The program “Young Staff at JINR” G. Shirkov, A. Ayriyan JINR Scientific Council Dubna, 17.02.2011

The program“Young Staff at JINR”

G. Shirkov, A. Ayriyan

JINR Scientific Council Dubna, 17.02.2011

The program “Young Staff at JINR”

The special program «Young Staff

at JINR» which is reflected in the

Seven-year plan for the

development of JINR for 2010-

2016 is developed.

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The goal of the program

Recruitment of scientific youth to

JINR, its training and retention in

the JINR staff.


The main actions under the program1. Annual analysis of the staff situation,

especially concerning young people2. Formation of a young staff reserve at JINR

subdivisions3. Development and implementation of social

programs to improve the quality of life and work conditions of young employees

4. Improvement of the existing system of recruitment and education of young reserves in the Institute


Year Average age

1989 41.1

2005 49.6

2008 51.1

2011 51.18

1. The analysis of the staff situation

1989 (41.1 year)2005 (49.6 year)2008 (51.1 yaer)


1. The analysis of the personnel situation



1. The analysis of the personnel situation

Data are taken from the database

2. Formation of a young staff reserve at JINR• Youth representatives of the Laboratory

▫ Since 2009, the AYSS Council consists of youth representatives from all JINR Laboratories

• Training in the Educational Centers▫ For improvement of professional skills, the training of

active youth is carried out in the various educational centers

• JINR youth participation in various All-Russia activities (A.Tamonov)▫ JINR youth participates in various All-Russia activities

The Seven-Year Plan for the Development of the JINR for the years 2010–2016

ActivitiesFinancing, k$ per year

Main executors2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Training of highly qualified scientific replacement:formation of a young staff reserve (~10 persons/year)

8 10 12 14 16 18 20Directorate,

AYSS, UC, Labs


3. Social programs for young employees

3.1. Implementation of the system of youth awards and grants of JINR

3.2. Building of available housing for rent by young employees

3.3. Sport program, public health services, help to young families

3.4. Development of the system of easy credits and loans for acquisition of own housing property for young scientists and specialists



• JINR awards for young scientists and specialists▫ The sizes of youth awards increase. Prizes are awarded in 4

nominations: For experimental research For theoretical research For scientific-methodological and scientific-technical research For scientific and technical applied research

• Three types of prizes are awarded in each nomination:▫ The First prize: 27 500 RUB (~ 900USD)▫ The Second prize: 20 000 RUB (~ 650 USD)▫ The Incentive Prize: 10 000 RUB (~ 350 USD)

3.1. The system of prizes and grants for the youth

The Seven-Year Plan for the Development of the JINR for the years 2010–2016


Main executors2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Incentives to preserve young scientists and specialists in the JINR staff:

JINR Prizes for young scientists 38 45 57 68 80 100 118 Directorate, AYSS, Labs



• Competition for JINR grants for young scientists and specialists. The size of the conditional grant is 10 k RUB (~335 $) per month.


Year The actual funding

Number of conditional grant

s

The actual number

of grants

2009 10 000 000 60 70

2010 12 000 000 73 75

2011 13 360 000 76.5 –The seven-year plan for the JINR development for 2010-2016

Activities Financing, k$ per year Main executors2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Incentives to preserve young scientists and specialists in the JINR staff:implementation of the grant system for young scientists (~100 persons/year)

450 540 640 750 900 1 100 1 300 Directorate,AYSS, Labs



• Work on creation of joint competition of youth grants of the JINR and Russian Foundation of Basic Research is conducted▫ The purpose – attraction of external financing and improvement of

youth grant system▫ It is supposed to create a fund on a “50 to 50” principle. The

Institute supposes to allocate for this purpose 10 M RUB (~335 k $) from JINR youth grant funds; for youth grants the competition fund can make 20 million rbl.

▫ Grants are proposed to be individual. The expected amount of a grant makes 250 k RUB (~8 k $) per year, which can be used not only for the payment of additional compensation, but also for travel expenses, purchase of equipment and materials. In this case, the payments are not taxed.

▫ Payments from the RFBR grants are not subject to income tax (13 %)



• Building of own housing property▫ There has been organized priority youth queue in the

house constructing by Capital Construction Department (Dubna, area#24, house #19). At present 10 young employees are constructing apartments in this house

• Construction of residential areas for the lease agreement to young staff▫ Directorate plans to allocate about 30 apartments in one of

the sections of the constructing house for rent to young employees

3.2. Housing for young employees


The seven-year plan for the JINR development for 2010-2016

Activities Financing, k$ per yearMain executors

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Incentives to preserve young scientists and specialists in the JINR staff:construction of residential areas for lease to young staff

10 apartments per yearDirectorate, AYSS, Labs,

H&RCM Office


• Various objects of a social infrastructure are accessible on favourable terms to young employees▫ Free time in gyms, on tennis courts, in a sauna and pool is

allocated▫ The equipment and participation of a youth team in city

football tournaments are financed▫ Active attraction of youth to the traditional sport actions

devoted to day of JINR basis is carried out

3.3. Sport activities




2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Incentives to preserve young scientists and specialists in the JINR staff:social programs for young people (~200 persons/year): health service, vouchers, sports, assistance to young families

20 25 30 35 40 45 50Directorate,AYSS, Labs,

Brotherhood


• Creation of the centralized system of subsidizing of young employees for acquisition of housing property from off-budget sources on a returnable basis is planned

3.4. The development of concessional lending

3. Social program for young employees



2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Incentives to preserve young scientists and specialists in the JINR staff:concessional lending to purchase housing property(~25 persons/year), non-budgetary repayable funds

300 370 450 480 560 630 740

Directorate,AYSS, Labs, Legal & CC

Departments


4. Improvement of the system of youth attraction

4.1. Coordination of the UC programs

4.2. PR-campaign: reading of exit public lectures, the organization of excursions, performances

4.3. Annual scientific conferences, schools, seminars of young scientists and specialists


• Working with high school students▫ At present, JINR tours and lectures for school children.

Also exit lectures for schoolchildren of the city of Dmitrov and Dmitrov's area are planned

• Schools for teachers of physics of the CIS countries▫ Since 2009, schools for teachers of physics of the CIS

countries were held on the basis of CERN and JINR, there were lectures on advanced scientific research

▫ In 2011 the School will be held in JINR, teachers of physics with the pupils are invited for participation

4.1. Coordination of the UC programs



Main executors2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Efforts to attract active and initiative young people:recruitment of young people under the programmes of the JINR UC and Laboratories

50 per.

60 per.

60 per.

70 per.

70 per.

80 per.

80 per.

Directorate,UC, AYSS, Labs



• Reading visiting lectures▫ It is planned to carry out actualization and promotion of

advanced research and read the visiting lectures, especially for high school and university students

• Excursions▫ It is planned to attract pupils and students for excursions

to JINR

4.2. PR: public lectures, scientific tours and presentations



Main executors2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Efforts to attract active and initiative young people:

PR-campaign: public lectures, scientific tours, presentations

20 25 30 35 40 45 50Directorate,

UC, AYSS, Labs



• Annual Summer School on Lipnya Island.▫ There are 50-70 participants each year▫ It is necessary to attract youth from various research centers

and universities to participate in the school• Winter scientific conference of young scientists.

▫ 129 persons participated in XIV scientific conference, 100 reports in 8 thematically sections have been read

▫ For attraction of young scientists and students to participation in Conference it is necessary to raise the status of the Conference

4.3. Annual scientific activities for youth4. Perfection of the system of youth attraction



Main executors2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Training of highly qualified scientific replacement:annual scientific conferences, schools, workshops for young scientists and specialists

20 25 30 35 40 45 50Directorate,

UC, AYSS, Labs


Some conclusions• Over the last 7-8 years, the systematic work on recruitment

and retaining young people was revived.

• AYSS is active in all the Laboratories.

• Most of the activities and new ideas are carried out by young people. For example, joint RFBR-JINR JINR grant competition - completely an idea and initiative of young people.

• Among the leaders of the Laboratories there are no indifferent persons to it who are responsible for youth issues.

• One of the progress indicators: the average age of employees - was stabilized during last two years.

• The material of this presentation was presented and discussed on Scientific and Technical Council of JINR (17.01.2011)


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