NEW CONCEPTS OF MOBILITY TO FOSTER CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER BALANCE IN EUROPE

Maria BOSTENARU DAN, Maria Manuela NOGUEIRA

ESOF 2014

Maria BOSTENARU DAN (MCFA)

Maria Manuela NOGUEIRA (ESF)

Organisers

Programme

Welcome by the moderator (Beate Scholz)

Presentations

Round tables

Conclusion

Presentations

European policy and researcher mobility Conor O’Carroll • Chair of European

Research Area (ERA) Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility

The role of virtual mobility Laura Marin • Swedish Research Council

Intersectoral mobility for women Gianna Avellis • MCFA

Round tables

Appraisal of different mobility concepts

Chairs and Rapporteurs

Gianna Avellis • MCFA

Antonella di Trapani • MCFA

Maria Manuela Nogueira • ESF

Round table 1 (3 tables)

Appraisal of different mobility concepts – lead questions

How do research funders and universities handle different mobility concepts in peer review or appointment?

What are individual researchers’

experiences?

Are there any examples of promising practice that others might learn from?

Appraisal of different mobility concepts – findings

Partnership issues – dual careers. When

it is easier to move first and when it is easier to remain?

agencies

Cultural and societal prejudices

Role models can help

Intersectorial and virtual mobility can be an alternative for women to geographic mobility

Mobility patterns by women researchers

Chairs and Rapporteurs

Maria Bostenaru Dan • MCFA

Riia Chmielowski • MCFA

Magdalini Theodoridou • MCFA

Round table 2 (3 tables)

Mobility patterns by women researchers – lead questions

Which opportunities and challenges do women researchers face as a consequence of different mobility patterns?

What should research organisations do in order to provide equal playing fields?

How could women researchers benefit from intersectoral mobility?

Mobility patterns by women researchers – findings

Many times geographical mobility

Difficulties in interdisciplinary and intersectorial mobility

Necessity to prepare for different career paths

Necessity to recognise in peer review

Good practices in Finland

Virtual mobility

Chairs and Rapporteurs Laura Marin • Swedish Research Council

Conor O’Carroll • Chair of ERA Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility Cornelia Soetbeer • Volkswagen Stiftung

Round table 3 (3 tables)

Virtual mobility lead questions

How could virtual mobility be supported at best?

What are, ideally, the outcomes of virtual mobility?

In which way could virtual mobility be adequately appraised in peer review or selection procedures?

Virtual mobility - findings

Necessity of internet

Necessity of short visits

Problems in acknowledging in evaluation

Inclusive

Co-tutelle

Read the detailed outcomes in the document prepared by the ESF

http://www.esf.org/uploads/media/2014-06-22_New-Concepts-of-Mobility_Session-Summary.pdf

Conclusions

Nature correspondence on virtual mobility

Read a copy at http://www.esf.org/uploads/media/Nature_Correspondence_v511_n7509_01.pdf

Further echo

http://www.esof.eu/home.html

Call open!

Science for policy and policy for science

- Research careers

Good bye ESOF 2014, welcome ESOF 2016

ESOF opening session

ESOF –

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