Trainee

There are up to 20 graduate traineeship opportunities per year in scientific fields such as chemistry, toxicology, biology, environmental science and technologies, and administrative duties such as law, communications, finance, human resources and ICT. The traineeships usually start in the beginning of March or September.

The trainee scheme is designed for:
Recent university graduates and holders of a technical or professional qualification of an equivalent level in fields relevant to applicable chemicals legislation or other fields relevant to the administration tasks of an EU institution
Public or private sector employees engaged in graduate-level work in fields relevant to applicable chemicals legislation.

Duration
Traineeships last six months and may not be extended beyond this period.

Grants
The graduate trainee scheme offers a grant of approximately 1,704 euro.
Trainees who continue to receive remuneration from their employer, or any other grant or allowance will only be entitled to a grant from ECHA if the amount they receive is less than the one indicated above. In this case, trainees will receive an amount equal to the difference between their income and the level of ECHA's grant.

Trainees in employment must provide a declaration of remuneration, expenses and allowances signed by their employer.

Eligibility Criteria
To apply for a graduate traineeship you must:
Be a national of a Member State of the EU or a national of the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein). Nationals of candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy can also be accepted according to the availability of budgetary resources and the ECHAs capacity to host them. A limited number of nationals of non-Member States may also be accepted
Be able to communicate in English as this is the working language of ECHA
Have obtained a university degree or equivalent or engaged in graduate-level work in fields relevant ECHA
You will be invited for a remote interview if you are selected.
Trainees do not benefit from sickness insurance. Before the start of your traineeship you must prove you are covered by a sickness and accident insurance valid in Finland.
Traineeships are not offered to applicants who have already been a trainee in a European institution or body, employed by a European institution or body, or worked for ECHA as an interim staff member, researcher or in house expert for more than eight weeks.

Open traineeship posts: Careers
The deadline to fill in the application form is 15 April 2026 at noon 12:00 Helsinki time (11:00 a.m. CET).

Jätä hakemus: https://jobs.echa.europa.eu/psp/pshrrcr/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP...
Yhteystiedot: The deadline to fill in the application form is 15 April 2026 at noon 12:00 Helsinki time (11:00 a.m. CET).
Työpaikan osoite: Telakkakatu 6, 00150 Helsinki
Työaika: Kokoaikatyö
Työn kesto: Määräaikainen
Hakuaika päättyy: 15.04.2026 09:00
Ilmoitus jätetty: 19.03.2026 15:07
Työmarkkinatorin ilmoitusnumero: 7fc84ace-608d-4706-aea6-8595a8671710

Lähde: Työmarkkinatorin asiakastietojärjestelmä

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