FMUP | 1 Bolsa de Investigação | ConectAR

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) is seeking applications for a research grant to

carry out R&D activities for the project “ConectAR - Rede colaborativa: envolvimento de doentes e público

no avanço da investigação em doenças respiratórias e saúde digital” (EXPL/SAU-SER/0439/2021), at the

Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), FMUP, funded by FCT under the following

selection criteria:

1. Research field / Scientific area: Media and Communication - Communications Technologies,

Multimedia

2. Admission requirements:

To apply for the research grant, applicants must comply with the following requirements, for which

documentary evidence must be provided:

a) Hold a bachelor’s degree in Communication, or related areas;

b) Be enrolled in a Master in Multimedia. This requirement must be proven at the time of hiring.

If the candidate holds a degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher

education institution, in accordance with the provisions of article

25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16 August, which approves the

legal regime for the recognition of academic degrees and higher

education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions

and Article 4 (2) (e) of Decree-Law no. 60/2018 of 3 August, and any

formalities established therein be fulfilled up to the date of the

contracting act.

3. Preferred requirements:

a) Degree in Communication;

b) Knowledge of multimedia content development and management tools, 3D modeling, digital and

virtual reality educational games;

c) Knowledge of marketing, advertising, website design and web-based interactive platforms;

d) Creative skills in terms of capturing and editing video, photography, storytelling and copywriting;

e) Availability to start the scholarship contract from June 2022, to be mentioned in the motivation letter.

4. Work Plan:

The research grantee will participate in Task 2 – “Communication strategy and tools” and Task 4 – “Setup,

coordination and dissemination” of the project.

The specific tasks to be carried out by the grantee in the study include:

a) Development of internal and external communication tools, such as a website and other

communication channels;

b) Content production and management;

c) Development of workshops and events;

d) Communication activities and dissemination of project results.

5. Applicable Legislation and Regulations:

Portuguese Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18 (Scientific Research Fellow Statute) in its current wording;

Regulation 184/2021 of 3 March, as amended by Resolution No. 1301/2021, published in D.R., 2nd series,

on 22 December 2021; FCT’s Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, approved by the

Regulation no. 950/2019, dated November 29; Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime for

recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education

institutions).

6. Workplace:

The research grantee will work at CINTESIS/FMUP under the scientific supervision of PhD Ana Sá Sousa,

Researcher at CINTESIS/FMUP and Professor Emília Dias da Costa, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of

Fine Arts of the University of Porto.

7. Duration:

12 months, on an exclusive basis.

8. Monthly maintenance allowance amount:

The monthly maintenance allowance is 875,98€, according to FCT. Payment will be made by FMUP by bank

transference. In addition, the grant holder will be covered by personal accident insurance.

9. Evaluation methods:

Curricular evaluation (50%) and, if the selection board deems it necessary, a selection interview (50%) for

the three applicants who classified best in the curricular evaluation.

Curriculum assessment (scale from 0 to 20 points):

a) Training area (0 to 5 points);

b) Knowledge of multimedia content development and management tools, 3D modeling, digital and

virtual reality educational games (0 to 5 points);

c) Knowledge of marketing, advertising, website design and web-based interactive platforms (0 to 5

points);

d) Creative skills in terms of capturing and editing video, photography, storytelling and copywriting (0

to 2 points);

e) Letter of motivation that will allow the evaluation of the candidates' motivation (0 to 3 points).

Interview assessment (scale from 0 to 20 points):

a) Specific knowledge to carry out the work plan (0 to 10 points);

b) Attitude and availability (0 to 4 points);

c) Expression skills (0 to 3 points);

d) Motivation for the planned activities (0 to 3 points).

In the event that the selected scholarship holder withdraws, the final ranking list of candidates in this competition may

be used to replace them, until a year after the awarding of the scholarship. If none of the candidates demonstrates that

they have the profile indicated to carry out the work plan, the jury reserves the right not to award the scholarship to

the competition.

10. Selection panel:

Chair – Doutor João Almeida Fonseca, Professor Associado da FMUP;

1st permanent member – PhD Ana Sá-Sousa, Researcher CINTESIS, FMUP;

2nd permanent member – Professor Emília Dias da Costa, Assistant Professor FBAUP;

1st substitute member – PhD Cristina Jácome, Researcher, FMUP;

2nd substitute member – Professor Ana Luísa Neves, Invited Assistant Professor, FMUP.

11. Disclosure of the results:

Evaluation results will be communicated by email to the address provided by the candidates in the application

form.

In compliance with the provisions of the Article 121 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (“Código do

Procedimento Administrativo”), after being notified, candidates have 10 working days to submit a formal

rebuttal.

The final decision must be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the

preliminary hearing of interested parties or of the public consultation. Against the final decision, a complaint

may be filed, within 15 working days, or, alternatively, an appeal may be filed within 30 working days, both

counting from the respective notification. Candidates who choose to submit a complaint, must address their

statement to the member of the Board of Directors of the FCT with delegated competence. Candidates who

choose to present an appeal must address the same to the FCT Board of Directors.

12. Submission of applications:

The Call for Applications is open until May 27, 2022 (11.59 pm Lisbon time).

Applications and all the supporting documents described in this Call must be submitted in

https://sigarra.up.pt/fmup/pt/CNT_CAND_GERAL.CONCURSOS_LIST

The following documents are mandatory, under penalty of exclusion from the Call:

a) Motivation letter;

b) Curriculum Vitae;

c) Copy of the certificate(s) of the required qualifications;

d) Proof of enrollment in the 2020/2021 academic year (to be proven at the time of hiring);

e) Evidence of preferential conditions (if applicable);

f) Any other document that the applicants consider relevant for the assessment of their merit.

Documents must be attached directly to the application message, without links to external platforms/drives.

In order to guarantee the reading of all documents, the preferred recording format is the Portable Document Format

(.pdf).The files must be named with the candidate's first and last name and must not exceed, as a whole, 5 MB. These

can be compressed in .zip format.

13. FMUP promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, thus no applicant may be privileged,

benefited, damaged or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty, due to ancestry, age, gender, sexual

orientation, marital status, family status, economic status, education, origin or social condition, genetic

heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic disease, nationality, ethnicity or race, territory of origin,

language, religion, political or ideological beliefs or trade union affiliation.

More information:https://sigarra.up.pt/spup/pt/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=59948