Guest Scientists & Professionals

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is opening positions for Guest Scientists & Professionals (All EFSA Units and Departments) Please send us your application by no later than 30 November 2025 at 23.59 (Local time) IS THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME Would you like to join our Agency for a few months and take part in our different projects? Would you be interested to share your expertise with us while gaining valuable insights from the work we do to ensure food safety within the EU? Would you like to enter the EU Agencies ecosystem and get a hands-on experience? As a guest professional, you would bring your expertise to EFSA and take back to your home administration or university the knowledge acquired during your period of secondment. The Guest Programme is open to PhD candidates and employees of public administration, institutions or international organisations. It is a cost-free scheme for which EFSA does not pay any financial contribution to the selected candidates. The secondment will take place either at the premises of EFSA or remotely. Your key objectives Under the supervision of an Adviser within the unit of assignment, you will have the opportunity to: Gain first-hand experience in a scientific EU Agency allowing you to develop new competencies and skills in line with personal interests and professional aspirations; Contribute to specific and/or research projects with new ideas and innovative solutions; Bring forward your project and deepen your research in collaboration with experts in the field; Extend links to the international risk assessment community. The content of your project and/or research depends on your interests and on EFSA's work priorities. You may select up to two different areas of interest, in order of preference, related to your background and competencies in fields such as: environmental risk assessment, toxicology, animal health, animal welfare, biological hazards, human nutrition, data management and analysis, partnership and communication etc. Duration The duration of the placement will be specified in the offer and is regulated under Article 3 of the relevant Decision of the Executive Director.

EFSA employs more than 550 staff members, and its Scientific Committee and Panels engage highly qualified and independent scientific experts. Every position within EFSA plays an important part in creating an inspirational environment in which to work and develop. EFSA's standards and values are driven by ethics and integrity and all staff is expected to act in a manner consistent with its principles, including fairness, transparency and impartiality in work practices and conduct towards other people. EFSA is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified candidates without any distinction on grounds of age, gender sexual orientation, impairment and disability, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief. All EFSA staff is committed to create an open and inclusive environment.