VRS Regulatory
Junior Consultant - Environmental Risk Assessment

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About the Role
A rare opportunity to take a trainee role at an Environmental and Chemical Risk Assessment Consultancy. This would be ideal for someone looking to develop a career in Chemical Regulatory Science and develop specialist skills in Exposure Assessment.
You will join a highly specialist team of chemical risk assessment scientists and benefit from comprehensive training in Environmental Risk Assessment, specifically the areas of environmental (and human health) exposure assessment. Exposure Assessment is a core step in a Chemical Safety Assessments. You will be taught how to assess ecotoxicology data to identify the hazard, how to establish safe reference levels, develop exposure scenarios and estimates and conduct the risk assessment.
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You will work very closely with the team’s experts and gain invaluable and ongoing on the job training. You will also be exposed to other areas e.g. Ecotoxicology.
Requirements
This role is ideal for a candidate with a degree/higher degree (MSc) in a chemistry or ecotoxicology related subject; ideally you will have some relevant experience in ecotoxicology, environmental science or chemical regulatory affairs as part of a placement year, internship or work experience – this could be lab, site or desk based.
It is vital that you have an interest in Environmental Risk Assessment and are committed to developing a career in this exciting area.


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Key Skills: Environmental risk assessment, regulatory science, chemical exposure, environmental science, ecotoxicology, regulatory affairs, environmental consultancy, report writing.
About the Company
VRS Regulatory is the Regulatory Affairs and Risk Assessment division of specialist scientific recruiter VRS. We focus on recruitment in Regulatory Affairs, Registrations, REACH, CLP, SDS Authoring, Product Safety, Compliance, Risk Assessment, Regulatory Toxicology, Regulatory Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate in the chemicals, agrochemicals and biocides sectors.
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