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HR AWARD

The Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IBP) acquired the Human Resources Excellence in Research Award (HR AWARD)

The Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IBP) was founded in the year 1955 and became an important part of the research infrastructure in Czechoslovakia and later also in the Czech Republic as a part of the main scientific extracurricular research institution, the Czech Academy of Sciences. Scientists work here as researchers in many areas of biomedical research. They focus mainly on basic research but also strive to find new applications of their findings in practice. Presently, the Institute of Biophysics has more than 200 workers, among domestic workers also workers from eight countries from around the world (France, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Slovakia, Iran, Mexico and Ukraine).

At IBP, 21 research teams work in ten research departments and furthermore there is one service laboratory.

The government of IBP continually strives to improve the working conditions of not only research workers but also workers, who secure economic administration of the Institute as well as technical-administrative support of scientists. Efforts are undertaken to comply with the principles set forth by the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (the Charter and Code), to which IBP adheres. In connection with the aforementioned, on the 29 th of April 2020 a letter declaring commitment thereto was sent by the government of IBP to the European Commission, whereby the government of IBP commenced the steps to fulfil the conditions to acquire prestigious award granted by the European Commission for excellency in care for human resources in research environment, the Human Resources Excellence in Research Award (HR AWARD), which in research sector represents a guarantee of European standard of care for employees, openness and transparency of recruitment process and quality of working environment.

On November 30, 2021, we have officially joined the family of research organizations awarded by HR Excellence in Research that shows progress in harmonizing our HR policy in line with 40 principles of the C&C. In the first 2 years we have proceeded according the Action Plan slightly revised according to the recommendations of the EC Consensus Report. In December 2023, we have sent an Internal Review, e.i. a report about the implementation of the Action Plan during 2 years and a new Revised Action Plan for the next period (2024-2026) (see Implementation). These documents have been evaluated in the frame of the Interim Assessment by EC with the best possible results "HRS4R Embedded" (see Interim Assessment - EC Concensus Report).

Main scientific objectives regarding the implementation of the HR Award at IBP:

  • Achievement of excellence in research;
  • Establishment of broader personal cooperation with universities regarding education of students;
  • Establishment of international scientific cooperation;
  • Performance of expert activities for practice.

Main objectives within implementation of the HR Award at IBP:

  • Increasing the probability of granting domestic and international projects;
  • Strengthening of domestic and international prestige of IBP;
  • Improvement of care for human resources;
  • Improvement of work/life balance of employees at IBP;
  • Improvement of recruitment of new scientific workers;
  • Setting better employment benefits;
  • Support of families of scientific workers with children.

 

HR Award phases and documents

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HR Office
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Bártová Eva, doc. RNDr., Ph.D., DSc.
Kozubek Stanislav, doc. RNDr., DrSc.
Ulrich Robert, Ing.
Vacek Pavel, JUDr.
Karásková Soňa
Šebestová Navrátilová Lucie, Mgr.
Křivánková Hana, DiS
Poláková Jana, Bc.
Dvořáková Šárka, Ing., Ph.D.
Kovařík Jan, Ing.

The HR department helps to ensure the needs of employees during their life cycle at BFU (selection, employment, hiring of workers, evaluation, needs arising during employment, benefits administration, mobility, further education, professional growth). The HR department mainly deals with urgent problems (feelings of discrimination, issues of benefits, changes in personal situation - e.g. the need to adjust working hours when caring for a child or infirmities, issues of further possible growth, assessment of own performance and classification).
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Contact
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Dr. Stanislav Kozubek                                 
Institute of Biophysics, CAS                          
Kralovopolská 135
612 00 Brno 

Mob. +420 602772149
E-mail: kozubek@ibp.cz
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Members of executive teams for HR Award at IBP:
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HR Award Expert Team
doc. RNDr. Eva Bártová, Ph.D., DSc., the Director, the Head of the Department of Cell Biology and Epigenetics;
doc. RNDr. Stanislav Kozubek, DrSc., project manager;
Ing. Robert Ulrich, Head of the Economic Administration;
JUDr. Petr Cembis, lawyer;
JUDr. Pavel Vacek, project manager.


HR Award Working Group
doc. RNDr. Eva Bártová, Ph.D., DSc., the Director, the Head of the Department of Cell Biology and Epigenetics;
doc. RNDr. Stanislav Kozubek, DrSc., the Deputy Director;
Ing. Robert Ulrich, Head of the Economic Administration;
JUDr. Pavel Vacek, project manager;
Mgr. Klára Bednářová, Ph.D., Department of Biophysics of Nucleic Acids;
Ing. Bačovský Václav, Ph.D., Department of Plant Developmental Genetics;
Mgr. Luděk Havran, Dr., Department of Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Oncology;
RNDr. Bohuslav Janoušek, Ph.D., Department of Plant Developmental Genetics;
Mgr. Jana Lunerová, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Epigenetics;
Kateřina Svobodová, Department of Cytokinetics;
Ing. Zuzana Machálková, Department of Developmental Plant Genetics;
RNDr. Iva Falková, Ph.D., Department of Radiobiology and Cell Biology;
Ing. Milada Kořínková, Department of Molecular Biophysics and Pharmacology;
RNDr. Iva Kejnovská, CSc., Department of Biophysics of Nucleic Acids;
RNDr. Milan Číž, Ph.D., Department of Biophysics of Immune System;
RNDr. Miroslav Krepl, Ph.D., Department of Structure and Dynamics of Nucleic Acids;
RNDr. Aleš Daňhel, Ph.D., Department of Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Oncology;
Mgr. Gabriela Ambrožová, Ph.D., Department of Biophysics of Immune System;
doc. RNDr. Martin Falk, Ph.D., Head of the Department of Radiobiology and Cell Biology;
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Fojta, CSc., Head of the Department of Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Oncology;
doc. Mgr. Olga Nováková, Dr., Department of Molecular Biophysics and Pharmacology;
Mgr. Daniel Renčiuk, Ph.D., Head of the Department of Biophysics of Nucleic Acids;
Hana Křivánková, DIS, institute secretariat;
Bc. Jana Poláková, institute secretariat;
Ing. Šárka Dvořáková, project manager;
Ing. Jan Kovařík, IT group;
Mgr. Jana Krejčí, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology and Epigenetics;
Mgr., Vlastimil Tichý, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology and Epigenetics.

RESOLUTION OF THE DIRECTOR - HR Award Expert Team (.pdf)
RESOLUTION OF THE DIRECTOR - HR Award Working Group (.pdf)

The working group was involved in solving individual activities in such a way that some members of this group were in charge of each activity (see "Report for 2022-23" for each activity). In the next period, we will proceed in the same way, i.e. new activities will be in charge of some members of the new working group.

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Internal Support of Research and Mobility in 2024

Internal Support of Research Program for 2024 (list of applications)

  • Ing. Magdalena Skalníková, CSc., "Effect of NAT10 on chromatin structure after UV-light irradiation using the Hi-C method"
  • Mgr., Zuzana Dvořáková, Ph.D., "Structural changes of nucleic acids"
  • Dr., Jose Rodriguez Lorenzo, "Cytosine oxidative modifications as evolutive architects of Silene latifolia sex chromosomes"
  • Mgr., Radka Kalfusová Ph.D., "Identification and analysis of repetitive sequences in the assembled R. canina chromosomes"

Internal Support of Mobility Program for 2024 (list of applications)

  • Mgr. Marcela Hrušková, Lublaň, Slovinsko, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, National Institute of Chemistry, 5.3.-3.6.2024

Internal Support of Research and Mobility in 2023

Internal Support of Research Program for 2023 (list of applications)

  • Mgr. Vlastimil Tichý, pilot project „The role of non-coding RNA in the initiation of UV-induced DNA damage response
  • Ing. Vojtěch Hudzieczek, Ph.D., pilot project „Genome-wide analysis of transcription factor binding sites to identify regulátory networks controlled by sex chromosomes
  • Mgr. Jana Lunerová, Ph.D., pilot project „Epigenetic regulation of bivalent and univalent chromosomes in dogroses
  • Mgr. Pavel Veverka, junior project „The establishement of the function of Codanin1 protein in the regulation of the deposition of histones by means of interaction between ASF1 and CDIN1

Internal Support of Mobility Program for 2023 (list of applications)

  • Ing. Ondrej Hesko, Slovinsko, Lublaň, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, National Institute of Chemistry, stay abroad : 27.22023-31.3.2023
  • Mgr. Tereza Mikesova, Sweden, Umea, Umea University, stay broad: April 3, 2023-May 3, 2023
  • Mgr. Jakub Cervinka, Denmark, University of Copenhagen, stay abroad: January 1, 2024-May 7, 2024