Trainee - Biocidal Active Substances Unit (P1)

The Biocidal Active Substances Unit is responsible for ECHA's activities related to the evaluation of active substances and coordinates the scientific assessments to be performed by ECHA under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) for technical equivalence and Article 95 inclusion. Furthermore, in close cooperation with the Biocidal Products Unit, we ensure that the Agency's Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) and its working groups operate in an independent, efficient, transparent, and consistent manner and can deliver high quality scientific opinions or agreements. ECHA’s helpdesk can rely on our scientific and technical input, and we develop guidance documents as well as scientific IT tools. In this professional and challenging setting, we are looking for a trainee with analytical skills and a pro-active attitude.

Assignment

The selected person will work in the Biocidal Active Substances Unit P1 (Regulatory coordination, Biocide and Water Directorate) of the Agency. The selected person will be involved in diverse processes and tasks related to the approval of active substances, including support for the assessment of technical equivalence, the assessment of application for inclusion on the list of active substance suppliers, and development of guidance documents and may provide support to other processes such as the processing of authorisations for biocidal products. In this traineeship you will have the possibility to work specifically in the following areas:

• Scientific and administrative support in ECHA activities with regards to active substance approval;

• Scientific support in the development of assessment methodologies;

• Contribute to the work of one or more of the Working Groups (WGs) of the Biocidal Products Committee (BPC);

• Guidance development.

Profile

• Completed university degree in a science field related to the area of the REACH and Biocide regulations (Ecotoxicology, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Toxicology, etc.);

• Good analytical and IT skills;

• Proactive attitude;

• Goal and customer orientation;

• Good communication and interpersonal skills;

• Aptitude for teamwork;

• Good English skills both written and spoken (as this is the working language of the Agency).

Starting Date: 1 March 2027

Duration: 6 months

Deadline for applications: 2 November 2026 at noon 12:00 Helsinki time (11:00 a.m. CET)