ESF Member Organisation Forum on European Alliance on Research Career Development

About

Rationale

This Forum, launched in 2010, is implementing the final report of the ESF MO Forum on “Research Career Development Research Careers in Europe: Landscape and Horizons” (see download the report of the 1st forum). It aims to make recommendations for joint actions in Europe including to provide ‘equal playing fields’ for researchers, support the development of ‘portfolio careers’; improve the attractiveness, competitiveness and structuring of European research careers; develop and implement European policies for research career development.

Aim & Objectives

The Forum will issue sound and implementable recommendations in order to make Europe an attractive place to work as a researcher.  Its action plan is as follows:

Working Group1: Research Careers 

  • Joint statement concerning EC Taxonomy
  • Collaborative development & endorsement of EC ‘European Framework for Research Careers 
  • Identification of good practice on career tracking to be built on by Member  Organisations
  • Overview of career tracking surveys and development of an international workshop

Working Group 2: Skills

  • Agreed framework and joint tool for researchers‘ continuous professional development in Europe 
  • Validation of a pan-European professional development framework for researchers based on Vitae’s Researcher Development Framework (UK)

Working Group 3: Mobility

  • Successful policies to facilitate different types of mobilities 
  • Development of a guideline based on European Peer Review Guide by ESF Peer Review Forum 
  • Analysis of good practice in addressing portfolio careers in peer review 

Strategic Alignment

With Action 2 of the EUROHORCs and ESF Vision on a Globally Competitive ERA and their Road Map for Actions

Contact

For further information on the ESF Member Organisation Forum on European Alliance on Research Career Development, please contact:

Ms.LauraMarinE-Mail
Science Officer MOs Relations & Partnerships
Ms.MadeliseBlumenroederE-Mail
Senior Administrator