Call for Executive Director

CERIC-ERIC, the Central European Consortium for Research Infrastructure, is searching for candidates for the position of Executive Director as defined in article 13 of its Statute.

Executive Director Profile and Duties

The Executive Director is the executive body of CERIC-ERIC and the legal representative of CERIC-ERIC responsible for the day-to-day management. The qualifications of the ED should integrate a strong scientific and research background with proven managerial capabilities. The ED works closely with the Board of Directors (BoD) and the Chair of the General Assembly (GA) and has the specific powers to commit the Consortium based on his/her coordination tasks. The Executive Director is expected to perform a significant portion of their work in person at the premises of the Statutory seat.

The selection will be performed by a Committee set up by the BoD and approved by the GA. The selection committee will invite shortlisted candidates for an interview. The proposal of the selected candidates will be submitted to the GA for approval and final selection.

Upon decision of the GA, its Chair will define with the selected candidate the stipend, the contractual arrangements, including in working time at the CERIC-ERIC Statuary Seat and agile work percentage, and the detailed tasks for the final approval by GA.