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GATE institute "Big Data for Smart Society"" is an autonomous research institute, established in 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a joint initiative between Sofia University Bulgaria, Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers Industrial Technology, Sweden. Its mission is to accelerate the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence research, innovation and education in collaboration with government, industry and society as a whole.
GATE is focused on developing research capacity in 4 Data Science areas:

  • Big Data Management
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Big Data Insight
  • Software Engineering for Big Data and AI

GATE will provide an attractive and stimulating research environment, an advanced infrastructure, including 3 Open Innovation Labs (Citi Living Lab, Digital Twin Lab, Visualization Lab) and holistic platform, integrating Big Data, IoT and AI emerging technologies. GATE offers diverse opportunities for career growth, fosters research freedom and provides maximum support for personal initiative.
GATE will create value and will accelerate innovation excellence into following strategic application themes:

  • Future Cities
  • Intelligent Government
  • Smart Industry
  • Digital Health

With respect to its planned intensive development in 2020, GATE CoE is looking for а:

PR Expert

Responsibilities

  • Carries out the information and communication activities of the Institute, according to the good practices and the regulatory requirements in the field of public communications and advertising;
  • Develops the Institute’s communication strategy and year communication plan and delivers progress reports;
  • Plans and coordinates the communication and dissemination activities within the different GATE projects;
  • Performs continuous media monitoring and maintains archive of video and photo materials, published / broadcasted material in print, electronic or internet-based media or on social networks;
  • Publicizes information for the Institute in the most appropriate way, in order to promote it to the general public at national and international level, as well as to promote the EU's contribution;
  • Elaborates, edits and publishes an electronic newsletter presenting Institute’s activities;
  • Regularly updates the contents of the Institute’s website;
  • Prepares and disseminates, press releases, photographs and other information materials;
  • Plans, organizes and coordinates public events for the Institute, in conjunction with partnering organizations;
  • Organizes and coordinates the public appearances of GATE’s staff and partners;
  • Maintains active media relations.

Skills, experience and qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in journalism, PR or a related field;
  • Minimum of 7 years of professional experience;
  • Experience in devising and carrying out public relations strategies and plans, marketing communications, media planning;
  • Experience in liaising with advertising and creative agencies and media;
  • Excellent understanding of modern branding and marketing concepts, online media and advertising;
  • Solid oral/written communication, presentation and networking skills;
  • Ability to work proactively, both independently and as part of a team with professionals from various disciplines;
  • Ability to prioritize tasks, and a strong motivation to deliver results;
  • Fluent English is a must.

Our offer

  • Interesting and challenging work for promoting GATE (the first research institute of such kind in Sofia University) and its activities;
  • Opportunities for learning, knowledge exchange and professional development, locally and internationally;
  • Upon the move to the new premises of GATE – modern and appealing work environment, stirring up creativity and productivity;
  • Competitive working conditions and salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

How to apply

То apply for this position, please send the following documents to career@gate-coe.eu:

  1. Application (free text) addressed to the Director of the GATE Institute;
  2. CV;
  3. Motivation letter;
  4. Copy of diploma for higher education;
  5. Copies of diplomas, certificates and other documents, associated with acquired qualifications;
  6. Copies of documents related to professional tenure.

By applying for these positions, you voluntarily provide your personal data and consent to be processed for the purpose of recruitment and selection of personnel. The processing of your personal data shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Law and related legal acts in Bulgaria.

Application deadline: 23rd of April 2020.

Stages of the contest

  1. The Selection Committee reviews the documents, submitted by the candidates and selects those meeting the requirements of the job, as described in the job profile.
  2. Interviews will be held online with the selected applicants between the 24th and 28th of April.
  3. The successful candidate will be notified in writing.
  4. The successful candidate will be offered a labor contract.

For additional information, please contact:
Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director, GATE
e-mail: sylvia@fmi.uni-sofia.bg
tel.: 02/971 04 00