Action plan 2023-2026 (download here)
Step by step:
- 12/06/2023. Attendance at the EURAXESS-Spain Network coordination meeting.
- 20/06/2023. Meeting of ODISEA Working Group for the career development of the researchers at each stage.
- 14/07/2023 and 15/09/2023. Working groups on good practice in staff supervision.
- 12/09/2023. Guide to good practice for supervision published on the intranet.
- 19/09/2023. Meeting of ODISEA Working Group for the career development of the researchers at each stage.
- 18/10/2023: Launch of IMDEA Water’s mentoring and career development support programme (MIA)
- 14-15/11/2023. Attendance at the High Level Conference “MSCA: Diverse Research Careers to tackle Global Challenges”. Toledo. Spain.
- 20/11/2023: Training session for host mentors.
- 21-22/11/2023: Attendance at the Conference on Research Careers 2023. Brussels, Belgium.
- 29/11/2023: Training session for career development mentors. With FECYT.
- 10/01/2024: Attendance to the REBECA kick off meeting.
- 15/02/2024: Training session for CD mentees. With FECYT.
- 21/02/2024. Training session for career development mentors.
- 6/03/2024: Attendance to the Webinar on Orientation and Self Assessment of Researchers, organised by the EURAXESS project ERA TALENT Platform.
- 05/06/2024: Follow-up day with mentees in CD.
- 10-12/06/2024: Attendance to the EURAXESS Biennial Conference 2024. Katowice, Poland. IMDEA Water and FECYT coordinated a seminar on how to foster excellence in the European research environment.
- 20/06/2024: Follow-up day with CD mentors.
- 26/06/2024: Attendance at the EURAXESS-Spain Network coordination meeting. Online.
- 01/02/2025: Start of the project to improve the ‘MIA’ Mentoring Plan. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme within the framework of the ERA TALENT Project funded under grant agreement No 101103476.
- 04/02/2025: Kick-off meeting with career development mentors. MIA Programme 2025 IMDEA Agua.
- 14/02/2025: Meeting with career development mentees to introduce them to the MIA programme.
- 19/05/2025: Attendance to the follow-up series of the webinar ‘Challenges and good practices in mobility’, organised by EURAXESS Nederland – the Netherlands.
- 22-23/05/2025: 2-days study visit on “Building a career development programme for international researchers”. University of Strasbourg. France, organised by the Centre de services EURAXESS.
- 09/06/2025: Attendance at the EURAXESS Science4Refugees Hub webinar.
- 02/07/2025: Women in Research, Science and Academia: Challenges and Prospects, webinar organised by Euraxess Contact Point University of the Aegean.
- 25-26/07/2025 Study visit: Researchers’ Careers Beyond Academia – How to Support Alternative Career Paths. Hosted by LBG Career Center – Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft. Vienna, Austria.
- 15-16/09/2025: Attendance at the EURAXESS-Spain Network coordination meeting. Madrid. Spain.
- 16/09/2025: Attendance at the Conference on Talent Attraction Strategies: how to complement funding programmes.
- 21/04/2026: Attendance at the “Choose Europe, Choose Spain” hybrid meeting. Organised by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, in conjunction with the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and the State Research Agency (AEI).
| THEMATIC HEADING OF THE C&C | PRINCIPLE OF THE C&C | KEY ACHIEVEMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical and professional aspects | Non-discrimination | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Ethical and professional aspects | Non-discrimination | Procedure to collect equality incidents and suggestions |
| Ethical and professional aspects | Good practice in research | Elaboration of a heat stress action document |
| Working conditions and social security | Value of mobility | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Working conditions and social security | Gender balance | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Working conditions and social security | Gender balance | Procedure to collect equality incidents and suggestions |
| Working conditions and social security | Working conditions | Information document on measures to contribute to staff’s work-life balance and flexibility |
| Working conditions and social security | Stability and permanence of employment | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Working conditions and social security | Career development | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Working conditions and social security | Value of mobility | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Working conditions and social security | Access to career advice | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Training and development | Supervision and managerial duties | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Training and development | Continuing professional development | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Training and development | Access to research training and continuous development | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Training and development | Supervision | Launch of IMDEA Water’s Mentoring Programme (MIA Programme) |
| Training and development | Relation with supervisors | Good Practice Guidance for the Supervision of Persons |
| Training and development | Supervision and managerial duties | Good Practice Guidance for the Supervision of Persons |
| Training and development | Supervision | Good Practice Guidance for the Supervision of Persons |
| Training and development | Access to research training and continuous development | Update of the Career Development Platform |
| Training and development | Continuing professional development | Update of the Career Development Platform |
| Working conditions and social security | Career development | Update of the Career Development Platform |
| Working conditions and social security | Stability and permanence of employment | Update of the Career Development Platform |
| Recruitment and selection | Transparency | Update of the Career Development Platform |
| Recruitment and selection | Selection | Improvements implemented in the employment platform |
| Recruitment and selection | Recruitment | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Recruitment and selection | Selection | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Recruitment and selection | Judging merit | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Recruitment and selection | Variations in the chronological order of CVs | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Recruitment and selection | Recognition of mobility experience | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Recruitment and selection | Recognition of qualifications | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
| Recruitment and selection | Seniority | Training session and guidance for good practices in the evaluation process |
