Principal Researcher

2 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Coimbra

Department

SGRH - DRGC

Research Field

Psychological sciences » Cognitive science

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

15 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

5 Feb 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

IT136-23-13173

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

PUBLIC NOTICE

I publicly announce that, by The Rector of the University of Coimbra, Prof. Doutor/a Amílcar Falcão, order of 30/10/2023, an international tender to fulfill 1 vacancy for the position of Principal Researcher in the scientific area(s) of Psychology| subarea(s) of Cognitive Neuroscience is hereby open for 30 working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic]. The stated position will be held under a public service employment contract of unspecified duration at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra. This international tender shall be conducted pursuant to the Estatuto da Carreira de Investigação Científica [Career of Scientific Research Statute] in its latest version, hereinafter referred to as ECIC, and Regulamento de Recrutamento, Contratação e Prestação de Serviço de Pessoal de Investigação Científica da Universidade de Coimbra [Regulation on the Recruitment, Hiring and Service Providing of Scientific Staff of the University of Coimbra], Regulation Nr. 810/2021, of 30 august, as well as further applicable legislation.

I – Reference and Place of Work:

I.1. Public tender reference: IT074-23-13173

I.2. Place of Work: University of Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine

I.3. Salary: 3.754,40€, corresponds to the rank and index referred in the table in Annex 3 to Decree-Law nr. 408/89, of November 18, in its current version, without prejudice to legally imposed restrictions.

II - Functional content: The functional content is that corresponding to the stipulations in article 5 paragraph 2 , and paragraph 4 of the ECIC.

III – Admission Requirements:

III.1. General requirements: Applicants shall be at least 18 years of age or older, not be inhibited to holding a job in the public sector nor forbidden to perform the intended position; applicants shall also be in good health and possess the psychological profile required for the job and shall meet the compulsory vaccination requirements.

III.2. At the time of application, applicants shall fulfill, the special admission requirements set forth in article 11.º nr. 1 of the ECIC. Applications shall be accepted from assistant researchers from the same or other institution in the scientific area of the tender, or, also, those who, although from a different area, have a relevant scientific curriculum in those areas and, in either case, have a minimum of three years of effective service in that category or have been approved in public qualification or aggregation exams, as well as; Principal researchers from another institution in the scientific area of the call or those who, although from a different area, have a relevant scientific curriculum in these areas, as well as; Individuals who hold a PhD degree in the scientific area of the call or, also, those who, although holding a PhD in a different area, have a relevant scientific curriculum in those areas and, in either case, have a minimum of three years of professional experience in those areas after obtaining the PhD or have been approved in public qualification or aggregation exams.

III.3. If the candidate's PhD is not in the scientific area of the procedure, nor in the area(s) previously defined as related (if any), the candidate is admitted if he/she presents proof that requested from the Scientific Council of the of the University of Coimbra a document certifying: - That the scientific area in which he/she has an academic qualification is also considered as a similar area to the one put up for tender procedure; or - That the scientific area in which the candidate provided services is considered to be a related area of the one put up for tender procedure.

IV – Application:

IV.1. Submission: candidates must access and register on the electronic platform apply.uc.pt, to submit the application, selecting the procedure to which they intend to apply. The documents included in the application are exclusively in digital portable document format (pdf), with the exception of the documents referred in IV.2.4. and IV.2.6., which can be delivered in other digital formats. The application submission is carried out by completing the sections available on the Apply UC electronic platform, under “My application”. If any of the works/papers submitted contains classified information, revealing trade or industrial secrets or literary, artistic or scientific property secrets, candidates must select that option, available on the platform for each document; otherwise, those works/papers can be freely accessed by any of the other applicants when consulting the tender records.

IV.2 Mandatory documents to be delivered:

IV.2.1. Curriculum Vitae duly dated and signed The Curriculum Vitae shall include a foreword with the candidate’s full professional background in higher education institutions, when applicable, with reference to category, field or scientific area, identification of the higher education institution in which the candidate has exercised functions, type and length of the contract, specifying the position and type of contract held at the time of application. The foreword shall also include a summary clearly demonstrating that the candidate specialises in the scientific area | subarea for which this tender is open. The candidate’s Curriculum Vitae shall be structured in order to separately respond to the different items listed below in section V and respective subparagraph.

IV.2.2. Copy of qualification certificates. Candidates with qualifications obtained abroad shall make proof that their Ph.D. was recognised pursuant to Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August, under penalty of exclusion. The candidates who hold a public service employment contract with the University of Coimbra are exempt from this submission, provided that such documents are in your individual file, and must request the respective dismissal.

IV.2.3. Separate copy of the 5 to 8 of the candidate's most relevant works/papers that have contributed to the development of the scientific field for which this tender is open, and justified, in a separate document, the reasons for this choice.

IV.2.4. Copy of all works/papers mentioned in the Curriculum Vitae.

IV.2.5. Scientific project for the next 5 years, with a limit of 5 pages, related to the research lines in the scientific field for which this tender is open to which the candidate proposes to dedicate himself in the UC, obeying the following requirements: Presentation of the main problems to which the candidate intend to dedicate the future research, contextualizing them in the current state of the art in these field; Systematic and succinct description of the research strategies that the candidate proposes to adopt in order to develop his research and solve or contribute to the resolution of the problems he has mentioned; Explanation of the reasons and motivations for his choices.

IV.2.6. Report on the activities carried out by the candidates.

IV.2.7. Any other information considered relevant by the candidate.

IV.3. All application documents above indicated in IV.2 shall be submitted in either Portuguese and English, exception made to those mentioned in IV.1.2.4 and IV.2.7., which may be submitted in a different language. If the original documents mentioned under IV.2.2 and IV.2.3 are written in a language other than Portuguese or English, candidates are required to include a version in one of those languages. Exception is made to Diplomas, when written in Latin, in which case no translation is required.

IV.4. Applicants, who are non-native speakers of either Portuguese or English, shall attest their proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in, at least, one of those languages.

IV.5. Applications that do not comply with the instructions or that fail to meet the tender’s formal requirements, pursuant to the applicable laws and to this Public Notice, shall not be accepted. In the same way, if the required documents or papers are submitted outside the established timeframe, the application shall not be accepted. IV.6. The present tender ceases with the occupation of the position, or, when the position cannot be totally occupied, due to the inexistence or insufficiency of candidates to continue this tender.

V – Selection methods and criteria:

V.1. The selection methods to be used are approval in absolute merit and evaluation of the candidates' scientific and curricular background.

V.2. Evaluation of Absolute Merit

V.2.1. Approval on Absolut Merit will be given to candidates who hold a curriculum vitae that the jury considers adequate for the position to be filled, namely the merit of their scientific and technical work, as well as their professional experience and training, compatible with the category and scientific area and subarea for which the tender is open, always taking into account, for this evaluation, the following reference criteria: i. Have participated in the design, development and execution of research projects and/or lines of research of R&D units of the national scientific system or others; ii. Have been responsible for guiding work within the scope of projects under your responsibility; iii. Have participated in the development of training actions within the scope of research and development methodology; iv. To be the author or co-author of books, book chapters, articles in journals indexed in or others of relevant national and international scientific interest, related to the disciplinary area or subarea for which the competition is open; v. Have created and/or participated in laboratory infrastructures to support research; vi. Have proven experience in science and technology management, namely research and innovation development and interdisciplinary construction of projects and services.

V.2.2. The Jury shall decide on admission or exclusion on absolute merit by roll-call vote, based on compliance or noncompliance with the requirements set out in paragraph V.2.1, and by an absolute majority of votes in favour from among the members present at the meeting.

V.3. Evaluation criteria and parameters The following should be considered as evaluation criteria: the quality of the candidates' scientific and technical work, in field of Cognitive Neuroscience, with an emphasis on high level aspects of cognition, including decision making and metacognition, professional experience, professional training, contribution to scientific guidance activities, participation in teaching activities and management bodies, community service and the quality of the scientific project, according to the following weighting and parameters.

V.3.1. Quality of the scientific and technical work, with a weighting of 45%, considering the following evaluation parameters:

V.3.1.1. Scientific production, taking into account the books, book chapters, articles in scientific journals and international conference proceedings of which the candidate has authored or co-authored, considering their nature, the impact factor and the number of citations, the scientific/technological level and innovation, diversity and multidisciplinarity, international collaboration, the importance of contributions to the advancement of the current state of knowledge and the importance of the works that were selected by the candidate as the most representative, namely in the regarding its contribution to the development and evolution of the scientific field for which the competition is open;

V.3.1.2. Capacity to attract funding, co-ordination and participation in scientific projects and in science and technology management: the candidate's potential and previous experience in participating and coordinating projects subject to competition on a competitive basis, as well as in research teams, in the area(s) and/or subarea(s) must be considered for which the tender is open, namely taking into account the territorial scope and its dimension, the technological level, the interdisciplinary dimension, and the importance of contributions, innovation and diversity;

V.3.1.3. Creation and reinforcement of laboratory facilities, taking into account the participation and coordination of initiatives by the candidate that have resulted in the creation or reinforcement of laboratory infrastructures of an experimental and/or computational nature to support research;

V.3.1.4. Promotion of scientific activity and in science and technology management: taking into account the ability to coordinate and lead research teams demonstrated by the candidate;

V.3.1.5. Impact and national and international recognition of scientific production, taking into account awards from scientific societies, editorial activities in scientific journals, participation in editorial bodies of scientific journals, coordination and participation in program committees of scientific events, holding invited lectures at scientific meetings or in other institutions, participation as member of scientific societies for competitive admission and other similar distinctions.

V.3.2. Professional experience and training, with a weighting of 15%, considering the following evaluation parameters:

V.3.2.1 Level and adequacy of academic degrees and diplomas or professional qualifications, in the area(s) and/or subarea(s) for which the tender is open;

V.3.2.2. Professional experience of the candidate to carry out duties as an Auxiliary Researcher in the area(s) and/or sub-area(s) for which the tender is open;

V.3.2.3. Supervision, development or participation in training programmes and/or training sessions within the scope of the area or sub-area for which the tender is open. V.3.3. Involvement in scientific advisory activities and participation in teaching activities, with a weighting of 10%, considering the following evaluation parameters:

V.3.3.1. Activities of follow-up and advising of research work developed by scholarship holders, research interns and research assistants, participating in their training, as well as of supervision of students' theses, namely undergraduate, postgraduate, master's and doctoral students;

V.3.3.2. Collaboration in professional training sessions, namely participation and coordination of training sessions aimed at the public and private sectors, according to their characteristics and the results achieved; V.3.3.3. Pedagogical content: publications, computer applications and experimental prototypes of a pedagogical nature that the candidate has produced or participated in, and their impact on the national and international community should be considered;

V.3.3.4 Participation in teaching activities: the courses units that the candidate has coordinated and taught should be considered, considering the diversity, the pedagogical practice and the students' background.

V.3.4. Participation in management bodies, with a weighting of 5%, considering the following evaluation parameters:

V.3.4.1 Holding positions or duties in bodies of Higher Education Institutions, and in Research Units, taking into consideration their nature, duration and responsibility;

V.3.4.2. Holding temporary positions and tasks, namely editorial activities in international journals, evaluation in scientific programmes, juries of academic tests, juries of competitions and others that have been assigned by the competent management bodies.

V.3.4.3. Performance in other positions, namely those legally considered equivalent to the effective exercise of teaching activities and those carried out in national and international scientific organizations.

V.3.5. Community service, with a weighting of 5%, considering the following assessment parameters:

V.3.5.1. Provision of services and consultancy: aligned within the mission of the University of Coimbra, namely participation in and implementation of projects, as well as provision of specialized services, with other institutions or companies; dimension, diversity, scientific-technological level and innovation must be considered;

V.3.5.2. Intellectual property: namely authorship and co-authorship of patents, models, trademarks or industrial designs, considering their nature, territorial scope, scientific and technological level and the results obtained;

V.3.5.3 Participation in the preparation of draft legislation and regulations: their nature, territorial scope and technological level should be considered;

V.3.5.4. Active participation in dissemination activities in the society and public engagement in science;

V.3.5.5. Promotion and/or participation in studies and debates within society with the aim of diagnosing problems, studying alternatives and defining improvement paths.

V.3.6. Quality of the scientific project in the area and/or sub-area(s) for which the tender is open, with a weighting of 20%.

VI– Selection process

VI.1. Preliminary meeting

VI.1.1. In the preliminary meeting the Jury will verify the requirements for admission of the applications, prepare the list of admitted and excluded candidates.

VI.1.2. The list of admitted and excluded candidates shall be notified to the candidates for the purposes of a hearing of interested parties in accordance with the provisions of Article 121 et seq. of the CPA.

VI.1.3. If any allegations are made by the candidates, the Jury will meet to discuss them and the interested parties will be notified of the Jury's decision.

VI.1.4. The list of admitted and excluded candidates shall be approved by the Rector after the conclusion of the preliminary meeting or after the conclusion of the assessment and allegations, if these take place. The candidates may appeal against the ratification decision under the terms of the general law.

VI.2. Evaluation meeting

VI.2.1. If there are no excluded candidates, at the preliminary meeting the jury also evaluates the candidates.

VI.2.2. If, at the preliminary meeting, the jury decides to exclude some candidates, the evaluation meeting is held after the period for the hearing of interested parties and approval of the list of admitted and excluded candidates.

VI.2.3. In the evaluation meeting, the jury starts by deciding on the approval of candidates on absolute merit, under the terms of point V.2. It then proceeds to evaluate the candidates admitted on absolute merit and prepares the final ranking list.

VII – Ranking and voting methods:

VII.1. After the debate on the candidates towards establishing a final deliberation about the ranking, each member of the Selection Committee will present a written document, which will be attached to the meeting minutes with their individual ranking proposal, based on the selection criteria and evaluation parameters stated in this Public Notice. Throughout the various vote rounds, each member of the Selection Committee must respect their proposed rankings.

VII.2. The first vote round is intended to select the candidate to be ranked in the first place. If a candidate obtains more than half of the votes, they shall be placed in the first position. If this is not the case, candidates with no votes shall be eliminated, as well as the candidate with the least votes, provided the latter obtained at least one vote. In the event of more than one candidate being placed in the last position with only one vote, there shall be a vote to decide whom to eliminate. In this vote round, committee members shall vote on the candidate who had the lowest score according to their individual ranking, and the candidate who obtains the most votes shall be eliminated. If a tie persists between two or more candidates, the Selection Committee Chairman shall decide which candidate should be eliminated. After this process, the Selection Committee shall vote on the ranking of the remaining candidates. This process is repeated until one of the candidates obtains more than half of the votes for the first place.

VII.3. The candidate placed in the first position shall then be excluded from the next vote round, which shall decide the second place. This process shall be consecutively repeated until all approved candidates are ranked.

VII.4. During the voting of the Selection Committee abstentions are not allowed.

VIII – Notification of the candidates:

VIII. 1. The list of candidates admitted and excluded and the final report will be published on the electronic platform Apply UC and notified to applicants by letter registered and e-mail, or, with them prior consent, by electronic notification generated by Apply UC, pursuant to article 26, paragraph 5 and paragraph 3 of article 27 of the ECIC, and to article 27, paragraph 4 and article 29, paragraph 3 of the RRCPSPICUC.

VIII.2. Candidates may, if they wish, appeal against the list of admitted and excluded candidates and the final ranking list draft, under the terms set forth in article 121 of the Portuguese Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA).

VIII.3. The administrative records of the tender may be consulted by the candidates, upon previous appointment, requested by e-mail sent to the Human Resources Management Service's e-mail address: [email protected] .

IX– Selection Committee:

According to notice nr. 22529/2023, published in Diário da República, II Série, nr. 227/2023, 23rd November, the Selection Committee is constituted as follows:

Chairman: Carlos Manuel da Silva Robalo Cordeiro, Full Professor of the University of Coimbra

Committee members:

Guillaume Thierry, Full Professor at Bangor University, England

Azucena García Palacios, Full Professor at Jaume I University, Spain

Maria de São Luiz de Vasconcelos Fonseca e Castro Schoner, Full Professor at the University of Porto

Nicola Molinaro, Full Professor at the Basque Center On Cognition, Brain and Language — BCBL

Miguel de Sá e Sousa de Castelo Branco, Full Professor of the University of Coimbra

António Ferreira Macedo, Full Professor of the University of Coimbra

In the event of absences or impediments of the Chair he shall be replaced by Luís José Proença de Figueiredo Neves, Full Professor and Vice Rector of the University of Coimbra, whom shall be replaced, likewise, by the Committee member Miguel de Sá e Sousa de Castelo Branco, Full Professor of the University of Coimbra

This Public Notice will be published in Portuguese in Diário da República, 2nd Series, on the website Bolsa de Emprego Público (Governmental Public Employment Portal) and in two daily newspapers with national circulation, as well as in both Portuguese and English at Apply UC (apply.uc.pt) and on the EURAXESS Portugal Portal, at http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/ .

Pursuant to subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional development, and acts to prevent each and every kind of discrimination

Therefore, no one can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or immune from any duty on account of, in particular, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, family, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership. University of Coimbra,

The Chairman, Carlos Manuel da Silva Robalo Cordeiro

 

Requirements

Research Field

Psychological sciences » Cognitive science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universidade de Coimbra

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://apply.uc.pt/

Contact

City

Coimbra

Website

https://www.uc.pt/drh/servico/sgrh

Street

Faculdade de Medicina – 1.º piso, Polo I – Rua Larga

Postal Code

3004-504 Coimbra

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED