EURAXESS – Cares about Research Communications Toolkit – Employers

1.What is EURAXESS? 2.Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 3.What else can EURAXESS offer? 4.How can EURAXESS help you? 5.Case study of local activity and a success story 6.Who to contact?

What is EURAXESS? EURAXESS is a unique initiative, launched by the European Commission (European Union) to promote Research careers and facilitate the mobility of Researchers across Europe. The initiative was created to stimulate, protect and nurture the European Research and Innovation environment, providing the Research community with access to improved career and social development. 1

EURAXESS : Provides you with visibility on a pan-European website Allows you to post your job vacancies and funding opportunities for Researchers Gives you access to a pool of CVs of talented Researchers Establishes your rights and obligations Offers your Researchers mobility services Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2

EURAXESS : Provides personalised assistance from a network of people dedicated to help you Makes your life easier as a Research organisation by giving you advice on administrative and legal issues Gives you a competitive edge when you are awarded the European Commission logo for ‘Human Resources Excellence in Research’ Connects the European Research community and all EURAXESS services are independent and completely FREE! Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then EURAXESS is there to help you. Are you looking to recruit a junior or experienced Research talent ? Would you like to explore Research funding opportunities ? Would you like to know about the scientific visa for Researchers ? Does your organisation offer career opportunities across Europe ? Do you know your specific rights and obligations as a Research Organisation ? Would you like to help your Researchers moving to another country with housing, local social security, etc... ? Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2

2 EURAXESS develops its activities under the following 4 key initiatives: Offering you a network of over 500 people in 36 countries to assist you with personalised assistance Establishing rights that make you more attractive and competitive as a Research organisation Connecting the European Research community worldwide Helping you find Research talent in Europe

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2 Our job opportunities are growing every day and we are developing to become THE reference in Research recruitment! Not only European Researchers visit EURAXESS Jobs but also top Researchers from worldwide destinations. The only Research dedicated job and funding opportunities site with international scope that is open to all Research disciplines. Via our website you can post a job vacancy or browse through the pool of CVs from across Europe to find a good candidate for your organisation. Over CV are at your disposal. EURAXESS Jobs is completely free of charge!

Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2 Over Research organisations, companies, universities and SMEs, etc. are registered on EURAXESS!... as well, over individual Research talents are registered allowing you to find a good candidate for your Research positions. Over CV are at your disposal! A total of almost vacancies from 30 different countries were published in 2009! Post your job vacancies and find a top Research talent from across Europe.

Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2 How to upload a job vacancy

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2 EURAXESS Services offers practical information that make your life easier: administrative issues legal issues Help for your Researchers and their family to move from one country to another personalised assistance from a network of 500 people spread in 200 offices across Europe

Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2 EURAXESS Services You can get advice on topics such as: e.g. Visa formalities e.g. Taxation e.g. Health/ Medical care e.g. Accommodation Legal queries Financial queries Administrative queries Everyday queries

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2 EURAXESS Rights Key document: The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for their Recruitment Commission Recommendation to Member States, laying out the rights and obligations of researchers, their employers and funders Today more than 220 organisations representing some institutions from 30 countries in Europe and beyond have endorsed the principles of Charter and Code 2 2

Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2 EURAXESS Rights The European Union puts a high priority in creating a stimulating and competitive research environment The European Union legislation also focuses on good working conditions and adequate career development opportunities It promotes fairness in relation to social security, pensions, and other rights for researchers By applying the principles of the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers you can be awarded the ‘Human Resources Excellence in Research’ logo!

Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2 EURAXESS Rights Initiative ‘Human Resources Excellence in Research’ significant progress The ‘Human Resources Excellence in Research’ logo is awarded to institutions that have made significant progress in implementing the Charter and Code To date, 23 institutions from across Europe have gained this recognition Look for this logo and ask about it!

Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2 EURAXESS Rights By applying a set of rules: Your organisation is recognised and enhanced, gaining competitive advantage and attracting the best Researchers. You are recognised as a good employer. Work-life balance of Researchers is respected. You are part of a truly pan-European network consisting of Research organisations and Researchers.

Why should you get involved and why is EURAXESS for you? 2 EURAXESS Links EURAXESS Links is a networking tool for European Researchers working outside Europe. It exists in: USA Japan China India and Singapore coming soon In addition to organising events, EURAXESS Links provide information about Research in Europe, European Research policy, opportunities for Research funding, for international collaboration and for trans-national mobility. Membership is free. Help us to bring European Research together!

EURAXESS is innovative because: Is a one-stop shop for you with information from across Europe about recruitment, Visa application, work permits, social security and other relevant issues... Is completely FREE of charge. Is independent, acting with the sole purpose of contributing to the development of Research in Europe. It helps you to be part of the Researchers’ community. It gives you the support of a network of people that offer you personalised assistance across Europe! Added value of the initiative 3

It gives you free access to recruit top Researchers in Europe (and beyond). The endorsement of the EURAXESS Charter & Code will give you a competitive edge to attract Research talent. It offers visibility to your institution on the EURAXESS site for FREE. Gives you the possibility to be part of a European Network that cares about the Research and innovation community and looks after its interests. In 2009 EURAXESS had a total of unique visitors on the website and a total of 3.4 million page views!! Added value of the initiative 3

How can we help you? 4 EURAXESS - a network of people at your service with representatives located in more than 200 centres across Europe ready to welcome you

Visit our European website at and the website at Subscribe to our newsletter Find Facebook pages for Estonia, Serbia, Czech Republic, Romania and Lithuania where you can interact with other EURAXESS fans!! How can we help you? 4

Case study of local activity and success stories 5 Local activity EURAXESS Services has been also active in organising networking events where the Research community can meet: Researchers’ Night with pub quizzes, cultural events such as boat rides in the Czech Republic, mushroom picking in Norway, etc.

Case study of local activity and success story 5 Oksana from Ukraine: In 2008, Oksana moved from Ukraine to Czech Republic with her husband to pursue her PhD in Medicine at the Institute of the Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences. However, her lack of information on the necessary visa formalities for travelling within the EU ended in turmoil while simply hoping to return to her two-year old daughter for Christmas in the Ukraine. "Moving to a new place is always quite challenging, especially when you move to another country. Besides such basic things as to get used to a new way of life in a new society you face lots of paper formalities which complicate your life greatly, especially at the beginning and without knowing a language. That is why it is extremely helpful for a foreigner to receive some assistance and professional advice, which we have found in the EURAXESS Services Centre. It is very difficult to overestimate the support we received. I would like to thank one more time the EURAXESS team for giving me a helping hand and being there for me when the times were so difficult."

Who to contact 6 National Service Centres:

EURAXESS Service Local Contact Point A total of Researchers were assisted by the EURAXESS Services Centres in 2009, finding solutions for over problems and questions like for e.g. on visa and entry conditions, funding opportunities, schools, accommodation, legal problems, social security... How can we help you? 4

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