EU Collaborations Intern

The European Food Information Council

Science Communication in EU-Funded Projects’ Internship

Start date: March 2027

Duration: 6 months

About us

EUFIC - the European Food Information Council, is a non-profit organisation that provides science- based information on food and health.

We are passionate science and communication experts who believe in the power of knowledge, and in a world where people choose to live healthily because they know how to. To help build it, we offer accessible, appealing and actionable science-based information to inspire and empower people to improve their diet and lifestyle.

We collaborate with a broad network of academics, national and international organisations, businesses and professionals in the food and health sector. We are a lively, multi-disciplinary, and multi-cultural team of just over 30 colleagues, based in the heart of Brussels, just a 10 minutes’ walk from the Grand Place.

Job description

We are looking for MSc students to join the EUFIC Collaborative Projects Team for a long-term period (at least 6 months) who wish to deepen their knowledge of project management and science communication by supporting communication and dissemination activities in food & health EU-funded projects.

Key responsibilities

We appreciate and encourage interns to be proactive and, as much as possible, take ownership of their activities/projects. The chosen candidate will be actively involved in the development, review, and promotion of different types of science-based content covering a wide range of food & health related topics; the organisation of events; supporting colleagues in project management tasks, as well as the implementation of other activities foreseen by EU-funded projects in which EUFIC is involved in.

Tasks include:

• Align with and coordinate partners in providing content for communication and dissemination activities
• Publishing project website and newsletter content
• Organisation and promotion of events (conferences, webinars, workshops)
• Supporting the partners in the development and roll-out of communication campaigns
• Providing support with organizational tasks within the EUFIC Collaborative Projects Team
• Supporting project management tasks (i.e., budget management, reporting, etc.)
• Reporting on milestones reached as well as progress towards key impact indicators
• Providing project-related content for infographics and visual materials to EUFIC’s graphic designers
• Drafting and fact-checking social media content and monitoring social media performance
• Supporting in stakeholder engagement activities

Upcoming internships will be focused on the following thematic areas:

• Microbiomes in the food systems
• Informing about healthier and sustainable diets
• Prevention of non-communicable diseases through nutrition

Some internships may also support consumer research activities (also in the above thematic areas).

Educational requirements, experience and skills

• currently enrolled in an MSc programme towards a scientific degree focused on food safety, food science, nutrition, or a related area, with the option to pursue a placement during their studies.
• strong and proven English writing skills , another European language is an advantage.
• available for at least 6 months
• an excellent communicator, with ability to translate scientific information into easy-to- understand language.
• interested in and a passion for food & health communication.
• can search for information, digest it, and summarise succinctly.
• proactive and well organised, capable of handling tasks alone
• good interpersonal skills
• eye for detail
• experienced with content management systems and search-engine optimization.
• working knowledge of standard software packages (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job conditions

Trainees typically enjoy the following:

• full-time position
• living allowance of 450 €/month
• multicultural workplace in the heart of Brussels (but possibility to work remotely)
• a chance to learn from dedicated science and communication professionals
• an induction programme designed to increase your skills in the assigned tasks
• possible European travel for meetings and conferences

Please note: the intern must be in possession of a working laptop

Application process

• Please check the application dates mentioned on the EUFIC Internship Programme.
• Email your application to [email protected] stating “Science Communication in EU- FundedProjects” in the subject.
• If selected, you will receive an email with an assignment (you have a couple of days to send it back) and the request to choose from different timeslots to book the interview with the EUFIC staff. The interview is based also, but not exclusively, on the assignment.
• If not selected, you will not receive any communication. In any case, if you don’t receive any communication by 2 weeks from the application deadline, it means that your application was not selected.

Note that ONLY applications submitted within the respective periods will be considered. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] and clearly indicate “Question regarding internship” in the subject heading.