European Policy

EFSA Seconded National Experts Call 2025-2027 - European Food Safety Authority (Parma)

Contract TypeSeconded National Expert

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The summary below is published by European Food Safety Authority on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

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To view/ edit your job submissions or general candidate profile, please refer to the specific career section by clicking one of the above quadrants:Staff, Experts, Young Professionals, Secondments.

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Only applications for published vacancies submitted via the online tool are considered. Applications by email are not accepted. In case you encounter technical issues while filling-in an application form or your candidate profile, please make sure you first clear the browser's history or switch browser. If problems persist, please contact EFSA Service Desk at [email protected]. The service will be active Monday to Friday from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM.

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Position details

Reference
EFSA/NS/SNE/2025
Vacancy Notice
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Last Verified
15 September 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for EFSA Seconded National Experts Call 2025-2027 at EFSA based in Parma (Seconded National Expert). The vacancy reference is EFSA/NS/SNE/2025. The role falls under the European Policy domain.

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We are looking for motivated and talented scientists with a background in one of the following areas: Food/Feed Microbiology ; Industrial...

📁Science Professionals

EFSA/F/4/2026/02 Requisition #

We are looking for motivated and talented scientists with a background in one of the following areas: Chemistry (Food and Feed Chemistry); Exposure...

EFSA/F/4/2026/01 Requisition #

Heads of Risk Assessment DepartmentsEFSA/X/AD/2026/03 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is looking for Heads of Risk....

📁Management Professionals

EFSA/X/AD/2026/03 Requisition #

Notice of call for expressions of interestEOI/EFSA/COM/2026/01Expert advice in the area of Communication, Digital and Social Science (Operational...

EOI/EFSA/COM/2026/01 Requisition #

EFSA GUEST PROGRAMME 2026/2027EFSA/NS/GP/2026 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is opening positions for Guest...

📁Guest Professionals

EFSA/NS/GP/2026 Requisition #

My Profile/ My Submissions

To view/ edit your job submissions or general candidate profile, please refer to the specific career section by clicking one of the above quadrants:Staff, Experts, Young Professionals, Secondments.

Previous Job Searches

© 2026 EFSA Careers. All rights reserved.

Only applications for published vacancies submitted via the online tool are considered. Applications by email are not accepted. In case you encounter technical issues while filling-in an application form or your candidate profile, please make sure you first clear the browser's history or switch browser. If problems persist, please contact EFSA Service Desk at [email protected]. The service will be active Monday to Friday from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM.

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Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 21 March 2026, 178 days ago.

No closing date is published in the source feed for this position. EU vacancies typically remain open for four to eight weeks; check the official vacancy notice for the cut-off date and time.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 15 September 2026.

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EFSA see the EFSA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Parma see our Parma location page; for related vacancies in the European Policy field browse our European Policy domain page.

New to EU careers? Our beginner's guide walks through entry routes, EPSO competitions, and what to prepare. For application logistics see application tips and EPSO competitions.

Career trajectory

Career progression for this grade staff is governed by Articles 44 to 46 of the Staff Regulations (consolidated text on EUR-Lex) and Annex IB on the promotion procedure. Step increases are automatic every two years (Art. 44); grade promotion is competitive, based on the appraisal exercise (Art. 45) and the Career Development Review. For roles at EFSA, progression to the next grade typically takes three to five years on merit, with two-yearly step increases in between. Article 46 governs the classification at recruitment, which sets the starting step within the grade (usually step 1 for external recruits without prior EU service, step 2 or 3 where relevant professional experience is recognised).
Mobility within the institutions is encouraged via the inter-institutional and intra-institutional vacancy publication system: temporary agents who pass the probation period and reservists from EPSO laureate lists can typically apply to internal vacancies after one year of service. Lateral moves between Directorates-General reset the seniority clock for promotion only if the new post carries a different grade.

Language profile

Beyond the formal language requirements stated in the vacancy notice, the day-to-day working languages at this employer are English and French in roughly equal measure, with German appearing in some technical files. Internal meetings and most policy drafting in Brussels run in English; French remains the preferred internal language in Luxembourg-based services and parts of DG TRADE.

Application cadence

EFSA has not advertised another comparable role with the same grade and European Policy signature in the past twenty-four months. This opening has rarely been seen on the EU Careers feed and may be the first such posting in our two-year window. Applicants who pass the eligibility checks should not assume the same profile will reopen on a predictable cadence.

Source: This job listing was sourced from the officialEU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: .

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