Scientific trainees, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Specific eligibility requirements for this call:

• Nationality: open to nationals of Member States of the European Union and of countries associated to the Research Framework Programmes. The recruitment of candidates from non-Member States (under Research Framework Programmes), may require additional compulsory administrative procedures imposed by the national authority of the country hosting the JRC site.
• Degree: the call is open to recent university graduates who have completed at least a standard 3-year higher education degree (180 ECTS1 credits), corresponding to a complete Bachelor’s cycle (or equivalent) at the closing date of the present call.
The last degree must have been awarded no later than five years before the closing date of the present call for applications. This including candidates who are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree or Ph.D. programme (or its equivalent) and are preparing a thesis.
• Languages: To fully benefit from the traineeship and to participate effectively in meetings and activities, candidates from EU Member States must have a thorough knowledge of at least two Community languages, one of which should be English (minimum C1 level, according to the Common European Framework for Languages – CEFR).
Candidates from non-Member States must have a thorough knowledge of at least English (minimum C1 level, according to the CEFR).
• Previous experiences: The JRC wishes to offer the opportunity of a traineeship to as many people as possible.
Therefore, applications are not considered eligible from those candidates who for more than six weeks:

• have already benefited or benefit from any kind of traineeship (formal or informal, paid or unpaid) within a European institution or body;

or

• who have had or have any kind of employment within a European institution or body, including anyone who is or has been an assistant to a Member of the European Parliament, a consultant or researcher, a temporary staff member, a contract staff member, an auxiliary contract staff member, an auxiliary agent or an interim staff member of any EU institution or body.

Required selection criteria

Candidates are evaluated anonymously on the basis of the following criteria:

• • Level of education: minimum bachelors’ degree;
  • Level of knowledge of English;
  • Level of knowledge of any other official language of the EU, as well as other non-EU languages, if any;
  • Relevant field-related work experience, if any;
  • Field-related methodologies and technologies, IT skills, if any;
  • International experience (education, work, volunteering abroad and aptitude to work in an international environment atmosphere), if any;
  • Papers, publications, participation in conferences/summer schools, if any;
  • Motivation and suitability for the field(s).

Not all candidates in the database will be contacted. Candidates might be contacted for informal interviews directly by the interested JRC Unit/Service. Inclusion in the database does not, in itself, constitute a job offer. An offer is not considered final until the contract has been signed.

Benefits 

• The conditions of the Traineeship Programme are governed by the Rules Governing the Traineeship Scheme of the Joint Research Centre. The next traineeship session will start in March 2025 and will run for a fixed period of 5 months. Under exceptional circumstances, a postponement of the start date may be possible. The duration of the traineeship may not be less than three months. Candidates should be aware that any postponement of the start date might have an impact upon candidates’ eligibility for other career opportunities at the European Commission.
• The amount of the basic monthly allowance in 2024, adjusted by the applicable correction coefficient of the site, is between € 1.306,16 and € 1.581,292
• A trainee whose place of recruitment is less than 50km from the JRC site where the traineeship will take place is awarded half of the basic allowance. Trainees who receive a scholarship, salary, lump sum or any other form of payment can benefit from a monthly allowance that brings their total income up to the standard JRC level.
• No tax or social security contributions will be withheld or paid by the European Commission with respect to the above stated allowances.

Organisation/Company –Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Research Field – variety of areas

Country – Geel (Belgium), Ispra (Italy), Karlsruhe (Germany), Petten (the Netherlands) or Seville (Spain)

Application Deadline –Nov 04, 2024 23:59 Brussels time