EFSA Individual Scientific Advisors (ISA) scheme

EFSA invites you to explore the Individual Scientific Advisors (ISA) scheme, a new way to directly support EFSA in its mandate on safeguarding the health of EU citizens.

What? EFSA is establishing a repository of experts to assist its units in carrying out the preparatory work in support of EFSA’s scientific and risk communication activities.

Why? The Individual Scientific Advisors (ISA) scheme is a direct and effective way to provide expert opinions and advice to EFSA on specific topics and tasks.

How?  The call for expression of interests is open at the Experts Careers section. The list is valid for maximum 5 years and selected experts will receive a fixed daily remuneration. In most cases, the task is carried out remotely and the results delivered electronically.

Who?

Any individual (natural persons) with the required scientific profile
Citizens of a member state of EU or EFTA or an EU Candidate country
Citizens from third countries may also apply

Remuneration

Individual experts are remunerated with a fixed fee of 360 € per day. Maximum amount that can be paid to an individual expert during the whole duration of the call (5 years) is 140.000 €.
To find out more, consult the infographic and the documents available here.