ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (1 vacancy) 2C2T-BS4A-BI-1-2024

18 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CENTER FOR TEXTILE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Department

2C2T

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering
Engineering » Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Chemistry » Biochemistry
Engineering » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

3 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

19 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

01-C12-i01

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

No

Offer Description

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of (1) research fellowship within the scope of the R&D project “BIOSHOES4ALL”, with reference 01-C12-i01, financed by National funds through Fundo Ambiental - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência and European funds through the Next Generation EU, under the following conditions:

 

Scientific Area: Materials Engineering, Textile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related areas

 

Recipient category: The BI is intended for Masters in the area of ​​Materials Engineering, Textile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related areas, who cumulatively meet the following requirements.

On the date of the respective hiring, applicants must prove enrollment in one of the following courses:

• PhD in the area or area related to the one requested in the public notice;
• Course that does not confer an academic degree, integrated into the educational project of the higher education institution, in the area or area related to the one requested in the public notice (e.g.: postgraduate courses, advanced studies, specialized training).

 

Requirement for granting the fellowship:

• The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship.
• Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted, issued by the academic services of the Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (start and term).

 

Candidates profile:

Mandatory requirements: Have a Master's degree in Materials Engineering, Textile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related areas;

Preferred requirements: The candidate must have experience in the execution of laboratory work, namely in the area of materials processing and development of fibrous structures, non-woven fabric and composites. Have experience or training in materials characterization techniques (ATR-FTIR, DSC, TGA, SEM, etc.); have experience in performing critical analysis of results, writing reports and scientific articles; the candidate must have the ability to work individually and in a team, and be fluent in English;

The candidate cannot have benefited from a non-degree research grant for an accumulated period of 2 consecutive or interpolated years;

Requirements in the contracting phase: Proof of enrollment in a doctoral program or in a course that does not confer an academic degree; proof of academic qualifications completed by the application deadline, including those resulting from academic degree recognition processes.

 

Applicants eligibility: Applicants must comply with the eligibility conditions laid down in article 9 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2019).

 

Workplan and objectives to be achieved: It is intended that the scholarship holder will be part of the research team of the BioShoes4All Project. The main objectives are the state of the art and technological surveillance in terms of the production of fibers and textile structures based on waste from the footwear industry; the production of fibrous structures from footwear waste, namely nonwovens and composites; the development of new methodologies for finishing and functionalization of the materials developed and the characterization and evaluation of properties of the structures developed; Dissemination of results: writing reports, scientific articles, communications, etc.

 

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellowship Holder Statutes, approved by Law no. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current version published by Decree-Law no. 123/2019 of august 28; Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021 and Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. - in force.

 

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The workplan will be developed at the Textile Science and Technology Center of the University of Minho located on the Azurém Campus in Guimarães under the scientific supervision of Professor Raúl Manuel Esteves Sousa Fangueiro and Doctor Diana Sara Pereira Ferreira Conceição.

 

Fellowship duration: The grant will last for 12 months, with a provisional starting date in May 2024. The scholarship may eventually be renewed if the project budget allows it. Under no circumstances can scholarships exceed the maximum duration of the project and/or the applicable legislation.

 

Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1259.64 euros per month, in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the country (Annex I – Monthly Stipends Values for the maintenance allowances of the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships ) and Annex II of the Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, according to the applicable regulation.

Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contractualization process.

 

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

 

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

 

Selection panel: The jury will be composed of three effective members and two substitute members.

• President: Doctor Raúl Manuel Esteves Sousa Fangueiro (Full Professor at the Department of Textile Engineering at the University of Minho)

• Effective Members: Doctor Diana Sara Pereira Ferreira Conceição (Junior Researcher at the Center for Textile Science and Technology at the University of Minho) and Doctor António Manuel Dinis Ribeiro Marques (Assistant Professor at the Department of Textile Engineering at the University of Minho)

• Substitute Members: Doctor André Paulo Almeida Whiteman Catarino (Assistant Professor at the Department of Textile Engineering at the University of Minho) and Doctor Fernando Batista Nunes Ferreira (Associate Professor at the Department of Textile Engineering at the University of Minho).

In case of impediment of the President of the Jury, he will be replaced by the first effective member, and the substitute member will be appointed to replace the effective member.

 

Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 1 to 5 values:

Applicant Merit - AM (100%):

Academic path (considering the classifications of academic degrees), with a weighting of 40%;

Personal curriculum (considering professional and scientific background), with a weighting of 50%;

Motivation letter, with a weighting of 10%.

The final classification of the applicant’s merit with the achieved through the following formula:

AM = (A*0,40) + (B*0,50) + (C*0,10)

If the Selection Jury deems it necessary, an Interview will be held to decide the selected candidate. Only candidates classified in the first 3 positions, who obtain a minimum classification of 4 in the AM, will be considered for the interview, with the Jury proceeding to evaluate the following sub-criteria: interpersonal skills (30%); demonstrated knowledge in the contest area (40%); motivation (20%); and language skills (10%). In this case, the Interview will have a weight of 30% in the final classification, and the Applicant's Merit will have a weight of 70% in the final classification.

The academic degrees and diplomas documents, or their respective recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions are not mandatory in the application phase, being replaced by a declaration of honor of the candidate with the contents of academic results. The documents of academic qualification or respective recognition will be required in the contracting phase and must attest facts that occurred on a date prior to the application. In situations of divergence between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for contracting the grant, only the information contained in the latter will be consider. If the documents proving the ownership of the academic degree and diploma, or the respective recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the evaluation of the academic path, which can change the candidate's ranking, the fellowship won’t be contracted.

Notes: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

 

Disclosure of results: The provisional results of applications, based in the selection panel minutes, will be send to the applicants by email in accordance with article 12 of the RBI of FCT and article 13 of the RBIC of University of Minho.

In case of unfavourable results, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing to interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (DL no. 4 / 2015 of January 7th).

 

Complaint and appeal procedures: The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list (by final grade obtained), posted in a visible and public place of the host unit, as well as by email to all applicants, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the jury deliberations.

The selected candidate must inform its willingness to accept the grant, in writing. In case of rejection, the fellowship will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of applicants. The jury may also decide not to award the scholarship if candidates do not meet the necessary criteria.

The final decision can be contested within 15 working days, by sending to the President of the jury the corresponding claim. Interested parties may also submit an optional hierarchical appeal, according to no. 3 of article 13 of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho and no. 6 of article 12 of the Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships of the FCT.

 

Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open from 19/03/2024 till 03/04/2024.

Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the following documents:

• Detailed Curriculum Vitae;
• Certificate of Qualifications or Candidate Declaration;
• Motivation letter;
• Declaration proving that meets the conditions for the grant typology, according to the application requirements;
• Other documents important to the evaluation process (for example, letter of recommendation, scientific article, etc.).

Applications must be sent by email to [email protected] , indicating the reference of the call for applications in Subject (2C2T-BS4A-BI-1-2024). Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.

 

Fellowship contractualization: The fellowship will be attributed by signing a fellowship contract between the University of Minho and the fellow, accordingly with the contract minute (annex IV of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, as indicated in 2.4 of the FCT document: “Rules for Granting and Management of Grants within the scope of R&D projects, including infrastructure projects, the multi-annual financing program for R&D units and other FCT financing instruments (Version 2021) ”.

The contract may only be concluded after all the documentation required is collected, which must take place within a maximum period of 6 months, including proof of ownership of the Master's degree or its recognition in Portugal.

Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has a period of 60 working days to conclude the scholarship contract. Once received, the fellow must return the contract duly signed within 15 working days.

The activities under the fellowship contract can only began after proper authorization by the contracting entity.

 

Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts: Without prejudice to the other causes provided the fellowship regulations (FCT and UMinho) and in the Statute of the Research Fellow, the fellowship ends with the completion of the work plan, as well as with the expiration date for which it was granted or renewed.

At the end of the fellowship, the grantee is obliged to present a Final Report of the work carried out, in accordance with the objectives and evaluation criteria defined with the scientific advisor, within 30 days after the end of the scholarship.

The final report must be prepared in accordance with Annex I of the Scientific Research Fellowships Regulation of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021.

 

 

Declaration of Honor

Academic habilitations

 

(Full name), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the I&D project (title or reference), published in the Euraxess Portal, reference (notice reference), hereby declares to have a degree on (name of the course), concluded in the University of (XXXX), on the (conclusion date), with the final grade of (XXXX).

I have submitted my diploma for recognition at the University of XXXXX, according to the Decree-Law nº 66/2018 of August 16th([1] ), concluded in the XX/XX/XXXX, with the final grade of XXXXX out of YY.

I also declare that I commit to provide proof of my diploma recognition obtained under the Portuguese Law, until the date of the conclusion of the fellowship contract, in case of being selected for the vacancy in this competition.

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

 

(Place), (date).

__________________________

(name)

 

[1]  DGES (Foreign Degrees and Diplomas): https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition?plid=1536 ; University of Minho: Recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas: https://www.uminho.pt/EN/education/Pages/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.aspx

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry » Biochemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The BI is intended for Masters in the area of ​​Materials Engineering, Textile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related areas, who cumulatively meet the following requirements.

On the date of the respective hiring, applicants must prove enrollment in one of the following courses:

• PhD in the area or area related to the one requested in the public notice;
• Course that does not confer an academic degree, integrated into the educational project of the higher education institution, in the area or area related to the one requested in the public notice (e.g.: postgraduate courses, advanced studies, specialized training).

Specific Requirements

• The candidate must have experience in the execution of laboratory work, namely in the area of materials processing and development of fibrous structures, non-woven fabric and composites. Have experience or training in materials characterization techniques (ATR-FTIR, DSC, TGA, SEM, etc.); have experience in performing critical analysis of results, writing reports and scientific articles; the candidate must have the ability to work individually and in a team, and be fluent in English;
• The candidate cannot have benefited from a non-degree research grant for an accumulated period of 2 consecutive or interpolated years.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information
Benefits

The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1259.64 euros per month, in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the country (Annex I – Monthly Stipends Values for the maintenance allowances of the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships ) and Annex II of the Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, according to the applicable regulation.

Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contractualization process.

Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Eligibility criteria

The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 1 to 5 values:

Applicant Merit - AM (100%):

Academic path (considering the classifications of academic degrees), with a weighting of 40%;

Personal curriculum (considering professional and scientific background), with a weighting of 50%;

Motivation letter, with a weighting of 10%.

The final classification of the applicant’s merit with the achieved through the following formula:

AM = (A*0,40) + (B*0,50) + (C*0,10)

If the Selection Jury deems it necessary, an Interview will be held to decide the selected candidate. Only candidates classified in the first 3 positions, who obtain a minimum classification of 4 in the AM, will be considered for the interview, with the Jury proceeding to evaluate the following sub-criteria: interpersonal skills (30%); demonstrated knowledge in the contest area (40%); motivation (20%); and language skills (10%). In this case, the Interview will have a weight of 30% in the final classification, and the Applicant's Merit will have a weight of 70% in the final classification.

Selection process

The call for applications is open from 19/03/2024 till 03/04/2024.

Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the following documents:

• Detailed Curriculum Vitae;
• Certificate of Qualifications or Candidate Declaration;
• Motivation letter;
• Declaration proving that meets the conditions for the grant typology, according to the application requirements;
• Other documents important to the evaluation process (for example, letter of recommendation, scientific article, etc.).

Applications must be sent by email to [email protected] , indicating the reference of the call for applications in Subject (2C2T-BS4A-BI-1-2024). Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.

The provisional results of applications, based in the selection panel minutes, will be send to the applicants by email in accordance with article 12 of the RBI of FCT and article 13 of the RBIC of University of Minho.

In case of unfavourable results, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing to interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (DL no. 4 / 2015 of January 7th).

The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list (by final grade obtained), posted in a visible and public place of the host unit, as well as by email to all applicants, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the jury deliberations.

The selected candidate must inform its willingness to accept the grant, in writing. In case of rejection, the fellowship will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of applicants. The jury may also decide not to award the scholarship if candidates do not meet the necessary criteria.

The final decision can be contested within 15 working days, by sending to the President of the jury the corresponding claim. Interested parties may also submit an optional hierarchical appeal, according to no. 3 of article 13 of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho and no. 6 of article 12 of the Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships of the FCT.

Additional comments

The academic degrees and diplomas documents, or their respective recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions are not mandatory in the application phase, being replaced by a declaration of honor of the candidate with the contents of academic results. The documents of academic qualification or respective recognition will be required in the contracting phase and must attest facts that occurred on a date prior to the application. In situations of divergence between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for contracting the grant, only the information contained in the latter will be consider. If the documents proving the ownership of the academic degree and diploma, or the respective recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the evaluation of the academic path, which can change the candidate's ranking, the fellowship won’t be contracted.

Notes: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

Website for additional job details

http://www.2c2t.uminho.pt/jobs/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Centre for Textile Science and Technology of University of Minho

Country

Portugal

City

Guimarães

Postal Code

4800-058

Street

Campus de Azurém

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

GUIMARÃES

City

GUIMARÃES

Website

http://WWW.2C2T.UMINHO.PT

Street

CAMPUS DE AZURÉM

Postal Code

4800-058

STATUS: EXPIRED