The European Charter for Researchers is a set of general principles and requirements that specifies the roles, responsibilities and rights of researchers, as well as employers and/or funders of researchers. The aim of the Charter is to ensure that the nature of the relationship between researchers and employers or funders is conducive to successful performance in the generation, transfer, sharing and dissemination of knowledge and technological development, and to the career development of researchers.
The Charter also recognizes the value of all forms of mobility as a mean of encouraging the professional development of researchers. In this sense, the Charter constitutes a framework for researchers, employers and funders that invites them to act responsibly and professionally in their working environment and to recognize themselves as such.
This Charter is addressed to all researchers in the European Union at all stages of their career and covers all fields of research in the public and private sectors, regardless of the nature of the appointment or employment, the legal status of their employer or the type of organization or establishment where the work is carried out. It takes into account the multiple roles of researchers, who are called upon not only to carry out research work and/or development activities, but are also involved in supervisory, guidance, management or administrative tasks.
Regarding the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, this is made up of a set of principles that guarantee respect for values such as transparency in recruitment and fair treatment of all candidates, among others, “in particular with regard to the development of an attractive, open and sustainable European labor market for researchers, complementing those enshrined in the European Charter for Researchers”.
UPB and all those who make up UPB’s research ecosystem (research centers and units, associated laboratories, collaborative laboratories and research groups) have adhered to the principles of the European Charter for Researchers. The processes for hiring research staff follow the recommendations set out in the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
See the full text of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers