The working group sets up a series of goals each year. Some will be internal, of interest only to those involved in the working group. The others will be external.

These goals for 2012 are:

Ongoing projects:

1. Finish the HRS4R project. Activities have been planned and the
   project is running according to schedule.
   Project manager: Hsuan Chou
2. Finish the defining DCs paper
   Project manager: Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen
3. Reformat the “national career development” questionnaire project to
   assess how the private sector does or does not appreciate the PhD as
   job-relevant qualification. Data gathered from member organizations as
   a basis to develop/suggest strategies how companies could be convinced
   of the high value of job candidates with a PhD.
   Project manager: TBA

New projects to be started:

1. Promoting the Charter and Code (collaboration with other WGs). Done
   together with the HRS4R project
   Project manager: Hsuan Chou
2. Research into the role of unions on promoting career development
   opportunities (collaboration with other WGs)
   Project manager: Anna Tschaut
3. Look at the survey and see what papers or projects this could spark
   and initiate these (collaboration with other WGs)
   Project manager: Anna Tschaut

New papers:

1. Teaching obligations
   Project manager: Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen
2. Career development for industry focus vs academic focus when doing a PhD
   Project manager: Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen
3. Part-time employment contracts (possible collaboration with other WGs)
   Project manager: Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen
4. Short-term employment contracts (possible collaboration with other WGs)
   Project manager: Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen
5. Transferable skills
   Project manager: Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen

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