2018-annual-report

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The IMDEA Software Institute strives towards the
level of excellence and competitiveness of the
highest-ranked institutions worldwide. Success in
this goal can only be achieved by recruiting highlyskilled
personnel for the scientific teams and support
staff. The Institute considers this one of the
key critical factors and measures of its success.
Competition for talent in Computer Science is
extremely high at the international level, since
essentially all developed countries have identified
the tremendous impact that IT has on the
economy and the crucial competitive advantage
that attracting truly first class researchers entails.
To meet this challenge, the Institute offers a worldclass
working environment that is competitive with
similar institutions in Europe and in the US and
which combines the best aspects of a University
department and a research laboratory.
Hiring at the Institute follows internationallystandard
open dissemination procedures with public,
international calls for applications launched
periodically. These calls are advertised in the
appropriate scientific journals and at conferences
in the area, as well as in the Institute web page
and mailing lists. Appointments at (or promotion
to) the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor,
and Full Professor levels (i.e., tenure-track hiring,
tenure, and promotion decisions) are approved by
the Scientific Advisory Board. In addition to faculty
positions, the Institute also has its own programs
for visiting and staff researchers, post-docs, graduate
scholarships, and internships. In all aspects
related to human resources, the Institute follows
the recommendations of the European Charter
for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for their
Recruitment (https://ec.europa.eu/), which it has
duly signed.
Europe
(except Spain)
49%
Asia
3%
Europe
(except Spain)
58%
Asia
3%
Spain
22%
North
America
26%
Spain
17%
North
America
22%
Where Ph.D. was obtained
(by continent + Spain)
Location of previous institution of researchers
at or above postdoc level
(by continent + Spain)