The current vacancy is in the Territorial Development Unit within the Fair and Sustainable Economy Directorate of the JRC. The mission of the unit is to support the territorial articulation of the EU policy agenda, its external investment and global outreach. Our aim is to deliver world-class science-for-policy support to bring Europe closer to citizens and places, turning territorial diversity into value.
We aim at strengthening the EU global role in putting forward place-based solutions for recovery and sustainability and localising global agendas, bringing back to Europe what we learn from outside.
We build on a unique combination of knowledge, data, methods, analytical and modelling tools as well as extensive links to urban, local, rural, regional, national and international stakeholders, authorities and communities.
The Unit works across three JRC sites: Seville (Spain), Ispra (Italy) and Brussels (Belgium). The Unit has around half of its staff in the JRC Seville site and half in the JRC Ispra site with a small representation in Brussels.
The JRC Territorial Development Unit is seeking a dynamic regional, urban or rural researcher to join its team in Ispra (Italy). The successful candidate will undertake research with a focus on cities and rural areas in Europe and in the world covering issues such as economic development, demographic change, housing, transport and the environment.
This role demands active collaboration with various teams within the unit, diverse units across the JRC, and several of the European Commission’s policy DGs, as well as external stakeholders.