23 Aug 2021

REA is looking for experts for Horizon Europe proposal evaluation

The European Research Executive Agency (REA) has recently launched a call inviting experts from a wide range of fields to register in the European Commission’s experts database, from which the agency selects candidates with the most suitable profile for the following activities: 

  • Evaluating project proposals applying for funding under Horizon Europe, the Promotion of Agricultural Products programme and the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, or 
  • Monitoring the implementation of funded projects. 

REA is looking in particular for experts from the following sectors: 

  • Industry, business associations and innovation agencies
  • Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other civil society organisations
  • Local, regional and national administration
  • International organisations
  • Universities and research institutes

Experts should have extensive experience in at least one of the following fields:

Food and agriculture 

  • Forestry including agroforestry, wildfire prevention, hands-on experience in forest management and ecosystems;
  • Sustainable agriculture, aquaculture and food systems including plant health, weed and pest management, pesticide reduction, veterinary medicine; climate-smart farms and forests, climate resilience;
  • Digitalisation in farming including precision agriculture, remote sensing or GIS for sustainable farms, fisheries and food supply chains;
  • Nutrition including sustainable diets, quality labels for dietary shift;
  • Communication and marketing of agricultural products including promotional strategies, market research, public relations, advertising.

Environment and bio-economy 

  • Remote sensing, spatial planning, maritime observation;
  • Lifecycle assessment and analysis;
  • Circular economy, food waste, sustainable packaging, value chains;
  • Biodiversity, ecosystems;
  • Zero pollution, pollution removal, carbon cycle, water security.

Civil security 

  • Law enforcement including police, border security, crime and anti-terrorism experts;
  • Civil protection, fire fighters, medical emergency teams;
  • Cyber security, sensors, UAVs/drones;
  • Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials.

Engineering, IT and technologies 

  • Cloud computing, big data, data interoperability, data mining, data visualisation, digital twins;
  • Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning;
  • Robotics;
  • e-Government, open government;
  • Bioinformatics;
  • 3D printing, 3D modelling;
  • Augmented reality, virtual reality;
  • Blockchain;
  • Nanotechnology;
  • Seismology;
  • Electric propulsion and electric vehicle batteries.

Culture and creativity 

  • Cultural heritage: curation, restoration, conservation;
  • Creative industries, collective memory, cultural tourism;
  • Archaeology, artefacts, museology.

Democracy and society 

  • International cooperation including globalisation, diplomacy, global governance, international relations;
  • Disinformation, misinformation, fake news, press freedom, media studies;
  • Radicalisation including terrorism, extremism, hate crime, homophobia, fascism, racism, stigmatisation, postcolonial studies;
  • Migration and integration including Islam, human rights, conflict resolution/management, peacebuilding;
  • European identity, European studies, political science, political philosophy;
  • Citizen participation, youth participation;
  • Democratisation, solidarity, polarisation, elections, populism, corruption;
  • Social inclusion, labour market, robotisation, social stratification, ageing, lifelong learning, econometrics;
  • Digital literacy including digital services, digital transformation, digital governance, digital democracy, user-centric services.

Other fields of science and innovation 

  • Social sciences and humanities including gender studies and ethics;
  • Open science: open data, open source, interdisciplinary research;
  • Open innovation, knowledge transfer, commercial take-up;
  • Physics;
  • Medicine.

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