HR Excellence in Research

In September 2021, IEM CAS became a proud recipient of the HR Award (HR Excellence in Research), which is awarded by the European Commission to research institutions that have decided to implement the HRS4R strategy (The Human Resource Strategy for Researches – open in a new window). This strategy is based on the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of New Staff (open in a new window).

HR Award demonstrates a standardised level of setting up processes in the HR area, especially the quality of working conditions, a non-discriminatory approach to selection, hiring and further career work within the organisation.

The Charter itself is a set of principles and requirements that define the relationship between the employer and researchers, specifying the roles, responsibilities and rights of the parties and ensuring that the conditions are set for freedom of research, development, knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing and dissemination, and the development and professionalism of activities.

• Setting standards for working with human resources
• Ensuring transparency in the recruitment and selection of new researchers
• A guarantee of equal conditions and career development
• Taking into account and recognising the value of international mobility
• A response to bottlenecks identified in GAP analysis
• Setting up a new strategy in the field of cross-sectoral cooperation and technology transfer, international cooperation, popularisation of R&D and others
• Higher employee satisfaction
• Increasing the prestige of the institute and its integration into the pan-European network of holders of this award
• International attractiveness and visibility in the domestic and international environment
• Maintaining the set personnel processes for years to come
• Easier access to funding for research projects