OBJECTIVES
Introduction
By HRS4R Seal Strategy The aim is to align the University's internal policy with the principles of the European Charter and Code for Researchers. The ultimate goal is to proactively foster a dynamic and inclusive culture of research excellence within the University.
The Strategy represents an opportunity for the researcher:
- It ensures that hiring conditions are open, transparent and based on merit.
- It accompanies you in your training and professional development.
- It strengthens the research community by promoting synergies between lines of research and collaborations between researchers.
- It provides the researcher with tools to carry out their activity safely and in appropriate working conditions.
- It encourages URJC researchers to be in a competitive position at a European and international level.
The Strategy is structured in the following three Phases:
Phases
Initial Assessment: Gap Analysis and Action Plan
When the URJC obtained the HRS4R Seal, a Action plan for the implementation of the Strategy. The Plan analyzed which actions of the University were already in accordance with the European Charter and Code for Researchers and which areas of improvement existed. To structure the work, the URJC adopted 18 shares aimed at covering the existing gaps in the four axes that define the Strategy: (1) ethical and professional aspects, (2) hiring and selection, (3) working conditions and (4) training and professional development.
Where are we and where are we going
The URJC is currently in the implementation phase of the Strategy.
El June 11th, 2021 An opening day was held to officially launch the formation of a work team made up of 13 groups in charge of implementing the 18 actions of the Plan. Since then, each of these groups has been working internally to achieve the stated objectives.
ACTION PLAN - IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
Intermediate Evaluation
The marketing process includesseveral phases that are reflected below: Intermediate Evaluation will be held in June and July of 2022 and will consist of three phases:
- <strong>Business plan</strong> creation Internal Report (internal review): the URJC will prepare a report for the European Commission on the progress in the implementation of the Action Plan and, if necessary, new actions will be identified to achieve the objectives of the Plan.
- Administrative Eligibility Screening (Administrative eligibility check): the European Commission will assess whether the Internal Report has been completed in a timely manner.
- Evaluation of the content of the Internal Report: The independent experts of the European Commission will reflect their conclusions in a Evaluation report (Evaluation Report), making recommendations to the URJC to improve the Action Plan. If the result of this evaluation is not entirely favourable, this Report will not lead to the withdrawal of the HRS4R Seal from the URJC. The University will have 36 months to implement the recommendations and align the Action Plan with the Evaluation Report of the experts of the European Commission.
Once the Intermediate Evaluation has been passed, the URJC must submit again, every 36 months, documentation on the implementation of the HRS4R Strategy to renew and maintain the Seal.