BRIN Encourages Former Honorary Staff Eijkman To Become Research Assistant

JAKARTA - The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has encouraged former honorary researchers at the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology to become research assistants at the BRIN's Eijkman Molecular Biology Research Center.

"We continue to encourage them to continue their studies while becoming research assistants with the S3 by research (research-based) scheme and the research assistantship scheme," said Head of BRIN, Laksana Tri Handoko, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 4.

With the integration of Eijkman into BRIN, the work contracts of 113 honorary workers and non-civil servant government employees (PPNPN), of which 71 are honorary researchers, did not continue after the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology joined BRIN.

For former honorary staff and PPNPN at the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Handoko said that BRIN has provided several options according to their respective statuses.

The option is for civil servants (PNS) researchers at Eijkman to continue as civil servants at BRIN as well as be appointed as researchers. A total of 17 ASN researchers from Eijkman joined BRIN.

Honorary researchers over 40 years of age and doctoral degrees can participate in the acceptance of state civil apparatus (ASN) through the government employee line with a 2021 work agreement (PPPK).

Meanwhile, honorary researchers aged less than 40 years and doctoral degrees can take part in the 2021 PNS pathway ASN admissions.

Honorary non-S3 researchers can continue their studies with a research-based scheme and research assistantship. Handoko said that some will continue as laboratory operators in Cibinong, West Java, if they are not interested in continuing their studies.

Meanwhile, the non-researcher honorarium was taken over by the National Central General Hospital, dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM) at the same time followed the plan to transfer the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology to RSCM at the request of the Ministry of Health, which had the assets from the start.

For laboratories in the Eijkman Building now, especially those that cannot be moved, BRIN is collaborating with RSCM for health service-based research.

Handoko believes that the merger of Eijkman into BRIN will not reduce the work productivity of the researchers.

According to him, researchers are even more productive because now they already have legal certainty over their status.

"Because all this time, Eijkman civil servant researchers cannot be appointed as researchers with various financial rights, and are treated as administrative staff. Now they have been appointed as official researchers," he said.