The Henryk Niewodniczański
Institute of Nuclear Physics
Polish Academy of Sciences

“HR Excellence in Research” distinction

In 2017, following an external assessment, the European Commission awarded the H. Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, the prestigious distinction “HR Excellence in Research”. The distinction was granted in recognition of implementing the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers in the IFJ PAN recruitment policy.

Granting the right to use the “HR Excellence in Research” logo is part of the European Commission’s strategy Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R), which aims at creating favorable work environments and career development conditions in Europe as well as implementing transparent recruitment principles for researchers.

• April 2015 - Declaration of endorsement of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
• October 2015 - Appointing the Working Group (I)
• 2016 - Questionnaires for IFJ PAN employees - Gap analysis - Action plan - HRS4R IFJ PAN
• January 2017 - The European Commission grants IFJ PAN the right to use the HR Excellence in Research distinction
• September 2017 - Updating the Working Group (II) composition
• February 2018 - Appointing the Focus Groups
• June 2018 - Updating the Working Group (III) composition (Order 21/18), appointing the Steering Committee (Order 21/18)
• 2019 - HRS4R IFJ PAN; Action plan

Continuation of actions aiming at full implementation of the Charter and Code principles and at IFJ PAN self-improvement.