Fisheries Data Manager

In the role of Fisheries Data Manager at Wageningen Marine Research, you are an indispensable link in safeguarding the quality of data in our databases. Through quality checks, data imports and data extractions, you support researchers in their work. In addition, you are an important point of contact for database developers when new information from research needs to be stored in databases.

Your tasks and responsibilities as Fisheries Data Manager include:

• Carefully checking research data and ensuring it is stored in one of the WMR databases.
• Advising project leaders on the correct methods for data entry.
• Creating metadata records for data collections.
• Optimising quality control procedures in collaboration with other data managers.
• Acting as a link between researchers’ requirements for data storage and database developers.
• Supplying data to WMR data portals or those of other organisations.

Team

As the link between data collection and data use, you will be part of various project teams. Most of the data you will work with relates to sampling carried out on board fishing vessels. Your base team will initially be the thematic team for fisheries research and innovation.

Wageningen Marine Research and IT environment

We operate in an applied scientific environment focused on marine and freshwater ecology, where we collect and store field data for analyses and complex models. You will work closely with the other three fisheries data managers, as well as with colleagues who collect and enter data and project leaders who carry out analyses. You will also regularly collaborate with the WMR IT team, which consists of a database developer, functional administrator, technical administrator, application developer, subject-matter data specialist and information manager.

Above all, you enjoy acting as a bridge between two disciplines: substantive research and database development. You are able to work well both independently and as part of a team. You work accurately and have a proactive, solution-oriented attitude.

You also have:

• A completed higher professional education (HBO) qualification, preferably in a biological field, or demonstrable equivalent working and thinking level gained through experience;
• Proven experience with programming in SQL, Python, R and/or other programming languages;
• An interest in (fish) biology;
• Proficiency in Dutch, both spoken and written.

In our international working environment, communication increasingly takes place in English. For this position, English language level B2 is required https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale. If you do not yet meet this level, we will of course support you, and you can make use of our language centre, https://www.wur.nl/nl/onderwijs-opleidingen/wageningen-into-languages.htm.

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.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between € 2,979,- and € 4,374.- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 7/8). Additionally a contract for 24 to 36 hours can be discussed. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended - if possible within (company) organizational circumstances - on good performance. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

You will work here 

Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) is a leading marine ecological research institute employing approximately 200 people. We do our work from three locations: IJmuiden, Den Helder and Yerseke. WMR works on field research, theoretical research, experimental research, data management and modelling. The institute has modern research facilities and is ISO 9001 certified. WMR is an organizational unit of Wageningen University & Research. Would you like more information about Wageningen Marine Research? View our website.

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. If you come with a partner, we offer a Dual Career group program organized by our Welcome Center. This program helps your partner to get familiar with the Dutch culture, labour market and assists your partner to find a job.

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 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.

WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientationyear” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”.

For more information about the position, please contact Ingeborg de Boois, projectleider bestandsopnamen op zee, on +31317487070 or by email at ingeborg.deboois@wur.nl

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Dax Teunissen, Corporate Recruiter, via recruitment.asg@wur.nl.

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 until the 26th of January 2026. 

Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure.

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.

​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.

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