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West FlandersHybridHours negotiable<3months
Help shape the future of fisheries through data, technology, and science.
- Work at the intersection of data science, fisheries research, and policy-relevant science at a research institution.
- Develop new insights from large and innovative datasets.
- Contribute to building the knowledge base for sustainable fisheries management in Flanders, Europe, and beyond.
What you will do.
- Research how new and existing fisheries data can be used more intelligently to better understand fish stocks and support fisheries policy.
- Track data throughout the entire chain, link different data sources, and translate analyses into insights for researchers, the sector, and policymakers.
- Contribute to innovative research and monitoring initiatives related to fisheries, data collection, and sustainable use of marine resources.
- Investigate how new data sources, including high-resolution data and innovative digital applications, can contribute to fisheries research and monitoring.
- Map data flows, link datasets and metadata, and ensure data quality and usability.
- Analyze how this information can be integrated into existing scientific analyses, indicators, and models for assessing fish stocks and fishing activities.
- Combine statistical analyses and modeling with a broad interest in the practical aspects behind the data.
- Work with programming languages such as R or Python.
- Seek interaction with fishermen, auctions, data managers, and other stakeholders to better understand processes, challenges, and opportunities.
- Research how changes in fishing practices, technologies, or management measures impact catches, economic results, and the evaluation of fish stocks.
- Analyze data, develop new methodologies, and translate results into clear insights for science, the sector, and policy.
- Visit ports and fish auctions, build a network within the sector, present results to diverse target groups, and collaborate with national and international partners.
- Be given the space to independently develop research questions and help guide the development of innovative data collection, monitoring, and fisheries management.
What they ask
- A master's degree in (bio-)engineering, marine biology, or a similar field.
- For foreign diplomas, an equivalence recognition will be required upon employment through a recognized institution.
- Experience with data management of datasets and statistical analyses in R or a similar program.
- Fluent in Dutch and English, both spoken and written.
Profile
- You work accurately, are critically minded, and well-organized.
- You are hands-on and proactive, you identify opportunities and seize them.
- You communicate smoothly and accessibly, easily switching between different interlocutors, from researchers and policymakers to fishermen and fish auction employees.
- Curiosity, analytical thinking, and the motivation to unravel complex issues are at least as important.
Practical aspects.
- An indefinite-term contract.
- Employment in salary scale A165 (with a master's degree).
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of hybrid work.
- A generous leave arrangement with 35 vacation days based on previous year's performance.
- Time off between Christmas and New Year.
- Hospitalization and group insurance.
- Commuting allowance (bicycle – public transport).
- Meal vouchers (8€/day).
- Possibility of bicycle leasing.
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