Prof. Raluca Eftimie started her research career as a doctoral student at the University of Alberta in Canada (from 2002 to 2008). This was followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at McMaster University, Canada (from 2008 to 2011), Between 2011 and 2020 October Prof. Raluca Eftimie was Lecturer (assistant professor), Senior Lecturer (associate professor), Reader and Chair (full professor) at the University of Dundee in the UK. In December 2020 Prof. Eftimie moved to the University of Franche-Comté in France.