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Scientific Recruitment with ResearchGate

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Welcome to the world’s

largest online community
of researchers, combined
with the world’s largest
database of scientific
research.

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ResearchGate is the #1 platform for science

150+ million 110+ million
Monthly site visits Scientific research publications

70+ million 10+ thousand

Monthly unique visitors New members per day

15+ million 68
Registered members Nobel Prize winners

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The hub created by scientists, for scientists

ResearchGate helps researchers increase their productivity by connecting
them with the people, research, and resources they need to advance science.
People
Researchers come here to learn about what others in their field are working on, get answers to problems they encounter in
their research, showcase their work to increase its visibility, find potential research collaborators, and engage their scientific
community.

Research
Scientists understand that ResearchGate is more than just the world’s largest scientific database. It’s also where they
learn about cutting-edge methods, access updates from ongoing research projects, and discover new research that
informs their own work.

Resources
The ResearchGate community wants to know about the best-in-class labs, institutes, and companies where they can
conduct their research, as well as the tools and services that will drive their creation of knowledge and accelerate their
scientific progress.
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Competitors Avg. monthly visits Monthly site visits

ResearchGate.net 157,700,000 55,020,000

Academia.edu 87,360,214 20,140,100

Get the maximum
Nature Jobs 27,810,000 11,750,000
exposure for your job
HigherEdJobs 2,420,000 694,857
You benefit from connecting with the
largest community of engaged Jobs.ac.uk 1,930,000 693,977
researchers and scientists online in
one place, with a breadth of reach AcademicPositions.com 650,060 184,072
exceeding all competitor sites.
ScienceCareers.org 413,309 174,999

AcademicTransfer.com 344,046 96,635

Euraxess.de 31,207 11,470

Source: Similarweb.com, February ‘19 5

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Now you can find the best candidates faster

Accelerate your recruitment process via targeted touch points within the
largest network of researchers in the world.

Reach passive jobs seekers before they start looking

Your job post is matched with best-fit candidate profiles and displayed to them while they browse relevant scientific content
on ResearchGate.

Connect with the most qualified job candidates

Use our new candidate search tool to first find and then directly contact verified ResearchGate members.

Benefit from precision targeting

Your recruitment benefits from our algorithmic understanding of publication history, citation network, career level, plus
550+ research areas, and 50,000+ skills.
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ResearchGate scientists are open to opportunity

Surveys of the ResearchGate members show strong interest in learning
about new career options.

1 in 4 researchers +50% 78% 83%

are actively of researchers of researchers are willing to
searching for a prefer to learn are open to new relocate for the
new job about open opportunities, right position
positions while even if they're not
they work or actively searching
browse online

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Hire researchers from any scientific discipline

ResearchGate members come from all areas of research, letting you
effectively recruit and hire the best talent, including niche research areas.

10.92% 5.59% 5.77%

Biology Chemistry Computer Science

14% 5.85% 2.07%

Engineering Environmental Science Mathematics

12.18% 3.45% 8.71%

Medicine Physics Social Sciences

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28% 34% 26%

Recruit top global talent

Find the right hire from ResearchGate’s 15+
million members worldwide.

6% 3% 3%

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Here’s how ResearchGate

helps you recruit top
scientific talent.

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Your job post, to the right person at the right time

Your job posts are targeted to scientists at three key touchpoints.

Job ads
Job ads are displayed alongside content scientists are actively using for
their research.

Job board
Job board listings are tailored to unique ResearchGate members, but also
accessible by the general public.

Email
Targeted email digests are sent to both active and passive job seekers,
featuring recommended jobs.
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ResearchGate’s new candidate search tool

Find your next hire faster by searching for the most qualified candidates,
and then personally connecting with them via direct message.

Focus on the best candidates

Search for ideal candidates on ResearchGate based on skills, research area, publishing history, career level and location.

Build recruitment relationships

Once you identify the best candidates for a role, send them a personalized message inviting them to consider your
institution’s vacancy.

Accelerate your process

You benefit from a high response rate to personal messages on ResearchGate, so that the right talent begins their
recruitment journey with you.

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You’re in good company

with ResearchGate.

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Join thousands of other global organizations

successfully recruiting top scientific talent

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We want to help you succeed in sourcing top talent for your institution.
Our Customer Experience Specialist, Sara, can direct you to the best
service for your needs. Contact her today.

Sara Monk
Customer Experience Specialist
sara.monk@researchgate.net

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