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This presentation will give you some insight into the wide-ranging activities of Empa.

This presentation will give you some insight into the wide-ranging activities of Empa. It will answer the most important questions related to hiring and will provide you with access to further sources of information. Human Resources. Welcome to Empa.

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This presentation will give you some insight into the wide-ranging activities of Empa.

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  1. This presentation will give you some insight into the wide-ranging activities of Empa. It will answer the most important questions related to hiring and will provide you with access to further sources of information. Human Resources

  2. Welcome to Empa It is Empa’s mission to build bridges between scientific knowledge and practical application by means of first class material science and technological research. I warmly welcome you to Empa. You no doubt have numerous expectations and questions. Don’t hesitate to satisfy your curiosity and to expand your horizons. With its international and innovative atmosphere, Empa offers you an excellent working environment. With Empa’s mission as underlying principle, I wish you a successful start in an exciting, diverse and challenging new task. Prof. Dr. Gian-Luca Bona Director

  3. MissionEmpa – Bridging Research andApplication Application-inspired Materials Science and Technology Developmentment Interdisciplinary Know-how Efficient Technology Transfer FortheBenefitofIndustry FortheWelfareof Society Committedto Excellence in all ourActivities

  4. Empa Materials Science and Technology History, WorthKnowing, Facts andFigures

  5. HistoryofEmpa • 1880 The «Institution for the Testing of Building Materials», the • forerunner to Empa, begins its work. • 1891 Ludwig Tetmajer, the first director of Empa, is given the task of • investigating the collapse of a railway bridge near • Muenchenstein, built by the world-famous engineer Gustav • Eiffel. Tetmajer is quickly able to demonstrate the cause of the • collapse. As a consequence, the institute attracts international • acclaim. • 1937The Swiss Testing Institution in St.Gallen merges with Empa. • 1962 Empa moves from Zurich to Dubendorf. • 1988 A significant change of course occurs, with increased emphasis • placed on research. The Empa is renamed «Federal Material • Testing and Research Institute». Ludwig Tetmajer, First Empa Director

  6. HistoryofEmpa • 1994The staff of the Armaments Services Group joins Empa and • establishes the Materials Technology Laboratory. • 1996 The staff at Empa’s St.Gallen site move into their new building. • From 2001 Empa‘s priorities shift primarily towards research and • innovative development as well as providing specialized • services. • 2010 Empa increasingly aligns its activities more closely with its core • mission: To transfer research and technologies into marketable innovations

  7. Empa within the ETH Domain Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Johann N. Schneider-Ammann Federal Councillor Board of the ETH Domain Dr. Fritz Schiesser ETH Board President Empa Eawag ETHZ PSI EPFL WSL Prof. Dr. Gian-Luca Bona Director Empa

  8. Empa in numbers (2011) • 3 Sites Dübendorf, St. Gallen, Thun • 5 Departments 36 Departments 920 Employees (840 FTE; approx. 30% women) of these 27 Professors 146 PhD Students 41 Apprentices plus: 160 Master’s Students and Interns • plus: 80 academic guests • Budget 97 Mio. CHF Public Funding • 50 Mio. CHF Third-Party Funding • Output >500 Peer-reviewed (SCI/E) Publications 100 Seminars and Conferences at Empa-Academy • Third-party projects >30 running projects EU Framework Programmes >90 running SNF projects 80 running KTI projects

  9. Our Vision Materials and Technologies for a Sustainable Future

  10. Empa’s Tasks • Technology Transfer • IndustryCooperation • Continuing Education • Reports / Expertise forGovernmentAuthorities& other Public Bodies (Basis forPolitical • Decisions) • Services • Contract Research • Consulting • «Trouble Shooting» • Independent Expertise and Studies Angewandte Forschung Applied Research • Education • PhDStudents, Postdocs • Apprentices • Teaching Activities • ETHZ / EPFL • Universities • Universitiesof Applied Sciences (UAS)

  11. Empa Research Focus Areas Nanostructured Materials Natural Resources and Pollutants Nanotechnology / Instruments and Tools Materials for Energy Technologies Analytical Methods and Measurement Techniques Sustainable Built Environment Sustainability, Reliability and Safety Computational Modelling Adaptive Systems Health and Performance

  12. The Empa Intranet – an important source of information

  13. Empa Intranet / Human Resources On the HR-Homepage you will find valuable information and descriptions of procedures concerning all important Personnel questions.

  14. Trust-based working hours AtEmpaworkiscarried out on thebasisof trust-basedworkinghours.Thismeansthatworkperformanceratherthanpresenceisgivenpriorityandrewarded. This providesemployeeswithconsiderablefreedom in theorganisationoftheirwork. Atthe same time they must takeresponsibilityfortheir personal workschedulingand time management. Working-hoursregulations, instructionsforrecordingabsences, holidayschedulesandregulations, etc, canbefound on our HR-homepage.

  15. These absencesmustberecorded in the electronic Time System (Bixi). • Holidays, unpaidleave, creditedandused-upovertimehours • Illness, Accidents • Parental Leave, Care of Family Members • Externaland Internal Further Education, Military / Y & S Leadershipcourses • Activity in UnionsandStaffAssociations • Public Office • In thecaseof an accident, Human Resources must becontactedimmediately. • In casesofillness, one’ssuperiors must beimmediatelyinformed. • Fromthe 4th dayofillness a doctor’scertificate must besubmittedto Human Resources. • Forms and Information canbefound on the HR-Homepage. • (Time recording (Bixi))

  16. Accident Insurance • SUVA – Insurance againstOccupationaland Non-occupationalAccidents (UVG) • Foroccupationaland non-occupationalriskofaccident, youareinsuredwith Suva. In thecaseof a hospitalstay, thecostsforthestay in a general ward arecovered. • AXA Winterthur – Supplement toAccident Insurance UVG (voluntary) • The costsof a hospitalstay in a private ward canadditionallybeinsuredwith AXA. Empaoffersitsemployeescollectivesupplementaryinsuranceforthispurpose. In addition, insurancefor lump-sumdeathanddisabilitybenefitscan also betaken out. • Registration Form and Information canbefound on our HR-Homepage. • HR-Documents

  17. Changestopersonneldata Changes to: Address, civil status, bank account information, child(ren), and residence permit data must be immediately reported to Human Resources. In doing so you can be certain that salary statements, payments, etc. will be carried out correctly. • The formulafor such changescanbefound on our HR-Homepage • HR-Documents

  18. ContactPoints Forvariousmattersthefollowingcontactpoints / personsareavailabletoassistyou: • HR-Partner • StaffCommittee • EqualOpportunities Officer • Person responsiblefor sexual harassmentandmobbing • Ombudsman’s Office • Integrity in Research • Conflict Management / WhistleBlowing • ForPhDs • SocialCounsellingToivanen • Detailedinformation on thesetopicscanbefound on our HR-Homepage.

  19. Informatics Hereyou will find guidelines, requestformsand furtherinformationconcerning IT security. • Password guidelines • User rulesconcerningtelematics (BOT) • Information sheet on theuseofpasswords • Applicationfor VPN Empa • Applicationfor a connectiontotheEmpadatanetwork • Brief informationfornewemployees • Informaticsquidelinesfromthe FHB /RHB • Detailed Information: Intranet / Informatics / Instructions

  20. Intranet / FHB / RHB In the Management Manual (FHB) and in the Regulation Manual (RHB) all generalregulations, directivesandproceduresare described in detail.

  21. Important telephone numbers

  22. Questions?Don’t hesitate to contact us.

  23. Annex On the following slides you have the opportunity to acquire more detailed information on various issues.

  24. Instructions By closing the browser you can return to the presentation. By clicking on the bars you will gain access to the corresponding intranet sites. The green Home-button leads back to the previous menu. The red Home-button ends the presentation. The arrows serve to make slide changes 2/4

  25. Do youreallywantto end the PowerPoint presentation. Part 4 Absence Management Trust-basedworkinghourregulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personneldata Staffdevelopment StaffCommitte Part 3 Procedures(HR) RightthroughEmpa Regulation andManagemnt Handbook SocialcounsellingToivanen No Yes 1/4

  26. Do youreallywantto end the PowerPoint presentation? Part 4 Absence Management Trust-basedworkinghourregulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personneldata Staffdevelopment StaffCommitte Part 3 Procedures (HR) RightthroughEmpa Regulation andManagemnt Handbook SocialcounsellingToivanen Yes No 2/4

  27. Do youreallywantto end the PowerPoint presentation? Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 3 Procedures (HR) RightthroughEmpa Regulation andManagemnt Handbook SocialcounsellingToivanen Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personneldata Staffdevelopment StaffCommitte Part 4 Absence Management Trust-basedworkinghourregulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords Yes No 3/4

  28. Do youreallywantto end the PowerPoint presentation? Part 1 Contact Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personneldata Staffdevelopment StaffCommitte Part 3 Procedures (HR) RightthroughEmpa Regulation andManagement Handbook SocialcounsellingToivanen Part 4 Absence Management Trust-basedworkinghourregulations Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords Yes No 4/4

  29. Andnowwewishyou a goodstartandeverysuccesswithyouractivityatEmpa. Human Resources

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