The Director will be responsible for the growth and consolidation of the STG’s 2025- 2030 strategy within the framework of the EUI 2025-2030 strategy, in line with the EUI’s new vision.

The role requires a highly innovative and collaborative leadership style—someone capable of fostering integration with the EUI Departments and the Robert Schuman Centre, while also forging strong partnerships with external stakeholders. The successful candidate will bring a forward-thinking approach to advancing the STG’s mission, inspiring creative solutions, and cultivating dynamic engagement across academic, policy, and social spheres.

The successful candidate would bring the following ‘essential’ and ‘desirable’ skills:

Essential:

- Experience in, and enthusiasm for, leading academic and professional staff with an inspiring, supportive and inclusive leadership style;
- A PhD in a relevant social science field and a record of scientific publications of recognised international quality;
- Extensive experience in transnational governance and innovative policymaking and implementation, including collaborations between EU institutions and member states, civil society and the private sector;
- Experience in guiding the development of Master and Executive Training programmes with an interest, vision, and capacity for education innovation and the integration of creative ideas and methods;
- Proven ability to develop and execute a proactive fundraising strategy, build international partnerships, attract top-tier scholars and practitioners, and effectively interact with professional and social partners in the development of research and education;
- Proven ability to enhance and sustain the STG’s vibrant academic climate by engaging with leading scholars, contributing to transnational governance research, and fostering integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration with all other EUI academic units;
- Proven financial and operational management skills.

Desirable:

- Capacity to communicate findings and vision on how social science research can contribute to positive social change;
- Capacity to build on the STG’s track record in publications, education, and social impact;
- A proven capacity of acquiring, leading and managing large externally-funded research projects;
- A current and demonstrable network of contacts at the highest level in EU institutions.

Please find all the informations here.

The deadline for application is April 7.