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Would you be interested in joining the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as an interim via Randstad Italia? If you have a good proficiency in English and previous experience in plant health research, this could be your chance to work in a multicultural and dynamic environment.

We are looking for a Plant Health Research Assistant in the PLANTS Unit.

EFSA is committed to supporting the careers of people with visible and invisible disabilities that are encouraged to apply to Randstad open positions to be deployed at EFSA. The purpose of EFSA is to be globally accessible to any person regardless of their age, gender, culture, or ability, to foster the greatest degree of independence.

Responsabilità

The Interim will:

- Support data collection for plant pest risk assessments;
- Analyse climate suitability for new and emerging pests;
- Perform literature searches across scientific databases;
- Extract and prepare summary data tables;
- Draft, edit and publish technical and scientific outputs;
- Provide technical support to Working Groups and Panels;
- Draft and publish official meeting minutes.

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Requirements:

- Excellent knowledge of English (at least C1 level);
- Knowledge of plant health including at least one of the following fields: plant pathology, plant disease epidemiology, plant bacteriology, plant nematology, entomology, acarology, crop protection, biological control, integrated pest management;




- At least 6 months of working experience in collecting and collating evidence, writing and reviewing scientific documents, analyzing and interpreting data with statistics;
- Familiarity with EU plant health law would be considered an asset;
- Good knowledge of IT tools, including Microsoft Power Point, Excel, Word;
- Behavioural competencies: working with others, analysis and problem solving, attention to detail, time management, priority setting and planning, customer focus, resilience and composure.

Assignment: initial contract of 3/4 months, with possibility of extension. Expected duration of assignment: 12 months.

Salary: approx. 2326,00 per month before taxes.

Work modalities: office work is required on at least 2 days per week. Remote work is possible within 2 hours from EFSA's premises in Parma, Italy, for the remaining days.

Please provide an English Europass template CV.

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📌 Plant Health Research Assistant - PLANTS Unit (Parma)
🏢 Randstad Italia
📍 Parma