Vacancy
Analyst BSE
Your job
Do you have a completed MLO (secondary laboratory education) degree and are you ready for a new challenge as a Analist BSE in an inspiring and dynamic environment? Do you want to develop yourself in veterinary diagnostics? With us, you can contribute to a healthy living environment for both humans and animals!
What will you do?We, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), are looking for an enthusiastic analyst to strengthen our close-knit BSE (mad cow disease) team.
As a BSE Analyst, you play a crucial role in detecting BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy). Together with your colleagues, you will analyze a large number of samples daily to screen for BSE.
Your tasks:
- Receiving, registering, and preparing samples.
- Testing samples using the ELISA method.
- Working according to the ISO17025 standard to ensure the highest quality.
- Flexibly assisting in other departments within WBVR.
- Providing support in the event of animal disease outbreaks when necessary.
The work may take place in buildings that require additional quarantine restrictions after leaving (based on EU regulations). This means that keeping cloven-hoofed animals is not allowed. Additionally, for 72 hours after work, you are not allowed to have contact with these animals or visit poultry production farms.
About Wageningen Bioveterinary Research
The diagnostic laboratories of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research in Lelystad are responsible for diagnostics related to monitoring and suspected cases of notifiable viral and bacterial animal diseases, as well as conducting export diagnostics. Quality is central to our diagnostic work. In addition to performing diagnostics, we develop, implement, and validate new tests. Our enthusiastic team of highly trained analysts carries out most of the work in our BSL-2 laboratory.
Your qualities
You are/have:
- At least a completed MLO education;
- An enthusiastic, quality-oriented, and proactive attitude;
- A critical approach to your work, with a strong focus on quality;
- Stress-resistant and able to stay calm during high workload periods or animal disease outbreaks;
- Proficient in Dutch, both spoken and written, as you must be able to follow the applicable protocols.
You can see that there are plenty of challenges for you. These challenges can also be seen as development opportunities. If you do not yet have the exact track record required for the position but do have solid work experience, we would still like to invite you to apply.
We offer you
Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
- working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
- sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
- 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.
Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.
Coming from abroad
Due to Dutch immigration laws, candidates from outside the EU/EFTA zone, can usually not be hired for this position. More information can be found on the website of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Do you want more information?
For more information about this position, please contact Annemarie Rebel, Director WBVR, Phone +31 (0)320-238800 of per e-mail: annemarie.rebel@wur.nl.
For more information about the procedure, please contact Ine van’t Land, corporate recruiter via ine.vantland@wur.nl
Ready to apply?
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This vacancy will be open untill we find the right candidate. Do not miss this opportunity and apply!
Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure
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