At the request of the European Commission (EC) and in particular the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is launching a selection procedure to set up a database of successful candidates from which to recruit research contract staff (Contract Agents FGIV) with the aforementioned profiles for the provision of additional capacity.

The database of successful candidates will be used mainly by the European Commission and more particularly by the Joint Research Centre. The majority of the positions will be offered at the JRC in the following institutes at their respective location:

Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) in Geel, Belgium
Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) in Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute for Energy and Transport (IET) in Petten, the Netherlands
Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC) in Ispra, Italy
Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) in Ispra, Italy
Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) in Ispra, Italy
Institute for Perspective Technological Studies (IPTS) in Seville, Spain
Ispra Site Management (ISM) in Ispra, Italy

Some positions will be offered in Brussels at the following Directorates General (DGs):

DG Communications Networks – European Commission (DG CONNECT)
DG Research and Innovation – European Commission (DG RTD)
DG Health and Consumers – European Commission (DG SANCO)

Profile 1: Natural Sciences 100
Profile 2: Quantitative Sciences 180
Profile 3: Human and Social Sciences 150
Profile 4: Agricultural, Environmental and Earth Sciences 110
Profile 5: Health Sciences 60