Working at NIOZ
At NIOZ everything revolves around the sea. Our mission is simple but powerful: knowing our seas to safeguard our future. By working here, you contribute directly to the big questions of our time—climate change, biodiversity loss, rising seas. Your work truly matters.
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Sabbatical at NIOZ
NIOZ offers researchers from Dutch universities the possibility to spend a sabbatical period at our institute.
NIOZ as an employer
To help you reach your full potential, at NIOZ we focus on creating the best conditions to excel. Creating equal opportunities and balance in diversity are at the forefront of our approach. Our excellent science staff, support staff, our ocean-going research fleet and facilities, and the multidisciplinary research approach are unique. At NIOZ, you are connected with the entire chain of marine research. You can develop excellent (research) skills to fulfill your ambitions and contribute to addressing the biggest challenges of our time.
We offer freedom and support to grow, with training, mentoring and international collaboration. With colleagues from over 30 nationalities, diversity and openness are part of our strength. Our fleet, labs and facilities make NIOZ unique, and no two days are the same. What stays constant is teamwork, curiosity and the sense that your work matters. For science and for the planet.
Join us
If you want your work to make waves in science and society, NIOZ might be your next horizon.
Students and supervisors aboard RV Wim Wolff (photo: Maarten Stenneberg)
Our people, their stories
Who better to tell you what it's like to work at NIOZ than the people who do it every day? From scientists aboard our research vessels to technicians in the laboratory and colleagues who ensure that everything runs smoothly ashore, everyone has their own story to tell. In their words, you will discover what drives them, what they enjoy most and what makes NIOZ such a unique place to work.
Researcher
"As a microbial oceanographer, I use the opportunity to sail on board our vessels not only for research but also as a teaching platform. We have so much to learn about the ocean, and being on a floating classroom has unparalleled transformational potential."
Linda Amaral-Zettler, MMB research leader
Linda Amaral-Zettler
Technician
“My work as an instrument maker is very diverse, no two days are the same. That’s what makes it so enjoyable: one day I am working on the tiniest of trackers for migratory birds, the next day we are building the largest ocean instrument NIOZ has ever made. From 3D design drawings to the final product, I’m involved in the whole process.”
Jesper van Bennekom, instrument maker
Jesper at the milling machine (Photo: Marieke Epping)
Support staff
“At NIOZ you don’t have to be a scientist to make an impact. In my role, at the reception, I make employees and guests feel welcome from the moment they enter the building. It is a varied and meaningful job. What I value most is the atmosphere and the way people act. They are curious, open and genuinely passionate about what they do.”
Rian van der Heijden, receptionist
Rian van der Heijden (Photo: Amber van 't Veen)
PhD candidate
"My PhD research at NIOZ, has immersed me in a vibrant, international community. With state-of-the-art facilities and colleagues from diverse disciplines, I’ve grown as a scientist while building lasting relationships and producing work I’m proud of. This work has been rewarding and wonderfully varied, with some days spent trudging through knee-deep mud, and others spent trudging through the data. I am still not sure which is more of a challenge!"
Hailley Danielson-Owczynsky, PhD candidate
Hailley Danielson-Owczynski (Photo: Matilda Stolfa)