A postdoctoral appointment is recognized as an important intermediate phase in career development where the primary purpose is for the holder of a PhD or equivalent doctorate to undertake high level research as part of research and scholarly training leading to a wide range of careers in academia, industry or government.

The Commission of the European Communities has adopted in 2005 a Recommendation on the European Charter for Researchers and on a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers in order to contribute to the development of an attractive, open and sustainable European labour market for researchers, where the framework conditions allow for recruiting and retaining high quality researchers in environments conducive to effective performance and productivity.

Technofest institute of technology university( TITU) aims to comply with this recommendation through the development and maintenance of a supportive research environment and working culture, where individuals and research groups are valued, encouraged and supported, and provided with the necessary tangible and intangible support to enable them to fulfil their objectives and tasks.

This document sets out details of the organisation of expectations and working and training conditions in the postdoctoral stage of the researcher’s career. This includes guidelines for recruitment methods and career evaluation/appraisal systems in order to develop a transparent, open, equal and internationally accepted system for recruitment and career development as a prerequisite for a genuine European labour market for researchers.