Selection procedure reference: EMA/TR/11121
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2025 23:59 CET
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU), located in Amsterdam. It began operating in 1995. It is responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines in the EU.
This traineeship opportunity is now open for applications until 30 September 2025 23:59 CET, with an intake on 1 March 2026.
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 Communication Department within the Stakeholders and Communication Division.
Specific objectives and projects
The scope of a traineeship in the InfoCentre is to research and identify new AI-based information tools that can contribute to facilitating how EMA staff can search for, retrieve, interact with, access and analyse information from the latest scientifc literature sources (mainly health-related) as easily as possible and supported by cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence.
This project aims to enhance our staff’s ability to stay updated with the latest research, contribute to decision-making, and boost operational efficiency.
The trainee will evaluate AI tools in knowledge management in the light of the information needs of EMA staff and explore how they could be integrated into our systems.
You will be involved in the digital transformation of the EU Network’s scientific and regulatory processes, helping to enable the use of advanced digital tools and analytics, and contributing to the development of a supporting digital infrastructure.
Learning outcomes

Through this traineeship, you will:

• Gain knowledge of innovative literature resources, information services and tools including electronic databases, online subscriptions and related management software available in the field of medicine, life sciences and regulatory science.
• Increase knowledge management skills in the field of library and information science.
• Gain experience in a customer-oriented information service within an Agency of the European Union.
• Improve soft and practical skills while gaining insights into collection management, cataloguing, conducting literature searches, performing document delivery and delivering live presentations.

Eligibility criteria

WHO WE ARE?

Serving a population of 500 million citizens, we promote and protect public animal health in EU Member States, as well as the countries of the European Economic Area, by ensuring that all medicines available on the EU market are safe, effective and of high quality.

Please refer the Job description for details