Charter and Code

CHARTER

The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (hereinafter the Charter and the Code) contain a set of general principles and requirements that specify the role, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers and their employers.

• 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 generating, transferring, sharing and disseminating knowledge and technological development, and to the career development of researchers.
• The Charter also recognizes the value of all forms of mobility as a means for enhancing the professional development of researchers. In this sense, the Charter constitutes a framework for researchers, employers and funders which invites them to act responsibly and as professionals within their working environment, and to recognise each other as such.
• The Charter addresses all researchers in the European Union at all stages of their career.

CODE

The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers consists of a set of general principles and requirements that should be followed by employers when appointing or recruiting researchers. These principles and requirements should ensure observance of values such as transparency of the recruitment process and equal treatment of all applicants, in particular with regard to the development of an attractive, open and sustainable European labour market for researchers, and are complementary to those outlined in the European Charter for Researchers. Institutions and employers adhering to the Code of Conduct will openly demonstrate their commitment to act in a responsible and respectable way and to provide fair framework conditions to researchers, with a clear intention to contribute to the advancement of the European Research Area.