Research institutes‌ Clause Samples

Research institutes‌. The OeAW is continuing its knowledge-oriented scientific commitment, combined with its claim to excellence, in its 26 research institutes (as of January 1, 2024) in this PA period. The research institutes, with their broad range of disciplines, see themselves as innovative drivers within the Austrian and European research landscape, in close cooperation with university partners, be it in the joint recruitment of scientific leaders, in the postgraduate promotion of young researchers, in particular through joint doctoral programs, or in the joint procurement and use of state-of-the-art research infrastructure. The OeAW's research activities are continuously subject to quality assurance in line with international standards and in accordance with its scientific mission. The Academy has many years of experience with scientific evaluation processes; the OeAW Research Board, which is made up of prestigious scientists including Nobel Prize winners, assists in the independent selection of scientific evaluators and in the preparation of important decisions on scientific issues. In regular intervals – full evaluations generally every five years – with the exclusive participation of independently selected, impartial, internationally renowned scientists from abroad, the scientific achievements of each institute are evaluated, recommendations for the further development of the institute are drawn up, and the basis for decisions by management bodies is laid. Evaluation is based on standardized criteria in the areas of publication output (including excellence-oriented, bibliometric analysis, if applicable), acquisition of third- party funding (third party share, acquisition of high-ranking grants such as ERC, etc.), and promotion of young researchers (proportion of excellent young researchers, academic theses). Highly cited monographs or publications in the best journals and the acquisition of prestigious grants are expected from each individual research group or similar. In addition, and this is essential, there is the direct qualitative determination of the strengths and weaknesses or future potential of the individual research groups. These are analyzed by the evaluation team in the course of an on-site visit lasting several days, including discussions with researchers working at the institute at all career levels, with administrative staff and also with members of the Presiding Committee. In addition to evaluations, excellence-oriented tendering and appointment proced...