1. EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion
Services and Opportunities for the private sector
Stefania Bettini, DG RTD C.4

2. Outline presentation
A. What is EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion?
Motion
B. EURAXESS (Jobs and Services): what is in for the private sector?

3. 24 June 2008: Launch of the new brand EURAXESS – Researcher in
Motion

4. A. What is EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion?
What is behind it?
EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion: 4 initiatives that, by
supporting the mobility and careers of researchers, assist in
establishing Europe as an area of excellence in scientific research
3 reference pillars:
pillars
◦ Mobility issues
◦ European dimension in research careers
◦ Making Europe more attractive

5. 3 pillars and a main goal
Researchers 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)
freedom
2. Introduction of a European dimension into research careers ☺
3. Europe’s 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 N°1 « Recruitment »
General Principles and Requirements for the Code of Conduct
Recruitment:
- Employers and/or funders should establish recruitment procedures which are
open*, efficient, transparent, supportive and internationally comparable, as
well as tailored to the type of positions advertised.
- Advertisements should give a broad description of knowledge and
competencies required, and should not be so specialised as to discourage
suitable applicants. Employers should include a description of the working
conditions and entitlements, including career development prospects.
Moreover, the time allowed between the advertisement of the vacancy or
the 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. UK 5. UK
6. Portugal 6. India
7. US 7. US
8. India 8. 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 private
Services
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 organisations’
VISIBILITY
1) By Country
2) By publishing Research
Organisation (listed in
alphabetical order)

18. 3) By Research Field (Orthelius
classification)
4) By Marie Curie Actions (published
directly on E. Jobs or imported from
CORDIS)

19. Editing CV and publishing jobs on-line
1) Researchers
- New user or
- Registered user
2) Res. Organisations

20. Research Organisations
◦ Registration (free of charge!) - by
Org/Dep/Lab.
◦ Login
◦ Free publication of Research Job
vacancies (displayed on the
homepage’s 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 candidate’s 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 job’s 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 job’s 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 help
job/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:
visibility
28 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/euraxess
RTD-RMP@ec.europa.eu
Or contact:
The nearest national EURAXESS Services Centre/s
Stefania.bettini@ext.ec.europa.eu (The EURAXESS Portal)