Environmental Risk Assessment Scientific Assistant

Would you like to work for a European Agency? If you have a good proficiency in English and knowledge of environmental/chemical risk assessment this could be your chance to work in a multicultural and dynamic environment. 

We are looking for an Environmental Risk Assessment scientific assistant for the Pesticides Peer Review unit.

Responsabilità

• Support the work needed to enable any contractors to complete alloted tasks;


• Liaise with contractors to clarify aspects of the regulatory framework for both pesticides and water quality;


• Liaise with the European Chemicals Agency; 


• Evaluate reports;


• Collecting and collating data from scientific databases;


• Undertaking literature searches and reviews on selected scientific topics;


• Extract and prepare data for further analysis;


• Drafting clear, concise and structured scientific reports and publications using appropriate scientific terminology;


• Planning and monitoring deadlines;


• Writing of meeting minutes.

• Excellent knowledge of English (at least B2 level);


• 1 year of relevant working experience;


• Knowledge of oxidation chemistry, analytical chemistry, chemical engineering / water treatment processes, environmental exposure assessment, hydrology in agricultural / horticultural areas, environmental fate and behaviour, environmental exposure and land use; 


• Experience in drafting clear, concise and structured scientific reports and publications using appropriate scientific terminology;


• Proficiency in IT tools (MS office, databases, internet browsers);


• Communication and English: strong ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both spoken and written English; 


• Working with others: ability to work co-operatively with others in teams and across organisational boundaries and respect differences between people. 

Assignment: first contract until 31/12 starting from October, with possibility of extensions. Initially working from home

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