EU takes to road to help researchers find jobs and advice

The European Commission today (3 March) launches a pan-European information campaign to help researchers find career advice and work through the EURAXESS gateway. The 'EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion' roadshow will visit 29 European cities in 22 countries (MEMO/14/145) to offer researchers and those interested in scientific careers advice on jobs, CV building and employment rights. The two month campaign, with a strong social media presence, is expected to reach out to around 100,000 students and young researchers.

Unveiling the campaign bus in Brussels, Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn said: "EURAXESS has become the go-to place for researchers seeking jobs in Europe. From finding work to funding opportunities, EURAXESS offers researchers concrete information and advice. With more than 40,000 advertised jobs per year and more than one million mobility-related queries tackled within the last four years, EURAXESS is an essential resource at a time unemployment is our greatest economic challenge."

EURAXESS is supported by 40 participating countries across Europe. Through its portal it provides a single access point to information across countries and personalised assistance by more than 530 staff working in more than 260 Service Centres.

In 2013, there were nearly 950,000 unique visitors to the EURAXESS website, three times more than in 2010, and nearly 9.6 million page views. More than 7,700 research organisations (companies, universities and SMEs, etc.) are currently registered on EURAXESS Jobs. The aim of the tour is to encourage even wider participation.

Background

The tour has been organized in close collaboration with national EURAXESS centres in each country being visited. There will be interactive sessions, such as workshops with experts, discussion sessions and science slams, at each stop. There will also be sessions on careers that will take place in co-operation with university human resources departments.

More information

EURAXESS
EURAXESS On Tour
European Research Area (ERA)

Tour dates

Tuesday, 4 March Brussels/BE Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Wednesday, 5 March London/UK Queen Mary University London

Tuesday, 11 March Copenhagen/DK University of Copenhagen

Wednesday, 12 March Lund/SE Lund University

Friday, 14 March Poznan/PL Adam Mickiewicz University

Monday, 17 March Warsaw/PL University of Warsaw

Tuesday, 18 March Wroclaw/PL Wroclaw University of Technology

Wednesday, 19 March Prague /CZ National Library of Technology

Thursday, 20 March Vienna/AT University of Vienna

Friday, 21 March Bratislava/SK Comenius-University

Monday, 24 March Budapest/HU Corvinus University of Budapest

Wednesday, 26 March Bucharest/RO University of Bucharest

Thursday, 27 March Plovdiv/BG University "Paisii Hilendarski“

Friday, 28 March Sofia/BG University St. Kl. Ohridski

Monday, 31 March Thessaloniki/GR Aristoteles-University

Tuesday, 1 April Niš/SR University Niš

Wednesday, 2 April Banja Luka/BIH University Banja Luka

Thursday, 3 April Zagreb/HR University Zagreb

Friday, 4 April Ljubljana/SL University Ljubljana

Monday, 7 April Trieste/IT AREA Science Park

Tuesday, 8 April Milan/IT University of Milan

Wednesday, 9 April Zurich/CH ETH Zurich/University of Zurich

Thursday, 10 April Strasbourg/FR Université de Strasbourg

Tuesday 15 April Maastricht/NL University of Maastricht

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Tuesday 22 April Luxembourg/LU University of Luxembourg

Wednesday, 23 April Bremen/DE University of Bremen

Thursday, 24 April Hamburg/DE Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron

Monday, 28 April Cologne/DE University of Cologne

Tuesday, 29 April Liège/BE Université de Liège

Wednesday, 30 April Brussels/BE Closing event Université libre de Bruxelles

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