In short
| Hours | 40 |
| Employment type | Fulltime |
| Category | R&D |
| Location | Lelystad |
What do we have to offer you?"
SFR is a leading institute for research on optimal animal nutrition. In addition to optimal animal production, our research topics are also animal health and welfare, sustainability and quality of the end products. Your research will have a tangible impact, as results are directly translated into practical applications that improve animal nutrition and farm productivity.
Our swine team is a team of 8 experts supported by experienced research assistants and biotechnicians, ensuring strong collaboration and efficient project execution. The team initiates and conducts research, provides consultancy, and provides training in the field of swine nutrition. Important themes include the nutritional evaluation of raw materials, the determination of nutrient requirements, and the relationships between diet, animal health, welfare, the environment, and meat quality.
As a researcher Swine/Monogastric Nutrition, you are responsible for carrying out research projects in the field of nutrition and production. You ensure that customer requirements and wishes are translated into feed concepts and research projects. You translate scientific knowledge into practical applications. You disseminate results into practical recommendations by giving courses and participating in relevant symposiums.
Main Activities and Objectives
- Get in contact with client to identify the client needs and translate it into a Research Proposal. You manage research projects in SFR with close contact with the project office, lab and the animal care takers.
- Reporting of results and translating scientific information into practical recommendations
- Giving courses and presentations
- Maintaining customer relations
- In addition to practical recommendations, you will have opportunities to publish findings in scientific journals, contributing to the scientific community
Our Offer
We offer a challenging and varied job. This position at the R&D department offers everything you need to grow further in an organization that is continuously growing.
Because SFR is expanding internationally, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with global institutes and participate in international research projects.
We also have a broad training policy because we value your personal development. We offer clear growth opportunities within SFR, with the potential to grow into senior researcher or consultancy roles, based on your performance and interests.
Our employment conditions package is well arranged. In addition, every employee also receives a sustainable employability budget. You can choose from various options to spend this, such as education, extra leave or partial payment.
Our head office is located in Lelystad and we also have an office in Wageningen. We have flexible working hours that can be arranged in consultation.
Job Requirements
- MSc or PhD degree in Animal Sciences, preferably with certificate in laboratory animal science (art. 9)
- Know-how about monogastric animal nutrition and digestive physiology
- Good knowledge of statistics
- Good writing skills
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Strong motivation, flexibility, and willingness to learn
- Excellent command of the English language
- While fluency in Dutch is not required initially, we offer language support to help you become proficient over time
Competencies
- Team spirit & commitment
- Result and solution-oriented
- Conceptual thinking
- Time management
- Market-oriented
- Analytical skills
Are you our new Researcher Swine/ Monogastric Nutrition?
For questions about the position, please contact Francesc Molist (Manager R&D).
Telephone number: +31 (0)6-21857065
Do you want to be considered for this challenging job, and do you meet the desired profile? Then send your C.V. and motivation letter.
Combine science and practice to solve key challenges in swine nutrition!
Share this job vacancy
