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Opportunities for collaborating with the

JRCDr. G.Caratti Warsaw 26-11-02

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More than 20% of all EU legislation has a significant S&T basis (e.g. food, chemicals, environment, energy)

- Advanced analytical requirements, e.g. GMOs- Harmonization - Best practice - Validation- Training + Reference

DG JRC provides in-house scientific and technical support to Community policymaking, in partnership with Policy DGs and EU Member States, Candidate Countries and Associated States

The rationale

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The organisation of the JRC

IE - Petten The Netherlands- Institute for EnergyStaff: 180

IRMM - Geel Belgium- Institute for Reference Materials and MeasurementsStaff: 220

ITU - Karlsruhe Germany - Institute for Transuranium ElementsStaff: 250

IPSC - IHCP - IES - Ispra Italy - Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen - Institute for Health and Consumer Protection - Institute for Environment and Sustainability Staff: 350, 250, 370

IPTS - Seville Spain- Institute for Prospective Technological StudiesStaff: 100

7 Institutes in 5 Member States

Total staff: 2200 Total budget: 300 ME/y

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Opportunities for the Candidate Countries (CCs) include:

• Build of projects on JRC core projects to focus on specific CCs needs

• Workshops and advanced training on S&T aspects of EU legislation

• Joint project development in response to Call for Proposals

• Hosting schemes for CC visiting scientists,experts and grant-holders

JRC Enlargement Programme

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Harmonisation of Measurements

Environment Food Safety&QualityHealthAgricultureProspective Analysis/Impact of

Enlargement on the EUNuclear

Air quality and emissions control Natural & technological hazards Toxic mining waste Geographic Information Systems Radioactive Monitoring Solar Energy

Reactor&Fuel Safety Safeguards, Illicit Trafficking

JRC and Enlargement (1)

18 JRC projects in 7 Areas targeted at CC needs JRC budget: 20MEuro (FP5)

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Extension to pre-accession countries of emission standards from vehicles and stationary sources (e.g. Euro 3 & 4, IPPC directive, ...) and air quality measurements

• JRC introduced CC to EU state-of-the-art measurement technologies

• Various workshops, training courses , conferences organised with the CC

• Emissions inventory in CC

Ispra’s Vela lab

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Example of collaboration: floods

• The JRC analysed flood mitigation scenarios to reduce flood risk and assess damage in the Oder catchment

• Further studies planned for the Elbe, Danube and other trans-boundary river systems

• Research aims at forecasts up to one week (current standard: two days) and damage mitigation strategy

• Collaboration with theNational water authorities

Land use mapof the Oder

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The MARS Bureau provides technical support to CC in the integrated use of geomatic techniques (remote sensing, GIS, GPS) for the implementation and control of the CAP. Focus is on

• Development of an Integrated Administration and Control System (digital mapping)

• vineyard registers;crop yield monitoring and forecasting

• Characterisation of the agricultural context (farm structure, parcel sizes, land use)

• Exchange of best practices and training

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Some 60 workshops/training courses and parallel campaigns conducted jointly organised with policy DGs (mainly ENV, AGRI, TREN, SANCO, ENTR)

More than 1200 CC Experts trained in these workshops (many designated via the CC missions to the EU)

The JRC hosted from Jan to Oct 2002, 67 temporary staff from CC (visiting scientists, DNE or grantholders)

Some results of the JRC Enlargement Action 2002

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Code Policy Area Contents AssociatedCEC-DG

IHCP-01 Food A. MycotoxinsB. Authenticity of WineC. Food SafetyD. Dioxin Analysis

SANCO,AGRI

IPSC-20 Agriculture Electronic Identification of Animals AGRI,SANCO

ITU-22 NuclearSecurity

Fighting Illicit Traffickingof Nuclear Material

TREN,ELARG

IRMM-24 Metrology Metrology in Chemistry Various

IE-05 Standards Pressure Equipment Directive ENTR,TREN

IPTS-27 Foresight Future Studies of Enlarged Europe Various

IES-13 Environment Air Quality: implementation of airquality directives

ENV

Examples of Training and Workshops

Information at http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/enlargementNomination via CC missions to the EU

To promote collaboration with CCs/ support for implementation of acquis- 60 specialized workshops and training courses organized in 2002

JRC and the Enlargement (2)

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in FP5 41 joint shared-cost projects with the JRC institutes and a total 61 participants from the Candidate Countries (Total contract value 50 MEuro)

Breakdown by area (# of projects) Breakdown by country (# of projects)

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Cooperation in FP6 (indirect actions)

• JRC applies to FP6 calls on “equal footing” and on “competitive basis” ‘equal to all other organisations)

• Information on JRC Workplan 2002 is available on www.jrc.cec.eu.int (consult “publications”)

• Possible proposals for submission of joint proposals could be routed via either the the JRC institutes, DSS (Brussels) or NCP (or vice-versa)

• Offers for cooperation will be considered

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Mobility-Offer:JRC Non-Statutory Staff

Detached National Experts

Visiting Scientists

Grant-holders

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• Preference from public entities (Public Research Centres, Universities, Ministries)

• Contract duration: Min three months - Max three years

• Daily allowance + travels, etc.

• Exchange of letters with permanent representations

• Procedure usually takes about 6 months

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• Very-high scientific qualifications. Basic requirements: – a) professor in sabbatical period– b) research staff from public research entities– c) senior scientist > 10y post-doc or > 16y post-graduate

• Duration: 1 year + 1 (exceptionally)• Procedure usually takes 3-6 months

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• Good CV required, grant-holders should submit an application to specific open calls

• Project within JRC workprogramme

• Cost (depends on JRC site)– Category 20 (post-graduate):

– Category 30 (post-doctor): Cat. 20: 3 years, Cat 30: 2 years (phd) max 20+30: 4 years

• Procedure usually takes 6 months

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Training sites (e.g. ELSA)

Individual fellowships (in preparation)

Application to Marie Curie scheme:

www.cordis.lu/improving/fellowships/home.htm

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Staff* from CC at the JRC in April 2002

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11-J Surface Waters

Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)

Job Opportunities

2 positions for:

Visiting scientists orDetached National Experts

Researchers or S&T managers with experience eitherin the assessment of surface water quality relating tonutrient loads or on the development of integratedmodels to assess the impact of land use, environmentalparameters and policy development on water quality.Experience of harmonisation activities (CEN, ISO,inter-calibration exercises) should be demonstrated. Athorough knowledge of activities relating to waterquality issues in other candidate countries would bebeneficial.

Indicative duration 12 months

Place Ispra, Italy

JRC Contact Ms Emanuela Rossi, Head of MSU, IESPhone: +39 0332 78 9981 Fax: +39 0332 78 5631e-mail: emanuela.rossi@cec.eu.int

Temporary Job Opportunities

Example of a fiche of the call for CC experts

• In 2002, the JRC issued a Call for 60 experts (Visiting Scientists, DNE) from the CC• 200+ applications received (deadline 12/7/02) now being evaluated• Stays will vary from 3 to 12 months• New call planned in 2003

iInfo at www.jrc.cec.eu.int/enlargement/training

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Check out the offer of the JRC for non-

statutory staff regularly published on

www.jrc.cec.eu.int/jobs

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To intensify and optimise communication to:• research organisations • individual scientists • authorities

including: •overview of JRC enlargement projects•enlargement news / enlargement flash •opportunities for grant-holders, visiting scientists •enlargement documents•provision of other important links

http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/enlargement

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Web site: http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int./enlargement

Whom to contact at the Institutes:Chairman of Enlargement WG: J.M. CadiouIPSC anne-marie.morrissey@jrc.itIES jose.jimenez@jrc.itIHCP angela.cardinali@jrc.itIPTS andries.brandsma@jrc.esEI debarberis@jrc.nl IRMM doris.florian@irmm.jrc.beITU willem.janssens@jrc.org

National Contact Points for the JRC in Poland: Jacek Kucinski

JRC (coordination):giancarlo.caratti@cec.eu.int

jiri.burianek@cec.eu.int

Whom to contact, where?

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Outlook in FP6

• Move to full integration of Candidate Countries in FP6 Work Programme

• Increase training on S&T aspects of EU policies • Emphasis on networking and mobility particularly in the context

of new FP6 instruments • Further opportunities for non-statutory staff from CC and short

stays for CC researchers • Gradually involve other European CC neighbours (i.e. Balkan)• Link to other instruments reinforcing the national S&T

infrastructure (e.g.PHARE, structural funds, etc. )