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Applications
You will need to complete an application and submit it before the closing date. Applications can be submitted up to midnight (UTC) on the day of the published closing date.
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Need to know
- Immigration
Successful applicants and members of their family forming part of their households will be exempt from immigration restrictions
Shortlisting for interview
After the closing date, we will review all applications and shortlist candidates to invite for interview, based on the requirements of the job outlined in the vacancy notice. We will establish a shortlist as quickly as possible.
Shortlisted candidates
If you are shortlisted, we will email you to invite you for an interview and provide you with all the relevant information you need, including the names of the interview panel members.
Testing
We may ask you to undertake a task or test as part of the interview process. Should this be necessary, we will inform you in advance.
Feedback to non-shortlisted candidates
If you are not shortlisted, we will notify you by email as soon as possible after the shortlist has been established.
Interviews
We usually conduct job interviews by videoconference. If an interview is by exception scheduled to take place in person, we will give you adequate notice to make your arrangements.
Decision process
After all the interviews have taken place, the interview panel will make a recommendation to our Selection Board. The final decision is taken by the Director-General of ECMWF. This process can take several weeks.
Pre-employment medical examination
We will usually contact successful candidates either by telephone or email to make a conditional offer. A pre-employment medical form will then be emailed to the successful candidate so they can arrange a medical as soon as possible, as a formal offer is not made by ECMWF until medical clearance has been obtained.
Non-selected candidates
All non-selected candidates will be contacted by email to confim the outcome of their application as soon as it is possible to do so.
Contracts of employment
Once the medical clearance has been granted, ECMWF will send the successful candidate a contract of employment.
Onboarding
We share a lot of information with you during the onboarding process to make the start of your employment as smooth as possible, including advice on relocation and removals.