ShareThe call for the selection of the director of AQU Catalunya is now open
Interested parties may send their application, CV and project in accordance with the standard models until 16 June 2021.
As the second term of the Agency's current director ends this year, AQU Catalunya must begin the process of selecting and appointing the person who is to fill the post of director of AQU Catalunya for the next 4 years.
According to the AQU Catalonia Act, the director of the Agency is appointed through an open process of free competition, following the criteria agreed by the Governing Council, for a period of four years which may be renewed only once, in accordance with the principles of merit and capacity, and the criterion of suitability.
Candidates must:
- Be an active university professor, or hold an equivalent position.
- Have proven experience in research, teaching, university management and project management.
- Be familiar with the Catalan university system.
- Have an excellent command of written and spoken Catalan, Spanish and English.
The Selection Committee in charge of the competitive process for the appointment of the director of AQU Catalunya is made up of:
- Josep Joan Moreso Mateos, president of AQU Catalunya and the Selection Committee
- Joan Guàrdia Olmos, rector of the University of Barcelona and representative of the AQU Catalunya Governing Board
- Hélène Lamicq, professor of Urban Geography and former rector of the Université Paris-Est Créteil, as a professor of international renown
- Maria Giné Soca, secretary of AQU Catalunya and of the Governing Council, with voice but no vote, acting as Committee secretary
The Selection Committee has approved the Rules of the process, which structure it in three phases: assessment of merits, assessment of the management project and an interview with the candidates.
Given the nature of the job, AQU Catalunya guarantees the confidentiality of applicants' identity, and will only make public the name of the person appointed.
Until 16 June 2021, those interested may send their application, CV and project in accordance with the standard forms to the email address seleccioniodireccio@aqu.cat. The interested parties may contact this same e-mail address for any queries they may have about this process.
Process for the appointment of the director of AQU Catalunya 2021