Mariana Dimitrova

Asst. Prof. Mariana Dimitrova, PhD is affiliated with New Bulgarian University under the Faculty of Public Administration, where she teaches courses like HR Management and Modern Economics. Her research focuses on human resource management, labor market dynamics, workplace flexibility, and European employment policies.

• Education: PhD in Labor Economics, Master's and Bachelor's in Economics and Organization of Labor from University for National and World Economy, Sofia

Recent trends in her publications span labor market resilience during crises (e.g., 2018 on post-COVID policy), strategic HR planning in public sectors (2018), and comparative analysis of international labor models like Denmark's (2016). She has contributed extensively to performance evaluation systems in Bulgarian public administration (2011) and youth employment challenges (2017).

Professional Roles: Former expert at Ministry of Finance's Human Resources Directorate (7 years). Director of basic program at Faculty of Basic Education and Bachelor's Faculty. Led EU-funded projects on human resource development in public administration.