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Wetsus Leeuwarden
General company profile
Wetsus, European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology, facilitates breakthrough innovations for water treatment technology.
Wetsus is a facilitating intermediary for trend-setting know-how development and uses a unique innovation model. Wetsus’ main activity is the coordination of a world leading research program. The inspiring and multidisciplinary collaboration between companies and research institutes in Wetsus results in innovations that contribute significantly to the solution of the global water problems.
Wetsus is organized around its aim to stimulate collaboration between the various public and private organizations that together constitute the water sector: i.e. between public companies, private companies and universities; between scientific chairs; and between regional, national and European policy makers.
Wetsus is a facilitating intermediary for trend-setting know-how development and uses a unique innovation model. Wetsus’ main activity is the coordination of a world leading research program. The inspiring and multidisciplinary collaboration between companies and research institutes in Wetsus results in innovations that contribute significantly to the solution of the global water problems.
Wetsus is organized around its aim to stimulate collaboration between the various public and private organizations that together constitute the water sector: i.e. between public companies, private companies and universities; between scientific chairs; and between regional, national and European policy makers.
Company activities:
Within several (inter)national scientific programs in Wetsus, research institutes and industry jointly implement market-driven, application-oriented, multidisciplinary, (pre)competitive scientific research in the field of sustainable water technology.
This is typically done in four year-long research projects carried out by PhD-students and their supervisors. The research goal of Wetsus is to develop innovative and sustainable water technologies. The scientific creativity required for that is to a large extend generated by the unique cooperation of over 50 know-how disciplines in one physical laboratory.
Wetsus’ distinguishing key success factors are: High trust cooperation through relatively small research themes, high commitment through long term cooperation contracts with companies and secondment agreements with universities, sharing of multidisciplinary knowledge from universities and companies in an idea driven program, strong involvement of SME’s, independent meeting place for scientists from all over Europe and valorization and commercialization support from WaterCampus Leeuwarden.
This is typically done in four year-long research projects carried out by PhD-students and their supervisors. The research goal of Wetsus is to develop innovative and sustainable water technologies. The scientific creativity required for that is to a large extend generated by the unique cooperation of over 50 know-how disciplines in one physical laboratory.
Wetsus’ distinguishing key success factors are: High trust cooperation through relatively small research themes, high commitment through long term cooperation contracts with companies and secondment agreements with universities, sharing of multidisciplinary knowledge from universities and companies in an idea driven program, strong involvement of SME’s, independent meeting place for scientists from all over Europe and valorization and commercialization support from WaterCampus Leeuwarden.
We are looking for
Intern/graduation students (Bsc and Msc) and PhD researchers.
For intern/graduation students you can find all available positions on our website https://www.wetsus.nl/thesis-internship-projects/. There is explained how you can apply!
For PhD candidates
On our website https://phdpositionswetsus.eu/ phd projects are published when the PhD call is opened.
The research program is divided in various themes (Clean water technology Waste water technology, Interaction with natural systems& Sensoring). Within these themes specific research subjects are defined, which are mainly carried out as PhD projects. If you are graduated or going to graduate in 2024/2025 we welcome you to apply for these positions.
The profile
If you have clear research affinity, are enthusiastic about multidisciplinary cooperation, and have a Master degree in Environmental technology, Chemical technology, Membrane technology, Process technology, Chemistry, Physics and/or Microbiology/biotechnology, you are the ideal candidate for us!
For intern/graduation students you can find all available positions on our website https://www.wetsus.nl/thesis-internship-projects/. There is explained how you can apply!
For PhD candidates
On our website https://phdpositionswetsus.eu/ phd projects are published when the PhD call is opened.
The research program is divided in various themes (Clean water technology Waste water technology, Interaction with natural systems& Sensoring). Within these themes specific research subjects are defined, which are mainly carried out as PhD projects. If you are graduated or going to graduate in 2024/2025 we welcome you to apply for these positions.
The profile
If you have clear research affinity, are enthusiastic about multidisciplinary cooperation, and have a Master degree in Environmental technology, Chemical technology, Membrane technology, Process technology, Chemistry, Physics and/or Microbiology/biotechnology, you are the ideal candidate for us!
What we have to offer
You get the opportunity to grow with an innovative, dynamic and future orientated top research institute. You can accelerate in the development of new water technology in cooperation with prominent companies and universities.
In most cases is the workplace in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
The salary is in accordance with the collective labour agreement of the Dutch Universities for PhD students. The PhD students will receive commencement of employment of the universities participating in Wetsus.
In most cases is the workplace in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
The salary is in accordance with the collective labour agreement of the Dutch Universities for PhD students. The PhD students will receive commencement of employment of the universities participating in Wetsus.
Company info
Address
Oostergoweg 9
8911 MA Leeuwarden
The Netherlands
8911 MA Leeuwarden
The Netherlands
Name contactperson
Nynke Broekens
E-mail
recruitment@wetsus.nl
Phone number
0582843000
Number of locations:
1
Website
www.wetsus.nl
Number of employees
100-150
Active in sectors
Bio/Life Sciences, Chemistry
Type of organisation
Research Institute