Programme director in intergenerational fairness
Pubblicato il 22-09-2026 - European University Institute in Italia
The Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) at the European University Institute (EUI) is seeking applicants for the position of Programme Director to lead work on the urgent challenge of intergenerational fairness in a Europe marked by inequality, technological disruption, and demographic change.
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The successful candidate will be expected to provide major input in research, teaching, supervision and administration, as follows: Policymakers currently lack a robust conceptual foundation for intergenerational fairness, a reliable empirical basis for assessing it, and comprehensive policy responses.
Addressing this gap requires the development of a conceptual framework grounded in the capability approach and in the idea of decluttering disadvantages across the life cycle.
Building on this foundation, an intersectional indicator of intergenerational fairness will be developed to enable transparent, multidimensional comparisons across countries and social groups. This research programme will include a comprehensive analysis of how inequality, technological change, and demographic pressures interact to shape fairness outcomes across cohorts and over the life cycle, identifying where opportunities arise and where vulnerabilities accumulate.
It will also involve the formulation of a coherent policy framework informed by the social investment approach, integrating these insights into stock, flow, and buffer policy packages that offer policymakers actionable reform strategies tailored to diverse