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📢 CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Administrative Member of the ERUA Steering Committee
Administrative Member of the ERUA Steering Committee
Who is ERUA?
The European Reform University Alliance (ERUA), funded by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ European Universities Initiative, was launched on November 1st, 2020.
As of today, ERUA brings together 81 faculties, 120.000 students and 10.500 staff (including academic and administrative staff) from 8 member universities : the University of Paris 8 (France – Coordinator of the Alliance), the University of the Aegean (Greece), the New Bulgarian University (Bulgaria), SWPS University (Poland), the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), the University of Macerata (Italy), the Viadrina European University in Frankfurt (Germany), and the Mykolo Romerio University in Vilnius (Lithuania). ERUA also mobilizes more than 35 associated partners all over Europe, including the universities of Konstanz (Germany) and Roskilde (Denmark).
Description
This call for expression of interest intends to select one representatives of the ERUA administrative community within the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee (SC) of ERUA is responsible for ensuring overall effective steering of activities and for fostering alignment between the ERUA activities and the member universities strategies. The members of the Steering Committee are in charge of supervising the whole ERUA setting-up process and to take strategic decisions with the contribution of the project management teams.
As one of the strategic steering and decision-making bodies of the alliance, the Steering Committee's role will be to guide the alliance's internal and external strategy and to formulate recommendations on key issues and projects for consideration by the Alliance's Board of Rectors.
The Steering Committee is composed by one Vice-Rector per member university, the ERUA Secretary General, the ERUA Quality & Impact Manager, the ERUA Project Coordinator and 5 elected community representatives (3 students and 2 administrative staff).
Application and selection
The following will be highly valued by the selection committee when reviewing the applications:
- Demonstrated experience in university administration
- Strong understanding of ERUA's mission, values, and strategic objectives
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; a B2 level in English is required
- Sense of initiative and capacity to be a driving force
All members of the ERUA administrative community, wishing to become involved in this strategic body, are invited to submit their application no later than the 28th of February 2025.
Interested candidates are invited to submit the following documents:
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae;
- A cover letter not exceeding 1000 words, expressing their interest in participating in the Steering Committee, and especially highlighting their relevant experiences (missions and/or activities) with ERUA
All documents should be submitted as email attachments, with the object “Candidacy to the ERUA Steering Committee” and sent together to erua.eui@univ-paris8.fr
A joint selection committee, composed of eight appointed delegates (1 per university), will be set up to examine the applications and select the incumbent.
If necessary the Selection Committee might organize interviews with the shortlisted applicants.