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ERA Chair and Mobility schemes in H2020

ERA Chair and Mobility schemes in H2020. Mary O’Connell. 24 th May 201 6. Why is mobility important?. Sharing of expertise and knowledge. To transform the local environment and make it more competitive. What is required for mobility?. Talented people willing to move location.

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ERA Chair and Mobility schemes in H2020

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  1. ERA Chair and Mobility schemes in H2020 Mary O’Connell 24th May 2016

  2. Why is mobility important? • Sharing of expertise and knowledge. • To transform the local environment and make it more competitive

  3. What is required for mobility? • Talented people willing to move location. • Local population seeking them.

  4. My mobility Irish, undergraduate in University College Galway Ph.D in AECOM, New York, USA Postdoc in MIT, MA. USA Postdoc in Biocenter, Basel Switzerland Group Leader in MRC Edinburgh UK Sabbatical in Uni of Stockholm, Sweden ERA Chair in CEITEC Brno Czeh Republic

  5. My Impression/ experience in different countries Ease of living in a country Sweden USA UK Switzerland Czech Republic • Social language, inclusiveness to foreigners • Economic • Lack of transparency • Insecurity of colleagues

  6. Other problems are

  7. How to enhance mobility • Create an environment within the country where mobility is seen as being positive. This is the most important challenge and needs to be addressed. Unless this is achieved all projects are doomed!

  8. Suggestions. • Encourage mobility of scientists to return to their home country. Advantage : They more easily accepted. More aware of the local situation • Recruitment that is transparent, fair, merit based, gender balanced, open publication of posts and identification of people

  9. But how to motivate Universities to want these talented émigrés? • Encourage/ motivate reform of national funding! Wasting tax payers money • Example of Ireland

  10. Are we choosing the best people to fund at a national level?

  11. Are the H2020 mobility goals realistic?

  12. Points to ponder If large projects are dependent on mobility then perform a risk assessment! • Is it dependent of local/national funding? • Where is the national funding coming from? • Impact on the national science? • Local resentment • Is there an infrastructure that will fund it?

  13. Problems not only in academia • Ministries/funding agencies They require training and advice MOTIVATION

  14. Hit list for mobility • Motivate governments to reform their national funding schemes. • If only the best are chosen, this will lead to better competition and hiring of better researchers. This will ensure mobility.

  15. Final message • Be responsible, these are peoples lives! • Tax payers money!

  16. Thank you for your attention

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