Traineeship at ECDC

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organises traineeship once a year, each for a period of five to nine months.

ECDC is an EU agency which aims to strengthen Europe’s defences against infectious diseases.

The main aims are:

• to provide young university graduates with a unique and first-hand experience of ECDC;
• to provide an understanding of the objectives and goals of ECDC’s coordination role in identifying, assessing and communicating current and emerging threats to human health from
• communicable diseases in the European Union;
• to enable trainees to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of the Centre’s units;
• to provide the opportunity to recent university graduates to put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies, and in particular in their specific area of study;
• to contribute to the professional development of recent university graduates and thereby facilitate their entry into professional life.

In 2025 the programme is offering traineeship opportunities in the professional areas listed here.
Applicants may submit one application only.

Eligibility criteria

• Trainees are nationals of the EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;
• Candidates must have completed their studies and been awarded a full university degree by the closing date for applications;
• Candidates must have a very good command of English (the language of day-to-day operations at ECDC); knowledge of additional EU languages is an asset.
• Candidates can not have already benefited or benefit from any kind of traineeship or employment (formal or informal, paid or unpaid) within a European institution, agency or body, or delegation.

Trainees are expected to start the programme between  February and May 2025.

Grant
Interns receive a monthly grant (1 913.32 EUR as of 2024) and a travel allowance.

Deadline  21 october 2024, (noon) CET.

For more information: EURODESK