- 1. EURAXESS Researchers in Motion Services and Opportunities
for the private sectorStefania Bettini, DG RTD C.4
2. Outline presentation A. What is EURAXESS Researchers in
Motion?MotionB. EURAXESS (Jobs and Services): what is in for the
private sector? 3. 24 June 2008: Launch of the new brand EURAXESS
Researcher inMotion 4. A. What is EURAXESS Researchers in Motion?
What is behind it? EURAXESS Researchers in Motion: 4 initiatives
that, bysupporting the mobility and careers of researchers, assist
in establishing Europe as an area of excellence in scientific
research3 reference pillars: pillars Mobility issues European
dimension in research careers Making Europe more attractive 5. 3
pillars and a main goalResearchers in Europe need to be provided
with a single open, transparent and competitive labour market
through actions stimulating:1. Greater mobility of researchers in
Europe - Circulation freedom for researchers, technologies and
knowledge (the 5th freedom)freedom2. Introduction of a European
dimension into research careers 3. Europes attractiveness to
researchers from all over the world - Internationally open and
competitive - Facing globalisation 6. EURAXESS Researchers in
Motion 4 activities Recruitment tool with job opportunities,
funding opportunities, grants, employment, etc. Relocation
assistance for researchers and their family Information on the
Charter and Code (i.e. rights and obligations in the research
profession) A networking tool for European researchers abroad 7. 1.
EURAXESS Jobs: a virtual research job market
(http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/jobs) 8. 2. EURAXESS Services: info
and assistance services for all
(http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/services) 9. 3. EURAXESS Rights:
rights and obligations for all
(http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/rights) 10. 3. EURAXESS Rights/The
Code for the Recruitment of Researchers: principle N1 Recruitment
General Principles and Requirements for the Code of
ConductRecruitment: - Employers and/or funders should establish
recruitment procedures which areopen*, efficient, transparent,
supportive and internationally comparable, aswell as tailored to
the type of positions advertised. - Advertisements should give a
broad description of knowledge andcompetencies required, and should
not be so specialised as to discouragesuitable applicants.
Employers should include a description of the workingconditions and
entitlements, including career development prospects.Moreover, the
time allowed between the advertisement of the vacancy orthe call
for applications and the deadline for reply should be
realistic.*All available instruments should be used, in particular
international or globally accessible web-based resources such as
the pan-European EURAXESS Jobs: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess 11. 3.
EURAXESS Rights: The Human Resources Strategy for Reseachers
(HRS4R) 12. 3. EURAXESS Rights/The HRS4R HRS4R: the implementation
mechanism of the European Charter and Code HRS4R: the pan-European
sign of HR excellence in research VISIBILITY: Researchers can
recognise easily good employers VISIBILITY 13. 4. EURAXESS Links:
European researchers abroad (http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/links)
14. EURAXESS: a tool for all, from all over the world 5. UK5. UK6.
Portugal6. India 7. US7. US8. India8. Poland 9. Poland 9. Belgium
10. Belgium 10. Greece 15. Outline presentation A. What is EURAXESS
Researchers in Motion?B. EURAXESS Jobs and Services: what is in for
the privateServices sector? 1) EURAXESS Jobs 16. EURAXESS Jobs: a
virtual research job market.How to use it?Researchers can: - Look
for jobs (according to: Country; Research Field; registered
Research Organisation; Marie Curie Actions; all combinable!) - Look
for fellowships & grants* (at national, international, Europen
level) - Edit their CV on-line Res. Organisations can: - Publish
on-line their job vacancies for free - Look for candidates to
recruit for free - Gain and dramatically increase their visibility
all around Europe (28 national EURAXESS portals) and the world (E.
Links) * To be completely revamped by June 2010 17. Job search: 4
directories to enhance research organisationsVISIBILITY1) By
Country 2) By publishing ResearchOrganisation (listed
inalphabetical order) 18. 3) By Research Field
(Ortheliusclassification) 4) By Marie Curie Actions
(publisheddirectly on E. Jobs or imported fromCORDIS) 19. Editing
CV and publishing jobs on-line1) Researchers-New user or
-Registered user2) Res. Organisations 20. Research Organisations
Registration (free of charge!) - by Org/Dep/Lab. Login Free
publication of Research Job vacancies (displayed on the homepages
section List of the latest posted Research Job Vacancies
and,Vacancies each of them, reachable through the 4 search
directories)directories Free search of candidates to recruit (Soon)
Free publication of funding opportunities (fellowships and grants)
21. What can Organisations do?- Publish their jobs on-line -
Display their published job on their own web-site through ad hoc
RSS file - (Soon) publish their funding opportunities - Pre-define
a candidates search parameters through the Agent Search
functionality - VISIBILITY: have their job VISIBILITY available on
different sections of the EURAXESS portal as well as on national
EURAXESS portal/s (28) - Up-date their jobs deadline upon
expiration or every 3 months 22. A simplified Jobs data-Base - Less
box to fill-in - Easier navigation - Sector tailored (i.e. org.s
type) - Up-date their jobs deadline upon expiration or every 3
months - VISIBILITY: receive a RSS file to VISIBILITY display on
local web-site jobs published on EURAXESS Jobs 23. Outline
presentation A. What is EURAXESS Researchers in Motion?B. EURAXESS
Jobs and Services: what is in for you as private Services sector?
2) EURAXESS Services 24. EURAXESS Services: they help researchers =
they helpjob/funding proviuders Network of ~200 Services Centres in
37 European countries (West Balkans included)Goal: Providing
researchers and their families with comprehensive and up-to- Goal
date information, as well as tailored and personalised assistance
in all matters relating to their professional and daily lives:
Entry conditions (visa requirements), Work permits, Job
opportunities, Salaries and taxation, Pension rights, Health care,
Social security, Accommodation, Day care and schooling, Language
courses, General culture of the host country, Intellectual property
rights, Recognition of diplomas etc. 25. Core activity: each
Service Centre Acts as a point of entry for researchers looking for
practical information and guidance Fulfils its information and
assistance task either by direct proximity assistance or by
directing the person/s concerned to the appropriate specialised
centre 26. How does this work, in concrete? Should you welcome a
new researcher or help yours to undertake a mobilty experience
elsewehere, the EURAXESS Services Centres* are there to help you
and your researcher/s This service is TOTALLY free of charge!!
charge * Often acting also as PEOPLE/ERC NCP 27. To
conclude:EURAXESS: which added value for the private sector? All
services free of charge Access to a tailred target group: high
professionals Broad visibility: @ local, national, European,
world-wide level:visibility28 National EURAXESS Portals complement
the European one (= multiplying effect): AT, BE, CH, CZ, DE, EE,
ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, effect IS, IT, LT, LUX, MT, NL, NO, PL,
PT, RO, SE, SI, SR, TR, UK (more in the pipeline)Some figures
2010:> 15,000 active CVs (main research fields: Engineering,
Biological sc., Chemistry, Environmental sc., Physics, Computer
sc., Economics, Medical sc.) > 4,000 active research
organisations 2010, Unique visitors/month (av.): 37,000 2010, Page
views/month (av.): 360,000 28. Now that you know EURAXESS
Researchers in Motion Make full use of it!More info:
http://ec.europa.eu/[email protected] Or contact: The
nearest national EURAXESS Services Centre/s
[email protected] (The EURAXESS Portal)
