitive urban design?

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: August 11, 2026

PhD on Modeling the Cool City: Microclimate Solutions for Urban Heat Resilience

Are you a highly motivated researcher passionate about urban climate and hydrometeorological modeling, urban biometeorology, and climate-sensitive urban design?

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: August 11, 2026

HR Contact Centre Officer

Make a difference as the first point of contact for HR questions Are you strong in listening, asking questions and finding solutions? Do you get energy from contact with people and do you have a connection with HR? Then this position at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is for you.

Bachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: August 11, 2026

Head of Communications

Are you a strategically strong communications manager who can effortlessly switch between vision and execution, and do you have experience in managing communications relating to complex social issues?

Bachelors degree +Masters degreeBachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: September 1, 2026

PhD: Behavioural & Economic Modelling for Pest Risk Management

This PhD research project aims to advance the understanding of the behavioural, economic, and policy dimensions that shape pest risk management within European agricultural systems.

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: August 20, 2026

Data scientist (assistant professor) in Nutrition & Health Research

Are you an ambitious data scientist eager to build a career in academia? Are you passionate about advancing human nutrition and health through innovative data-driven research?

DoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 25, 2026

Farming Assistant

Do you enjoy working outdoors, have an affinity for crops, like working with modern agricultural machinery and do you possess a good command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written? Then this could be the perfect role for you!

Vocational levelTech & LaboratoryApply before: August 17, 2026

Head of Communications

Masters degreeBachelors degree +Bachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: August 11, 2026

Vital & Health Advisor

Are you an expert in the field of Vital & Health? Are you looking for a position where you not only advise and support managers in (preventing) absenteeism, but also passionately commit to a vital and healthy work environment within an innovative organization? Then this is the job for you!

Bachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: August 11, 2026

HR manager

Are you a results-driven and strategic HR Manager with experience in developing future-proof HR policies, a bridge builder between senior management and the shop floor, with a strong focus on organisational development, leadership and culture? Then we are looking for you!

Bachelors degreeMasters degreeStaff & SupportApply before: August 31, 2026

HSE Advisor

At Wageningen University & Research, you will work as an HSE Advisor in an environment where safety and innovation go hand in hand.

Bachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: August 16, 2026

PhD: Computational Catalyst Design

Do you want to shape the future of sustainability? We are seeking a highly self-motivated PhD candidate to join our team working on atomic level catalyst design and reaction mechanism of CO2 and CO hydrogenation processes.

Masters degreePhD & EngDApply before: September 1, 2026

Electrical Technician

As an Electrical Technician for Greenhouse Horticulture at Wageningen University & Research, based in Bleiswijk, you are responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of all electrical aspects of our research facility.

Vocational levelVocational level +Bachelors degreeStaff & SupportApply before: January 1, 2027

Full Professor and Chair Human and Animal Physiology

Due to the retirement of the current chair holder, a vacancy has arisen for a Full Professor in the chair group of Human and Animal Physiology (HAP), part of the Animal Science Group of Wageningen University & Research (WUR).

DoctorateResearch & Science (incl. postdoc)Apply before: August 24, 2026

Administrative assistant Arable Farming

In this role, you collect and manage financial and sustainability data from arable farming companies for the Business Information Network (BIN). You maintain your own portfolio of arable farming companies and/or another agricultural sector (dairy cattle, poultry, pigs, goats, or sheep).

Bachelors degreeVocational level +Staff & Support