to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.The Mission of the Joint Research CentreAs a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.www.jrc.ec.europa.eu

IRMM - Geel, BelgiumInstitute for Reference Materials and MeasurementsITU - Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute for Transuranium ElementsIE - Petten, The Netherlands and Ispra, Italy Institute for EnergyIPSC - Ispra, ItalyInstitute for the Protection and Security of the CitizenIES - Ispra, ItalyInstitute for Environment and SustainabilityIHCP - Ispra, ItalyInstitute for Health and Consumer ProtectionIPTS - Seville, SpainInstitute for Prospective Technological StudiesStructure: 7 Institutes in 5 Member States~ 2650 staff + 250 competitive~ 330 M/y budget (+ ~ 40 M/y competitive income)

Through 4 intertwined instruments:

Projects (Institutional Networks, Indirect Actions, Collaboration Agreements)Job opportunitiesAdvanced training courses and workshopsInformation and awareness actions

How to collaborate with the JRC

Institutional Networks: for harmonisation and validation of methods and measurements, establishment of common standards, provision of scientific and technical support in the implementation of EU legislationJRC collaborates with over 1000 partner organisations in some 100 institutional networks. Indirect Actions: JRC participates on equal competitive basis in the EU Research Framework ProgrammeJRC is involved in 250 actions, collaborating with some 1000 partner organisations (FP6)Collaboration Agreements: concern joint research, information sharing and sometimes the exchange of personnel JRC has some 200 operational collaboration agreements with public and private research organisations, universities and national and international bodies 1. Projects (Networks, Indirect Actions, Agreements)http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=2380

Policy of attracting top scientists and professionals Working in multidisciplinary institutes in 5 different countries; wide range of scientific activities Multinational, multilingual teams Scientific and cultural diversity Supporting researchers integration Welcoming staff from new Member States and Candidate Countries / PCCs Visit:

www.jrc.ec.europa.euwww.jrc.ec.europa.eu/jobs 2. Job opportunities at the JRC

Permanent StaffTemporary AgentsContract Agents

Grantholders Seconded National ExpertsEnlargement & Integration Action job positionsJRC TraineesOther working opportunitiesTypes of Contract Available at the JRCStatutory StaffThrough open competitions launched by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO), http://europa.eu/epso/Guided by Staff Regulations.Non Statutory StaffAlso open to countries associated to FP and Candidate Countries

Characteristics: For researchers holding a grant from JRC or another organisationAccess: open calls launched through the website of the JRC Institutes or other granting authority Types: Category 20 (for Ph.D Students), Category 30 (for postdocs) and Category 40 (for senior scientists)Contract duration: between 3 months and 4 years Financial conditions: depending on the grantsGrantholders

Characteristics: SNEs detached to JRC by public organisation, national authority, university, institute, etc.SNEs remain in the service of their employerStimulates brain circulation, exchange of knowledgeAccess: Open calls launched through the permanent representations to the EUContract duration: between 6 months and 4 yearsFinancial conditions: daily subsistenceallowance of 119,39 EUR/ for each day

Seconded National Experts (SNEs)

Characteristics: Positions for SNEs published annually under the JRC Enlargement and Integration ActionJRC reserves 40 positions for SNEs from New Members States, FP Associated Countries and Candidate CountriesExtensions / PublicationsAccess: open calls launched on JRC web-pageContract duration: 1 year with a possibility to 1 year more extensionFinancial conditions: daily subsistence allowance of 118,92 EUR/per each day plus the salary at home country/organisation

Enlargement and Integration Action job positions

Characteristics: Enables trainees to acquire personal experience or to prepare university degree Within the fields of activities of JRCAccess: open calls for trainees launched through each Institute websiteContract duration: between 3 months and 12 months Financial conditions: 963 EUR/month

* European Commission Traineeship Programme http://ec.europa.eu/stages/JRC trainees

3. Advanced training courses and workshopsGoal: to disseminate the results of individual projects and studies and to support Member states in implementation of EU policies Areas: Food, Chemicals, Environment, Metrology, Agriculture, Energy and Nuclear Safety, etc. areas of competence of the JRC Statistics:

JRC2005200620072008Advanced courses and workshops1021378645Experts attending4 0204 4603 5003 000

Gateway: www.jrc.ec.europa.euContacts in the JRC institutes:IPSC carmelo.addabbo@ec.europa.euanne-marie.morrissey@ec.europa.euIES arwyn.jones@ec.europa.eucarla.dal-molin@ec.europa.euIHCP nicholas.nicholson@ec.europa.euIPTS vincenzo.cardarelli@ec.europa.euEI roger.hurst@ec.europa.euIRMM sari.lehto@ec.europa.euITU victor.esteban-gran@ec.europa.eu

Contacts in the JRC - Brussels: ulla.engelman@ec.europa.eu milena.raykovska@ec.europa.eu jana.machajova@ec.europa.euJRC contacts: whom to contact, where?

Institute for Health and Protection of Citizen- September (the date is not fixed yet), on BEVABS (European Office for Wine, Alcohol and Spirit Drinkshttp://ihcp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/facilities/bevabs.htm)- 29-30 Sept in Croatia. International Workshop on Harmonisation of GMO Detection and Analysis for Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries, European Neighborhood Policy Countries and Russia. Organized by the Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit with the support of TAIEX. - 10 December, in Ispra, Italy. Enlargement workshop in NanoBiotechnology with special emphasis on Bio/non-Bio interfaces and their role in cell culture and imaging. - December, in Ispra, Italy. The 6th annual CYCLEUR network meeting, supported by the Enlargement and Integration Programme, with participation of many cyclotron-operating or user institutions from the EU and Associated States. It will take place over 2 days.

Workshops are announced on the web-site; you can propose your participation to your national JRC contact point (Branka Zizic Ministry of Education and ScienceBranka.zizic@gov.me )

Announcement of upcoming workshops in JRC

Indirect actionsThe JRC takes part in research and technological development actions of the Framework Programmes (FP) on the same basis as legal entities established in a Member State. The indirect actions complement the work carried out in the frame of the JRC's own work programme and are an essential tool for acquiring and transferring expertise and know-how. The majority of these activities are collaborative research projects and networks which allow for important and lasting partnerships with major European research players. Other activities involve work around JRC facilities which results in increased access and use of specialised infrastructures and databases, and maximises the opportunities for training via the Marie Curie actions. In FP6, the JRC is involved in some 250 actions, collaborating with some 1000 partner organisations. A few examples illustrate the activities carried out under FP6:

Institutional networksTo realise its objectives and to deliver high-quality results, the JRC depends on lasting partnership arrangements with external entities sharing a common interest in its work programme. This collaboration is called for by the very nature of the JRC's work: harmonisation and validation of methods and measurements, establishment of common standards, and the provision of scientific and technical support in the implementation of European legislation. It also responds to European policy makers' and Member States' increasing demands to establish common scientific reference systems. JRC collaborates with over 1000 partner organisations in around 100 institutional networks.

Collaboration agreementsThe JRC has around 200 operational collaboration agreements with public and private research organisations, universities and national and international bodies. The majority of these agreements are bilateral, concern joint research, information sharing and sometimes the exchange of personnel. Some agreements have a more political profile, for example agreements signed with regional authorities to foster cooperation between JRC and local organisations, universities and companies. In this respect, JRC has signed agreements for cooperation with the regional authorities of some its sites' locations: Regione Lombardia, Baden-Wrttemberg, and Andalusia. Examples of collaboration agreements signed with universities in 2007: The Institute for Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with the University of Patras to collaborate on non-destructive and non-intrusive techniques in support of numerical modelling of factors affecting fuel cell performance. In the framework of a collaboration agreement, the Politecnico di Milano has seconded a researcher to the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection to work in the field of understanding and resolving issues in the field of characterization, development and testing of new materials and treatments for biomedical applications leading to a more effective management of techniques and risks. As a Directorate-General of the European Commission, the JRC offers a stimulating multicultural, multilingual work environment, as well as the opportunity to be at the centre of European policy-making. With our headquarters in Brussels (Belgium) and research Institutes at sites in Ispra (Italy), Karlsruhe (Germany), Petten (the Netherlands), Geel (Belgium) and Seville (Spain), the JRC also offers the possibility to work in any of these five Member States.

The JRC employs some 2700 people and has an active policy of attracting bright and able scientists. Staffs come from throughout the EU, and from the applicant countries, bringing their skills and talents to help resolve current scientific issues. Major advantages are offered by the scientific and cultural diversity in the JRCs multidisciplinary Institutes and cross-Institute scientific collaboration on focused actions.

We welcome increasing numbers of researchers from new Member States and applicant countries to work with us on a temporary basis, and are equally keen to provide access to our facilities for research and training.

Non statutory staffGrantholders In-service traineeships Seconded national experts Short stays at the JRC Other working opportunities Overview of types of non statutory staff at the JRC

GrantholdersGrantholder contracts are aimed at developing training, career development and mobility opportunities for researchers throughout their careers The JRC offers contracts under the national employment law of the site where the JRC institute is established, to scientists embarking on doctoral studies or to established researchers who wish to participate in advanced research work conducted by an institute of the JRC. For more details about the JRC Grantholder scheme please follow this link Category 20 GrantholdersCategory 20 grantholder contracts are aimed at researchers starting their careers and are intended for researchers who submit a proposal for doctoral studies related to a research area published in a JRC institute's call for interest for grantholders. Category 30 GrantholdersCategory 30 grantholder contracts are aimed at researchers holding a doctoral degree or having fulfilled all the obligations to obtain a PhD (certified by their university) or having a minimum of 5 years research experience after the first university degree giving access to doctoral studies (which may include periods of training such as a masters degree), in a field relevant to the JRCs scientific activities. Category 40 GrantholdersThese contracts are intended for senior scientists with a proven reputation and a high level of experience in a field of science relevant to the JRC's activities.

Seconded national expertsSeconded National Experts are drawn from Government or State departments in Member States but may also be drawn from the private or voluntary sector, the European Economic Area (EEA), candidate countries, international organisations or third countries. The SNE shall remain in the service of their employer throughout the period of secondment and shall continue to be paid by that employer.

Enlargement and Integration Action Job PositionsIn the framework of the JRC Enlargement and Integration Action a number of temporary job positions for Seconded National Experts are published each year. These are open to experts from research organisations, national enforcement laboratories and scientists from the Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries (CC/PCC), Member States (MS), with priority to New Member States (NMS) and non-EU countries which are associated to the Framework Programme. Further information about JRC actions in this area may be found on the enlargement pages or by contacting the Customer and Stakeholder Relations Unit.

TraineesIn service training enables trainees to acquire personal experience by means of their work and to put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their studies or professional careers or to prepare a thesis for their university degree. Within the context of their programme, trainees may devote part of the period to preparing academic papers of their own interest. In-service training takes place within the fields of activity of the JRC. Trainees are selected through open calls for trainees, the open calls published on the JRC Institutes websites. The Commission is alro running an adminstrative traineeship programme, to which enrolment is organised twice a year.

Other working opportunitiesYou can find general information about vacancies/fellowships offered in the context of the 6th and 7th Framework Program (not only the JRC!) on the Cordis Research Openings page. Marie Curie Fellowships at the European Commission offer a unique way for researchers of all ages and levels of experience from the EU Member States, from countries associated with Framework Programs and from third countries, to boost their career prospects, develop cutting-edge research skills and experience life in another country. The European Researcher's Mobility Portal, a joint initiative of the European Commission and the 34 countries participating in the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research, is a one-stop shop for researchers seeking to advance their careers and personal development by moving to other countries. In addition to the information on training and jobs it provides, this electronic gateway is the entry point to a wealth of practical information on living, working and relaxing in the European countries involved.

Category 20 GrantholdersCategory 20 grantholder contracts are aimed at researchers starting their careers and are intended for researchers who submit a proposal for doctoral studies related to a research area published in a JRC institute's call for interest for grantholders. Category 30 GrantholdersCategory 30 grantholder contracts are aimed at researchers holding a doctoral degree or having fulfilled all the obligations to obtain a PhD (certified by their university) or having a minimum of 5 years research experience after the first university degree giving access to doctoral studies (which may include periods of training such as a masters degree), in a field relevant to the JRCs scientific activities. Category 40 GrantholdersThese contracts are intended for senior scientists with a proven reputation and a high level of experience in a field of science relevant to the JRC's activities. WorkshopsTo disseminate the results of individual projects and studies and to support Member states in implementation of EU policies, the JRC organises every year many workshops, training events and conferences.