Nutrition and Food Safety Intern

Supports WHO nutrition and food-safety work through literature reviews, research, data collection and drafting. The intern contributes to tools, guidance, briefs and events, including alternative-protein and artificial-intelligence work, while learning evidence review and international standard-setting.

Department: Nutrition and Food Safety - Standards and Scientific Advice

• Review scientific literature and conduct literature surveys
• Perform web research and collect subject-specific data
• Contribute to development of tools and guidelines
• Draft, format and edit briefs, toolkits, manuals and reports
• Support workshops, meetings, conferences and events
• Contribute to work on alternative proteins and food-safety innovation
• Assemble data and prepare analytical background documents

• Completion of three years of full-time university study in food science, nutrition, veterinary science, public health or a related field
• Current university enrolment, or graduation within eighteen months before applying
• Expert English
• Research or report-drafting experience
• Academic or research experience in the subject area

• Twelve-week internship from 16 November 2026 to 5 February 2027
• The internship may be renewed to 24 weeks through 30 April 2027
• WHO provides a living allowance, lunch vouchers, accident insurance and medical insurance