Hans M Borchgrevink Norwegian SGHRM delegate Chair WG Monitoring and Indicators

1. The future ERA Framework- input from theSteering Group for Human Resources and Mobility (SGHRM) to ERAC Hans M Borchgrevink Norwegian SGHRM delegate Chair WG Monitoring and Indicators The Future ERA Framework – strategies and tools for Grand Challenges responding Research in tomorrow’sEuropean Research Landscape NordForsk Conference, Brussels 28 Feb 2012

2. ERA Steering Group for Human Resources and Mobility (SGHRM) – shorthistory • Established 2002 • Re-launched 2009 withadaptedmandateto follow-up theCommunication«Better careers and more mobility; a European Partnership for Researchers» (Competitive Council ConclusionSept 2008) • Currently representatives from 27 Member States and 12 Associated CountrieswithSecretariatprovided by the Commission • Chair: ProfFulvio Esposito, IT • One of 5 groupsreporting to ERAC - onresearchercareer, recruitment and mobilityissues

3. ERA Steering Group for Human Resources and Mobility (SGHRM) – initiatives • The European Charter for Researchers and The Code ofConduct for recruitmentofResearchers- «Charter & Code» EU Recommendation(2005) = EURAXESS Rights • «Scientific VISA» - one EU Directive and twoRecommendationson «fast-track» Visa procedures for mobile researchers (2005) • EURAXESS JOBS- website for advertisementofresearcherpositions, linked to otherjob databases incl «Nature Jobs»; 30.000 positionsadvertised 2011 • EURAXESS Service Centres (~ 200) and national web portals - for information and assistance for mobile researchers in ~35 countries • EURAXESS Links- contact person for information for - and registry over - European researchersabroad, currentlyestablished in USA, Japan, China, India • Pan-European SupplementaryPension Funds for researchers

4. SGHRM input to ERAC on ERA Framework • SGHRM is activelyengaged in policy action towardstheimplementationofInnovation Union Commitments 1, 4 and 30 • SGHRM input to ERAC focusesonlyonCommitment 4and on areas where SGHRM cangiveaddedvalue by concretedeliverables Coreprerequisitesfor realising a successful and competitive European Research Area include- a criticalmassofskilledresearchers- genderbalance – also in senior positions and selectioncommittees- improvetheattractivenessoftheresearchprofession- freemobilityofresearchers

5. Current SGHRM focus areas related to developmentof ERA Framework • i)  Doctoral training; • ii)  Recruitment in public research institutions; • iii)  Research career structure; • iv)  Social Security (incl. supplementary pension fund); • v)   Portability of grants (the money follows researcher principle). Besides, • SGHRM Working Group Monitoring and indicatorsproposes relatedindicators for theInnovation Union Scoreboardfor theregistrationof state-of-play and developmentofinternationalresearchcollaboration, including co-publication, mobility and genderissues

6. Report on Doctoral training (1) • SGHRM Working Group SKILLS presentstheresultsof a mappingexercisewhichprovides an overviewofrecentdevelopments in doctoral training in Europe and USA (2011) • Aimstowards a commonapproach to enhancethequalityofdoctoral training • Doctoralschoolsandtailoredprogrammesareincreasinglyestablished, includinginternationalcollaboration • Doctoral training must increasinglymeettheneedsof an employmentmarketthat is widerthanacademia • Generic/transferable skills arerequested • Doctoral candidates should be trained in a context which is international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral- and striving for research excellence

7. Report on Doctoral training (2) Key stakeholders include • European University Association (EUA) – Salzburg 1 Principles and Salzburg 2 Recommendationsbasedon a bottom-up process • League of European Research Universities (LERU)- positionpaperondoctoral training beyond 2010 • Coimbra Group- essentialrequirements for doctoral training and PhDdegree standards, includingtransatlanticcooperation • ORPHEUS- towards standards for PhDeducation in Biomedicine & Health • The Banff PrinciplesonGraduateEducation- (USA, Canada, EUA, Australia, China): 9 principleson global careercompetence and high-qualityinternationalprogrammes

8. Open recruitmentin publicresearchinstitutions • SGHRM Working group JOBS has made a Strategy to boost the publication of job vacancies on the website EURAXESS JOBS Elements include • Raiseawarenessofthewebsite(2011: 30.000 jobs!) • Stress theaddedvalueofopen transparent and internationalrecruitmentofresearchers • Stress theaddedvalueofsynergies by internationalcooperation and partnershipbeingfacilitated by openrecruitment via internationalwebsite

9. Research career structure- to improve comparability of research careers • SGHRM Working Group SKILLS produced a document“Towards a European Framework for Research Careers”- proposing 4 researcher categories with the following working titles: • R1 First Stage Researcher (up to the point of PhD) • R2 Recognised Researcher (PhD holders or equivalent who are not yet fully independent) • R3 Established Researcher (researchers who have developed a level of independence.) • R4 Leading Researcher ( researchers leading their research area or field) • The Framework is "sector-neutral”. ESF and LERU approved. The system is introduced in EURAXESS JOBS advertisements.

10. Improved Social Security for mobile researchers - towards a pan-European supplementary pension fund • SGHRM Expert Group onsocialsecurity and pensionrightsproduced a report includingtechnical and legal issueson setting up a pan-European supplementarypensioinfund for researchers • At present vestingperiodsand problems withtransnationalportabilityofpensionsare negative for mobile researchers • To establish cross-border arrangements is relevant and valuable • Multinational companies already establish cross-border pension funds • Preferred legal framework: European Directive on the Institution for OccupationalRetirement Provision (IORP • There appear to be no insurmountable barriers to implementation

11. Cross-cuttingissues: relation to Employment and SocialAffairs • Manyoftheissuesthatinfluenceattractivenessofresearchercareers and cross-border mobilityareadministered by ministriesotherthanresearch– e.g. Employment, and SocialAffairs • SGHRM did an important part of the preparatory work that led to having a number of Research ministers taking part in an EPSCO Council under the Spanish Presidency.

12. Present SGHRM activities Fall 2011 SGHRM established three new Working Groups addressing: • WG1: Human Resources Strategy for Researchers and other principles to modernize HR management and development; • WG2: Portability of grants - money follows researchers principle; • WG3: National strategies for researchers' training The WG deliverables are due April 2012 and will be transformed into policy issues by SGHRM that will be potential building blocks in the development of the ERA Framework • WG4: Monitoring and indicators is continued and SGHRM approved 25 Jan 2012 its proposed gender indicator for the Innovation Scoreboard: “Number of women at Grade A in academic staff as % of total Grade A academic staff” – the right-most indicator of the SHE-figures “scissors” diagram.