Dr. John Smith has worked at the EUA since
September 2004 as Deputy Secretary General with responsibility for its
activities in the fields of research and innovation. After completing
his Ph.D. in political science (University of Kent, Canterbury, UK) he
took up a career in the field of science administration and policy at
the Economic and Social Research Council, London, UK (1976-84), and the
European Science Foundation, Strasbourg, (1985-2000). Based in Vienna
from 2000-2003, he was Executive Director of the Institute for Human
Sciences until December 2001 and then worked as a Research Consultant on
several commissioned studies, including those for the Austrian Ministry
of Education, Science and Culture; the European Centre for Social
Welfare Policy and Research; and the European Commission
Directorate-General for Research. From October 2003 to September 2004,
he was based in Lisbon, Portugal, as a Gulbenkian Foundation Visiting
Professor in European Science Policy at the Instituto Superior De
Ciencias Do Trabalho E Da Empresa (ISCTE) of the University of Lisbon.