Trainee (Monitoring of antimicrobial consumption and resistance)

About the traineeship programme

The Agency is looking for motivated, qualified recent graduates or students on an Erasmus+ or other programme or PhD students or Master's students (who posses a previous degree), who are interested in gaining experience and contribute to the Agency’s work for every patient in Europe. The purpose of a traineeship at the Agency is to perform tasks that are predominantly in the interest of the trainee’s training and principally serve to increase the trainee’s knowledge and to gain relevant experience.

Placement description

We are looking for a trainee in the Veterinary Antimicrobial Monitoring and Resistance Service within the Veterinary Medicines Division.

Specific objectives and projects

The Veterinary Antimicrobial Monitoring and Resistance Service (V-SR-AMR) works in a strategic priority area for EMA and is responsible for all activities concerning veterinary antimicrobial resistance. It takes part in EMA's mission by applying scientific excellence in the supervision of medicines, leading in matters related to antimicrobial resistance in line with the 'One Health' approach.

As a trainee in this area you will:

• Support the collection and reporting of data on the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals under Regulation (EU) 2019/6. This work is related to the  Antimicrobial Sales and Use (ASU) Platform.
• Support the preparation of the Joint Interagency Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance Analysis (JIACRA) triennial report in collaboration with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on the sales and use of antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine.

Learning outcomes

Through this traineeship, you will gain in depth knowledge on collection and reporting data on sales and use on antimicrobials in veterinary medicine.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for consideration for this placement, you are required to:

1. enjoy full rights as a citizen of a European Union Member State or Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway;
2. possess a university degree in life sciences (minimum of three years or more) that must have been obtained between 30 September 2023 and 30 September 2024 or be a university student on an Erasmus + or a similar programme or a PhD student or a Master's student with a previous fully finished degree in the areas mentioned before.
3. a thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1) and good knowledge of other official EU language (at least B2) of the Common European Framework for Languages

For criteria 1 and 2, you will be required to provide proof in the application form and at the interview stage. Failing to present these documents may result in the disqualification from the procedure.

Additional skills

In addition to the eligibility criteria, you will have Data Analytics.

A Veterinary degree and/or postgraduate studies in epidemiology will be an advantage.

Behavioural Competencies

You will demonstrate the following behavioural competencies:

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Working with others
• Adaptability
• Research and analytical skills
• Learning and development

Expected selection timelines

Conditions of traineeship

The traineeship is offered for 10 months (1 March 2025 – 31 December 2025) and takes place at the Agency’s premises in Amsterdam with possibility for teleworking up to 40% of working time from The Netherlands and occasional teleworking from outside The Netherlands. Traineeships are offered for either full-time or part-time (80% or 50%) if combined with university studies.

The Agency pays a monthly stipend of €1,858.31 for a full-time traineeship (reduced accordingly for 80% or 50%) and a travel contribution upon joining the Agency.

Each trainee will have a mentor at the Agency who will guide the trainee through the programme.

The conditions of employment are stated in the Executive Decision on rules governing the traineeship programme at the EMA available here.