1. If you are selected as a suitable expert or rapporteur for evaluating a project proposal, you will be assigned a ‘Confirmation of Offer’ task in the SISTA system. You will be notified of this new task via email or a system notification 🔔 [1], based on your preferences. You can manage these notification settings under the ‘Settings’ tab in the left-hand menu.
2. To begin, please verify that you are operating under your Expert profile. The type of the selected active profile is always listed beneath your username [2].
3. You can access the task via the ‘Tasks’ tab [3] and the ‘Solve’ button [4]; alternatively, you can go directly from the link in the notification [5], or the task link in the email.
4. You can open the order form by either clicking the link in your notification or by selecting the ‘Resolve’ button on the task within your ‘Tasks’ tab. This will direct you to a page titled either ‘Order – individual expert assessment’ or ‘Order – summary evaluation report’
5. You have 3 calendar days to respond to this offer. Please review the Expert Work Order carefully before making your decision to accept or decline the order.
6. A preview of the work order [6] is available on the task page, directly below the offer details. When you are ready to proceed, click the ‘Resolve Task’ button [7].
7. A menu will appear on the right. Select your decision (e.g., ‘Accept’ or ‘Reject’) [8] and click ‘Continue'[9] to move to the final step.
8. Before you can finalize your acceptance, your identity must be verified. If you have not done this previously, you must complete this step now.
EU Citizens and Residents: Please use the IIG – International Gateway for verification.
Non-EU Citizens and Residents: Please contact us at experti@tacr.cz to arrange an alternative verification method.
Once your identity is successfully verified, you will be able to complete the task and officially accept the offer.
9. If you accept the offer, the process will continue. Please refer to our guide to preparing an assessment for your next instructions. You will receive a notification confirming your decision.
If you reject the offer, no further action is required. The project will be reassigned to another expert. You will receive a notification thanking you for your response.
10. If you do not have an active framework agreement with us, one will be prepared for you. You will receive a separate task titled ‘Approval of draft contract’ to review and accept.
If you have already been offered a framework agreement and you are interested in collaborating with us, please confirm it.
You can view the status of all your agreements at any time by navigating to the ‘Contracts’ section under the ‘Expert’ tab in the left-hand menu.
11. If you do not respond, the offer will automatically expire after 3 calendar days. The task will be closed, and the project proposal will be assigned to another expert.
⚠️ If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact us at experti@tacr.cz.