… to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. The Mission of the Joint Research Centre As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.

IRMM - Geel, Belgium Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements ITU - Karlsruhe, Germany Institute for Transuranium Elements IE - Petten, The Netherlands and Ispra, Italy Institute for Energy IPSC - Ispra, Italy Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen IES - Ispra, Italy Institute for Environment and Sustainability IHCP - Ispra, Italy Institute for Health and Consumer Protection IPTS - Seville, Spain Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Structure: 7 Institutes in 5 Member States ~ 2650 staff competitive ~ 330 M€/y budget (+ ~ 40 M€/y competitive income)

Through 4 intertwined instruments: 1.Projects (Institutional Networks, Indirect Actions, Collaboration Agreements) 2.Job opportunities 3.Advanced training courses and workshops 4.Information and awareness actions How to collaborate with the JRC

Institutional Networks: for harmonisation and validation of methods and measurements, establishment of common standards, provision of scientific and technical support in the implementation of EU legislation JRC collaborates with over 1000 partner organisations in some 100 institutional networks. Indirect Actions: JRC participates on equal competitive basis in the EU Research Framework Programme JRC is involved in 250 actions, collaborating with some 1000 partner organisations (FP6) Collaboration Agreements: concern joint research, information sharing and sometimes the exchange of personnel JRC has some 200 operational collaboration agreements with public and private research organisations, universities and national and international bodies 1. Projects (Networks, Indirect Actions, Agreements)

Policy of attracting top scientists and professionals Working in multidisciplinary institutes in 5 different countries; wide range of scientific activities Multinational, multilingual teams Scientific and cultural diversity Supporting researcher’s integration Welcoming staff from new Member States and Candidate Countries / PCCs Visit: Job opportunities at the JRC

Types of Contract Available at the JRC Permanent Staff Temporary Agents Contract Agents Grantholders Seconded National Experts “Enlargement & Integration Action” job positions JRC Trainees Other working opportunities Statutory Staff Through open competitions launched by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO), Guided by Staff Regulations. Non Statutory Staff Also open to countries associated to FP and Candidate Countries

Grantholders Characteristics: For researchers holding a grant from JRC or another organisation Access: open calls launched through the website of the JRC Institutes or other granting authority Types: Category 20 (for Ph.D Students), Category 30 (for postdocs) and Category 40 (for senior scientists) Contract duration: between 3 months and 4 years Financial conditions: depending on the grants

Seconded National Experts (SNEs) Characteristics: –SNEs detached to JRC by public organisation, national authority, university, institute, etc. –SNEs remain in the service of their employer –Stimulates brain circulation, exchange of knowledge Access: Open calls launched through the permanent representations to the EU Contract duration: between 6 months and 4 years Financial conditions: daily subsistence allowance of 119,39 EUR/ for each day

“Enlargement and Integration Action” job positions Characteristics: –Positions for SNEs published annually under the JRC Enlargement and Integration Action –JRC reserves 40 positions for SNEs from New Members States, FP Associated Countries and Candidate Countries –Extensions / Publications Access: open calls launched on JRC web-page Contract duration: 1 year with a possibility to 1 year more extension Financial conditions: daily subsistence allowance of 118,92 EUR/per each day plus the salary at home country/organisation

JRC trainees Characteristics: –Enables trainees to acquire personal experience or to prepare university degree –Within the fields of activities of JRC Access: open calls for trainees launched through each Institute website Contract duration: between 3 months and 12 months Financial conditions: 963 EUR/month * European Commission Traineeship Programme

3. Advanced training courses and workshops Goal: to disseminate the results of individual projects and studies and to support Member states in implementation of EU policies Areas: Food, Chemicals, Environment, Metrology, Agriculture, Energy and Nuclear Safety, etc. areas of competence of the JRC Statistics: JRC Advanced courses and workshops Experts attending

Gateway: Contacts in the JRC institutes: IPSC IES IHCP IPTS EI IRMM ITU Contacts in the JRC - Brussels: JRC contacts: whom to contact, where?

Institute for Health and Protection of Citizen - September (the date is not fixed yet), on BEVABS (European Office for Wine, Alcohol and Spirit Drinks ) Sept in Croatia. International Workshop on Harmonisation of GMO Detection and Analysis for Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries, European Neighborhood Policy Countries and Russia. Organized by the Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit with the support of TAIEX December, in Ispra, Italy. Enlargement workshop in NanoBiotechnology with special emphasis on Bio/non-Bio interfaces and their role in cell culture and imaging. - December, in Ispra, Italy. The 6th annual CYCLEUR network meeting, supported by the Enlargement and Integration Programme, with participation of many cyclotron-operating or user institutions from the EU and Associated States. It will take place over 2 days. Workshops are announced on the web-site; you can propose your participation to your national JRC contact point (Branka Zizic – Ministry of Education and Science ) Announcement of upcoming workshops in JRC