Where to search for vacancies?

Student Career Services

• WUR Career Platform
• Vacancy board in Forum, near room 010, behind the reception

Wageningen University & Research

• Vacancies at WUR
• WURConnect: alumni platform

General links:

• Partner Organisations of WUR Student Career Services
• Nationale vacaturebank
• Indeed
• Experteer: specialists & management vacancies
• LinkedIn
• Werkeningelderland: public vacancies in province Gelderland
• The Life Net: jobs in Arnhem, Nijmegen and Wageningen
• Working at the Government
• Working at the Municipality
• Hollandalumni
• Career in Holland: up-to-date information for international students starting a career in the Netherlands
• Working in the Netherlands: information and vacancies
• StartLife: support for startups
• StartHub Wageningen: startup incubator and education for WUR students, PhD's and recent graduates
• Duurzaam-Ondernemen: Dutch sustainability-related internships and jobs
• Recruitment agencies: a selection of recruitment agencies working in the field of Life Sciences

Research-oriented links:

• Research Gate: Research jobs
• Academic Transfer: job search tool for vacancies BSc/MSc level
• Laboratorium.nl
• AGD PhD program: Sino-Dutch Agriculture Green Development (AGD) Programme
• SCI: Science job opportunities
• FacultyVacancies: supports advancement in higher education and research helping Universities, Academies, Colleges, Faculties, Schools, Academic Departments, Institutes and Research Centers.
• PhDs Archives - Agristok: PhD positions in Life Sciences worldwide

Agrotechnology & Food-oriented links:

• Food Valley Jobs: vacancies international agri-food companies
• BCFjobs: bio, chemistry, food and life sciences vacancies
• (Food) companies on World Food Center: vacancies in food
• Inno Food: the food network East of Holland
• AgriHolland: agricultural, food, nature and landscape vacancies

Environment & Plant-oriented links:

• NVTL: vacancies garden- and landscape architecture
• Groene ruimte: vacancies in environmental sciences
• Waterschap: vacancies at watermanagement
• VVM: environmental network for professionals
• Eco-job: Environment vacancies
• The Netherlands Ecological Research Network (NERN): Jobs and open calls
• Greenjobs: platform for job seekers and employers with a heart for sustainability and society to meet
• Seed Valley: plant breeding and seed technology vacancies

Social Sciences & IT-oriented links:

• Solidaridad: Development agency
• BI Platform: vacancies Datawarehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Techleap: career opportunities in tech

• Unipartners: student organisation offering consultancy jobs next to your study
• Studentwerk: parttime and fulltime jobs for students & starters
• Easy Eventcrew: temp agency for events
• Tempo Team: temp agency; for catering jobs see JMW
• Jobted: vacancies for students
• SUSA: side jobs for students
• Defensity College: side jobs / work programs at the Ministry of Defence (NL)
• WURkForce: side jobs at WUR
• Recruit a student: Student employment agency
• Become a tutor: tutoring for presentation skills courses at WUR
• Chair groups within the university: consider to contact chair groups within WUR and explore if they have any student assistant jobs; tip: contact those chair groups whose topics match your education.
• Stichting Studiebegeleiding Leiden: side job as exam trainer. Ideal for students as it can easily be combined with a full-time study.
• De Kleine Consultant Wageningen: student consulting agency for start ups and non profit organisations
• Studenten.nl: wide variety of available side jobs throughout the Netherlands for students

General links:

• Partner Organisations of WUR Student Career Services
• Euraxess: vacancies, funding opportunities and fellowship throughout Europe. Posting your CV will allow recruiters to find you
• Vacancies International Organisations : published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Eurojobs: vacancies in Europe
• EURES: European jobs network
• European-Chinese Job Portal: vacancies
• Lockin China: vacancies
• SinoJobs: job platform in Europe with a focus on China. Looking for candidates who wants to work in China as well in Europe
• OneWorld Vacaturebank
• World Bank
• EU jobs: vacancies; for information on working with the EU you can contact the EU ambassador at eucareers.wur@gmail.com.
• Jobted: Vacancies in the UK
• Civil Service and central government organisations UK
• OverseasJobs: Search for international employment opportunities
• Career Builder
• NATO
• Recruitment agencies

Research-oriented links:

• FacultyVacancies: supports advancement in higher education and research helping Universities, Academies, Colleges, Faculties, Schools, Academic Departments, Institutes and Research Centers
• AGD PhD program: Sino-Dutch Agriculture Green Development (AGD) Programme
• Academic360: Vacancies in higher education
• PhDs Archives - Agristok: PhD positions in Life Sciences worldwide

Agrotechnology & Food-oriented links:

• Jobenanglais: agricultural vacancies
• EFSA: vacancies European Food Safety Authority
• FAO: vacancies Food & Agriculture Organization
• AgriHolland: agricultural, food, nature and landscape vacancies

Environment & Plant-oriented links:

• Naturejobs: international vacancies life sciences
• One World: vacancies on global solidarity and sustainability
• Conservation Careers
• Aidenvironment: a not-for-profit values driven consultancy providing services and research in sustainable production and trade.
• ECRi Jobs: a set of activities address to help plant science ECRs in their journey to their next job, established by Global Plant Council.
• Environment jobs
• Nature Careers: science jobs

Social Sciences-oriented links:

• One World: vacancies on global solidarity and sustainability
• United Nations: vacancies
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: a not-for-profit international development organisation
• Devex: International Development Jobs

• WUR Career Platform: an overview of current opportunities of WUR partner organisations
• Vacancy board with internships in Forum, near Forum 010, behind the reception
• Opportunities are also posted on our Facebook page
• Partner Organisations of WUR Student Career Services
• Internships WUR: an up-to-date overview of internships offered by various chair groups and research institutes
• WUR Science Shop: an overview of thesis and internship assignments at non-profit organisations with a potential societal impact in the fields of nutrition and health, sustainable agriculture, water management, environmental quality, and processes of social change
• Overview of organisations and potential employers collaborating with WUR
• Integrand: graduation internships, summer internships, but also working studentships
• AIESEC: voluntary projects, professional internships (abroad) or board positions.
• SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals on stage
• Foundation Managing Public Space: connecting MSc students with organisations/companies for an intership. You can mail your wishes to contact@managingpublicspace.com and they will intermediate (for free).
• Stage Cultuur Intensief: Stage- en startersvacatures binnen de culturele sector
• Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group (WURENR)
• Internship opportunities ELS (Education and Learning Sciences)
• Thesis opportunities ELS (Education and Learning Sciences)
• European Student Placement: Internships in UK and Northern Ireland
• Boerengroep (farmers group) internships
• Duurzaam-Ondernemen: Dutch sustainability-related internships and jobs
• Stage-Global: Provider in international exchange programs
• Internships in the Valley: Internships at innovative startups and companies in the United States

• OFoundation - Graduate Internship Program

Funding for internships in EU countries + North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey

• Erasmus+ Grant
• Erasmus+ grants for internship & thesis
• Erasmus+ Application Procedure

Funding for internships in the United States

• Dutch2USA Internship Program

• Volunteer Centre Wageningen

• Find here a selection of recruitment agencies working in the field of Life Sciences.