Brussels, February 2011 ITN Coordinators’ meeting

RECRUITMENT

Research Executive Agency Marie Curie host-driven actions

Overview of Presentation 1. Eligible researchers and mobility rules 2. Recruitment Policies and Procedures 3. Researchers’ entitlements

Eligible Researchers Types of Researchers: 1.

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Early Stage Researchers (ESR) –

Research experience ≤ 4 years

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No PhD

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Duration of appointment: 3-36 months (typical appointment is 36 months)

Experienced Researchers (ER) still in their early career –

PhD or at least 4 years of research experience

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Duration of appointment: 3-24 months

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NB: total research experience ≤ 5 years

5 Years Experience: Initial Training Networks are limited to researchers in the first 5 years of their career at the time of recruitment. No longer eligible Diploma granting access to doctorate studies

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

If PhD

Early Stage Researchers

Experienced Researchers

First 4 years of their career – have not yet obtained a PhD

A PhD or at least 4 years full time research experience

Experience is calculated at date of appointment

Year 6

Nationality rule: •

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Researchers can be nationals of any country. Mobility rule: Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work , studies, etc) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account. Exceptions: – international organisations: CERN; ESRF; etc. For eligibility examples, please refer to the Guide for Applicants 2010

1. Types of researchers and mobility rules 2. Recruitment Policies and Procedures 3. Researchers entitlements

Selection procedures •

Vacancies published internationally – EURAXESS, press, websites, internet, conferences, mobility portals, etc: eligible costs after start date

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Equal opportunities policy

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Full-time employment

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Employment contracts

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Conforms to the Code of Conduct for Recruitment of Researchers

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Researchers made aware of Marie Curie network, rights & duties, appointment conditions, etc.

Publishing your vacancies •

Publish early – allow plenty of time for recruitment

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Must be advertised using EURAXESS

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Accessed through the Marie Curie website www.ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions

www.ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions

Euraxess Jobs Page

1. Types of researchers and mobility rules 2. Recruitment Policies and Procedures 3. Researchers entitlements

Marie Curie Fellows • Employed Marie Curie Fellows should have: – Pension, full social security, maternity leave etc... •

Researchers made aware that they are Marie Curie Fellows and of their rights and obligations – Researchers Z-card distributed to fellows at the beginning of their contract:

Allowances… …for the benefit of the fellow: • •

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Paid regularly: based on the principle of monthly payments Living Allowance – Fixed amount specified in Work Programme 2010, adjusted for country of host institution Mobility Allowance – Fixed amount depending on family status at date of recruitment, adjusted for country of host institution Travel Allowance – Fixed amount specified in Work Programme 2010, depending upon distance from location of origin to host institute

Agreement between the fellow and the institution Article III.4 •

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Salary: – Living, mobility and travel allowances – Payment arrangements – Any deductions Conditions of work Description of the research project Signed by both parties

– Does not need to be sent to the REA Declaration on Conformity submitted through SESAM (presentation later today) – Signed Original to be sent to the REA just after each recruitment - MANDATORY!

Career Development •

Personal Career Development Plan (agreed between the fellow and the supervisor) – Short and long-term development goals – Training needs including complementary skills – Scientific objectives

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Career Exploratory Allowance – Fixed amount of €2000 – For each researcher with a stay of at least one year

Complementary Training • Career appropriate skills – For example: Communication, IPR, Ethics, Grant writing, Commercial exploitation of results, Research Policy, entrepreneurship, language classes, etc • Conference and workshop attendance – Eligible costs, not to be charged to the researchers

Tuition Fees • Should not be charged to the researcher • Services charged for in tuition fees are eligible expenses – Can be charged to the contract but not to cost categories A to C (allowances entirely for the benefit of the researcher) • For more details consult the note on tuition fees: ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/eligibility_of_tuition_fees.pdf

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