SCENIHR - Call for experts in EMF (Deadline for submission: 24 September 2012)

SCENIHR - Call for experts in EMF (Deadline for submission: 24 September 2012)

Call for expression of interest for experts in Potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF).

The European Commission has requested the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) to update its opinion of 2009 on the potential health impacts caused by EMF. More information on this request can be found at the official mandate for this assessment.

The relevant SCENIHR working group has identified a need in the field of electromagnetic fields (EMF). In line with the Rules of procedure of the Scientific Committees, a call for expression of interest for experts in this topic is launched.

To allow for a comprehensive assessment, experts in various scientific fields related to EMF are encouraged to apply. The SCENIHR is particularly interested in experts with relevant professional experience in the area of THz exposure and its biological effects as well as in the area of reproductive andrology. Experience in risk assessment issues would be an advantage.

The deadline for submission for this call for experts is 24 September 2012 (kindly note that the registration to the database of experts with regard to the general work of the Scientific Committees is permanently open). Applicants are requested to indicate "SCENIHR: EMF - call for experts" in the subject title of the message sent with their application.

The successful candidate will be required to read and accept the conditions for his/her membership in the working group, as explained in detailed in the Rules of procedure of the Scientific Committees.

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