1. Willkommen Welcome Benvenuti Bienvenue This presentation will give you some insight into the wide-ranging activities of Empa. It will answer the most important questions related to hiring and will provide you with access to further sources of information. Human Resources

2. Welcome to Empa Prof. Dr. Gian-Luca Bona Director It is Empa’s mission to build bridges between scientific knowledge and practical application by means of first class material science and technological research. I warmly welcome you to Empa. You no doubt have numerous expectations and questions. Don’t hesitate to satisfy your curiosity and to expand your horizons. With its international and innovative atmosphere, Empa offers you an excellent working environment. With Empa’s mission as underlying principle, I wish you a successful start in an exciting, diverse and challenging new task.

3. Mission Empa – Bridging Research and Application  Application-inspired Materials Science and  Technology Developmentment  Interdisciplinary Know-how  Efficient Technology Transfer  For the Benefit of Industry  For the Welfare of Society  Committed to Excellence in all our Activities

4. Empa Materials Science and Technology History, Worth Knowing, Facts and Figures

5. 1880 The «Institution for the Testing of Building Materials», the forerunner to Empa, begins its work. 1891 Ludwig Tetmajer, the first director of Empa, is given the task of investigating the collapse of a railway bridge near Muenchenstein, built by the world-famous engineer Gustav Eiffel. Tetmajer is quickly able to demonstrate the cause of the collapse. As a consequence, the institute attracts international acclaim. 1937 The Swiss Testing Institution in St.Gallen merges with Empa. 1962 Empa moves from Zurich to Dubendorf. 1988 A significant change of course occurs, with increased emphasis placed on research. The Empa is renamed «Federal Material Testing and Research Institute». History of Empa Ludwig Tetmajer, First Empa Director

6. 1994 The staff of the Armaments Services Group joins Empa and establishes the Materials Technology Laboratory. 1996 The staff at Empa’s St.Gallen site move into their new building. From 2001 Empa‘s priorities shift primarily towards research and innovative development as well as providing specialized services. 2010 Empa increasingly aligns its activities more closely with its core mission: To transfer research and technologies into marketable innovations History of Empa

7. Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Empa within the ETH Domain Dr. Fritz Schiesser ETH Board President Prof. Dr. Gian-Luca Bona Director Empa EPFL ETHZ WSL EawagPSI Empa Board of the ETH Domain Johann N. Schneider-Ammann Federal Councillor

8. Empa in numbers (2011) 3 Sites Dübendorf, St. Gallen, Thun 5 Departments 36 Departments 920 Employees (840 FTE; approx. 30% women) of these 27 Professors 146 PhD Students 41 Apprentices plus: 160 Master’s Students and Interns plus: 80 academic guests Budget 97 Mio. CHF Public Funding 50 Mio. CHF Third-Party Funding Output >500 Peer-reviewed (SCI/E) Publications 100 Seminars and Conferences at Empa-Academy Third-party projects >30 running projects EU Framework Programmes >90 running SNF projects 80 running KTI projects

9. Our Vision Materials and Technologies for a Sustainable Future

10. Empa’s Tasks Technology Transfer  Industry Cooperation  Continuing Education  Reports / Expertise for Government Authorities & other Public Bodies (Basis for Political Decisions) Services  Contract Research  Consulting  «Trouble Shooting»  Independent Expertise and Studies Education  PhD Students, Postdocs  Apprentices Teaching Activities  ETHZ / EPFL  Universities  Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) Angewandte Forschung Applied Research

11. Empa Research Focus Areas Nanostructured Materials Materials for Energy Technologies Natural Resources and Pollutants Health and Performance Nanotechnology / Instruments and Tools Computational Modelling Adaptive Systems Sustainability, Reliability and Safety Analytical Methods and Measurement Techniques Sustainable Built Environment

12. The Empa Intranet – an important source of information

13. Empa Intranet / Human Resources On the HR-Homepage you will find valuable information and descriptions of procedures concerning all important Personnel questions.

14. Trust-based working hours At Empa work is carried out on the basis of trust-based working hours.This means that work performance rather than presence is given priority and rewarded. This provides employees with considerable freedom in the organisation of their work. At the same time they must take responsibility for their personal work scheduling and time management. Working-hours regulations, instructions for recording absences, holiday schedules and regulations, etc, can be found on our HR- homepage.

15. These absences must be recorded in the electronic Time System (Bixi). Holidays, unpaid leave, credited and used-up overtime hours Illness, Accidents Parental Leave, Care of Family Members External and Internal Further Education, Military / Y & S Leadership courses Activity in Unions and Staff Associations Public Office In the case of an accident, Human Resources must be contacted immediately. In cases of illness, one’s superiors must be immediately informed. From the 4th day of illness a doctor’s certificate must be submitted to Human Resources.  Forms and Information can be found on the HR-Homepage.  (Time recording (Bixi))

16. Accident Insurance SUVA – Insurance against Occupational and Non-occupational Accidents (UVG)  For occupational and non-occupational risk of accident, you are insured with Suva. In the case of a hospital stay, the costs for the stay in a general ward are covered. AXA Winterthur – Supplement to Accident Insurance UVG (voluntary)  The costs of a hospital stay in a private ward can additionally be insured with AXA. Empa offers its employees collective supplementary insurance for this purpose. In addition, insurance for lump-sum death and disability benefits can also be taken out.  Registration Form and Information can be found on our HR-Homepage.  HR-Documents

17. Changes to personnel data Changes to: Address, civil status, bank account information, child(ren), and residence permit data must be immediately reported to Human Resources. In doing so you can be certain that salary statements, payments, etc. will be carried out correctly.  The formula for such changes can be found on our HR-Homepage  HR-Documents

18. Contact Points For various matters the following contact points / persons are available to assist you: HR-Partner Staff Committee Equal Opportunities Officer Person responsible for sexual harassment and mobbing Ombudsman’s Office Integrity in Research Conflict Management / Whistle Blowing For PhDs Social Counselling Toivanen  Detailed information on these topics can be found on our HR-Homepage.

19. Informatics Here you will find guidelines, request forms and further information concerning IT security. Password guidelines User rules concerning telematics (BOT) Information sheet on the use of passwords Application for VPN Empa Application for a connection to the Empa data network Brief information for new employees Informatics quidelines from the FHB /RHB  Detailed Information: Intranet / Informatics / Instructions

20. Intranet / FHB / RHB In the Management Manual (FHB) and in the Regulation Manual (RHB) all general regulations, directives and procedures are described in detail.

21. Important telephone numbers TypeDübendorfSt. GallenThun Emergency Medical Services 88881442985 Chemical Accidents 1187822985 Fire Alarm118 2985 Police (external)0117

22. Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us. Dübendorf / Thun DepartmentHR-AdministrationHR-Partner Salary / Social Security 10 Barbara ReinhartJolanda MüllerKarin Schöb 20, 30, Lab 292 Judith WidemannAndrea KoellmannBéatrice Ziltener 50 Nina Schnetzler Brigitte Kappeler Sarka Spiller 60 Nadja Nenzi St. Gallen Department HR-AdministrationHR-PartnerSalary / Social Security Alle Esther Zürcher / Susanne MedgyesyCornelia Stalder

23. Annex On the following slides you have the opportunity to acquire more detailed information on various issues.

24. Instructions 2/4 The arrows serve to make slide changes The green Home-button leads back to the previous menu. The red Home-button ends the presentation. By closing the browser you can return to the presentation. By clicking on the bars you will gain access to the corresponding intranet sites.

25. Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data Staff development Staff Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and Managemnt Handbook Social counselling Toivanen 1/4 1/4 Do you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation. Do you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation. Yes No Part 4 Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords

26. Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data Staff development Staff Committee Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data Staff development Staff Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and Managemnt Handbook Social counselling Toivanen 2/4 2/4 Do you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation? Yes No Part 4 Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords

27. Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and Management Handbook Social counselling Toivanen Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data Staff development Staff Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and Managemnt Handbook Social counselling Toivanen 3/4 3/4 Do you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation? Yes No Part 4 Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords

28. Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time Management (Bixi) Emergency Medical Services IT-Guidelines Passwords Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data Staff development Staff Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and Management Handbook Social counselling Toivanen Part 4 Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords Do you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation? Yes No 4/4 4/4

29. And now we wish you a good start and every success with your activity at Empa. Human Resources