EXPERTS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

I.  PROJECT INFORMATION                                                                                                                         

STAR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION implements the Erasmus project, a cooperation partnership in the field of Vocational Training, nr. 2024-1-RO01-KA220-VET-000252787, with the name"NEW EUROPEAN MUSIC TEACHER", in the period: 15.11.2024 - 14.11.2027.

Partnership structure:

Applicant:

−       Star Education Association/ Romania (E10283736 )

Partners:

−       Musichelp Sweden AB/ Sweden (E10363868 - SE)

−       SIA Zvaigznāja komanda/ Latvia (E10365054 - LV)

−       Ilfov County School Inspectorate/ Romania (E10103628 - RO)

The objectives of the project are:

O1: Developing music teachers' competences to use new methods of teaching music through their participation in instrumental courses (guitar, bass, percussion) and digital music production courses O2: To facilitate teachers' understanding of the digital music ecosystem by conducting a study on music teaching in non-vocational pre-university music education in partner countries O3: To create a modern optional curriculum for music teaching in schools, using digital tools and a best practice guide

O4: To improve transnational cooperation by involving music and pedagogical specialists from three European countries: Romania, Latvia and Sweden.

I.   SUBJECT OF THE SELECTION NOTICE                                                                                                    

1. Selection of experts who will contribute to the documentation and realization of a study on music teaching in non-vocational pre-university music education in the partner countries Romania, Latvia and Sweden, from April 2025 to September 2025.

• Candidates will be selected on the basis of the general and specific conditions for participation set out below.

II.   GENERAL CONDITIONS                                                                                                                        

1.  Participant:

1. is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of a Member State of the European Economic Area residing in Romania, Sweden, Latvia;
   1. has full exercise capacity;
   1. has not been definitively convicted of committing a crime against humanity, against the state or authority, an offense related to service or in connection with service, an offense that obstructs the administration of justice, forgery, corruption, or any intentional crime that would make them incompatible with holding the position, except in cases where rehabilitation has occurred;
   1. fulfills the specific conditions of the call.

III.  SPECIFIC CONDITIONS                                                                                                                         

1.  Participant:

1. Holds one of the following positions:

−  school inspector at ISJ Ilfov or in partner countries

−  music teacher with at least 5 years teaching experience in the subject

− expert in education, with experience in developing studies in the field of music/ pedagogy/ music education/ music pedagogy/ music production/

−  representative of music NGOs

− a university graduate with experience in teaching/educational/musical activity or in carrying out studies, programs, analysis, guides

−  Professor in Education Sciences / Sociology / Music

• Communication skills in English (minimum level B1)
  • Has advanced digital skills
  • Skills: ability to work as part of a team; results orientation and achievement of objectives within the set deadlines; ability to analyze and synthesize; ability and experience in the realization of documents subject to the call.
  • Willing to participate in transnational meetings

2.  Constitues an advantage:

• Teachers/inspectors who have participated in other Erasmus projects
• Teachers/inspectors with more than 10 years' seniority
• Specialists in the elaboration of studies/reports/analyses in the areas listed in point IV.1.a. (minimum 3 documents)
• Teachers/inspectors who have developed optional school programs (minimum 3 programs)
• Music professionals with more than 10 years' seniority

I.   POSTS FOR WHICH SELECTION IS BEING MADE  

Experts are being selected for the following posts:

II.    TASKS OF PARTICIPANTS                                                                                                                    

• Expert group meetings, organized in person and online (there will be one trip to Sweden).
• Collaborate with the other experts in the realization of the product listed in II.1.
• Assumes and performs duties under the contract
• Respect the deadlines for the realization of the product listed in point II.1.
• Engage in project dissemination activities and transfer of good practices
• Respond to other requests from the project implementation team in order to optimize the project results

III.    SELECTION PROCEDURE                                                                                                                     

1. The selection of the participants is realized as follows: each country selects its experts. The 3 Romanian experts will be selected by the project beneficiary, STAR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

a.  Selection at country level:

• The legal representative of each responsible organization (ASOCIAȚIA STAR EDUCATION - Romania, Musichelp Sweden AB/ Sweden and SIA Zvaigznāja komanda/ Latvia) issues the decision for the selection team consisting of minimum 3 members (coordinator, member, member with secretarial duties); The selection panel cannot include persons who intend to apply for the selection process of this call. (Model Annex 1)

-       Each country committee may adapt the selection criteria according to the specificities of the country, taking into account the objectives of the project and the subject of this call.

• Interested applicants submit an application (Annex 2) online or at the organization's headquarters in the country concerned, accompanied by a CV outlining the competencies relevant to this call.
  • The selection team evaluates and fills in the Evaluation Sheet (Annex 3).The selection team organizes an interview for potential participants with equal marks, using an interview grid developed by each partner country.The selection team from each country fills in the Centralizer (Annex 4) with all the participants in the selection, in the order of the score obtained.The selection team receives and re-evaluates applications in case of appeals.
  • The legal representative of the organizations in Sweden/Latvia submits online to Star Education Association a single scanned PDF document containing, in order:
    • Annexes 2 - Participant applications
    • Annexes 3 - Evaluation sheets
    • Annex 4 - Centralizer

• The final selection of participants is carried out as follows:

The selection team set up at STAR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION:

• Centralizes the participants in the selection from Romania and those mentioned in the lists received from the organizations in Sweden and Latvia, organized in order of score, by country (Annex 4).
  • Analyzes the number of places available for each country, based on the scores obtained.
  • Constitutes the list of selected experts and the reserve list, if any.
  • Validates the final list of selected experts and makes it known at partnership level. (Annex 5)

IV.     SELECTION TIMETABLE