Changed on 28/11/2024
In May 2019, the European Union awarded Inria the "HR Excellence in Research" label, underlining the relevance of its strategy and the associated HRS4R action plan.
The European Human Resources Strategy for Researchers aims to improve the practices of organisations and institutions working in the research sector regarding recruitment and the working conditions of scientists. It gave rise to the HR Excellence in Research label awarded by the European Commission to institutions participating in this approach. This label sets out to put into practice the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, to which Inria has already been a signatory since 2006.
To reinforce the scientific potential of the institute and also help increase its appeal, Inria intends to focus primarily on the following projects:
- Continue the initiatives and good practices put in place to comply with the principles proposed in the European Charter for Researchers;
- Clarify and improve the dissemination of information on recruitment processes and career development;
- Deploy the attractiveness component in all its dimensions: training, development, quality of life at work and career monitoring.
The label therefore recognises the approach that Inria has chosen to implement through its 38-point action plan divided into the following areas:
- Professional and ethical responsibilities: For example, the production of a welcome booklet for scientists to make them aware of the ethical and deontological aspects of their profession, or the sharing of information on possible career paths.
- Recruitment and selection: For example, to better inform candidates about recruitment procedures and processes using a guide or to improve the visibility of job offers for greater transparency and attractiveness.
- Working conditions and social policy: A set of actions to better inform, raise awareness and prevent scientists on subjects such as the working environment, psycho-social risks, disability or even parity.
- Training and supervision : Actions to improve career monitoring, support for the careers of young scientists and training for managers.
Inria's HR roadmap 2023-2026 sets out the institute's key HR priorities for this period, in line with developments relating to the Law on the Transformation of the Civil Service (LTFP), and more recently, those stemming from the Law on Research Programming (LPR).
The action plan is based on 4 axes:
- A “full-fledged”, cross-functional positioning of the HR line;
- A renewed recruitment policy;
- Smooth career development;
- Enhancing Inria's attractiveness: overhauled working conditions and social policy.
Having been awarded the European Excellence in Research label, Inria is aligning its human resources policy with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers, which form the European human resources strategy for research. Inria has chosen to include all staff, including support staff, engineers, doctoral students and guest workers.
For consistency purposes, the HR Roadmap 2023-2026 action plan serves as the basis for Inria's deployment of the HR Excellence in Research strategy and for its evaluation by the European Commission.
Cross-functional in nature, the HR roadmap is based on the Institute's framework documents, in particular:
- For occupational risk prevention, the national annual prevention program;
- In the area of disability, the Disability Plan and the partnership agreement with the Fonds d'Insertion des Personnes Handicapées dans la Fonction Publique (FIPHFP);
- The Gender Equality action plan.
The HR roadmap also supports the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research's (MESR) new master plan for ecological transition and sustainable development, particularly in the areas of “Education and training” and “Social policy and quality of working life”.
Inria is committed to pursuing the implementation of its HR Excellence in Research strategy as part of a process of continuous improvement of its HR procedures and the alignment of its strategy with the Researcher's Charter.
In anticipation of the European Commission's recommendations on the implementation of its HR strategy, and following the 2024 internal self-assessment, Inria is pursuing the methodology already deployed, ensuring optimal conditions for an attractive, stimulating and research-friendly environment.