1. Braga 13 November 2006 Europe for Researchers Policies and Strategies Massimo Serpieri European Commission ERA – Knowledge based society Universities and Researchers massimo.serpieri@ec.europa.eu Europe for Researchers Policies and Strategies Massimo Serpieri European Commission ERA – Knowledge based society Universities and Researchers massimo.serpieri@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers massimo.serpieri@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers

2. Braga 13 November 2006 What are the Problems? Fragmentation of research career structures Very uncertain future, with short term postdoctoral appointments When you move to work in another country you risk losing pension rights, social security benefits, advancement, etc. Close, non transparent and local recruitment procedures

3. Braga 13 November 2006 labour market The needs for an open and competitive European labour market research environment An attractive research environment To improve the public recognition of researchers’ roles The financing of researchers’ training at an early stage of their careers or as part of their lifelong training career development Research career development perspectives Financial incentives Financial incentives

4. Braga 13 November 2006 Specific on academia-industry External factors: culture of long-term collaboration (mutual trust und reciprocal understanding) by means of incentives Employability: enhance employment skills and quality of training Co-location of university/industry Communicate with business community: through industrial org./federations, clusters of SMEs, forums

5. Braga 13 November 2006 Specific on academia-industry (2) Favour staff exchange: part-time positions, sabbatical, honorary positions Incentive to increase entrepreneurship Ad hoc training for supervisors and motivate them

6. Braga 13 November 2006 How does Europe react? The European Research Area The Lisbon and Barcelona objectives (and the re- launch of the Lisbon strategy): What is needed? integrated strategy An integrated strategy for the development of Human Resources in R&D in Europe

7. Braga 13 November 2006 Some initiatives 2004/2006 PortalThe European Researcher‘s Mobility Portal ERA-MOREERA-MORE, the European Network of Mobility Centres Charter andCodeRecommendation on the European Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for their Recruitment third-country researchersScientific visa package for third-country researchers Europe4Researchers NewsletterEurope4Researchers Newsletter

8. Braga 13 November 2006 Integrated European strategy for human resources in research

9. Braga 13 November 2006 Charter and Code: A ‘bill of rights and duties’ for all researchers (whatever their nationality) working in the European Union. Goal: To recognise researchers as professionals A master plan of scientific governance indicating: what their work consists of, what society expects from them, what kind of career their employers should provide.

10. Braga 13 November 2006 A ddressing researchers Research freedom, professional responsibility Accountability Dissemination, exploitation of results Relation with supervisors Supervision/managerial duties Continuing professional development…….

11. Braga 13 November 2006 A ddressing funders, employers-HE institutions Working conditions Value of mobility Career development Gender issues Co-authorship Supervision/teaching Appraisal systems

12. Braga 13 November 2006 Code = framework for: Transparency in the recruitment process Judging merit (non cronological CV) Recognition of any type of mobility experience Postdoctoral appointment

13. Braga 13 November 2006 Next challenges and objectives To increase the number of undersigning institutions – so far 100 from 17 countries …and Portugal? To follow implementation To see the impact they will make on the career management of researchers and on their careers

14. Braga 13 November 2006 Difficulties Relate to certain principles such as: Working conditions Different definition/status of researchers Selection/transparency Appraisal criteria Dissemination Senior researchers not involved General difficulty: lack of funding

15. Braga 13 November 2006 Suggested solutions The process not the word by word application Call for regular meetings and involve HR management and early stage researchers Identify added value for « senior researchers » Share examples of good practice more widely

16. Braga 13 November 2006 The redesigned European Researcher’s Mobility Portal (http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers)http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers

17. Braga 13 November 2006 The new «Charter&Code» section (http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/europeancharter)http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/europeancharter

18. Braga 13 November 2006 The new «List of undersigning organisations» (http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/europeancharter)http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/europeancharter

19. Braga 13 November 2006 The « Scientific Visa » for third country researchers

20. Braga 13 November 2006 Thank you for your attention!