Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)

The National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP, Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Materialelor-INCDFM in Romanian) endorses the initiative of the European Commission to ensure attractive research careers within the European Research Area and the recommendations given in the European Charter for Researchers and The Code of Conduct for the recruitment of Researchers.

In June 12, 2023, the National Institute of Materials Physics has received the acceptance of the endorsement letter re-submitted to the European Commission, on the 40 principles of European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for Recruitment of Researchers.

A case was open with number 2023RO111493.

The documents related to the initial phase of the process have been submitted in June 2024.

Documents (first submission)

GAP Analysis (en)
OTM-R Checklist (en)
Initial Action Plan (en)
Process Description (en)

Documents (second submission, after first round of review)

GAP Analysis revised (hrs4r_form_initial_phase_gap_analysis)
OTM-R Checklist revised (hrs4r_form_initial_phase_otm-r)
Initial Action Plan revised (hrs4r_form_initial_phase_action_plan)
Process Description revised (hrs4r_form_initial_phase_process_description)

Supporting Documents

OTM-R Policy (OTM-R)
Gender Equality Strategy and Plan (en)
A questionnaire for researchers was developed and distributed to learn more about their opinion on the implementation and results of OTM-R policy at NIMP. The statistics can be found at this link. (HRS4R_polls)

Other useful documents

Internal rules and regulations of NIMP (en)
Procedure for hiring researchers at R1 level (en)
Rules for hiring-promoting researchers at R2, R3 and R4 level (en)
Rules to asses the professional performance of researchers (en)
Ethical guide of NIMP (en)

Useful links

Carta europeana a cercetatorilor si un Cod de conduita pentru recrutarea cercetatorilor 2005 (ro)
European Charter for Researchers and on a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Redearchers 2005 (en)
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu
https://www.euraxess.gov.ro/ro
The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity 2023 (en)