**The EUI has an open vacancy for a**
**Research Assistant in the**
**Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
**Florence, 04 September 2024**
**Reference: V/RA/RSC/89/2024
**Who we are
The **European University Institute** (EUI) at a glance:
- an **international organisation** set up in 1972;
- a research university focusing exclusively on **postgraduate**, **doctoral** and **post-doctoral studies**, and
- advanced research;
- located in the hills overlooking the city of Florence, Italy.
The Institute also hosts the Historical Archives of the European Union.
The **Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) **is an inter-disciplinary research centre at the
heart of the European University Institute (EUI).
It was established in 1992 to complement the four EUI
disciplinary departments (Economics, History and Civilization, Law, Political and Social Sciences) with the aim
to be involved in both basic and policy research, collaborate with other centres of excellence in Europe, provide
opportunities for young scholars and promote dialogue with the world of practice.
The Centre's goal is to maintain
an environment and support structure that fosters intellectual curiosity and excellent research.
The research
agenda of the Centre is currently guided by three major themes: Integration, Governance and Democracy;
Regulating Markets and Governing Money; and 21st Century World Politics and Europe.
The **Florence School of Regulation (FSR) **is a center of excellence for independent discussion and knowledge
exchange with the purpose of improving the quality of European regulation and policy.
We deliver academic
research, training and policy events in the areas of Energy & Climate, Communications & Media, Transport and
Water.
The FSR Electricity Team serves as a hub for dialogue and the exchange of best practices among regulators,
academics, EU institutions, industry, and other key players in the European energy sector.
We focus on applied
research, policy events, and training related to critical electricity policy and regulatory issues, bridging the gap
**Employment details**
**Contract type **Part-time 70 % (21/30, 28 hours/week)
**Length of contract **10 months.
Start date: 1 November 2024.
This contract may be further renewed (several times and conditional to the
availability of funds), leading to an extension of the period of service up to a total of
5 years, including the first contract period.
**Salary indication and **Grade: ASTAC1b step 1
**grade**
The basic net monthly salary after taxes is approximately 2,060 Euro, plus
allowances if applicable.
More information about conditions of employment is available here.
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**Place of work **To be agreed with Project Director (salary simulation based on place of work
Florence, Italy)
**About the project**
**Project Directors **Professor Leonardo Meeus and Professor Lucila De Almeida
**Project details **The U2Demo project is a three-year and a half Horizon Europe project that aims
to advanced the field of peer-to-peer (P2P) trading and energy sharing by
introducing innovative, user-centric management strategies that foster the
widespread development of consumer participation in these mechanisms.
The
project will propose different strategies to engage consumers and provide
services to the energy system.
The strategies will be tested at different pilots in
different EU Member states.
Pilots will involve energy communities and the use of
the blockchain technology.
In the project, social, legal and regulatory
considerations will be developed in addition to more technical aspects.
The research assistant will provide research assistance to the directors of the
**Job description **project.
Main task shall include:
- Contibuting to the mapping of the regulatory framework for active
consumers in the EU and in a selection of EU Member states, based on the
Harmonised Electricity Market Role Model (HEMRM), with a focus on the
recent electricity market design reform and its transposition at the Member
state level;_ _
- Assessing the implications and responsibilities that arise with the role of
active consumers as an individual and/or as a group, with specific
reference to topics such as consumer protection and the functioning of
electricity markets and network regulation;_ _
- Participating in project meetings (online and in presence), interaction and
coordination with project partners, provision of information and feedback to
project partners;
- Supporting the presentation of the results of the U2Demo research and
drafting of the associated deliverable and/or other documents displaying
the research output.
**Qualifications and experience**
**Qualifications and Essential**:
**Experience**
- Master's degree in law or economics;
- Evidence of general knowledge of EU energy policy and legislation;
- Demonstrated writing skills with a track record in research and policy
analysis evidenced by publications;
- Proven ability to work effectively in a te