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CIEN Foundation is aware of working in an increa- CIEN Foundation, 1 resident Intern in training and 5
singly globalized and dynamic environment, more have developed their activity thanks to various co-
competitive and influenced both by new technolo- operation agreements signed.
gies as well as the new demands of society. There-
fore, the true differentiator and success generator in Are also part of the CIEN Foundation staff, the rese-
research lies in the quality and contribution of the arch and technical support personnel funded
professionals that make up your organization. From through CIBERNED and research collaboration agre-
this perspective, the development of the research ements signed by the CIEN Foundation.
carried out in our Foundation is subject to their core
competencies, such as personal effectiveness, lea- CIEN Foundation, following its commitment to young
dership and management skills. Therefore, from CIEN researchers and collaboration with public and pri-
Foundation, we care about the constant develop- vate institutions participated in the program "Pro-
ment of all our professionals, always taking into ac- moting Youth Employment and Implementation of
count equal opportunities. the Youth Guarantee in R+D+i within the framewok
of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Rese-
Human resources devoted to carrying out the arch and Innovation 2013-2016" with four contracts
activities of the Foundation awarded in 2015 and one in 2016. It has also signed
an agreement with the Community Madrid in colla-
The CIEN Foundation, in accordance with its policy boration with the Massachusetts Institute of Techno-
attracting and retaining talent, has continued to logy (MIT) within the M+VISION Project to attract
focus its selective processes to recruit highly quali- international renowned researchers within the CO-
fied staff, whose levels of technical and behavioral FUND program from the EU Seventh framework
competencies are appropriate to the published job Programme, under the FP7-PEOPLE-2011-COFUND
profiles. call".
All positions offered by the CIEN Foundation are de- The departments comprising the CIEN Foundation in
fined with a specific profile, required qualifications, which our professionals, medical, research and ma-
position requirements and functions to be perfomed. nagement staff carry out their work with a high de-
In addition, there have been procured by an open gree of commitment are the following:
competition process, based on criteria of capacity,
merit and publicity, having been published on CIEN • Department of Management and
Foundation, ISCIII and CIBERNED websites, honoring Administration
the principle of free competition and objectively
evaluating the merits of the applicants. This proce- • Department of Neuroimaging
dure is in accordance with section 6.2 of ISO • Department of Neuropathology
9001:2008. • Department of Cell Biology Laboratory and
During 2015, CIEN Foundation has counted on a Neuropathology
total of 58 employees, 33 of which have been hired • Multidisciplinary Support Unit (UMA for its
from competitive grants, 14 are fellows, 3 in-training
laboratory and anatomy technicians, 2 volunteers acronym in Spanish)
who have worked selflessly in the activities of the
Human resources devoted to carrying out the
activities of the Foundation during 2015 are reflected
in the following table:
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