HRS4R Principles

The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) is a tool for aligning human resources management with the twenty principles of the European Charter for Researchers as a set of general principles and conditions that defines the roles, obligations and rights of researchers, employers and research funding organizations, in order to ensure open, transparent and merit-based recruitment of researchers.

The European Commission recognizes the alignment of human resources strategies with the principles of the Charter by awarding the HR Excellence in Research Award, which increases the attractiveness of institutions as employers and potential project partners in international consortia within the European Research Area.