Julia Penning de Vries is an assistant professor specializing in Strategic HRM and leadership in the public sector, with a particular focus on the education sector. In 2021, she earned her PhD with the dissertation Are we on the same page? Understanding shared perceptions of people management: a multilevel multimethod study in schools. In addition to her academic research, which has been published in various scientific journals, she works as a researcher and project leader on practice-oriented research in collaboration with partners from the field. She also serves as PhD Dean and teaches and coordinates various courses in the Bachelor's program in Public Administration and Organization and the master SHRM. Starting in September 2025, she will also serve as co-coordinator of the Master's program in Strategic HRM.