Scientific Assistant – Nutrition & Food Innovation Unit
Posted: 18.05.2026
Job reference: 7f638199240b50550dc958265382907a
Salary: €28,000 – €34,000 per year
Responsibilities
Support assessment of GMO applications and generic mandates.
Draft, edit and publish scientific outputs.
Run queries and perform searches in databases.
Prepare summary data tables.
Provide support to the Food and Feed Working Group and Panel, including document management and drafting/publishing minutes, according to relevant procedures.
Process dossier data and report scientific compliance in accordance with EFSA Guidance provisions.
Apply specific knowledge in toxicology risk assessment (GMOs) and protein safety to technical tasks.
Qualifications
Excellent knowledge of English (at least C1 level).
Previous experience in toxicology risk assessment and protein safety assessment.
Experience in collecting, collating evidence, analyzing and interpreting data using statistics.
Experience in laboratory safety testing or investigations of proteins (asset).
Experience in GM plants field (asset).
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