International selection competition for 1 (one) post ofdoctoral researcher at the initial level in the scientific area of Food Science, Technology and Management.

25 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)
Leading Researcher (R4)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

8 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

Aviso n.º 1922/2024, DRE, 2ª série, N.º 18, 25 janeiro

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

No

Offer Description

Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

Notice 

1 — By order of the President of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, using his own competence, it was decided to open an international selection competition for 1 (one) entry-level PhD researcher position to carry out research activities in the scientific area of Science, Technology and Food Management, under an employment contract in public functions for a fixed term for a period of 3 years, automatically renewable under the terms of the law, with a view to developing research activities within the scope of the Agenda “VIIAFOOD – Platform for Valorization, Industrialization and Commercial Innovation for the Agri-food Sector” (PRR | Notice No. 02/C05-i01/2022; Agenda No.: C644929456-00000040), under the ID&T project “Development of ingredients and food products healthier and more sustainable bakery products”.

2 — Applicable legislation:

Decree-Law no. 57/2016, of August 29, as amended by Law no. 57/2017, of July 19, which approves a regime for hiring doctorates, aimed at stimulating scientific and technological employment in all the areas of knowledge (RJEC);

Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017, of December 29;

General Labor Law in Public Functions (LTFP), approved as an annex to Law no. 35/2014, of June 20, in its current wording.

3 — Pursuant to article 16 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016, of August 29, as amended by Law no. 57/2017, of July 19, this competitive procedure is exempt from authorization of the members of the Government responsible for the areas of finance and Public Administration, namely that referred to in paragraph 3 of article 7 of the LTFP, obtaining the prior favorable opinion of the members of the Government responsible for the areas of finance and Public Administration, referred to in paragraph 5 of article 30 of the LTFP and the recruitment procedure for workers undergoing requalification, referred to in article 265 of the LTFP.

4 — In accordance with article 13 of the RJEC, the competition jury has the following composition:

President — Lillian Bouçada de Barros, Principal Researcher at the Mountain Research Center;

Effective member — Rui Miguel Vaz de Abreu, Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança;

Effective member — Ângela Sofia Feitor Fernandes, Researcher at the Mountain Research Center;

Substitute member — Maria José Gonçalves Alves, Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança.

Substitute member — Eliana Andreia Pires Castilho Pereira, Researcher at the Mountain Research Center;

5 — The workplace is located at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Mountain Research Center).

6 — Gross monthly remuneration: (euro) 2,294.95, corresponding to level 33 of the single remuneration table, approved by Ordinance no. 1553-C/2008, of December 31st.

7 — National, foreign and stateless candidates who hold a doctorate degree in the aforementioned area and who hold a scientific and professional curriculum that reveals a profile suitable for the activity to be developed. Opponents of the competition who hold a doctorate degree obtained abroad must prove their recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, or provide proof that they requested it, without prejudice to, in at the time of hiring, such recognition has been officially granted, under penalty of exclusion.

8 — The general requirements for admission to the competition are those defined in article 17 of the LTFP and the special requirements are those defined in the previous point.

9 — If the candidate is not a native speaker of Portuguese, they must have language skills at level C1 or equivalent of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in Portuguese.

10 — Selection is carried out using the methods “assessment of the candidates’ scientific and curricular path” and “interview”.

11 — Pursuant to article 5 of the RJEC, the “evaluation of scientific and curricular path” method is carried out through the evaluation of the scientific and curricular path of candidates, focusing on relevance, quality and timeliness:

a) Scientific and technological production over the last five years considered most relevant by the candidate;

b) Applied or practice-based research activities developed in the last five years and considered to have the greatest impact by the candidate;

c) Knowledge extension and dissemination activities developed in the last five years, particularly in the context of promoting culture and scientific practices, considered to be of greatest relevance by the candidate;

d) Management activities of science, technology and innovation programs, or experience in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological system or higher education, in Portugal or abroad.

12 — The five-year period referred to in the previous number may be increased by the jury, at the request of the candidate, when based on suspension of scientific activity for socially protected reasons, namely, for reasons of parental leave, prolonged serious illness, and other legally protected situations of unavailability for work.

13 — Candidates must have experience in research in the evaluation of biological properties of interest to the food industry and development of new formulations; proficiency in programming with open source tools ; data analysis skills (processing, cleaning, modeling); experimental design for mathematical modeling, optimization and confirmation; solid knowledge in statistics and machine learning applied to food; development of collaborative platforms ( back-end and front-end ); data integration on backup servers.

14 — The following criteria will be considered and weighed:

C1) Integrated assessment of the candidate's scientific production over the last five years, based on a global view of the merit of their scientific and curricular career, namely the coherence and quality of the CV; the diversity of scientific quality indicators including books and book chapters, relevant scientific articles; editing of publications; experience of academic work; international internships; awards, scholarships and distinctions; participation in relevant juries and experience, specifically in the respective scientific area.

C2) Assessment of applied or practice-based research activities developed in the last five years and considered to have the greatest impact by the candidate, as well as knowledge extension and dissemination activities, namely coordination or participation in applied research projects, or practice-based; technology transfer actions; organization of scientific events; participation in events of a scientific nature; participation in extension and dissemination and science dissemination activities; and participation in projects of national and international scientific, professional, social or cultural organizations of interest to CIMO's mission.

C3) Interview

15 — The weighting to be taken into consideration will be as follows:

C1) 70%;

C2) 20%;

C3) 10%.

The final classification (CF) will be determined by the following formula:

CF = 0.7*C1 + 0.2*C2 + 0.1*C3

16 — The final classification system for candidates is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 points, considering ratings up to the hundredths. Candidates who obtain a rating lower than 9.5 in one of the methods, or who miss the interview when applicable, are excluded from the procedure.

17 — The jury deliberates through a nominal vote based on the adopted and published selection criteria, with abstentions not permitted.

18 — Minutes are drawn up at the jury meetings, which contain a summary of what occurred during them, as well as the votes cast by each of the members and their respective reasons, and are provided to candidates whenever requested.

19 — After completing the application of the selection criteria, the jury proceeds to draw up an ordered list of successful candidates with their respective classification.

20 — The jury's final deliberation is approved by the institution's top manager, who is also responsible for deciding on the hiring process.

21 — Formalization of applications:

21.1 — Applications are formalized by means of a request addressed to the President of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, including the identification of this notice and respective reference, full name, number and date of the identity card/Citizen Card/civil identification number, tax identification, date and place of birth, marital status, profession, residence and contact address, including email address and telephone number.

21.2 — The application is accompanied by the following documents:

a) Copy of certificate or diploma;

b) Doctoral thesis;

c) Detailed curriculum vitae, structured in accordance with Annex A, and respective supporting documents;

d) Other documents relevant to the assessment of qualifications in a related scientific area;

f) Other documents.

21.3 — When documents proving elements of the Curriculum Vitae, originally written in a language other than Portuguese, Spanish or English, are presented, a translation into Portuguese, Spanish or English, certified by an entity recognized for that purpose, must be presented simultaneously.

21.4 — Failure to present documents related to the CV presented by the candidate implies the non-valuation of the elements they should prove, with the same consequence applying when the evidence is not organized in accordance with the model contained in Annex A.

21.5 — Candidates must formalize their application by sending documents through the IPB electronic competition platform available at https://concursos.ipb.pt , within 10 working days after publication of the notice.

22 — Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or who do not meet the requirements required in this competition are excluded from admission to the competition. The jury has the right to require any candidate, in case of doubt, to present documents proving their statements.

23 — False statements made by candidates will be punished in accordance with the law.

24 — The list of admitted and excluded candidates as well as the final classification list are posted in the IPB Central Services Building, located at the Santa Apolónia Campus, 5300-253 Bragança, published on the IPB competitions platform, and candidates are notified by email.

25 —Previous Hearing and deadline for the Final Decision: in accordance with article 121 of the Administrative Procedure Code, after being notified, candidates have 10 working days to comment. Within a period of up to 90 days, counting from the deadline for submitting applications, the jury's final decisions are made.

26 — This competition is intended exclusively to fill the indicated vacancies, and may be terminated until the approval of the final ordering list of candidates and expiring with the respective occupation of the jobs on offer.

27 — Non-discrimination and equal access policy: The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, meaning that no candidate can be privileged, benefited or harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due to, in particular, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, ability to reduced work, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.

28 — Under the terms of Decree-Law No. 29/2001, of February 3, candidates with disabilities have preference in equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference. Candidates must declare in the application form, under oath, their degree of disability, the type of disability and the means of communication/expression to be used in the selection process, in accordance with the aforementioned diploma.

29 — The processing of personal data within the scope of the competition procedure follows the personal data protection policy available at: http://portal3.ipb.pt/index.php/pt/ipb/quem-somos/proteccao-de-dados/ policies.

 

Annex A

Model for preparing the curriculum vitae to be presented by candidates

1 — Personal data:

Professional path;

Academic education.

 

2 — Scientific Indicators:

Publications;    

Books or book chapters;

Relevant scientific articles;

Editor/editorial board/guest editor;

Academic Work Guidance;

International internships;

Awards, Scholarships and Distinctions;

Participation in juries;

Other relevant activities.

3 — Applied research activities:

Participation in applied research projects

Technology transfer actions;

Organization of scientific and technical events;

Participation in scientific events;

Participation in extension and dissemination and science dissemination activities;

Participation in National and International Projects and Organizations of Scientific, Professional, Social or Cultural Interest;

Other relevant activities.

January 12, 2024. - The President of IPB, Prof. Doctor Orlando Isidoro Afonso Rodrigues.

 

 

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.bep.gov.pt/pages/oferta/Oferta_Detalhes.aspx?CodOferta=117771

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://concursos.ipb.pt/ui/#/public/concursos/abertos

Contact

State/Province

Bragança

City

Bragança

Website

https://concursos.ipb.pt/ui/#/public/concursos/abertos

Street

Campus de Santa Apolónia

Postal Code

5300-253

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED