Carmen Garcia Fernandez

Carmen Garcia Fernandez

Belgium, Brussels
Acting Head of Unit / Head of Sector at European Research Council (ERC) EA
Profession: Manager, Public Affairs Professional
Industry: EU Affairs

About:

I am a creative, analytical, manager with 20 years’ experience in interdisciplinary research and programme management. I have a keen interest in disruptive innovation and its socio-economic and environmental implications, particularly in the context of the EU as well as internationally. I am an avid broker of collaborations among stakeholders across sectorial and geographical borders. I have developed strong leadership skills through my experience in building and managing multicultural teams.

languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese

Expertise:

Global environmental change and conservation policiesProgramme managementResearch evaluation and funding

Experience:

European Research Council (ERC) EA

Acting Head of Unit / Head of Sector at European Research Council (ERC) EA

July 2015 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

Manage the Life Sciences Unit comprising a dynamic multicultural team of 40 people; Develop Unit positions on strategic issues, setting its objectives and priorities; Lead the Environmental Biology and Applied Life Sciences Sector

European Research Council (ERC) EA

Research Programme Officer at European Research Council (ERC) EA

6 years 3 mth • March 2009 - June 2015 • Brussels, Belgium

Coordinate the evaluation of proposals submitted to the Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology panel (20 calls: over 2500 projects evaluated and 0.5 billion awarded); Monitor and follow-up the panel project portfolio (over 250 projects); Design and lead the strategic analysis of the ERC FP7 project portfolio (https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publication/files/ERC_Science_behind_the_projects_FP7-2007-2013.pdf
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