Rector of the New Economic School

The New Economic School (NES) announces the start of an open competition to fill the vacancy of the Rector. 

Direct subordination: NES Board of Directors.

Place of work: Moscow, Russia.

NES is a non-governmental educational institution. The School was founded in 1992 and conducts educational activities under License No. 2736 dated April 23, 2018 and with the State Accreditation Certificate No. 3014 dated March 6, 2019.    

The Rector is the highest officer of the School who reports directly to the Board of Directors. 

NES mission is the cutting edge research and education in Economics for the Russian state, business and people.

The Rector manages the School in accordance with its mission, represents the school in the public space and makes key administrative decisions. 

Applicants for the position must have strong leadership skills and strategic thinking to meet the academic and management challenges facing the School.     

NES is a unique institution of higher education. The School's diploma is highly regarded in Russia and abroad. According to the rankings of Tilburg University and QS for 2020, NES is the best Russian economic university in terms of research quality. In 2021, for the fourth year in a row, NES retains the second place among Russian universities represented in the “301-400 group” of world universities in the Shanghai ARWU ranking in the subject “Economics”. The School was ranked the 18th in the world ranking of universities, whose graduates enter the PhD programs in Economics of the 20 best universities in America. This year, more than 500 students study at 5 NES programs; the School employs more than 60 professors and researchers. 

The main tasks for this position are: maintaining high standards of quality in education and research and competitiveness of the School in the international academic market; shaping the trajectory of the School's development in accordance with advanced global trends; implementation of the strategic goals of the School and maintenance of its financial stability.

Requirements for the candidate: evident leadership qualities and excellent communication skills; network of contacts in the academic and / or business fields in Russia and abroad; successful experience of public speaking in Russia and / or abroad; fluent Russian and English.

Russian and / or international academic degree, publications in leading foreign academic journals, high authority in the academic environment in Russia and globally is an advantage.

The official tender procedure starts on January 1, 2022. CVs, letters of recommendation and other accompanying documents should be sent to the rectorsearch@nes.ru

The deadline for applications is March 1, 2022.

More information about the position can be found on https://www.nes.ru/rectorsearch-ad