Abstract:

This paper proposes an analysis of the RDI sector in Romania from the perspective of the human resources employed in the system. Romania has an important recruitment base for human resource development in the national RDI, represented by more than 760 faculty graduates. Mean wages of the Romanian RDI system is close to the minimum, our country occupies the penultimate position at an European level.The lack of decent wages causes most young researchers to seek better working conditions or in another sector of the national economy or abroad.The RDI system became increasingly unattractive for young researchers since 2010, when the share of persons under 35 engaged in the system begins to plummet. Therefore, the present personnel structure is dominated by employees over 55 years, working in technical, administrative and other various fields of research. The business environment is the only sector characterized by the researchers of the RDI units below 50%. Romanian higher education, although filled with loads of research over the staff, excels at a national level in the field of scientific production. Reviving the national RDI system requires action from government officials and it involves salary increases and facilities for researchers, otherwise, a further decrease in qualified human resources and loss of sistem performance.