Vacature
Full Professor and Chair Toxicology
Your job
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is recruiting a full professor to chair the Toxicology group (TOX). The TOX group develops the scientific underpinning of toxicological processes related to human and environmental health and translates this into a risk assessment of chemicals for humans and the environment. The group contributes to the quality of human and environmental health, supports informed decision making and enables the development and use of safe chemicals and products.
The current scientific focus of the group revolves around understanding mechanisms of toxicity including cross-species extrapolations focussing on novel toxicity endpoints, and using animal-friendly technologies including cell-based assays and computational models.
We seek a chair with a research profile that matches or complements current strengths of the group, and with strong affinity for mechanistic toxicology.
The position of chair of the TOX group provides you the opportunity to further develop your own research line and your leadership profile. Together with other staff members, you are responsible for the academic and operational management of this chair group. You will define the research strategy, lead the team of scientists, lecturers, and support staff, and further strengthen the national and international position of the group. You are also responsible for teaching and innovations in BSc, MSc and PhD courses, with the objective to contribute to the strong reputation and position of WUR in higher education.
The TOX group currently consists of ~38 team members, including 3 tenured scientific staff members, 5 technicians/research assistants, secretaries ~ 25 PhD candidates and 5 postdocs. More information about current research and teaching of the group can be found at Toxicology – Research output — Research@WUR.
Your qualities
As a successful candidate,
- you are a scholar with a PhD degree and an internationally proven scientific track record in the field of toxicology or a related discipline, and with a strong affinity for mechanistic toxicological research;
- you have experience to build a bridge between the fields of human and environmental toxicology (i.e. a “One Health” perspective) with your long-term ideas and convert them into concrete plans using new approach methodologies;
- You have experience in developing and maintaining a broad (inter)national network with different partners (e.g. academic institutes, societal organizations, policymakers, private sector);
- you have experience with and were successful in attracting competitive grants;
- you have experience with interesting and motivating students and with supervising students with diverse backgrounds. You also have experience in innovating and developing Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD level courses and programs;
- you draw energy from and have experience in leading professionals in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team. You bring empathic and inclusive leadership with a focus on people’s development, team building and creating synergy.
We offer you
You will be working for an inspiring international organisation with a large number of interdisciplinary projects all over the world. The scientific quality of Wageningen University is affirmed by the prominent position we occupy in international rankings and citation indices.
We offer you a position as Full Professor of Toxicology. Besides a competitive salary (maximum gross salary for starting chair holders is € 9680,- per month), we offer a number of additional benefits, such as an end-of-year extra month’s salary, a holiday allowance and a pension plan with the Dutch pension fund for government and education. International candidates moving to the Netherlands may benefit from a special tax relief, by which a part of their salary is exempt from tax for several years. Working hours can be discussed to optimize the work-life balance (32-38 hours per week).
Coming from abroad
We are a globally leading university in the life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and therefore Wageningen has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.
The university’s highly qualified team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. Furthermore, WUR offers a dual career programme for groups of partners and a specialised organization will further assist your partner in finding a job or starting a business in the Netherlands. Furthermore, we assist you in finding schools for your children and finding housing in the region or elsewhere in the Netherlands. The Wageningen University & Research's (WUR) International Community page contains practical information about what we do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen.
Do you want more information?
Further information about the position can be acquired from prof. dr. Dolf Weijers, Professor of Biochemistry and chair of the appointment committee, Email: dolf.weijers@wur.nl
Application
You are encouraged to upload your complete application via our website and address this to Ineke Ammerlaan, the secretary of the Appointment Advisory Committee. Four documents should be uploaded as pdf:
- A motivation letter (preferably one page A4),
- A curriculum vitae including the names of 4 references (in total max 4 page A4),
- statement of research and education interests and intended direction (in total max 1 page A4),
- A list of publications.
The Committee will inform you about the status of your application after Wednesday, 2 October. The Committee will interview selected candidates for this position on October 22, 23 and 29, 2024. The Committee will thereafter invite short-listed candidates for a second interview and a public lecture on November 19 and 22, 2024.
WUR aims to increase diversity among its full professors. We particularly encourage female candidates matching the profile to apply.
Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment.
We are
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 specialized 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 organizations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
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