ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT - Rif. EURES Milano n. 70 /2020

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 - Rif. EURES Milano n. 70 /2020

Job responsibilities:

• 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.

Skills and knowledge required:

• 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. 

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

To apply for this position, please send an English Europass CV to eures@afolmet.it