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| 9.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 177/11 |
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9.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 177/11

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION COM/AD/2/04

(2004/C 177 A/02)

The European Commission is organising an open competition, based on qualifications and an oral test, to constitute a reserve list from which to recruit a

HEAD OF UNIT, JRC ITU (A*9) (1)

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‘Actinide Research’ in Karlsruhe

CONTENTS

| A. | DUTIES, PROFILE SOUGHT AND ELIGIBILITY |
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| B. | SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION |
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| C. | HOW TO APPLY |
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| D. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| ANNEX: | Requests for applications to be reconsidered - appeal procedures - complaints to the European Ombudsman |
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ANNEX:

The European Commission applies an equal opportunities policy and accepts applications without distinction on grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

A.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY (PROFILE SOUGHT)

The competition COM/AD/2/04 is organised for the recruitment of a head of unit (A*9) for Actinide Research in Karlsruhe. The European Commission will use this competition to recruit a highly-qualified university-level official with wide professional experience capable of carrying out senior management duties involving considerable responsibility.

I.    Duties

Head of Unit — Directorate-General JRC - ITU — ‘Actinide Research’

Responsible for the management and coordination of the Actinide Research unit. The activities of the unit include: the investigation of the chemical bonding and the solid state physical properties of the actinide metals and their compounds. In addition to being familiar with laboratory-based techniques, the successful candidate should have some knowledge and familiarity with techniques such as neutrons, muons, and synchrotron experiments at large facilities. The work will be carried out in scientific/technical support to the sector policies of the Commission in the field of nuclear research and technology. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to policy analysis in this area. Being a first rate scientist of international reputation, this head of unit will encourage research collaboration with leading research centres in the field of actinides.

Candidates should display: leadership qualities; the ability to manage staff, resources and finance to a high degree of efficiency; communication and representational skills; flexibility; a sense of innovation; and an ability to grasp quickly political and technical complexities.

II.   Eligibility (profile sought)

You may apply for this competition if, on the closing date for applications (see last paragraph of C.1), you meet the following requirements:

closing date for applications

1.   Certificates and diplomas

Candidates must have:

| (i) | a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies in physics or chemistry attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more; or |
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a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies in physics or chemistry attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more; or

| (ii) | a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies in physics or chemistry attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is at least three years. |
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a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies in physics or chemistry attested by a diploma and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is at least three years.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. An indication of the qualifications required can be found in the table annexed to the Guide for Applicants.

You must provide a copy of your degree certificate(s).

2.   Professional experience

Since obtaining the qualification required for admission to the competition you must have gained at least 12 years' professional experience, of which at least seven years in the domain, at a level commensurate with the duties described at A.I above.

Candidates must also have:

| — | an outstanding publication record, |
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an outstanding publication record,

| — | demonstrated experience of interplay and complementarity between bulk measurements and microscopic investigation performed with neutrons, muons, and synchroton x-rays, |
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demonstrated experience of interplay and complementarity between bulk measurements and microscopic investigation performed with neutrons, muons, and synchroton x-rays,

| — | experience in the development and coordination of scientific cooperation, |
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experience in the development and coordination of scientific cooperation,

| — | demonstrated management experience in a scientific environment, proven ability to give talks in English and to be internationally recognised as a leader in this field. |
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demonstrated management experience in a scientific environment, proven ability to give talks in English and to be internationally recognised as a leader in this field.

NB: The appropriate professional experience of at least one year required at point A.1.ii is an integral part of the diploma and may not be taken into account within the number of years of professional experience demanded at point A.2.

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A doctorate in physics or chemistry will be counted as professional experience for a maximum of three years.

You must provide evidence of all your professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties performed.

You must provide evidence of all your professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties performed

3.   Knowledge of languages (2)

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You must have a thorough knowledge of one of the following official languages of the European Union — language 1 - (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish), and a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German — language 2.

4.   General terms and conditions

| — | You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom), |
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You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom),

| — | you must be entitled to your full rights as a citizen, |
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you must be entitled to your full rights as a citizen,

| — | you must have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service, |
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you must have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | you must meet the character requirements for the duties involved. |
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you must meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

B.   SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

1.   Admission to the competition and examination of qualifications

The appointing authority will draw up a list of candidates satisfying the general conditions (point A.II.4) and send it with the candidates' files to the chairman of the selection board.

The selection board will admit to the next stage (examination of qualifications) those candidates who also meet the conditions set out in A.II.1, 2 and 3.

The selection board will then establish the criteria on which it will examine candidates' qualifications.

In the light of these criteria the selection board will compare the qualifications of the candidates admitted to the competition.

Those candidates whose qualifications best meet the above criteria will be invited to the oral test.

2.   Oral test - marking

Interview with the selection board to enable it to assess your suitability to carry out the duties described at A.I. above. Part of the interview will also be devoted to your knowledge of your second language.

This test will be marked out of 50.

3.   Date and time allowed for the oral test

The date and time allowed for the oral test will be decided by the selection board; and you will be notified accordingly in your invitation.

4.   Reserve list

At the end of the competition, the selection board will draw up an alphabetical reserve list of the candidates who have obtained at least 30 points in the oral test.

alphabetical

You will be informed of the selection board's decisions concerning you.

The list of successful candidates will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

C.   HOW TO APPLY

(Please refer to the Guide for Applicants in this Official Journal, which contains detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.)

Guide for Applicants

You must meet all the eligibility criteria (see section A) on the closing date for the submission of applications.

| 1. | Application form |
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Application form

Before submitting your application, you should carefully check whether you fulfil all the eligibility criteria set out in section A, particularly as regards the type of degree and the professional experience required.

You must complete and sign the official application form in this Official Journal and send it by registered post within the time limit specified, failing which you will be disqualified.

If you have a disability, you should enclose with your application form a certificate to that effect, issued by a recognised body; please also attach a separate sheet setting out the arrangements you feel are needed to make it easier for you to take part in the oral test.

Documents to enclose

You must give full details of your citizenship, studies, research and professional experience on your application form. You should also compile and enclose with your application a list of the accompanying supporting documents, which should be numbered (copy of a document proving your citizenship, copy of diploma(s) and of evidence of professional experience clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the exact nature of the duties carried out).

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application form, duly completed, signed and accompanied by all the supporting documents, is sent in time by registered post. The postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending.

After the oral test the candidates with at least 30 marks (see B.4) will be placed on the reserve list.

The closing date for submitting your application is 17 September 2004.

| 2. | Invitation to the oral test |
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Invitation to the oral test

Invitations to attend the oral test will be sent by post. You are responsible for notifying the secretariat of the competition of any change of address. Bearing in mind the time taken for post to be delivered and the information on the timetable available on the website http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/working_en.htm it is your responsibility to contact the ‘General horizontal Issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff’ unit by fax (3) or letter to if you have received neither an invitation to attend nor a letter stating that you have not been admitted to the competition.

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| 3. | If you fail to use the application form, complete it correctly or sign it, you will not be admitted to the oral test. |
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If you fail to use the application form, complete it correctly or sign it, you will not be admitted to the oral test.

| 4. | If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information on your application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified. |
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If, at any stage in the procedure, it is established that the information on your application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified.

| 5. | Your application must be sent by registered post in a stiff A4 envelope (do not fold the form) to the following address, postmarked no later than 17 September 2004 |
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Your application must be sent by registered post in a stiff A4 envelope (do not fold the form) to the following address, postmarked no later than 17 September 2004

must be sent by registered post

do not fold the form)

17 September 2004

| European Commission, DG Personnel and Administration |
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| Unit ‘General horizontal issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff’ |
| MO34 3/52 |
| Open competition COM/AD/2/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Commission, DG Personnel and Administration

Unit ‘General horizontal issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff’

MO34 3/52

Open competition COM/AD/2/04

COM/AD/2/04

B-1049 Brussels

| 6. | To facilitate administration, you are asked to quote
  YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM AND THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE
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To facilitate administration, you are asked to quote
  YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM AND THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE
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YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM AND THE NUMBER OF THE COMPETITION IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE

D.   GENERAL INFORMATION

| 1. | Equal opportunities |
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Equal opportunities

The European Commission applies an equal opportunities policy and accepts applications without distinction on grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or family situation.

| 2. | Selection board |
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Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. The names of the members of the selection board will be published on the European Commission's website (4) 15 days before the date of the oral test.

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You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will disqualify you from the competition.

You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will disqualify you from the competition.

The European Commission is responsible for all communication with candidates until the competition is completed.

| 3. | Approximate timing |
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Approximate timing

Please note that competition procedures take several months, depending on the number of candidates.

| 4. | Requests for applications to be reconsidered — appeal procedures — complaints to the European Ombudsman |
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Requests for applications to be reconsidered — appeal procedures — complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

| 5. | Recruitment |
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Recruitment

Place of employment: Karlsruhe, Germany.

If you are offered a post you will subsequently be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents such as diplomas, certificates and statements of employment so that copies can be authenticated.

Recruitment will depend on vacant posts and funds becoming available.

In view of the nature of the post, if you are successful you may be offered a temporary contract; in this case, your name will remain on the reserve list.

The reserve list will be valid until 31 December 2005; it may be extended by decision of the appointing authority.

31 December 2005

| 6. | You should note that the compulsory retirement age for staff covered by the Staff Regulations or the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities is 65 years. |
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You should note that the compulsory retirement age for staff covered by the Staff Regulations or the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities is 65 years.

| 7. | Category and grade |
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Category and grade

The reserve pool of Head of Unit is intended for category A* grade 9.

| 8. | Remuneration |
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Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 May 2004:

grade A*9, (see footnote 1) first step: EUR 6 244,87

EUR 6 244,87

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(1)  The Council has adopted new staff regulations involving a new career structure: recruitment will be made in accordance with the arrangements set out, in particular, in Article 12 of Section 2 of Annex XIII of the new staff regulations (see website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/statut/tocen100.pdf).

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(2)  Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 401/2004 of the Council of 23 February 2004‘Until 31 December 2010, general competitions shall also be held for the recruitment of officials having one of the existing 11 official languages as their main language; such competitions shall simultaneously cover all these languages’.

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Until 31 December 2010, general competitions shall also be held for the recruitment of officials having one of the existing 11 official languages as their main language; such competitions shall simultaneously cover all these languages

(3)  Fax No of unit General horizontal Issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff: (+32 2)295 29 55.

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(4)  http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/personnel_administration/working_en.htm

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ANNEX

REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE RECONSIDERED — APPEAL PROCEDURES COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

If, at any stage of the competition, you consider that your interests have been prejudiced by a particular decision, you can:

| — | Request that your application be reconsidered:
  You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:





  European Commission, DG Personnel and Administration |
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| Unit ‘General horizontal issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff’ |
| MO-34 3/52 |
| Open competition COM/AD/2/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels. |

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Request that your application be reconsidered:

You can request that your application be reconsidered by sending a letter within 20 days of the date of dispatch of the letter informing you of the decision, setting out the reasons, to:

European Commission, DG Personnel and Administration

Unit ‘General horizontal issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff’

MO-34 3/52

Open competition COM/AD/2/04

B-1049 Brussels.

The European Commission will forward your request to the Chairman of the selection board where it comes within the board's remit. A reply will be sent to you as soon as possible.

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  — | Either you can bring a case before





  The Court of First Instance of the European Communities |
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Appeal:

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Either you can bring a case before

The Court of First Instance of the European Communities

Boulevard Konrad Adenauer

L-2925 Luxembourg

under Article 236 of the EC Treaty and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, or

| — | you can lodge an appeal under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, at the following address:





  European Commission, DG Personnel and Administration |
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| Unit ‘General horizontal issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff’ |
| MO-34 3/52 |
| Open competition COM/AD/2/04 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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you can lodge an appeal under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, at the following address:

European Commission, DG Personnel and Administration

Unit ‘General horizontal issues. Policy and recruitment of external staff’

MO-34 3/52

Open competition COM/AD/2/04

B-1049 Brussels

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see Staff Regulations published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 56 of 4 March 1968 — http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex) start to run from the time you are notified of the act allegedly prejudicing your interests.

Please note that the appointing authority does not have the power to amend the decisions of a selection board. The Court has consistently held that the wide discretion enjoyed by selection boards is not subject to review by the Court unless rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

| — | Complain to the European Ombudsman:
  You can, like all citizens of the Union, make a complaint to





  The European Ombudsman |
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| F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex |

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Complain to the European Ombudsman:

You can, like all citizens of the Union, make a complaint to

The European Ombudsman

1 Avenue du Président Robert Schuman - BP 403

F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex

under Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Decision of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 113 of 4 May 1994.

Note that complaints made to the Ombudsman have no suspensive effect on the period laid down in Articles 90(2) and 91 of the Staff Regulations for lodging, respectively, a complaint or an appeal with the Court of First Instance under Article 236 of the EC Treaty.

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