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Marie Curie Actions for ESR & Euraxess Jobs

Marie Curie Actions for ESR & Euraxess Jobs. Dr . sc . Branka Bernard Advisor at EURAXESS department National Contact Point for FP7 People Programme Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes. Why do a PhD ?.

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Marie Curie Actions for ESR & Euraxess Jobs

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  1. Marie Curie Actions for ESR & EuraxessJobs Dr. sc. Branka Bernard Advisor at EURAXESS department National Contact Point for FP7 PeopleProgramme Agency for Mobilityand EU Programmes

  2. Why do a PhD?

  3. Contrary to popular belief, a PhD is not intellectually difficult but it calls for discipline and stamina.

  4. ChoosetheUniversity, choosethesupervisor, chooseyourPhDprogramme!

  5. UnstructuredPhDProgrammes UnstructuredPhDprogramme – a doctoratein Europe traditionally involved a one-on-one relationship between the master and the apprentice. „Doktorvater” Majority of supervisors were primarily task-focused coupled with someconcern with the humane aspects of supervision, there was little evidence of innovation and reflection.

  6. StructuredPhDProgrammes • Inthe US – a norm • In Europe – ? 2007 – 25% of the European institutions had established structured doctoral programmes 2010 – 65% of students have multiple advisors and administrators to guide them, receive formal training and scientific and soft skills – broader education than any single supervisor could provide

  7. CareerDevelopment Plan

  8. European universities - world rankings 4 UniversityofOxford United Kingdom 6 UniversityofCambridge United Kingdom 8 Imperial College London United Kingdom 15 ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal Institute ofTechnologyZürichSwitzerland 17 UniversityCollege London United Kingdom 32 Karolinska Institute Sweden 36 UniversityofEdinburgh United Kingdom 45 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany 46 ÉcolePolytechniqueFédérale de LausanneSwitzerland 47 London SchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience United Kingdom 48 Universityof Manchester United Kingdom 56 King's College London United Kingdom 59 École Normale Supérieure France 61 UniversityofZürichSwitzerland 63 ÉcolePolytechnique France 66 UniversityofBristol United Kingdom 67 KU LeuvenBelgium 68 UtrechtUniversityNetherlands

  9. FP7 (2007-2013) FP7 = EU’s research funding instrument Budget : Billion €50.5 4 Programmes: Cooperation,Ideas, People,Capacities(+ Joint Research Centre + Euratom) FP7 breakdown (€ million) Ideas: B €7.51 Cooperation: B€ 32.5 People : B €4.75 Marie Curie Actions Capacities: B €4.1 JRC: B €1.75 JRC : M€ 1750 Euratom: B €2.75Nuclearresearch

  10. PEOPLEPROGRAMME~€4.75 Billion Initial training (~40% budget) Initial Training Networks (ITN) Life-long training and career development (~25-30% budget) Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)/ Career Integration Grants (CIG) Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes (COFUND); Industry dimension (~5-10% budget) Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) World fellowship (~25% budget) International Outgoing & Incoming Fellowships (IOF & IIF); International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Policy support actions (~1% budget) Mobility and career enhancement actions

  11. MARIE CURIE ACTIONS -adedicated programme for structuring training, mobility andcareer development- Objectives: • Increase humanresources potential in R&D in Europe • Stimulate people to enter into the profession of researcher • Encourage researchers to stay in Europe • Attract researchers from around the world • Employment contracts with full social rights • Adequate working conditions and attractive salaries • Peer-reviewed international evaluation • European (and international) prestige Conditions: • Mobility – tran-snational & inter-sectoral • Excellence

  12. Applicants Research funding bodies Individual fellowships Industry/Research Institutions Senior Post-docs (ER) > 10 years CIG IIF IOF IEF IAPP IRSES COFUND Non-profit organisations only Post-docs (ER) > 4 years* or PhD Profile of recruited researchers ITN Post-graduates (ESR) < 4 years* *full-time equivalent research experience after degree which formally entitles to embark on a doctorate 14 Hesinki

  13. Initial Training Networks Associated Country 2 Multi-partner ITNs (Multi-ITN) • At least 3 participants* (any type) from 3 different MS/ACAbove this minimum, participation of also third countries is possible (“level 1”) • Associated partners from any country / sector / discipline (“level 2”) • Private sector participation: “highest possible level” • ESR: appointment for 3-36 months • ER: appointment for 3-24 months • Secondments encouraged(up to 30% of recruitment period) • Each “level 1” partner must recruit

  14. Initial Training Networks Associated Innovative Doctoral Programmes (IDP) • 1 participant(“level 1”) • Associated partners (“level 2”) from different countries, sectors and disciplines • Innovative doctoral programme: international, interdisciplinary, intersectoral • The network isinvolved in a joint programme (S&T, training) • The single participant recruits all fellows to carry out proposedwork and training • Equip doctoral candidates with innovative skills (scientific and transferable skills) • Quality of supervision of doctoral candidates

  15. Initial Training Networks Associated European Industrial Doctorates (EID) • 2 participants (1 academic and 1 private) (“level 1”) from 2 different MS/AC • Associated partners from different countries, sectors and disciplines (“level 2”) • « Industry » = private sector • Each ESR must: • be enrolled in a doctoral programme • be employed by at least one of the participants • spend at least 50% of the time in private sector • be jointly supervised by both participants • Consortium agreement mandatory • Research institutes can be the academic partner IF associated with a university that will deliver the doctoral degree

  16. ITN Objectives • Attract and train young people to become researchers • Promote researchers mobility across sectors, countries and disciplines • Equip researchers with a broad set of skills that will match both public and private sector needs • Improve career prospects of doctoral candidates (different sectors, transnationally) • Improve quality of doctoral training • Promote collaboration of academia and private sector in doctoral training

  17. SoftSkills Engagement, Influence and Impact – including public engagement, enterprise, policy, knowledge transfer, communication, publications, grant writing, teaching and demonstrating, influence and leadership, people management Research Governance and Organisation– ethics, IPR, research strategy, project management, financial management Personal Effectiveness – career management, self-management, interpersonal qualities, professional responsibility Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities – creativity, subject knowledge and research methods

  18. EURAXESS JOBS http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/index

  19. To apply for a PhDpositionyouneed • CV • Letterofinterest • References

  20. Researchers’ Night Night of the Lab Out VOLONTERI

  21. AMPEU Programmes

  22. PITANJA?

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