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| 24.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 164/1 |
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24.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 164/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION: RESEARCH OFFICER — INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT

REFERENCE: EF/TA/10/02

(2010/C 164 A/01)

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), based in Dublin, Ireland, is seeking to recruit a Research Officer — Industrial Relations & Workplace Development.

Reporting to the Head of the Industrial Relations & Workplace Development unit, the Research Officer will work in close cooperation with Research Managers in managing research projects, planning and conducting surveys, maintaining observatories, conducting research, preparing reports and presenting information in line with Eurofound's work programme and the needs of its stakeholders.

The role requires a good understanding of social policies and policy-related issues concerning living and working conditions, industrial relations and workplace developments in the overall context of the European Union and specific knowledge in the analysis of labour market trends (e.g. employment, pay, working time, etc);

| — | You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union; |
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You must be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union;

| — | 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 be able to produce character references as to suitability for performance of the duties specified; |
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You must be able to produce character references as to suitability for performance of the duties specified;

| — | You must have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union. As English is the main working language of Eurofound, proficiency in English is required to a level necessary for the performance of your duties. The post of Research Officer requires a high level of English (1); |
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You must have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union. As English is the main working language of Eurofound, proficiency in English is required to a level necessary for the performance of your duties. The post of Research Officer requires a high level of English (1);

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| — | have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more in the areas of Employment/Industrial Relations, Economics, Sociology, Human Resources Management or related areas; |
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have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more in the areas of Employment/Industrial Relations, Economics, Sociology, Human Resources Management or related areas;

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| — | have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a degree in the area of Employment/Industrial Relations, Economics, Sociology, Human Resources Management or related areas 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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have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a degree in the area of Employment/Industrial Relations, Economics, Sociology, Human Resources Management or related areas and appropriate professional experience of at least one year when the normal period of university education is at least three years;

| — | have (in addition to the above) at least two years relevant experience. |
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have (in addition to the above) at least two years relevant experience.

The successful candidate will be recruited as a Temporary Agent at Group AD, Grade 5.

Full details of the post as well as the application and selection procedures can be downloaded from the Eurofound website vacancies page: www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/vacancies/. Candidates should read the vacancy notice carefully as incomplete applications will be eliminated.

All applications must be submitted on the official application form which can also be downloaded from the website.

Deadline for applications: 26 July 2010.

Eurofound is an equal opportunities employer.

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(1)  Please note that — before first promotion to a higher grade — staff are required to have a satisfactory level of a third official language of the EU.

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