As outlined in the section on Working Conditions and Practices, the FIDIS Collective Labour Agreement sets out the eligibility criteria for the various categories of research staff (R1–R4) and also emphasises the institution’s commitment to the continuous professional development of its staff. This is reflected in its Training Plan, whose annual programme includes over a hundred activities (courses, seminars, conferences, etc.). Among the plan’s objectives are to promote translational research and research excellence, and to consolidate a system that fosters both the growth of the critical mass of researchers and their professional development.

The Research Career Path document provides information on all the grants and programmes available—at regional, national and European level—to help researchers progress through the various stages of their research careers. Among the resources available are FIDIS’s own pre-doctoral and post-doctoral grant schemes.

IDIS also has a Support Plan for Emerging Research Groups, which serves as a tool for fostering talent and building a critical mass of researchers. Its objectives include both helping newly established groups to consolidate their position and supporting the professional development of emerging researchers by facilitating the creation of their own research groups.

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