Field and Laboratory Research Assistant

Job Details

The main goal of this Research Assistant is to facilitate work conducted within COS. Under the leadership and supervision of the COS department head, the responsibilities will include:

• Performing research to support projects of Principle Investigators, post-docs and PhD researchers at COS including data processing.
• Conducting work at NIOZ laboratories or climate rooms on various topics (depending on your background and training). Examples of potential work topics include:
• Fish (species identification, abundance, diet, dissection, growth analyses),
• Benthos (identification and abundance of invertebrates, sediment grain size analysis)
• Plankton (measuring phytoplankton primary production, identifying zooplankton).
• Organizing and conducting field work in the Wadden Sea or North Sea. Examples of potential field work include:
• Intertidal and/or subtidal benthic sampling (one to several weeks per year).
• Maintenance of seasonal field measurement stations (one to several weeks per year)
• Oceanographic research cruises to the North Sea (one to two weeks per year).
• Sampling fish captured in the NIOZ Fyke (several hours, daily in spring and autumn).
• Collaborate with other assistants to develop and maintain field and laboratory equipment and overseeing the renewal of equipment and methods of analysis upon request.
• Set priorities, come up with solutions and take actions as needed to perform field and laboratory work.
• Supervising the daily activities of students doing internships within the department.

Requirements

THE CANDIDATE

• You have a HBO / MSc degree in marine science or a related discipline.
• You have previous experience of working in shallow coastal environments on marine plankton, benthic invertebrates and/or fish. Ideally, you have broad interests.
• You have previous experience in organizing and conducting field work in the Wadden Sea. Ideally, you have the relevant boat licenses (e.g. Klein Vaarbewijs 1 en 2) and safety permits.
• You have an affinity for working with live animals and basic knowledge of animal health and welfare.
• You have an interest in (and basic knowledge of) the taxonomy of marine invertebrates and/or fish in the Wadden and North Seas.
• You have demonstrated skills and experience in using laboratory and field equipment related to COS research lines including technical problem solving.
• You are proactive, flexible, work well within internationally and culturally diverse teams.
• You communicate well in Dutch and English.

Contact Information

The deadline for this vacancy will be the 1st of February. Interviews are planned for the second week of February. The position is planned to start in spring 2026. For more information about this vacancy, please contact Myron Peck (department head COS). For additional information about the procedure, please send an e-mail to working@nioz.nl.

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