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EPWS Debate in the European Parliament: proceedings and round-up

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:00 +0000

“Towards a Gender Balanced Science Culture to Foster Innovation”

hosted by Prof. Dr. Leonidas Donskis MEP

European Parliament, Brussels, January 31, 2012, 11.00-14.00

"Towards a Gender-Balanced Science Culture to Foster Innovation" was the title under which the European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS organized a lunch debate in the European Parliament in Brussels on 31 January 2012. The event was hosted by Prof. Dr. Leonidas Donskis MEP, Lithuania, and brought together over 60 participants from all over Europe, among them Members of the European Parliament (MEP), officials from the European Commission, representatives of European and international organizations as well as numerous EPWS member organizations.

The event set the spark to a dialogue between women scientists and policy makers in Europe regarding the up-coming discussions of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 proposal, reinforcing a cooperation that will allow women scientists to better contribute to European policy-making in the future.

After a welcome by Prof. Leonidas Donskis MEP, emphasizing the need to persistently work towards equal opportunities in science and research, Mr. Gilles Laroche, Head of Unit Gender and Ethics, Directorate General Research and Innovation, outlined the European Commission’s “Current Policy Regarding Gender in Science”. He stressed that there is no trade-off promoting gender equality as well as excellence and innovation and pointed to the need for structural change in research institutions to achieve a gender-balanced scientific culture and to further increase awareness on the gender and science issue throughout Europe.

In her speech on “Science Culture, Gender and Innovation”, EPWS President Dr. Brigitte Mühlenbruch elaborated the significance of the contribution of women scientists on the way to reach the ambitious targets of the Innovation Union set forth by the Europe 2020 strategy and as put forward in the European Commission’s proposal for the new framework programme on research and technological development Horizon 2020. The EPWS President pointed to the role of the Platform as structural link between the community of women scientists and policy makers in Europe. She emphasized the need for dialogue and joint action through this year’s discussion process regarding the Commission’s proposal to ensure that Horizon 2020 will contribute to a gender-balanced science culture in Europe and offered the active collaboration of EPWS in this respect.

The speakers’ inputs set the frame for the presentation of six EU and national projects, intended to inform the audience about current research projects addressing the gender imbalance in science, paving ways towards establishing a gender-balanced science culture in Europe and giving the word to women researchers:

GENDERA

Gender Debate in the European Research Area - Changing the gender balance in research organisations.
presented by Dr. Dóra Groó, Association of Hungarian Women in Science, Hungary

* Abstract

* Presentation

gendera.eu

GENISLAB

The Gender in Science and Technology LAB
presented by Dr. Flavia Zucco, Donne e Scienza, Italy

* Abstract

* Presentation

genislab-fp7.eu

HELENA

Higher Education Leading to Engineering and Scientific Careers
presented by Dr. Yvonne Pourrat, Conference des directeurs des écoles françaises d’ingénieurs, France

* Abstract

* Presentation

fp7-helena.org

INTEGER

Institutional Transformation for Effecting Gender Equality in Research
presented by Dr. Anne Pépin, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) – Mission for the Place of Women, France

* Abstract

* Presentation

theukrc.org/about-us/our-projects/integer

SHEMERA

she euromediterranean research area
presented by Dr. Maria Caprile, Center for European Initiatives and Research in the Mediterranean (CIREM), Spain

* Abstract

* Presentation

shemera.eu

LYMOS

Lithuanian National project “Promotion gender equality in sciences”
presented by Prof. Dr. Dalia Satkovskiene, Basnet Forumas, Lithuania

* Abstract

* Presentation

basnetforumas.eu

A round table discussion with Britta Thomsen MEP, Denmark, and Edit Herczog MEP, Hungary, informed the audience about ongoing initiatives of the European Parliament and its members addressing the gender imbalance in science. The inputs emphasized the importance of multi-, trans-, and interdisciplinarity in future research and the challenge to foster talents and skills to answer this need. They were followed by a lively discussion with the audience: the participants stressed the vital role of networks of researchers in the European research policy dialogue and pointed out that the need for structural funding for these institutions had to be acknowledged and addressed by the European Parliament as well as by the European Commission. They also pointed to the necessity to provide subsequent funding to those initiatives and projects whose task it was to create databases, e.g. of publications, in order to keep those sources of information up-dated and therewith ensure their added value beyond the project phase. Continuity in funding would also allow structures like EPWS to raise the voice of women scientists at EU level.

The lunch debate, moderated by Dr. Maren Jochimsen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, set the spark to a dialogue between women scientists and policy makers in Europe regarding the up-coming discussions of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 proposal, reinforcing a cooperation that will allow women scientists to better contribute to European policy-making in the future.

GENDERA : Maximising Innovation Potential Through Diversity in Research Organisations

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000

European Conference on Gender and Innovation - Maximising Innovation Potential Through Diversity in Research Organisations

19th - 20th March 2012, Stuttgart, Germany

The European Commission has supported the “Gender Debate in the European Research Area” by financing a project, which focuses on current issues around gender and research in research organisations and higher education institutions. Good practices which support female researchers to advance along research career ladders are documented in an interactive database on this website.

Nevertheless all countries face the common challenge that policies and action plans have not adequately led to a significant change in the numbers of female researchers reaching leading research positions. As a result it is necessary to consider the topic from other perspectives including research and organisational cultures as well as diversity being a driver for innovation.

What policy changes are needed to make further advances? What role does structural change play? And how can innovation be driven by considering gender? And what can be learnt by gendering research?

The conference “Maximising Innovation Potential through Diversity in Research Organisations” will gather experts from international and European organisations presenting and discussing how we can achieve a better impact in our gender activities. The conference invites all stakeholders to join the debate for increasing the innovation potential through more diversity and gender equality in research and innovation processes. Discuss with experts current and future policy on gender and innovation.

Join the conference to continue the debate. You are invited to join the conference to add your ideas for advancing women researchers’ careers. Discuss with experts current and future policy on gender and innovation.

Download the conference programme here.

The conference language is English.

Online registration is now open.

Download the conference announcement here.

Job Posting: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Social Sciences, GIGA Hamburg

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Social Sciences,
in particular Economics, Sociology, Political Science
with a focus on the Middle East.

Applications are invited for a full-time position, with an initial contract of three years, starting
May 2012. The salary is commensurate with TV-AVH / TVöD EG 13/14.

The successful candidate will
- work on the economy of the Middle East, preferably on the performance and characteristics
of labour markets, and will investigate the links between employment and political
developments
- provide economics expertise to the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies and contribute to
Research Programme 3 and its interdisciplinary research (especially at the interface of socio-
economics and politics).

Desired qualifications:
- Doctorate in one of the mentioned disciplines
- Regional expertise on the Middle East
- Strong background in empirical Development Economics / Development Studies / Political
Economy / Political Sociology
- Advanced knowledge of empirical methods in social sciences such as quantitative methods,
survey data analysis, poverty and distribution analysis, micro-econometrics)
- Consulting experience
- Knowledge of a Middle Eastern language (Arabic, Persian, Turkish) not necessary, but an
asset

The GIGA promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women.
Among equally qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those
areas in which they are underrepresented.

Please send your application (Ref.-No. GIGA-12-03) and relevant supporting documentation
(CV, credentials, list of publications in one pdf and a maximum of two work samples) to:

Nina Wassmann, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies,
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
E-mail: wassmann@giga-hamburg.de. E-mail applications are preferred.

Screening of applications will begin on 1 March 2012.

For further information, please visit the GIGA Homepage

EPWS Lunch-Debate in the European Parliament

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:31:00 +0000

“Towards a Gender Balanced Science Culture

to Foster Innovation”

Brussels

31st January 2012

11.00 to 14.00 - Room A5G1

At the invitation of MEP Leonidas Donskis, of Lithuania, EPWS will hold a lunch-debate at the European Parliament in Brussels, on 31st January 2012, entitled “Towards a Gender Balanced Science Culture to Foster Innovation”.

Context

"Against a backdrop of rising societal concerns and lagging economic performance, in 2010 the European Union launched the Europe 2020 strategy to guide Europe’s economic recovery and present an agenda towards becoming a more competitive, sustainable and inclusive economy. At the core of this strategy, the Innovation Union Flagship Initiative sets out how Europe will tackle the innovation emergency it is facing, through a strategic approach integrating research and innovation instruments and actors.” (Innovation Union Competitiveness report 2011)
In these circumstances, the European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS stresses the significance of women's potential for contribution in science as an important way to reach these ambitious targets.

Aim

The aim of the debate is to inform Members of the European Parliament, officials from the European Commission, and representatives of other European and international organisations about the science culture in Europe and to put emphasis on the situation of women scientists. The debate should provide participants with up-to-date information on the current situation and give them tools and measures for a gender-balanced architecture of science culture to foster innovation. We hope that the conference will help to establish a dialogue that will allow women scientists to better contribute to European policy-making in the future.

We trust that you will find this debate interesting and hope that you will be able to attend this meeting between MEPs, policy-makers and European women scientists. Lively discussions with audience participation are expected.

Brigitte Mühlenbruch

EPWS President

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Read the Programme

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Horizon 2020: €80 billion investment in research and innovation in Europe

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:11:00 +0000

The European Commission has recently presented a package of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe. Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has announced Horizon 2020, an €80 billion programme for investment in research and innovation. Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has put forward a Strategic Innovation Agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which will receive €2.8 billion of funding under Horizon 2020. In parallel, Vice-President Antonio Tajani has announced a complementary new programme to boost competitiveness and innovation in SMEs, with an additional budget of €2.5 billion. The funding programmes run from 2014 to 2020.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness.

"Horizon 2020 will focus funds on three key objectives. It will support the EU’s position as a world leader in science with a dedicated budget of €24.6 billion, including an increase in funding of 77% for the very successful European Research Council (ERC). It will help secure industrial leadership in innovation with a budget of €17.9 billion. This includes a major investment of €13.7 billion in key technologies, as well as greater access to capital and support for SMEs. Finally, €31.7 billion will go towards addressing major concerns shared by all Europeans, across six key themes: Health, demographic change and well-being; Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy; Secure, clean and efficient energy; Smart, green and integrated transport; Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials; and Inclusive, innovative and secure societies. "

Read the full Press Release

Learn more about Horizon 2020

Czech National Contact Centre for Women and Science - Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:41:00 +0000

The first 2011 issue of the Czech National Contact Centre for Women and Science's newsletter is dedicated to the outcomes and conlusions of the 2nd national conference on women and science titled Gender as a social innovation. Equal opportunities in changing research environment. The conference was held on 22 September 2011 under the auspices of Senator Alena Gajduskova, President of the Czech Academy of Science Jiri Drahos, Deputy Minister for Higher Education and Research Ivan Wilhelm at the Ministry of Education, and Michal Broza, Director of the UN Information Centre in Prague.

The Centre is currently in progress of communicating the conclusions and outcomes to relevant stakeholders and hope to initiate negotiations about implementation of at least some of those recommendations.
You can find more information about the conference and the presentations at their website .

The Newsletter also brings you an interview with a postdoctoral fellow who was the first to challenge the well established practice at the Czech Research Council, which is to advise pregnant researchers/researchers with small babies to return grants because babies and grants don't go together.

Read the Newsletter

European Research Area Conference 2012 - Registration now Open

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:25:00 +0000

"On 13 September 2011, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the European Research Area, aimed at identifying the main bottlenecks in Europe's research system and environment which prevent the free circulation of researchers, scientific knowledge and technology, thus hampering realisation of a genuine single market for research and innovation.

Following closure of the consultation on 30th November 2011, the Research and Innovation Directorate-General of the European Commission is organising a major stakeholders conference where the responses to the consultation will be presented and discussed, and the implications drawn for what needs now to be done to give a strong and definitive impulse to the achievement of the European Research Area."

THE COMMISIONER FOR SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IS GLAD TO INVITE YOU TO THE:

ERA CONFERENCE 2012

Fostering Efficiency, Excellence and Growth

From the public consultation to the completion of ERA

Brussels, 30 January 2012

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Register Now

Click here to see the conference programme.

For further information about the European Research Area, please visit http://ec.europa.eu/research/era

You may also contact us at RTD-ERA-CONFERENCE-2012@ec.europa.eu

Job posting: Post-doctoral Research Fellow - GIGA Hamburg

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:19:00 +0000

"The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und
Regionale Studien seeks to hire a

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Applications are invited for a full-time position, with a contract of one year, starting 1 April
2012. The salary is commensurate with TV-AVH / TVöD EG 13.

The successful candidate will
- be part of the Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers
- work on power shifts among non-European regions and states, related conflicts about regional
leadership within these geographical areas, potential contests over spheres of influence,
or the formation of governance structures among the new regional powers
- have the opportunity to further deepen the expertise on regional powers, develop a research
project, prepare publications, and be a member of an international team of junior and
senior researchers.

Desired qualifications:
- doctorate in Political Science (preferably International Relations), Economics, or related field
- expertise on non-European regions (preferably with a focus on Africa or the Middle East)
- methodological proficiency
- promising publication record.

The GIGA promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women.
Among equally qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those
areas in which they are underrepresented.

Please send your application (Ref.-No. GIGA-11-12) and relevant supporting documentation
(CV, credentials, list of publications, max. two work samples) to:

Stephanie Stövesand, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies,
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
E-mail: stoevesand@giga-hamburg.de. E-mail applications are preferred.

Screening of applications will begin on 31 January 2012.

For further information, please visit the GIGA homepage (www.giga-hamburg.de) or contact
Dr. Anja Jetschke (e-mail: jetschke@giga-hamburg.de, phone: +49 (0)40 – 42825-768)."

Job posting: junior professor on Comparative Politics at Leuphana University of Lüneburg

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:07:00 +0000

"Leuphana University of Lüneburg bases its development on an all-encompassing idea of education
and on the content and value-oriented implementation of its activities. The university sees itself as
humanistic, sustainable, and proactive. Leuphana has introduced a university model unique within the
German academic landscape and is growing quickly.

We are currently looking for a qualified applicant to fill the position of junior professor (W1) at the
Institute for Political Science:

Comparative Politics

The professorship will be in conjunction with the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
(Hamburg). If your application is successful, you will represent comparative politics within the research
framework of one of the GIGA’s regional institutes (Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East),
and you will be teaching undergraduate and graduate students at Leuphana University. Applicants
should have an interest in actively shaping the scientific profile of the GIGA and the Center for the
Study of Democracy (ZDEMO) at Leuphana and should have published relevant material in refereed
(international) journals and publishing houses. Applicants should also have experience in the
procurement of third party funds. The position requires that your focus be on democracy research. You
will work as a member of both GIGA Research Programme 1 “Legitimacy and Efficiency of Political
Systems” and one of the regional institutes referred to above. We would also request that the applicant
1) has research experience in one of the aforementioned regions, 2) has previous work experience
with foreign research institutions, and 3) is willing to teach English-language courses and publish
English-language articles. A further requirement involves being willing to both cooperate along
interdisciplinary lines and participate in the university’s existing institutions of self-governance.

The preconditions for employment according to §30 NHG apply to this professorship. Leuphana
University Lüneburg strives to increase the percentage of female professors and therefore expressly
invites qualified women to apply. Disabled applicants will be given preference according to the applicable
legal provisions. For more information, please visit www.leuphana.de or www.giga-hamburg.de, or
directly contact the director of the ZDEMO, Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel.

Please send any supporting documentation along with standard application materials (a statement of
purpose, resume, list of publications, list of courses taught, and letters of reference) to beko@leuphana.de
or to the president of Leuphana University Lüneburg by 10 January 2012."

EPWS Newsletter - December 2011

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:21:00 +0000

The EPWS Newsletter of December 2011 is now available.

In this issue you can find out about the upcoming EPWS meeting in the European Parliament, the new Benchmarking Report on EU research, and the most recent news from our Members.

Read it now

EU Conference on Equality between Women and Men: speeches and presentations

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:35:00 +0000

"The conference "Equality between women and men" took place in Brussels on 19 and 20 September. The conference brought together more than 400 participants from European institutions, international organisations, Member States, social partners and civil society. It marked the first year of the Strategy for equality between women and men (2010-2015) which was adopted on 21 September 2010. It was also an opportunity to have important debates around the key priorities of the Strategy."

Read the Conference speeches and presentations

Watch the recorded Conference: day 1 - day 2

UN and L’Oreal announce winners of women in science award

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:45:00 +0000

"The United Nations and the cosmetics giant L’Oreal announced today the five women scientists who will receive their joint award for their advances in scientific research.

The award, which is given out each year by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and L’Oreal, honours five women from different regions of the world who are selected by an independent jury made up of eminent members of the global scientific community.

This year’s winners are: Jill Farrant from South Africa, Ingrid Scheffer from Australia, Frances Ashcroft from the United Kingdom, Susana López from Mexico, and Bonnie Bassler from the United States.
Each laureate will receive $100,000 in recognition for their contribution to the advancement of science."

Read the full article

Women in Science in the Pursuit of Excellence: UN speech

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:33:00 +0000

UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet' speech at the Rockefeller University on the occasion of the award of the Pearl Meister Greengard prize to renowned neuroscientist Brenda Milner. November 3, 2011.

"Statistics show us how far we are from gender equality. Of the estimated 1.3 billion poor in the world more than sixty per cent are women. Of the estimated 780 million illiterates in the world about sixty-five per cent are women. Up to six out of every ten women experience physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime.
Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours and produce half of the world’s food, yet earn only 10 per cent of the world’s income and own less than one per cent of the world’s property. Only one in four senior officials or managers is a woman.

In 2010, six per cent of elected head of states or government were women. On average, women hold 16 per cent of ministerial posts and 19 percent of seats in parliament.
And in the sciences throughout the world, only a handful of women preside over a national science academy.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, women represent not only half of the world population but also a tremendous untapped potential from which their community, society and entire nation can benefit.

We already know that many industrialized economies will soon face shortages of scientists and engineers. In the decades to come, people who master the sciences will change the world to a large extent. And for these reasons and more, it is important to fully tap the human potential of both women and men."

Read the Full Speech

"Blaise Pascal" Chairs 2012 - Open call for World class researchers

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:18:00 +0000

"Since 1995, the national State and the Ile-de-France Region have supported the “Blaise Pascal” Chairs, i.e. International Research Chairs to accommodate highly qualified, internationally acclaimed, foreign research scientists (two Nobel Prizes holders have already benefited from this scheme) in all scientific fields: exact sciences, life sciences, social sciences and humanities, applied sciences and new technologies.

Each Chair allows the foreign scientist to be hosted during 12 full months, possibly spread over 2 years, in one or more well-known Higher Education or Research Institutions in Paris/Ile-de-France providing suitable environment, equipment and means to carry out world class research. Each project can be given up to 200 000 € which includes among other things, salaries, social charges, taxes and accompanying expenses. The candidates are required to give about ten lectures (pedagogical programme to be joined), will have to deliver an activity report and to organise a public seminar at the end of their stay.

The 2012 call is now open with a deadline for applications on 15 December 2011. A multi-disciplinary jury will select 4 applicants based on the scientific interest of the project for Ile-de-France Region, on its interdisciplinary characteristic and the quality of the application. Selected researchers may start their project in the Paris/Ile-de-France research institution from September 2012 on.

The applications must be filled jointly (in English or French) and presented by a person in charge of the laboratory receiving the candidate.

Women’s applications highly welcome!
Women represent only 10% of the applicants, applications by female candidates are highly encouraged; please help us get more!

All relevant information and application pack available here.

Contact: Laurence Perrin (Fondation de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure) laurence.perrin@ens.fr

European Research Council: Call for proposals

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:08:00 +0000

Gender aspects in career structures and career paths

"The European Research Council is an ambitious and autonomous entity which aims to establish itself as a world-leading institution for science funding. Expectations about what it can and will achieve are very high. It is therefore be necessary for the ERC to develop methods to assess progress towards its objectives.

The ERC-2012-SUPPORT-1 projects are focused on gender aspects in career structures and career paths of male and female ERC grantees as well as non-successful ERC applicants. Potential applicants that have not applied may be included as a control group.

The studies could be limited to, but should include, researchers relevant for the Starting Grant Life Science domain.
Furthermore it should be longitudinal studies including all stages of the careers from the university degree to the current position of ERC grantees.

The studies may include:

* terms of publications, invitations to conferences, citations etc.

* mobility behaviour and international networking;

* work balance, family background or family support measures or

* Future career perspectives taking into account national research systems;

Duration of projects for this specific call is expected to be of up to one year. It is foreseen that a range of different methods could be appropriate, recognising that different approaches may be appropriate for different disciplines. In all cases, the expected output of the studies should have an impact on the ERC's operations and should not be of a theoretical nature."

Please find further information at the EC participant portal

German Institute of Global and Area Studies: job posting, PostDoc

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:54:00 +0000

The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale undRegionale Studien seeks to hire a Researcher within the DFG-sponsored research project “‘Power-sharing’ in postconflict situations: On the institutional prerequisites for lasting peace”

Applications are invited for a full-time position, with an initial contract running for 30 months, starting 1 February 2012. The salary is commensurate with TV-AVH / TVöD EG 13/14.

The research project consists of two main components:

a quantitative study covering all instances of postconflict power-sharing since the end of the Cold War (1989-2009), and

a comparative case study of postconflict power-sharing in four selected countries (Burundi, Nepal, Liberia and Sierra Leone).

The GIGA promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women.
Among equally qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those
areas in which they are underrepresented.

Please send your application (Ref.-No. GIGA-11-10) and relevant supporting documentation
(CV, credentials, list of publications, max. two work samples) to:

Kerstin Gohlke-Kosso
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies,
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21,
20354 Hamburg,
Germany.

E-mail: gohlke (at) giga-hamburg (dot) de. E-mail applications are preferred.

Screening of applications will begin on 15 November 2011.

For other information, please visit the GIGA homepage

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology - Postdoctoral Fellowships Call

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:42:00 +0000

"Since 2002, the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) has run an annual Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships, awarding fellowships to talented early-stage researchers from all over the world. These prestigious fellowships are targeted at high-calibre early-career researchers (no more than 3 years post PhD), and the competition is open to any researcher worldwide who meets this criterion.

The next call is due to open on the 26th of October 2011, and we wish to attract a significant number of applications from suitably-qualified candidates."

For more information, please visit the IRCSET website

Vacancy Notice - Principle Advisor on Gender to the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:48:00 +0000

The European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, is recruiting a Principle Advisor for Gender in Research and Innovation. Candidates with Bulgarian or Romanian nationality can apply.

The main task of the Principal Adviser will be to ensure that gender issues are adequately taken into consideration and integrated in the various fields and domains covered by Horizon 2020 and all its specific programmes concerning research and innovation. He/she will also be in charge of spearheading gender support among senior managers and of helping reaching the 40% target of under-represented sex in Commission expert groups, advisory groups and panels by the end of 2013.

The Principal Adviser will directly report to the Deputy Director-General of DG RTD responsible for Innovation and the ERA and will collaborate with the RTD-service in charge of Gender in research and innovation under the responsibility of the Deputy Director-General. He/she will also liaise with the other services relevant to these issues.

Closing date for application is September 21, 2011.

Further information is available here

Vacancy: Gender Expert – Research, Statistics, Indices at the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), Vilnius, Lithuania

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:00:00 +0000

"The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is publishing a call for applications with a view to establish a reserve list for Temporary Agents for the post of Gender Expert – Research, Statistics, Indices.

Under the supervision of the Head of the Operations Unit and working in close collaboration with other colleagues, the jobholder will coordinate the work in the areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) and EU Gender Equality Index (GEI), in particular gathering data, statistics and other relevant information.
The expert will also supervise the development of reports on the selected area of BPfA for Presidency countries of the EU Council to ensure the highest quality and timely delivery. The jobholder will reinforce the Institute’s sound internal expertise on BPfA and GEI and synergies between both. The expert will also supervise the Institute’s joint research initiatives together with other EU and national institutions.

The registration of applications will begin on 1st June 2011 and will close on 13th July 2011 at 23:00 Eastern European Time."

More information

EPWS in the Press: research*eu

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:52:00 +0000

The research*eu Magazine, published by CORDIS, features highlights from the latest technology offers and project news from the world of European research and development. Published 10 times per year in English, it provides regular updates on the research conducted by EU-funded projects, with a specific emphasis on the market-ready, exploitable technologies they have developed.

Its issue of June 2011 features an article about the European Platform of Women Scientists, titled "Women Shaping Science".

Read the article

Vacancy: Full Professor of Methodology and Statistics - Maastricht University

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:36:00 +0000

Maastricht University is seeking a Full Professor of Methodology and Statistics.

Keywords: Educational innovator, top research record, International outlook, international network,, inspiring leader

"The Methodology and Statistics field includes a number of methodological and statistical areas that are important to the education and research conducted at Maastricht UMC+ and the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN).

The first area, Optimal Research Designs, can be defined as the statistical calculation of (research) design characteristics that help translate the researcher’s design choice into better, more efficient result estimates and a greater capacity of statistical tests with the smallest possible sample size.

The second area, Statistical Analysis, is closely related to the first and involves researching methods of statistical analysis for clinical trials and randomised multi-centre and cluster trials.

The third area of Methodology and Statistics concerns research into the Quality of Measurements."

Additional information about this vacancy is available from Prof. F. van Merode, vice-dean of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences.

Phone: +31 43 38 71329 or +31 43 38 71324
Email: f. vanmerode (at) maastrichtuniversity (dot) nl

More information

"Women Inspiring Europe" Calendar

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:34:00 +0000

"What does Francesca Brezzi, an Italian philosopher, Seyran Ates, a German lawyer of Turkish origin, Lena Olving, a Swedish top manager, Vaili Maria Jämsä, a Finnish farmer, Cristina Gallach, in the communications department of the European Council and Rita Vella, a Maltese with muscular dystrophy have in common?

They are featured in the first of the Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar (.pdf - 3.7MB).

With their different origins, ages and background, the calendar each month tells the story of a woman’s personal efforts to break the invisible “walls” that many still face in Europe today.

What the calendar shows is the extent of the challenges faced by women and how much more needs to be done to make Europe a better and more inclusive society, but also how a single woman’s efforts can make such a huge difference, no matter where she lives, her upbringing or her level of education."

Each month a lengthier article on the women of the month will be published on EIGE’s website.

From Cyborg to Facebook: Technological dreams and feminist critiques

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:56:00 +0000

"SOPHIA, the Belgian Bi-community Network for Gender Studies is organizing a colloquium to investigate the latest developments in theory and research on the many aspects of gender and technology from a Feminist angle.

Abstracts of 300 words with an indication of the choice of theme section should be sent to info (at) sophia (dot) be, for the 15th of June 2011. They should include name(s) of author, affiliation (university or organisation) and contact information (e-mail, phone, post adress). Abstracts may be submitted in English, French or Dutch."

For more information, please visit SOPHIA's website

EPWS Newsletter - June 2011

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:20:00 +0000

The EPWS Newsletter for June 2011 is now online!

Read it here

EPWS General Assembly 2011

noreply@blogger.com (EPWS) — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:54:00 +0000

The EPWS General Assembly will take place in Budapest 28 June 2011, 17.00 - 19.00, at the Hotel Ramada Plaza.

The event will happen during the Conference on "Training, Career and Mobility of Researchers in the Innovation Union" in the context of the Hungarian EU Presidency.

EPWS will participate in a special session called "Career Paths and Mobility of Woman Researchers".

Download the Registration Form