Seconded National Expert - Transport RI Policies (Ref: RTD.C.3)

The mission of the Directorate-General Research and Innovation is to design, coordinate, supervise, evaluate and ensure the efficient and effective delivery of Research and Innovation (R&I) Framework Programmes as well as support other EU policies through R&I. R&I shape the past, present and future in virtually all areas of our lives. R&I create new and improved products and services, leading to jobs and investment opportunities. R&I drive progress in health care, giving the prospect of longer, healthier lives. The results of R&I provides foundations for evidence-based policy-making to tackle the big challenges such as climate change, sustainable transport and energy, social integration.

We propose a dynamic and challenging position as a Policy Officer, contributing to the development of Research & Innovation policies, missions and partnerships in the area of transport (in particular automotive and aviation), and focused on establishing synergies between different industrial sectors and between different instruments at EU, national and regional levels.

The Policy Officer will help to develop the Commission transport policies in particular in the area of Research and Innovation in particular in the areas of automotive and aviation, in line with the European Competitiveness Compass, the Clean Industrial Deal, the Automotive Action Plan and the EC proposals for the next Framework Programme for R&I (FP10), the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) and the new Connecting Europe Facilities (CEF), especially supporting the green and digital transition to a competitive and climate neutral Europe by 2050. The policy officer will also support the coordination and follow-up of the automotive/aviation-related Horizon Europe partnerships and missions in close cooperation with the other DGs. The work of the Policy Officer involves close and regular collaboration/co-creation across and within the units, Directorates, Directorate-General, and with other Directorates-Generals.

The Policy Officer’s objectives are:

• To contribute to analysis, development and coordination of policies in EU Automotive/Aviation Research and Innovation areas, with emphasis on decarbonisation, digitalisation and competitiveness.
• To contribute to the preparation of the policy documents for potential new transport initiatives (Joint Undertaking) in the new Multi Financial Framework (MFF).
• To exploit synergies among different industrial sectors and relevant national/regional initiatives including EU wide initiatives like the current Horizon Europe partnerships such as SESAR, Batt4EU, CCAM, Made in EU and Chips.
• To contribute to the development and supervision of relevant work-programmes in Horizon Europe.

The Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU points out that ONLY applications submitted by the Permanent Representation will be considered. Interested parties are therefore requested to send application documents in English (Europass CV, letter of motivation and declaration of approval of the employer) 7 days before the official deadline, namely by February 18, 2026 by email to sne.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at.

Only the “Europass CV” form should be used to create the CV. Applicants must state the exact name of the position for which they are applying (e.g. JRC-B-5) in all documents submitted.

For more detailed information on the job profile, requirements and selection procedure, please refer to the detailed vacancy notice below.

Reference: RTD.C.3