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| 7.11.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 283/3 |
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7.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 283/3

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION: RESEARCH MANAGER (EMPLOYMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS UNIT)

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION: RESEARCH MANAGER (EMPLOYMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS UNIT)

REFERENCE: EF/TA/08/08

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(2008/C 283 A/02)

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), based in Dublin, Ireland, is seeking to recruit a Research Manager — Employment and Competitiveness unit (m/f).

Research Managers at Eurofound design, coordinate, manage and assess European-wide studies, surveys, reports and other projects undertaken by research institutes and individual experts in the Member States as well as conducting research themselves. Reporting to the Head of the Employment and Competitiveness unit, the successful candidate will be specifically responsible for:

| — | policy analysis of European employment trends and strategy, |
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policy analysis of European employment trends and strategy,

| — | running European Employment Trends — a new monitoring tool which will be based on the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM). This will involve producing regular reports on restructuring and development of the quantity and quality of jobs in Europe, |
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running European Employment Trends — a new monitoring tool which will be based on the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM). This will involve producing regular reports on restructuring and development of the quantity and quality of jobs in Europe,

| — | conducting and managing research on the impact of emerging business models and institutional arrangements on employment and working conditions. |
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conducting and managing research on the impact of emerging business models and institutional arrangements on employment and working conditions.

The competition is open to candidates who:

| — | are citizens of one of the Member States of the European Union, |
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are citizens of one of the Member States of the European Union,

| — | are entitled to full rights as a citizen, |
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are entitled to full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws concerning military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws concerning military service,

| — | are able to produce character references as to suitability for performance of the duties specified, |
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are able to produce character references as to suitability for performance of the duties specified,

| — | have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union, including an excellent knowledge of English which is the principal language of the Foundation, |
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have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union, including an excellent knowledge of English which is the principal language of the Foundation,

| — | have a university education of at least four years leading to the award of a degree in economics, labour economics, sociology, business administration or similar areas, |
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have a university education of at least four years leading to the award of a degree in economics, labour economics, sociology, business administration or similar areas,

| — | have at least six years' relevant professional experience following the award of a university degree. |
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have at least six years' relevant professional experience following the award of a university degree.

The successful candidate will be recruited to function group AD, grade 7, as a temporary agent with a contract of indefinite duration.

Full details of the post as well as the application and selection procedures can be downloaded from: www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/vacancies/. Candidates should read the vacancy notice carefully as incomplete applications will be eliminated.

All applications must be submitted on the official application form which can also be downloaded from the website.

Deadline for applications: 5 December 2008.

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