Do you want to help prevent viral infections in the Netherlands? With us you can make an important contribution to understanding the various viruses within the national vaccination program with your lab research. Something for you? Read on to find out why we need you!
Laboratory Analyst Enterovirus / Hepatitis B / Mumps / Measles / Rubella
32-36 hours a week Location: Bilthoven Respond before July 10
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This is where you end up
At RIVM, we work together with more than 2300 colleagues every day on the possible concerns of tomorrow. You will end up in our Virology department of the Vaccination Program. We work here with about 21 colleagues on diagnostics, laboratory surveillance and specific research into the important infections against which vaccination is carried out in the National Immunization Programme.
The department is working on measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), hepatitis B, human papillomavirus and poliovirus/enterovirus at culture, molecular and immunological level. We are involved with the department in discussions about current and future vaccination policy and we conduct supporting research, including during outbreaks. We often work together with epidemiologists, immunologists and clinicians at home and abroad.
You will do this
You perform supporting and in-depth laboratory research for the national enterovirus, hepatitis B and MMR surveillance. You use state-of-the-art molecular techniques. You also contribute to the innovation of research methods and their validation. You mainly work within our accredited laboratory, which is an ISO15189 accreditation, but part of your work takes place within the WHO Specialized Reference Laboratory for Polio of the RIVM.
Specifically, these are your duties:
You independently conduct supporting and in-depth research. You support your colleagues in research aimed at improving insights into the prevention of viral infections within the surveillance programs; You will use the following laboratory techniques, among others: real-time PCR techniques, and sequencing, such as Sanger and Next Generation Sequencing, and the associated analysis techniques such as phylogeny; You are jointly responsible for the archiving, quality and maintenance of the virus collection; You also contribute to maintaining and improving the quality of our tests within the applicable quality system (ISO 15189).
Unique to this job
At our labs you come into contact with many different techniques. The work of RIVM is dynamic and constantly changing. There are always developments in the field of medical research and that requires some flexibility from you, but also makes the work varied and always up-to-date.
We are dealing with innovative and challenging research questions that you will not encounter anywhere else, which also applies to this position. In addition, our independent, scientific position makes us an important player in social discussions. Many of our end products are part of political and policy decision-making. It is an interesting time to work at RIVM.
We work a lot as a team and our department is a cozy club, with a lot of interaction. We also regularly have international guests, which brings with it the necessary dynamics.
The care of tomorrow starts today
Are you interested in this position, but have some questions first? Feel free to call colleague Kim Benschop (06-54 63 08 52).
Job requirements
What are you bringing
We are looking for a colleague who can work well independently, but also in a team. You have good communication skills and are pragmatic. The nature of the work requires you to work accurately and to be able to plan and organize well.
We also ask:
A completed HLO training in medical microbiology or molecular biology; You have experience in the field of general virological diagnostic techniques, such as cell and virus culture and molecular techniques such as PCR, Sanger /NGS sequencing and real-time PCR techniques. You also like to stay informed of developments in the field; You have experience with processing and organizing research data in different systems; You have experience and affinity with working under a quality system (ISO 15189); You have good oral and written expression skills in Dutch and English.
Terms of employment
Salary level scale: 8 Monthly salary: Min €2,902 – Max. €3,896 (gross) Employment: Fixed-term employment contract Contract duration: 12 months Minimum number of hours per week: 32 Maximum number of hours per week: 36
Other employment conditions
In addition to the salary, you will receive an Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The SCV consists of money (16.37% of your gross annual salary) and time. With the IKB you make the choices that suit you and you can put together part of your employment conditions yourself. For example, you can choose to have part of your monthly income paid out whenever you wish. You can also convert this budget into leave and vice versa or spend it on tax-friendly goals. The national government attaches great importance to personal growth and career development and offers numerous opportunities for this. The fringe benefits include various study facilities, company fitness, full reimbursement of your public transport travel costs, commuting and partially paid parental leave.
Particularities
We are curious about your motivation for this position, and would therefore like to see an explanation of this in your application letter. In addition, we ask you to describe your activities in detail in your CV, so that we can make a correct assessment of your experience.
The recruitment and selection process is as follows: When we see a match, we invite you for a first interview. Is that positive on both sides? Then we will contact you for a second interview. Do we both like it? Then we conclude with an employment conditions interview. Because working at RIVM entails a social responsibility, we will ask you for a Certificate of Good Behavior (VOG).
Are you already employed by the government? We encourage new career steps within the national government. If you are applying as a “job-to-work candidate” or a “reassignment candidate”, please include a copy of your designation letter. If you now work for the national government through a temporary employment agency, please state this in your letter.
RIVM is committed to employing employees who fall under the target group of the Job Agreement Act. Do you fall into this target group and are you listed in the target group register? Then we also invite you to respond! Knowing more? Then click here! Together with you, we will see if and how you can possibly fill this position. At RIVM you are welcome as you are. We are convinced that diversity in a team makes collaboration and outcome stronger.
This position is related to a number of research projects, which will run for at least 12 months. Chances are that this will continue. RIVM therefore likes to get in touch with candidates who want to commit themselves to RIVM for a longer period of time. At the moment, however, RIVM cannot guarantee this. You will of course be informed in good time about the (im)possibility to extend the employment contract.
Good to know:
This vacancy will go offline after the closing date. Would you like to read it again later, for example before your job interview? Don’t forget to download and save the text. This vacancy is posted on www.werkenvoornederland.nl with closing date 10 July 2023. It is possible that after this date this vacancy can still (unintentionally) be found on various job boards. Be aware that the closing date on www.werkenvoornederland.nl is leading.
Apply?
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) invites you to apply on their site via the link below. The government values a diverse and inclusive organisation. Working in diverse teams makes us more effective, more innovative and the work more fun. Everyone is therefore invited to apply.
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.
Keywords: Vacancy, Laboratory Analyst, Medical microbiology, Molecular biology, Laboratory research, Laboratory technology, HBO, HLO, part-time, full-time, Bilthoven, Utrecht
2023-06-28 15:51:19
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