Transcript How to Work with the JRC - Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy

The Joint Research Centre
European Commission
Opportunities for
collaborating with the
JRC
Dr. G.Caratti Warsaw 26-11-02
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The rationale
European Commission
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
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The organisation of the JRC
7 Institutes in 5 Member States
IE - Petten The Netherlands
- Institute for Energy
Staff:  180
IRMM - Geel Belgium
- Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
Staff:  220
ITU - Karlsruhe Germany
- Institute for Transuranium Elements
Staff:  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 Studies
Staff:  100
Total staff:  2200 Total budget:  300 ME/y
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JRC Enlargement Programme
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
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JRC and Enlargement (1)
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18 JRC projects in 7 Areas targeted at CC needs
JRC budget: 20MEuro (FP5)
 Harmonisation
of Measurements
 Environment
 Food Safety&Quality
 Health
 Air quality and emissions control
 Natural & technological hazards
 Toxic mining waste
Geographic Information Systems
 Radioactive Monitoring
 Solar Energy
 Agriculture
 Prospective Analysis/Impact of
Enlargement on the EU
 Nuclear
Reactor&Fuel Safety
 Safeguards, Illicit Trafficking
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Example: Emissions and Air Quality
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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
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• 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 map
of the Oder
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Example: Support to Common
Agricultural Policy
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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
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Development of an Integrated Administration and Control
System (digital mapping)
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vineyard registers;crop yield monitoring and
forecasting
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Characterisation of the agricultural context (farm structure,
parcel sizes, land use)
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Exchange of best practices and training
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Some results of the
JRC Enlargement Action 2002
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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)
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JRC and the Enlargement (2)
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To promote collaboration with CCs/ support for implementation of acquis
- 60 specialized workshops and training courses organized in 2002
Examples of Training and Workshops
Code
Policy Area
Contents
IHCP-01
Food
IPSC-20
Agriculture
A. Mycotoxins
B. Authenticity of Wine
C. Food Safety
D. Dioxin Analysis
Electronic Identification of Animals
ITU-22
Nuclear
Security
Metrology
Standards
Fighting Illicit Trafficking
of Nuclear Material
Metrology in Chemistry
Pressure Equipment Directive
Foresight
Future Studies of Enlarged Europe
Environment
Air Quality: implementation of air
quality directives
IRMM-24
IE-05
IPTS-27
IES-13
Associated
CEC-DG
SANCO,
AGRI
AGRI,
SANCO
TREN,
ELARG
Various
ENTR,
TREN
Various
ENV
Information at http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/enlargement
Nomination via CC missions to the EU
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JRC and the Enlargement (3)
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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 country (# of projects)
Breakdown by area (# of projects)
SK LV ES
Nuclear
Environment
Energy
Health Agrifood
Metrology
Foresight
BU
CZ
RO
SI
HU
PO
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Cooperation in FP6 (indirect actions)
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• 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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JRC and the Enlargement (4)
Mobility-Offer:JRC Non-Statutory Staff
 Detached National Experts
 Visiting Scientists
 Grant-holders
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Detached National Experts
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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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Visiting Scientists
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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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(JRC) Grant-holders
• 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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(Marie Curie) Grantholders
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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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12
10
8
6
4
2
0
BG CY CZ EE HU
LI
Total 52
* non statutory
LT MA RO PL
SI
SK
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Temporary Job Opportunities
11-J
European Commission
Surface Waters
Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
Example of a fiche of the call for CC experts
Job Opportunities
2 positions for:
Visiting scientists or
Detached National Experts
Researchers or S&T managers with experience either
in the assessment of surface water quality relating to
nutrient loads or on the development of integrated
models to assess the impact of land use, environmental
parameters and policy development on water quality.
Experience of harmonisation activities (CEN, ISO,
inter-calibration exercises) should be demonstrated. A
thorough knowledge of activities relating to water
quality issues in other candidate countries would be
beneficial.
Indicative duration
12 months
Place
Ispra, Italy
JRC Contact
Ms Emanuela Rossi, Head of MSU, IES
Phone: +39 0332 78 9981 Fax: +39 0332 78 5631
e-mail: [email protected]
iInfo at www.jrc.cec.eu.int/enlargement/training
• 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
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Mobility-Offer:JRC Non-Statutory Staff
 Check out the offer of the JRC for nonstatutory staff regularly published on
www.jrc.cec.eu.int/jobs
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JRC Enlargement Website
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http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/enlargement
To intensify and optimise communication to:
• research organisations
• individual scientists
• authorities
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including:
overview of JRC enlargement projects
enlargement news / enlargement flash
opportunities for grant-holders, visiting scientists
enlargement documents
provision of other important links
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Whom to contact, where?
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Web site: http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int./enlargement
National Contact Points
for the JRC in Poland:
Jacek Kucinski
JRC (coordination):
[email protected]
[email protected]
Whom to contact at the Institutes:
Chairman of Enlargement WG: J.M. Cadiou
IPSC [email protected]
IES [email protected]
IHCP [email protected]
IPTS [email protected]
EI [email protected]
IRMM [email protected]
ITU [email protected]
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Outlook in FP6
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• 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. )