COST is committed to bringing out excellence and inclusiveness in science Europe-wide and clearing away obstacles by offering low-barrier entry research networks and creating interdisciplinary research cooperation opportunities for researchers.

Through bottom-up, open and excellence-driven COST Actions and activities, COST’s inclusiveness policy nurtures talent and creativity. It aims to contribute to capacity building, increase connectedness via its low-barrier access process to networks of excellence.

Call for Applicants: COST COCAG Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITCs) Representative

A key element of COST’s inclusiveness policy is developed around geographical spread. This includes less research-intensive COST Members. They are known as COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITCs). The current list of ITCs include: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia,



Türkiye and Ukraine.

The COCAG core group is looking for a new ITCs Representative to support the work of the Action and support the Social Inclusion & Equity Advisor in developing the Action’s inclusiveness plans.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a point of contact for COST inclusiveness activities
Promote COST opportunities to researchers, institutions and policy stakeholders in underrepresented regions
Facilitate networking, mentoring and interdisciplinary collaboration
Advocate for increased participation of researchers from ITCs in leadership roles
Share examples of valuable practice and liaise with the core group to ensure alignment with strategic inclusiveness priorities

Person Specification:

Essential criteria:

Based in a COST ITC country
Strong understanding of the European research and development landscape
Excellent communication and networking skills across disciplines and career sta

📌 Call for Applicants: Inclusiveness Target Countries (Cuttack)
🏢 Critical Perspectives on Career and Career Guidance (COCAG)
📍 Cuttack