ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE HIRING OF ONE (1) RESEARCHER HOLDING A PHD

7 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research - Uporto

Department

N.A.

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

20 Feb 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?

H2020

Reference Number

2024-002-IJ-Bluebio4future

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) RESEARCHER HOLDING A PHD

Reference: 2024-002-IJ-Bluebio4future

A competition is open for the attribution of one (1) work contract vacancy to a Doctorate researcher in the framework of the project “BLUEBIO4FUTURE”, with reference GA 952374, financed by the European Union through the program H2020-WIDESPREAD, under the following terms and conditions:

Scientific Area: Molecular Biology of microalgae/cyanobacteria.

Admission requirements: In order to be admitted to the competition, the candidates must hold a PhD in Biological Sciences or in a related field and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activities to be performed, which focus on marine biotechnology. 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/doctorate degree 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/doctorate degree 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 BlueBio4Future team, an ERA-Chair Project with the objective of implementing, in CIIMAR, a high-quality research program in Marine Biotechnology. The ideal candidate should have an excellent academic and professional track record, proven experience on students’ supervision, participation in national and/or international scientific projects, be committed to work in a team and be highly motivated and oriented towards research in synthetic biology and molecular biology with microalgae/cyanobacteria. The position will involve integration with ongoing projects in the research team, to which the candidate is expected to bring expertise in genetic manipulation of cyanobacteria and/or microalgae. Hence, the ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following areas: synthetic biology, molecular cloning – namely experience on the development of knockout constructs for non-model organisms and microalgae/cyanobacterial genetics. Experience in isolation of natural compounds and biological activity evaluation of pure compounds will be regarded as a plus. The hired researcher will be responsible for i) carrying out research related to the project, but also bring in new ideas, develop them, and create synergies with the research team; ii) train students and other team members, and assume supervision responsibilities for MSc and PhD students, iii) dissemination and communication in the framework of the project.

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 the ERA Chair in this project, 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 march 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 is 2511,79 € according to the Single Remuneration Table (level 37) - Article 2 of Regulatory Decree No. 11 / A / 2017, of 29-12; holidays, Christmas and food 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 results, 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 7 until 20 February 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

Biological sciences » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

In order to be admitted to the competition, the candidates must hold a PhD in Biological Sciences or in a related field and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activities to be performed, which focus on marine biotechnology. The candidates should be able to communicate orally and in written form in English language.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Years of Research Experience

4 - 10

Additional Information
Benefits

Duration of the contract: An uncertain term work contract will be signed starting march 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 is 2511,79 € according to the Single Remuneration Table (level 37) - Article 2 of Regulatory Decree No. 11 / A / 2017, of 29-12; holidays, Christmas and food allowance apart..

Eligibility criteria

• 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.

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 results, 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

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

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Matosinhos

Website

https://www.ciimar.up.pt/jobs/

Street

Av. general Norton de Matos, s/n

Postal Code

4450-208

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

223401800

STATUS: EXPIRED