Position description
The EuroTech Universities Alliance is looking to recruit an EU Liaison Officer (m/f/d) in Brussels, full-time, for the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) - the deadline for applications is 25 September 2025.
About EuroTech and IP Paris:
The EuroTech Universities Alliance is a strategic partnership of leading European universities of science and technology, joining forces to build a strong, sustainable, sovereign, and resilient Europe. The alliance brings together Technical University of Denmark (DTU), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Technion, and Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris).
Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is a top-tier French institution that unites six prestigious engineering schools. It delivers cutting-edge research, elite academic programs, and innovation to address global challenges. IP Paris is deeply committed to European collaboration and actively engages in shaping research and innovation policy in Europe.
About this Position:
As IP Paris Liaison Officer, you will be based in the shared office of EuroTech in Brussels. In your role, you will represent IP Paris within joint EuroTech activities, and strengthen IPP’s own network and initiatives in Brussels. You will work closely with the EuroTech Secretary General to strengthen multilateral Alliance activities, and with the Vice-President for Europe and International Affairs and the Vice-President for Research & Innovation of IP Paris to advance our priorities in Europe.
Qualifications
Your profile:
- At least a Master’s degree (or equivalent); ideally with experience in the European or international higher education and research landscape;
- Excellent written and spoken English and French language skills are required; knowledge of an additional European language (e.g. Dutch or German) is an asset;
- Solid understanding of European funding mechanisms (e.g. Horizon Europe, Erasmus+), policy initiatives, and institutions;
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in a European or international setting, preferably in research, higher education, public affairs, or EU project development;
- Outstanding communication and networking skills across cultures and professional hierarchies;
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in hybrid, international teams;
- Strategic thinking, proactivity, reliability, and a results-driven work style;
- Willingness to travel within Europe as required;
- Advanced knowledge of standard office software.
Tasks & responsibilities:
- Represent IP Paris in the EuroTech Universities Alliance, contributing to the development and delivery of the Brussels Office roadmap and cooperating with the EuroTech team on joint initiatives;
- Contribute to political outreach and influence efforts, including through policy dialogues and the development of policy reports and papers for the strategic positioning of IP Paris and EuroTech in Brussels;
- Serve as an adviser on EU policy, with a particular focus on research, education, and innovation agendas, and provide strategic intelligence and policy monitoring on EU-level developments;
- Manage relationships, on behalf of IP Paris as well as EuroTech, with the European Commission, the European Parliament and other stakeholders in the European Union’s higher education, research and innovation landscape;
- Lead and develop EuroTech activities within specific topics, initiatives and Focus Areas under IP Paris leadership;
- Organise and contribute to joint workshops, webinars, roundtables, and networking events;
- Drive and support Horizon Europe proposals and other strategic funding applications;
- Promote collaboration with third countries associated with Horizon Europe;
- Support IP Paris’ European initiatives and visiting delegations in Brussels;
- Animate a growing IP Paris community participating in EuroTech activities; strengthen internal communications at IP Paris, raising the visibility of the EuroTech Brussels office and its activities, and contribute to internal information sessions with the Grants Office;
- Prepare reports, updates, newsletters and other documents for EuroTech stakeholders and IP Paris leadership, faculty, and staff;
- Support the development of institutional partnerships between IP Paris and EuroTech member universities.
Our offer:
In this versatile role, you will represent one of Europe’s top science and technology institutions in Brussels. As a member of the EuroTech community, you will be in a unique position to connect Europe with IP Paris, and IP Paris to its EuroTech partners. You will work in a motivated, international team, enjoy ownership of your work, and be able to build on your professional strengths. We provide an open, multicultural and engaging environment, where people feel included, accepted and allowed to thrive surrounded by passionate colleagues.
Please note: You will be employed by the EuroTech Universities Alliance, organised as an Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL) under Belgian law. While we expect you to work on-site in Brussels, remote work on individual days is possible. You will also be required to spend a few days per month at IP Paris, located in the southern Paris suburb of Palaiseau. Our offer entails a full-time open-ended position with a competitive salary package and a range of benefits, including additional holidays, lunch vouchers, a private hospitalisation insurance, and a pension scheme.
Application instructions
Applications (CV including references and a cover letter detailing your annual gross salary expectations in EUR), must be submitted by 25 September 2025, in one pdf-file to:
Sophie ViscidoSecretary GeneralEuroTech Universities
[email protected]
We expect the first round of personal interviews to take place online in the second half of September, on a rolling basis, with a second round of interviews for select candidates scheduled early October, in Brussels. We hope that the successful candidate will assume his/her new role as IP Paris Liaison Officer in November 2025. A later start date can be discussed.
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