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Webinar: Making recruitment more efficient – How to facilitate recruitment from abroad
Join us for an engaging and practical webinar hosted by the EURAXESS ERA Talent Community of Practice on Recruitment. This session will explore how institutions across Europe can improve their recruitment processes to better attract and onboard international researchers.
Through keynote presentations, we’ll hear from an institutional HR professional, a career development expert, and a researcher about what works and what doesn’t when recruiting from abroad.
What to Expect:
- Real-world examples of institutional recruitment practices
- Insights into the researcher’s experience navigating international hiring
- Discussion of tools, frameworks, and strategies that support efficient and inclusive recruitment
- Live Q&A with speakers and audience participation
Whether you work in HR, research support, or policy, or are simply passionate about improving recruitment practices, this webinar offers valuable perspectives and practical takeaways.
Registration is open: please register here (Zoom webinar)
The Community of Practice on recruitement towards academia and the non-academic public sector consists of the following members:
ETH Zürich, University of Siegen, Young Academy of Norway, Foundation of the Adam Mickiewicz University, University of Pula, EURAXESS Worldwide, EURODOC, Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (AMPEU), Research Council of Norway (RCN).
Details
- Date & Duration
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Agenda
Welcome to the CoP Webinar
10:00 - 10:10: Welcome and Introduction: Brief welcome speech by the event host. Introduction of the event's purpose and objectives
10:10 - 10:35:Winning the Talent Game: How to Attract and Keep the Best : Katarzyna Fiedorowicz and Agnieszka Faliszewska (International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Warsaw)).
10:35 - 11:00: Career Development & Institutional Insight: Daniel Müller (University of Siegen)
11.00 - 11.25: Researcher Perspective on Recruitment: Professor Mona Simion (University of Glasgow)
11:25 - 12:00: Live Q&A
Note: Changes in the agenda might happen. Please stay updated.
Plenary speakers:
Dr Daniel Müller, University of Siegen (Germany)
Head of the postgraduate centre "House of Young Talents" (HYT) at the University of Siegen, Germany
Dr Daniel Müller has been the head of the University of Siegen’s postgraduate centre “House of Young Talents” (HYT) since its inception in 2016. This 8-person centre supports (some 1,000) doctoral and (some 300) postdoctoral researchers as well as (currently 26) term-limited professors in their respective careers. He is also the head of the university's tenure-track programme, and the project manager for the university's EU-certified "Human Resources Strategy for Researchers" (HRS4R). 2009-2015 he was the head of the Joint PhD Programme at TU Dortmund University; before that, he worked as a researcher (1996-2009). He has also taught some 500 workshops in German and English in Dortmund, Siegen and elsewhere on a wide range of transversal/transferable skills since 2009, still adding some 15-20 each year to stay close to the needs of the HYT's "target populations".
Organiser
- Name
- Research Council of Norway, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (Croatia)
- Contact Person
- John Baarli
- Organiser address
- Norway
- euraxess@rcn.no
Katarzyna Fiedorowicz,International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Poland)
Head of the Human Resources Unit at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Poland
Katarzyna Fiedorowicz is the Head of the Human Resources Unit at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB) in Warsaw, where she has been working since 2018. She holds a master’s degree in political science and completed post-graduate studies in human resources management.
At IIMCB, she is responsible for strategic HR management, payroll, and advising top management on human resources policies and strategies. Her scope of work also includes talent development, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, career development, and employer branding. Katarzyna also chairs the Gender Equality Working Group, leading activities that foster diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities.
She plays a leading role in internationalization projects supporting researchers’ mobility and integration, including serving as the Project Leader of the Welcome to Poland grant funded by NAWA, as well as participating in the NAWA-EURAXESS Network partnership.
Agnieszka Faliszewska,International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Poland)
Deputy head of the Human Resources Unit at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Poland
Agnieszka Faliszewska has been working at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB) in Warsaw since 2018 where she is part of the Human Resources Unit. She has a master's degree in biology. She also completed post-graduate studies in human resources management.
She is responsible for supporting scientists in the recruitment process, including PhD candidates for the doctoral school, as well as organizing training activities. As Deputy Head of HR Unit, she assists in implementing modern HR tools in areas such as recruitment, training, performance evaluation, career development and employer branding.
Agnieszka is actively involved in initiatives that support researchers. She serves as the Leader of the HR Excellence in Research award Working Group, Gender Equality Officer and Scientific Staff Mediator. Together with the Head of HR, she implements internationalization projects such as the “NAWA-EURAXESS Network” partnership project and “Welcome to Poland,” both funded by NAWA.
Professor Mona Simion,University of Glasgow, (UK)
Director COGITO Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, UK
Professor Mona Simion is a leading philosopher specializing in epistemology, ethics, and feminist philosophy. She currently directs the COGITO Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, where she also serves as Principal Investigator for the ERC-funded KnowledgeLab and Co-Investigator on the Virtue Epistemology of Trust project. Her editorial roles include Associate Editor of Philosophical Studies and Managing Editor of Ergo. She is a Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and will join the University of Oxford as Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of Exeter College in 2026. Her work has earned her the Young Epistemologist Prize and a Mind Association Fellowship.