WE ARE 

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides independent, evidence-based knowledge and science, supporting EU policies to positively impact society.  

The mission of Directorate B is to provide top-class analysis and data to support the EU’s policy initiatives aimed at ensuring that today’s and tomorrow’s Europeans enjoy fair and sustainable prosperity, taking a systemic view of the relationships between our economic activities, the environmental impacts of human activities and the societal needs of our citizens. Directorate B develops macroeconomic analysis and supports the policy making with its unique analytical and modelling tools and boosts EU innovation driven competitiveness in the global context, turning territorial diversity as well as urban-rural interactions into a value. We drive European markets, industry and services towards environmental sustainability, including construction and the built environment. 

The Fiscal Policy Analysis unit provides modelling support and research in the area of taxation and social benefits. Its aim is to contribute to evidence-based fiscal policies that enable the attainment of the social, economic and environmental objectives of the EU. To fulfil its mission, the Unit maintains, updates and develops state-of-the art tools for the analyses of fiscal policies of the EU and its Member States, and, using those analytical tools, provides evidence for policy making in the area of taxation and social protection in the EU, in alignment with the European Commission priorities. 

Since the 1st January 2021 the unit is in charge of the maintenance and update of the EUROMOD model. The model is extensively used by the European Commission services in order to assess EU Member States´ policy reforms as well as to support EU policy proposals. Further information about the unit’s activities can be found via this link: Fiscal Policy Analysis – European Commission. 

We offer: 

• High-quality working conditions in a dynamic environment;
• Working in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team;
• A unique opportunity to support EU policies and contribute to the JRC’s Scientific excellence, interacting with policy makers, academics and other leading stakeholders, including participation in (international) academic conferences and workshops. 

Please see also Working at the Commission – conditions and environment (europa.eu) 

WE PROPOSE 

The new colleague will maintain, update and extend the EUROMOD model in close collaboration with EUROMOD national teams and with Eurostat and will provide policy analysis in support of the European Semester and the green transition, including for the assessment of the Social Climate Plans submitted by the Member States. The new colleague will also contribute to extension of the EUROMOD in support of green policies. The candidate will contribute to the preparation of EUROMOD annual country reports and to organise and participate to the annual EUROMOD conferences and EUROMOD project meetings. 

The new colleague will furthermore carry out scientific research on the economic impacts of alternative fiscal and taxation legislation and relevant policy implications, with a specific focus on consumption taxation including green taxation. He/She will also assist in the preparation and participation in institutional and complementary projects, involving different research institutions involved into the EUROMOD model. Furthermore, the new colleague will participate in European level research projects in the field of fiscal policy, with a specific focus on consumption taxation, including green taxation. 

The new colleague has to ensure that information flows work properly between partners and has to follow-up plans for resources, quality, work input and deliverables. Moreover he/she is expected to contribute to the scientific activities of the unit, through publications in JRC working papers, academic journals and European Commission reports and by participating in (and contributing to the organisation of) workshops and research conferences.