Maria Simosi

Dr Maria Simosi is a Senior Lecturer in Organisational Studies and Human Resource Management at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she also serves as Director of the MSc programme in International Management. She holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology from the London School of Economics and a BA in Philosophy-Education-Psychology from the University of Athens, Greece.

• Education: PhD in Social-Organizational Psychology (London School of Economics and Political Science), BA in Philosophy-Education-Psychology (University of Athens, Greece)

Her research focuses on career trajectories, employee–employer relationships, and organizational dynamics in crisis economies. Key areas include idiosyncratic deals, talent management, women's career development, and graduate competency mapping. She contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through educational and academic qualification frameworks.

Recent publications analyze furlough impacts, psychological contracts in crisis economies, and managerial decisions around idiosyncratic work arrangements. Her work appears in top journals like Human Resource Management Journal and Economic and Industrial Democracy.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Top 2018 Paper (Human Relations) 'Unemployment as a liminoid phenomenon: Identity trajectories in times of crisis'

She supervises doctoral research in organizational psychology and HRM, participates in editorial roles for journals like Group & Organization Management, and organizes academic conferences. Her funded projects explore career transitions post-furlough, racial/gender equity in work arrangements, and graduate career competencies.