ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE HIRING OF ONE (1) JUNIOR RESEARCHER HOLDING A PHD
14 Mar 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research - Uporto- Department
N.A.- Research Field
Chemistry » Organic chemistry- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Portugal- Application Deadline
28 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)- Type of Contract
Other- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
40- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE / ERC- Reference Number
2024-006-IJ-GREASEDLIGHTNING-ChemSynt- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE HIRING OF ONE (1) JUNIOR RESEARCHER HOLDING A PHD
Reference: 2024-006-IJ-GREASEDLIGHTNING-ChemSynt
A competition is open for the attribution of one (1) work contract vacancy to a Doctorate researcher in the framework of the project “GREASEDLIGHTNING””, with reference GA 101088806, financed by the European Union through the program Horizon Europe, under the following terms and conditions:
Scientific Area: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Admission requirements: In order to be admitted to the competition, the candidates must hold a PhD or Doctorate in Synthetic Organic Chemistry or in a related field and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activities to be performed, which focus on biocatalysis. The candidates should be able to communicate orally and in written form in English language.
Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) who hold a PhD in one of the afore-mentioned areas and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activity to be performed is encouraged to apply to this position. In cases where the PhD was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, the said degree must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16th August until the signature of the contract .
Work plan: The selected candidate will join the GREASEDLIGHTNING project, an ERC Consolidator Grant, with the overall aim of obtaining novel enzymes capable of selectively modifying alkyl chains. The ideal candidate should have an excellent academic and professional track record, proven experience on students’ supervision, participation in national and international scientific projects, be committed to work in a team and be highly motivated and oriented towards working at the interface of synthetic and biological chemistry. The project will involve working in collaboration with natural products chemists, bioinformaticians and biochemists to accelerate the discovery and characterize the selectivity of such novel alkyl-chain modifying enzymes.
Legislation and official rules: Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29th August, which approved the doctorate hiring regime destined to stimulate scientific and technological employment for all knowledge areas (RJEC), updated by the Law no. 57/2017 of 19th July and Labour Code approved Law no. 7/2009 of 12th February, under its current reading and Regulatory Decree No. 11-A / 2017, of 29th December.
Work place: The selected candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Pedro Leão, integrated in the Research Team “Cyanobacterial Natural Products” at CIIMAR (University of Porto). The laboratory is located at the headquarters of CIIMAR, in the modern Cruise Ship Terminal of the Port of Leixões, in Matosinhos, Porto’s metropolitan area. The selected candidate will work in an international and highly multidisciplinary environment with a strong connection to the Ocean.
Duration of the contract: An uncertain term work contract will be signed starting April 2024, under the regime of exclusivity, according to legal terms (articles n.o 140o, no 1 and no 2, h; and article n.o 148o, no 4 − Labour Code and article 6o, no 1 b) e no 3 from Decree-Law n.o 57/2016, de 29 -8).
Monthly Salary: The gross monthly salary can go from 2.294,95€ up to 3.170,28 €, commensurate with qualifications and experience, according to the research career regulation; food, holidays and Christmas allowance apart.
Selection methods: A global appreciation of the candidates’ merit and motivation (valued from 1 to 10) will be made on the basis of the evaluation of their scientific and curricular track-record, in particular the quality of their research outputs related to the subject area of the present call. This will result in a pre-selection of the three best-scoring candidates scored higher than 7, which will be communicated to the candidates. One or both of the referees indicated by each of the pre-selected candidates can be contacted at this stage to provide reference letters. An interview may also be carried out, in which case all of the pre-selected candidates will be summoned to the interview. The jury will select one candidate among the pre-selected candidates to the position.
If an interview to the three pre-selected candidates takes place, its objective is solely to clarify issues related to their application, namely regarding their curricular and professional achievements. In this case, the interview will have a relative weight of 0.1 and the previously communicated score will have a relative weight of 0.9.
The evaluation of the professional track record relates to the relevance, timeliness, quality and adequacy to the current project and will focus on the research activities from the past 10-years that the candidate considers more relevant (as highlighted in their application). This 10-year period can be increased, if justified and asked for by the candidate, on account of disease, maternity/paternity leave, or other duly justified period of unavailability to work.
Composition of the jury:
- President of the jury: Pedro Leão
- Vogal: Joana Almeida
- Vogal: Mariana Reis
Form of advertising/notification of the results: The results of the first step of the evaluation (pre-selection) will be sent to the candidates by e-mail. The candidates have a 10-working day term in which to contest the decision, if they so wish, as provided for in the "Código do Procedimento Administrativo", in a preliminary hearing setting. After the eventual collection of reference letters and interviews, the final results will be published on the website of CIIMAR and communicated by e-mail to the candidates. The jury reserves the right not to assign the work contract if none of the candidates meet all the requirements and match the desired profile.
Deadline for application and how to apply: If you are interested in this position, you should send your application between the 14 until 27 of March 2024, to [email protected] and [email protected] . The subject of the e-mailmust contain the competition reference (as indicated in this announcement). The application must be formalized compulsorily by sending the following documents (all documents in English language):
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae in English including the e-mail address and phone number of the candidate as well as two reference contacts (name, e-mail and current position);
- Motivation Letter (max 2 pages) that includes a short description of the professional accomplishments that the candidate considers relevant in the past 10 years ;
- Copy of the eligibility certificates.
The whole application should be no bigger than 5 MB. Applications that do not include all the previously indicated elements will not be considered.
Non-discrimination and equal access policy: CIIMAR 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, sex, sexual preference, marital status, family and economic conditions, instruction, origin or social conditions, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, origin territory, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.
Pursuant to Decree-Law no. 29/2001 of 3 February, disabled candidates shall be preferred in a situation of equal classification, and said preference supersedes any legal preferences. Candidates must declare, on their honour, their respective disability degree, type of disability and communication/expression means to be used during selection period on their application form, under the regulations above.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Chemistry » Inorganic chemistry
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Admission requirements: In order to be admitted to the competition, the candidates must hold a PhD or Doctorate in Synthetic Organic Chemistry or in a related field and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activities to be performed, which focus on biocatalysis. The candidates should be able to communicate orally and in written form in English language.
Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) who hold a PhD in one of the afore-mentioned areas and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activity to be performed is encouraged to apply to this position. In cases where the PhD was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, the said degree must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16th August until the signature of the contract .
Specific Requirements
The selected candidate will join the GREASEDLIGHTNING project, an ERC Consolidator Grant, with the overall aim of obtaining novel enzymes capable of selectively modifying alkyl chains. The ideal candidate should have an excellent academic and professional track record, proven experience on students’ supervision, participation in national and international scientific projects, be committed to work in a team and be highly motivated and oriented towards working at the interface of synthetic and biological chemistry. The project will involve working in collaboration with natural products chemists, bioinformaticians and biochemists to accelerate the discovery and characterize the selectivity of such novel alkyl-chain modifying enzymes.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Research Field
- Chemistry » Inorganic chemistry
- Years of Research Experience
- 4 - 10
Additional Information
Benefits
Duration of the contract: An uncertain term work contract will be signed starting April 2024, under the regime of exclusivity, according to legal terms (articles n.o 140o, no 1 and no 2, h; and article n.o 148o, no 4 − Labour Code and article 6o, no 1 b) e no 3 from Decree-Law n.o 57/2016, de 29 -8).
Monthly Salary: The gross monthly salary can go from 2.294,95€ up to 3.170,28 €, commensurate with qualifications and experience, according to the research career regulation; food, holidays and Christmas allowance apart.
Selection process
Selection methods: A global appreciation of the candidates’ merit and motivation (valued from 1 to 10) will be made on the basis of the evaluation of their scientific and curricular track-record, in particular the quality of their research outputs related to the subject area of the present call. This will result in a pre-selection of the three best-scoring candidates scored higher than 7, which will be communicated to the candidates. One or both of the referees indicated by each of the pre-selected candidates can be contacted at this stage to provide reference letters. An interview may also be carried out, in which case all of the pre-selected candidates will be summoned to the interview. The jury will select one candidate among the pre-selected candidates to the position.
If an interview to the three pre-selected candidates takes place, its objective is solely to clarify issues related to their application, namely regarding their curricular and professional achievements. In this case, the interview will have a relative weight of 0.1 and the previously communicated score will have a relative weight of 0.9.
The evaluation of the professional track record relates to the relevance, timeliness, quality and adequacy to the current project and will focus on the research activities from the past 10-years that the candidate considers more relevant (as highlighted in their application). This 10-year period can be increased, if justified and asked for by the candidate, on account of disease, maternity/paternity leave, or other duly justified period of unavailability to work.
Composition of the jury:
- President of the jury: Pedro Leão
- Vogal: Joana Almeida
- Vogal: Mariana Reis
- Website for additional job details
https://www.ciimar.up.pt/jobs/
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- CIIMAR
- Country
- Portugal
- State/Province
- Porto
- City
- Matosinhos
- Postal Code
- 4450-208
- Street
- Av. General Norton de Matos, s/n
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- City
Matosinhos- Website
https://www.ciimar.up.pt/jobs/- Street
Av. general Norton de Matos, s/n- Postal Code
4450-208
[email protected]- Phone
223401800
STATUS: EXPIRED
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