Research Grant hiring_Bolsa de Investigação_STAR

26 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

15 Apr 2024 - 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

27 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

CALL FOR APPLICATION FOR A SCHOLARSHIP

Refª Bolsa de Investigação_STAR

Portuguese version

A call is opened for the selection of a Research Grant within the framework of Project 2022.02842.PTDC – STAR - STereoselective environmental processes in Antibiotics: role for Resistance, funded by national funds (PIDDAC) through FCT/MCTES.

 

Scientific Area: Microbiology

 

Admission requirements: Applicants for the research grant must, at the time of application, be enrolled or commit to enrolling in  a doctoral program in the scientific area of  Microbiology or related areas and in the topic of this grant workplan. Applicants must have higher academic qualifications in the scientific area Microbiology or related areas. The candidate should demonstrate interest in the scientific area and have an ability to develop team work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment. It is essential that the candidates have good command of the English language and research experience em Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Biology.

 

Work Plan:

• Mapping the microbiome and antibiotic resistance or related genes in water.
• Relate microbiological profiles to chemical contamination patterns.
• Evaluate the effect of selected chemical substances on phenotypic characteristics or gene expression levels.

 

Applicable legislation and regulations:

• Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow: https://dre.pt/web/guest/legislacao-consolidada/-/lc/58216179/view?w=2019-08-28
• Regulation of Research Scholarships of the Science and Technology Foundation, I.P: https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/127238533 ;
• Regulation of Research Scholarships of the Portuguese Catholic University: http://www.porto.ucp.pt//sites/default/files/files/DRH/RegBolsasInvestigacao_Cientifica_UCP2020.pdf .

 

Workplace: The work will be developed at the CBQF - Center for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Portugal, integrated into the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, in Porto, under the scientific supervision of Professora Doutora Celia Manaia.

 

Duration of the scholarship: The scholarship, which is expected to begin on 1st June 2024 , will have an initial duration of six months on an exclusive basis. This grant may be renewed 12 months and may not go beyond the project's end date, scheduled for February 2026.

 

Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The value of the grant corresponds to €1,259.64 in accordance with the values of research grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the country (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Table-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf ) and will be paid by bank transfer.

Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be as follows:

Curricular evaluation (40%);

Previous experience (60%);

The final decision, if necessary, may involve an interview with the best positioned candidates, and in this situation, the weighting will be based on curriculum evaluation (35%); ii) previous experience (50%) and selection interview (15%).

Only candidates with a final classification equal to or greater than seventy-five points, on a scale of 0 to 100, will be selected for this position.

 

Contract

The contract model to be used will be in accordance with the FTT scholarship draft contract made available on

https://ucppt-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ccabral_ucp_pt/EZcpJcEQtqpCqvGaCIVKTS0BBcsZvXYjf2YroODpHafSow?e=0kpEd7

 

Reports

Reports to be presented by the scholarship holder and advisor:

The final report template to be prepared by the grantee is available at the following link:

https://ucppt-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ccabral_ucp_pt/ESnbf2LTfxFGj8NsKVEAe3IBi00sddFg238l4P7ziYmXTw?e=DV2Vqx

The report template to be carried out by the supervisor and the respective evaluation criteria is available at the following link: 

https://ucppt-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ccabral_ucp_pt/ERYDFMVUybtPiCvIzJ8VHGoBs1g7VaULFkW_H9Aq2tSDSw?e=ROWDHS

 

Composition of the Selection Jury:

President of the Jury: Prof. Célia Manaia; Effective Members: Prof. Olga Nunes (Faculdade de Engenharia Universidade do Porto); Dr. Rita Lado (Faculdade de Engenharia Universidade do Porto); Substitute member: Dr. Ivone Vaz-Moreira.

 

Form of advertising/notification of results: The jury deliberates in accordance with the selection criteria adopted and disclosed. The jury meetings minutes will contain a summary of the meeting content. After completing the application of the selection criteria, the jury proceeds with the elaboration of the ordered list, with the ranking of the approved candidates. The ranking list of eligible candidates will be published on the premises of the Portuguese Catholic University, in Porto, located at Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto - Portugal, with each candidate being notified of his/her position on the list ranking of candidates via email. In this email, candidate will be identified according to the reference used in the published ranking list. Ineligible applicants will be notified by email, with details of the missing eligibility elements.

 

Complaint and appeal procedures: Candidates have a period of ten working days, after the disclosure referred to in the previous number, to give their opinion at a prior hearing.

 

Deadline for acceptance of the scholarship: Within ten working days following notification of the grant award, the selected candidate must confirm in writing his/her availability to start the scholarship on the proposed date. Failing to do so or not having availability, the candidate placed in the next position will be called.

 

Application deadline and form of submission:

Applications will be accepted 27/03/2024 until 15/04/2024, 17:00, (Lisbon time).

Applications are formalized by completing the Application Form : https://hr-ucpporto.inqueritos.porto.ucp.pt/592688?lang=en

Applications shall include the following documents:

Cover letter, identifying the title and reference of the project, describe the motivation and professional objectives of the candidate.

Detailed Curriculum Vitae (should contain all the elements to assess the admission requirements, including language knowledge and research experience).

Copy of the certificate(s) of qualifications conferring academic degree in the terms requested in the notice, which contain the final classifications.

Registration of recognition of the academic degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution, preferably with the registration of the conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese classification scale to guarantee eligibility in this call for application. [1]

Proof or commitment of enrollment/registration in a doctoral study cycle.

Only applications received during the opening period of the above-mentioned call shall be considered.

Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or who do not prove the requirements of this call are excluded. False statements made by applicants will be punished under the law.

 

Privacy Policy: Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – General Regulation on Data Protection.

The personal data processed in the scope of this tender procedure is processed within the framework of said tender procedure only and will be processed by Universidade Católica Portuguesa with the purpose of verifying the fulfillment, by the candidates, of the assumptions established in the applicable legislation for their contracting. Opposition to the processing of data by the candidates will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyze and evaluate it.

The Data Subject’ personal data, if it is indispensable for the fulfillment of the obligations of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, may be conveyed to third parties, namely to the Financing Entities identified in this announcement.

The data retention period shall correspond to the legally defined period of five years .

The Data Subject is entitled to oppose to the collection and processing of data, has the right to verification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processing of the data collected. However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when the personal data is used to protect the public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or when subject to professional confidentiality rules.

The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data.

Rights of Personal Data Subjects:https://www.ucp.pt/rights-data-subjects .

For purposes of exercising the respective rights, contact the University through the e-mail address [email protected] or by using the address found at the end of this announcement, through the means set out in "Contacts for clarification".

The Data Subject is always entitled to contact and file a complaint with the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (Portuguese Supervisory Authority for Personal Data).

 

Non-discrimination and equal access policy: The Universidade Católica Portuguesa actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired, or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, family and economic conditions, instruction, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and union membership.

 

Contact:

If you have any questions about this position, please contact:

Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Centro Regional do Porto

Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327

4169-005 Porto, Portugal

Direção de Recursos Humanos

[email protected]

 

[1] If the required academic degree has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the Portuguese legislation on the recognition of foreign degrees, regulated by DL no. 66/2018 of 16 August.

Applicants are advised to consult the website of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) for additional information on this matter: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento

 

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://hr-ucpporto.inqueritos.porto.ucp.pt/592688?lang=en

Contact

City

Porto

Website

http://www.porto.ucp.pt/

Street

Rua Diogo Botelho, 1327

Postal Code

4169-005

STATUS: EXPIRED