Research Office

Richard G. Maroun
Vice-Rectorate for Research
richard.maroun@usj.edu.lb
vrr@usj.edu.lb

Régina Geitani
Administrative research coordinator
regina.geitani1@usj.edu.lb

Samar Gabriel Mrad
Administrative Officer
samar.gabriel@usj.edu.lb

Main Functions of the Research Office

University Observatory of Social and Economic Reality (OURSE): technical assistance in the design, implementation and statistical exploitation of USJ’s researchers’ surveys (institutions, teachers, PhD candidates and students).

• Contact: Ms. Jacqueline Harfouche
  jacqueline.harfouche@usj.edu.lb 
  Phone : 01-421000 ext 5904

For expertise in biostatistics, contact:

• Dr. Rafic BADDOURA : rbaddoura@usj.edu.lb
• Dr. Nada OSTA : nada.osta@usj.edu.lb
• Dr. Ghassan SLEILATY : ghassan.sleilaty@usj.edu.lb

For assistance in setting up an externally funded research project, contact:

• Health and sciences: Ms. Aline HAJJ : aline.hajj@usj.edu.lb
• Humanities and social sciences: Mr Christophe VARIN : christophe.varin@usj.edu.lb

Research-related units

Research Valorization and Technology Transfer Unit

Executive Committee

• Hadi Kanaan
• Nicolas Louka
• Jocelyne Gerard
• Nassim Fares
• Nicolas Tucci (Innolabs, Livorno, Italie) (expert externe)
• Kamal Haddad (ETS- Montréal)(expert externe)

Enlarged Committee and Faculty Representatives

• Hadi Kanaan
• Georges Sakr
• Marc Ibrahim
• Roger Lteif
• Nicolas Louka
• Jocelyne Gerard
• Nassim Fares
• Ghassan Slailaty
• Joseph Bou Serhal
• Nizar Hariri
• Hayat Azouri

Unit for European and International Scientific Research Projects

EuNIT is a European project that aims, over 3 years (2016-2019), to increase international activity in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the Southern Mediterranean region. This project involves 16 partners and 6 associated partners from Croatia, France, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya and Spain and has been co-financed by the Erasmus+ programme for the amount of 1 million euros.

The main tasks of USJ’s Unit for European and International Scientific Research Projects are:
- To promote funding opportunities available within the academic community and to encourage its participation in cooperation programmes;
- To provide support for proposal writing and the preparation of cooperation projects;
- To provide support for project monitoring and management;
- To ensure continuous maintenance of staff knowledge and knowledge of European project guidelines and procedures.

Unit Members:
-   Ms. Soha Daou Possik: soha.daou@usj.edu.lb
-   Pr. Marie Abboud Mehanna: marie.abboud@usj.edu.lb
-   Pr. Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat: magda.boudagher@usj.edu.lb
-   Ms. Ursula El Hajj: ursula.hage@usj.edu.lb