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The document, valued as a tool to strengthen management and well-being in scientific communities, will be distributed to the vice-rectorates and research directorates of the CRUCH universities for their analysis.
In a special meeting held at the offices of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), the Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (MinCiencia), Aldo Valle, formally presented CRUCH with the “Recommendations Manual for the Better Work in Research Agenda”.
The document was received by the Council's Executive Vice President, Emilio Rodríguez; the Rector of the University of the Andes, José Antonio Guzmán; and the Rector of the Metropolitan Technological University, Marisol Durán; all members of the CRUCH Executive Committee. The initiative aims to strengthen working conditions, institutional coherence, and the sustainability of career paths within the Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation (STKI) system.
In this regard, Rector Emilio Rodríguez highlighted the relevance of the document for university management, noting that "it is a contribution that our vice-rectorates and research directorates can review to highlight those elements that are not only relevant, but also applicable to the reality of each of our institutions.".
For his part, Minister Aldo Valle emphasized the leading role he expects the Council's member universities to play in the debate and implementation of the recommendations. "Each of the universities that make up the Council has a group of researchers who we believe should be part of this deliberation, this reflection that we want to initiate in the country regarding the agenda for better research practices," he stated.
The human dimension of scientific development
The document is structured around four strategic axes that seek to transform the work culture of the scientific ecosystem: stability of career paths, well-being and mental health, gender equity and institutional sustainability.
Their central proposals include the transition from dependence on competitive funds to contracting models with social security and civil service career, the implementation of protocols to prevent work overload and the elimination of gender bias in the evaluation of scientific productivity.
In this regard, Minister Valle emphasized that the human dimension of scientific development is key to maintaining and strengthening the science and technology system.
“A developing country is one that possesses knowledge in all areas. But this strengthening is not merely an empty institutional strengthening; it is about the people who comprise it. And that is why the 'Better Jobs' agenda is precisely about seeking decent working conditions so that the people within our system, whether in universities or research centers, can have the conditions necessary for their research to flourish,‘ the minister stated.
Text: CRUCH Communications.
Image: MinCiencia Communications.
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