EURAXESS Cares about ResearchersCommunications Toolkit – Researchers

1. What is EURAXESS?

2. Why should you get involvedand why is EURAXESS for you?

3. What else can EURAXESS offer

4. How can we help you?

5. Case study of local activity anda success story

6. Who to contact?

What is EURAXESS?

EURAXESS is a unique initiative, launched by the European Commission (European Union) to promote Research careers and facilitate the mobility of Researchers across Europe.

The initiative was created to stimulate, protect and nurture the European Research and Innovation environment, providing the Research community with access to improved career and social development.

 

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What is EURAXESS?1

EURAXESS is a one-stop-shop for the developmentof your career in Europe with the support of a network

of people to assist you!

EURAXESS cares about Researchers!

 

Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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EURAXESS enhances your career as a Researcher in Europeby providing you with:

Job opportunities across EuropeIntegrated mobility services that will make your moveto another country as smooth as possibleRights and obligations for you and your employerPersonalised assistance with people dedicated to help you

All services are for free!

If the answer to any of these questions is yes,then EURAXESS is there to help you.

Are you a young

Researcherlookingto startyour

career

?

Would you like to see

what opportunities

there arefor you in another

European country

?

Do you know your specific rights as a Researcher

?

Are you in another country

looking to bring your family over

?

Are you looking for

a new Researchposition

?

Are you moving to another

country and need support with housing,

language, local social

security, taxes, etc…

?

Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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EURAXESS develops its activities under the following 4 key initiatives:

Offers you a network of over 500 people in36 countries to assist you

Looks after your rights as a Researcher

Connects European Researchers worldwide

Helps you to find jobs, funding opportunities,grants, employment, etc.

Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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EURAXESS Jobs

Our job opportunities are growing every day and we aredeveloping to become THE reference in Research recruitment

Job and funding opportunities world wide, cover a vast arrayof Research fields ranging from Neurosciences to IT

Via our website you can post your CV to the attention of potential

employers across Europe and beyond (Europass format)

EURAXESS Jobs is completely free of charge!Over 50 000 Researchers have registered and over 16 000 CVs

are available on-line

Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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EURAXESS Jobs

Over 5 000 research organisations, companies, universitiesand SMEs are registered on EURAXESS. Make your CV

available,as these potential employers browse the CVs to find the bestresearch talent to fill their positions

A total of almost 5 000 vacancies from 30 different countrieswere published in 2009!

Post your CV, find a job for you and help your friends in finding a job!

Be in! Be posted!

Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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EURAXESS Services offers

practical information that make your life easier as a Researcher: administrative issues legal issues Help for you and your family when moving from one country

to another

personalised assistance from a network of 500 people spreadin 200 offices across Europe

Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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EURAXESS ServicesYou can get advice on topics such as:

e.g.Visa formalities

e.g. Taxation

e.g. Health/ Medical care

e.g.Accommodation

Legal queriesFinancial queries

Administrative queries

Everyday queries

Why should you get involved andwhy is EURAXESS for you?

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EURAXESS Rights

The European Union puts a high priority to your rights and obligationsas a Researcher.

The European Union focuses on fair equal treatment for social security, pensions, and other rights for you as a Researcher.

More than 100 organisations representing almost 1 000 institutions from

30 European and non-European countries are part of EURAXESS Rights

Look for the ‘Human Resources Excellence in Research’ logoon the employer’s website or question employers about it!

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EURAXESS Rights

Your rights as a professional are recognised and enhanced

Your mobility experience is valued

Your work-life balance is respected

You join a truly pan-European network consisting of Researchorganisations and Researchers

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EURAXESS Links

EURAXESS Links is a networking tool for European Researchers workingoutside Europe. It exists in:

USAJapanChinaIndia and Singapore are coming soon

In addition to organising events, EURAXESS Links provide information about Research in Europe, European Research policy, opportunities for Research funding, for international collaboration and for trans-national mobility. Membership is free.Stay in touch with Europeans and Europe even when you are abroad!

EURAXESS boosts your Research career development irrespective of the stage you are in!

Researchers just starting a career: finding a job finding funding opportunities information on how it is to live in another country help you and your family with your move help you connect with other Researchers

Experienced Researchers: posting job vacancies find a good candidate to help you with your work find funding for your projects understand better your rights

What else can EURAXESS offer3

EURAXESS is innovative because:

It cares about you and your life as a ResearcherIs a one-stop-shop for you with information from across Europe aboutjobs, funding, housing, social security and other relevant issuesIs completely FREE of chargeIs independent, acting with the sole purpose of contributing to the development of Research in Europe and therefore put its services at yourdisposal without any kind of obligationsHelps you to be part of the Researchers’ communityGives you the possibility to be part of a European Network that cares

aboutResearchers and looks after its interests without any obligations

In 2009 EURAXESS had a total of 290 437 unique visitorson the website and a total of 3.4 million page views!!

What else can EURAXESS offer3

How can we help you?4

EURAXESS - a networkof people at your service with representatives located in more than 200 centres across Europe ready to welcome you

Visit our European website athttp://ec.europa.eu/euraxessand the <Italian> website athttp://www.euraxess.it/

Subscribe to our newsletter

Find Facebook pages for Estonia, Serbia,

Czech Republic, Romania and Lithuaniawhere you can interact with otherEURAXESS fans!!

How can we help you?4

Case study of local activityand success stories

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Local activity

EURAXESS Services <insert country> has been also active inorganising networking events where Researchers get to meeteach other and feel at home when living in a new country:

Researchers’ Night with pub quizzes, cultural eventssuch as boat rides in the Czech Republic, mushroom pickingin Norway, etc.

Case study of local activityand success story

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<Insert example from your EURAXESS Centre!>Oksana from Ukraine: In 2008, Oksana moved from Ukraine to Czech Republic with her husband to pursue her PhD in Medicine at the Institute of the Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences. However, her lack of information on the necessary visa formalities for travelling within the EU ended in turmoil while simply hoping to return to her two-year old daughter for Christmas in the Ukraine.

"Moving to a new place is always quite challenging, especially when you move to another country. Besides such basic things as to get used to a new way of life in a new society you face lots of paper formalities which complicate your life greatly, especially at the beginning and without knowing a language. That is why it is extremely helpful for a foreigner to receive some assistance and professional advice, which we have found in the EURAXESS Services Centre. It is very difficult to overestimate the support we received. I would like to thank one more time the EURAXESS team for giving me a helping hand and being there for me when the times were so difficult."

Who to contact6

EURAXESS National Service Centres:

<Insert map from your country>

EURAXESS Services Local Contact Point

A total of 56 000 Researchers were assisted by theEURAXESS Services Centres in 2009, finding solutionsfor over 108 000 problems and questions like for e.g. onvisa and entry conditions, funding opportunities, schools,accommodation, legal problems, social security...

How can we help you?4

Thank you!http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess

and<Insert national website link>