Employment and Change unit
Donald Storrie, Head of Unit, was born in Northern Ireland and lived in Sweden for 28 years. He has a BSc in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Gothenburg, He has previously worked at the Swedish Institute for Social Research and the Ministry of Labour (both in Stockholm), Ostfold University (Norway) and most recently led the Centre for Labour Market Studies (Gothenburg). His publications include research on the individual consequences of job loss, temporary employment, the evaluation of active labour market policy and geographical mobility. Donald joined Eurofound in August 2005 as research manager at the then EMCC.
Irene Mandl is from Austria where she has worked in policy-oriented socio-economic research in the field of employment and labour market as well as entrepreneurship and industry analysis before joining Eurofound as research manager. Some of her major research topics refer to business start-ups and transfers, specific forms of entrepreneurship (e.g. one-person enterprises, family businesses, ethnic entrepreneurship), Corporate Social Responsibility and HR Management (e.g. skills development, age management, financial employee participation etc.). Within the Employment and Change unit she presently deals with policies and strategies of public authorities, social partners and companies in the framework of restructuring and the recession.
John Hurley took up responsibilities as research manager in the Employment and Change unit in February 2012 and has worked in Eurofound since 1998. John is a member of the teams working on the European working conditions surveys and the European Working Conditions Observatory and is also responsible for developing a new customised report service for Eurofound’s principal stakeholders.
Massimiliano Mascherini is Italian and joined Eurofound as research manager at the end of 2009. He studied at the University of Florence where he majored in Actuarial and Statistical Sciences and then obtained a PhD in Applied Statistics. He has been visiting fellow at the University of Sydney and at Aalborg University. Before joining Eurofound he worked as scientific officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and his main research topics refer to flexicurity, social cohesion and methodological advances in composite indicators. Over the past few years he has produced in these fields a steady flow of publications in international peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and policy reports.
Carlos Vacas Soriano joined the Employment and Change unit in January 2012 and has been working for Eurofound since May 2010. Prior to that, Carlos worked as a macroeconomic analyst for the European Commission (AIDCO) and as a researcher in European labour markets for the Spanish Central Bank. Carlos studied Economics and Journalism, did a master in European Economic Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges and wrote a dissertation on flexicurity within a PhD programme on European Integration at the UAB in Barcelona. As research officer, he deals with projects related to employment and industrial change.
Lidia Salvatore is from Italy. Having studied at the University of Bologna she gained a degree in International Relations and Diplomacy and a postgraduate degree in EU Economics and Politics. She participated in student exchange programmes in Australia, at the University of New South Wales in 2003-2004 and the University of Sydney in 2006. Lidia joined Eurofound in May 2009 as a research officer in the Employment and Change unit. She works mainly on the European Restructuring Monitor and on the policies and strategies of public authorities, social partners and companies on restructuring and the recession.
Jean-Marie Jungblut is from Luxembourg but moved to Belgium at the age of 14. He obtained a BA in Social Communication at the IHECS in Brussels and, in 1998, he graduated in Sociology at the University of Trier (Germany). He went on to do a PhD in Sociology at the University of Mannheim while working for the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES). He has also worked for the Luxembourg Income Study, the CEPS/INSTEAD and the University in Luxembourg. His publications are in the areas of election outcomes in Luxembourg, quality of life studies, vocational training and skills. Jean-Marie joined Eurofound in June 2009 as a research officer in the Employment and Change unit. The jobs quality project and the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) are his main focus.
Sara Riso, from Italy, took up responsibilities as research officer in the Employment and Change unit in July 2010. Sara is responsible for the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) and is involved in various other restructuring-related projects. She joined Eurofound in July 2006 as information liaison officer. Prior to joining Eurofound, Sara worked as project manager for large European associations and networks.
Funda Celikel Esser joined the Employment and Change unit in April 2011 from Berlin, where she was teaching at the Free University Otto Suhr Institut on European Trade Policies. Prior to that, she held research positions at CEPS in Brussels, at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and at Capgemini Consulting in Berlin. Funda holds a double master degree on European Economic and Social Policies from University of Twente and University of Munster. As research officer, she deals with projects on flexicurity measures in the EU member states and on policies and strategies of public authorities, social partners and companies in the framework of restructuring.