dr. Jolien Grandia

**Dr. Jolien Grandia is Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Administration and Sociology (Erasmus University Rotterdam).** Her research focuses on transformations in public procurement, such as the decentralization of youth and home care and the implementation of sustainable public procurement. Her research combines insights from public administration, organization studies, change management and purchasing. In 2018, she was awarded an [EUR Fellowship talent grant ][EUR Fellowship talent grant]for a two-year research into the procurement of care by Dutch municipalities. She is the program director of the [Management of International Social Challenges (MISOC) Bachelor.][Management of International Social Challenges _MISOC_Bachelor.] She teaches public administration courses to national and international students in the Public Administration and MISOC Bachelor and Master tracks and supervises master theses. She previously worked as an assistant professor at the Radboud University in Nijmegen and as a PhD candidate/junior lecturer at the Department of Public Administration of the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. She holds a PhD in Public Administration, a Master of Science in Public Administration, a Master of Arts in Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Culture Studies, all from the Erasmus University. [EUR Fellowship talent grant]: https://www.eur.nl/en/about-eur/events/talent-day/talent-day-prizes/eur-fellowship [Management of International Social Challenges _MISOC_Bachelor.]: https://www.eur.nl/en/bachelor/management-international-social-challenges