April 3, 2024 ICoRSA Events, News

Strengthening Research Careers: A Workshop by IrishRSA and ICoRSA for the Irish Research Community

On May 15th, 2024 IrishRSA and ICoRSA will hold a workshop on the recent European researchers career policies and how these influence national policies, open to Irish research communities.

The workshop will be delivered Dr Luísa Henriques, expert in Research and Innovation policies and current senior advisor to the Board and policy analyst of Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT).

Description

The responsibility for the Research and Innovation policies in Europe is shared by the European Union and the Member States. We will focus now on the role of the European Union. At this level, the European Research Area (ERA) gained recently enhanced momentum with a new policy agenda[1] that included the following cross-sector initiatives:

  • Revised definition of researcher.
  • Additional professions included in the European Framework for Research careers and research skills (European Competence Framework for Researchers).
  • The ERA Talent Platform/EURAXESS
  • The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers, and
  • The future Observatory on Research and Innovation Careers.

These initiatives add concrete instruments both for local employers and national policy authorities to promote career development and offer better conditions for researchers. To further advocate and monitor the implementation of such initiatives, enhanced awareness of the ERA Policy and of the decision-making processes by the researchers is needed. Local and national Research Staff Associations offer a space for community engagement, monitorization and improved alignment between European and national representatives that is adapted to national contexts.

Agenda of the workshop

Action 4 of the ERA Policy Agenda “Promote attractive research careers, talent circulation, and mobility”. With this in mind Dr Luísa Henriques, Senior advisor to the Board and policy analyst to the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) will provide an overview of ERA policies and governance processes and the new European Framework for Research Careers. This will be followed by a discussion moderated by Dr. Mikey Creane (International Officer at Irish RSA), Dr. Bruno Periera (President of ANICT) and Carolina Varela (iCoRSA) who will share their insights on research staff adovacy and how researcher can become positively involved in the devleopment of attractive and sustainable Research Careers both on a national and international level.

Objectives of the workshop

  • To create awareness of Action 4 of the ERA Policy Agenda and the support measures that are part of the European Framework for Research Careers.
  • To create awareness of how researchers can engage locally and nationally to address the challenges related to research careers and professional growth.
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