Carlos Vacas‑Soriano

Dragoș Adăscăliței is a research officer in the Employment unit at Eurofound. His current research focuses on topics related to the future of work, including the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, the consequences of automation for employment and regulatory issues surrounding the platform economy. He is also a regular contributor to comparative projects monitoring structural changes in European labour markets. Prior to joining Eurofound, he was a lecturer in Employment Relations at the University of Sheffield, Management School. He holds an MA in Political Science from Central European University and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Mannheim.

Stavroula Demetriades is a senior research manager in the Employment unit at Eurofound. She has responsibility for research in the areas of the green and just transition, social dialogue, management practices, innovation and hybrid work. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Aalborg, Denmark. She also has an MSc in Economic Policies from Trinity College Dublin and an MSc in Regional Development from Athens University. Prior to joining Eurofound in 1999, she worked in research institutes, in different posts in the public and private sectors, and conducted organisational and socioeconomic studies. Her main research interests include the green and just transition, human resource management, work systems, innovation, employment and social dialogue. She is also adjunct professor in the Business School at University College Dublin.

Garance Hingre is a research support officer in the Employment unit at Eurofound. She mainly contributes to managing the European Restructuring Monitor databases. Prior to this, she worked as a research assistant at the ESRI in Dublin and as a research trainee at Eurofound, both in the social policy units, focusing mainly on gender inequalities. She holds a Master's degree in Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor's degree in European Political Sciences from ESPOL.

John Hurley is a senior research manager in the Employment unit at Eurofound. He took up the role of research manager in February 2012. He contributes to a number of research projects including the European Jobs Monitor and has authored or co-authored over 20 reports as well as journal contributions and edited collections during his time at Eurofound. His main research interests are in the areas of comparative labour market analysis, restructuring and the changing world of work. John is a graduate of both Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin.

Tadas Leončikas is Head of the Employment unit at Eurofound since September 2022. Prior to this, he was a senior research manager in the Social Policies unit, managing the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) and developing Eurofound's survey research. Since joining Eurofound in 2010, he has worked on various topics including survey methods, quality of life, social mobility, social inclusion, trust and housing inadequacies. In his earlier career, he headed up the Institute for Ethnic Studies in Lithuania where he worked on studies related to the situation of ethnic minorities, migrants and other vulnerable groups. As a researcher, he has previously collaborated with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the United Nations Development Programme and the International Organization for Migration. He has a PhD in Sociology.

Chiara Litardi is a research officer in the Employment unit at Eurofound. She works on topics related to restructuring, employment and upward convergence. Chiara manages the European Restructuring Monitor and supervises the information processing, quality control and analysis of its databases. Prior to joining Eurofound in 2021, she worked as an analyst at the European Central Bank, running pan-euro area surveys and researching payment behaviour and financial inclusion. She holds a Master's degree in Economics and Finance from LUISS University in Rome, and a double degree in Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management (QTEM), and is currently a PhD student at University College Dublin.

Sarah Pearcey is an administrative assistant and moved to the Employment unit in 2022. Sarah joined Eurofound in 2012 from the European Commission, where she worked for the most part since 2001 in Brussels and Dublin. Sarah has over 30 years’ experience in similar roles in international environments throughout Europe.

Rui Ribeiro is an administrative assistant in the Employment unit. He assists with the development and implementation of various projects related to the unit’s activities. Before joining Eurofound, Rui mainly worked in Brussels, in different roles at several international organisations such as Amnesty International, UITP and IHI. Rui holds a BA in European Studies, an MA in Development Policy and an MSc in Management.

Matteo Sostero is a research officer in the Employment unit at Eurofound. His research interests include occupational change, using both survey data on occupational tasks and skills intelligence from online job advertisements, digitisation of work, including telework, and wage inequality. Before joining Eurofound in late 2023, he worked in employment and skills research at the European Commission Joint Research Centre, both in Seville and in Brussels. He holds a MSc in Economics from University College London and a PhD in Economics from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa.

Cesira Urzi Brancati is a research officer in the Employment unit at Eurofound. Her research interests include the impact of technology on employment and the digitalisation of work, with a focus on digital labour platforms, digital surveillance and algorithmic management. She specialises in microeconometrics, questionnaire design and survey data analysis. Before joining Eurofound in 2024, Cesira worked at the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Seville, at the International Longevity Centre in London, at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and at the University of Turin. She holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in International Economics from the University of Tor Vergata, in Rome.

Gijs van Houten is a senior research manager in the Employment unit at Eurofound. He has specific expertise in cross-national survey methodology and the analysis of workplace practices and organisational strategies. He currently leads the preparations for the European Company Survey 2028, is in charge of methodology for the European Quality of Life Survey 2026, and is analysing the online data collected as part of the European Working Conditions Survey 2024, which will inform decision making on the future of surveys in Eurofound. Before joining Eurofound in 2010, he worked at the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). Gijs spent a year away in 2016, working at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. He holds a Masters in Sociology from Radboud University Nijmegen and a PhD in Social Science from Utrecht University.

Chris White is a survey data officer, based in the Employment unit at Eurofound, tasked with providing support for all three of Eurofound's surveys: the EWCS, EQLS and ECS. Before joining Eurofound in December 2018, he worked on sampling methods and the analysis of household surveys in the national statistical institutes of the United Kingdom and Australia. He holds an MSc in Operational Research and his research interests include the integration of survey and administrative data sources.