Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research

WIMEK aims at developing an integrated understanding of environmental change and its impact on people, society and nature.

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WIMEK's Grand Challenges

Managing our future biosphere
Managing our future biosphere
Advancing circular systems
Advancing circular systems

What is happening at WIMEK?

Vacancies

  • Scientific Director of WIMEK
    Prof. Dr Carolien Kroeze will be appointed as Rector Magnificus of WUR on the 10th of March 2024. This means that we have to find a new Scientific Director of WIMEK. The Board of WIMEK is looking for a professor from Wageningen University (chairholder or personal professor) who is interested in this position. Click here to download the vacancy with more information about the specific tasks and requirements of the position.
  • Coordinator WIMEK Graduate School (0.8 fte)
    Because of the upcoming retirement of WIMEK secretary Johan Feenstra, we are looking for a new WIMEK coordinator. As a coordinator you will, in consultation with the director and the WIMEK team, develop PhD policies and share responsibility for ensuring the scientific and societal quality of research condeucted by participating chair groups. Click here for more information about this vacancy.
    Deadline for application: 18 February 2024
  • WIMEK PhD Council Member
    The WIMEK PhD council has an important role to play within WIMEK by representing the voices and needs of PhD candidates. Therefore we are looking for PhD candidates with an interest to represent the WIMEK PhD candidates in the official boards and events, and through all the informal interactions with WIMEK staff! For more information, read this document.

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