SECURE Deliverable 3.2 - Report on Consultation on SECURE Tenure Track-Like Models

This report is Deliverable D3.2 of the SECURE project and presents the outcomes of the consultation on Tenure Track-like Models (TTLMs). The report is linked to deliverable 2.2 of the SECURE project which similarly presents the outcomes of the public consultation on the more detailed Researcher Career Framework as a whole. The aim of the consultation is to gather feedback from the research community on these 2 drafts in order to revise and finalise the RCF and TTLMs The final versions of the RCF and TTLMs will hereby also take into account the lessons learned from the SECURE trials to implement the RCF ]The first draft of the SECURE TTLMs defined nine guiding principles for institutions looking to implement TTLMs. These were stability, transparency, competitive and Inclusive recruitment, fair pay and benefits, recognition through career pathways, professional development, inclusive and healthy working environments, supportive management and responsible evaluation. The RCF included five actions for institutions looking to implement TTLMs. The public consultation consisted of a series of consultation meetings with research stakeholders and a consultation survey on the first draft of the SECURE RCF. The 3 online meetings were targeted at researchers, representatives of research organisations, and representatives of industry, although TTLMs were not considered in the industry workshop as they are not relevant. The online survey was open to all research stakeholders but was targeted especially at researchers. The actions of the RCF were presented in the meetings and survey, alongside the SECURE principles for TTLMS whereby participants were asked to identify priorities and gaps as well as offer suggestions to improve the actions in the RCF and the SECURE TTLMs. The consultation served not only to collect feedback but also to already raise awareness of the RCF and SECURE TTLMs. This report first describes the main aims, structure, and outcomes of each of the consultation meetings for researchers, research organisations, and industry (Section 2). The report then presents the main aims, structure, and outcomes of the consultation survey (Section 3). The report closes with a brief conclusion of the next steps to revise and finalise the RCF (Section 4).