Notice for International Call to hire a PhD Researcher - #NOVAID201

Updated: over 1 year ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 05 Dec 2022

By decision of the Board of Directors, NOVA.id.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (“NOVA.id.FCT”) opens an international call to hire a PhD Researcher, with the internal reference “#NOVAID201”, under a unfixed term employment contract to conduct research activities in the field of Chemical Engineering in the scope of the Project "BiOELA - A green chemistry approach to the catalytic synthesis of fuel bioadditives”, ref. EXPL/EQU-EPQ/1039/2021, financed by “Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.”.

1. Type of contract and applicable legislation:

The hiring of the PhD Researcher shall be made by means of an Unfixed Term Employment Contract entered into in accordance with the Portuguese Labour Code approved by the Law no. 7/2009 of February 12th, as amended. The contract should have a forecasted duration of 9 months, and should not be extended further than the project duration. The contract should begin in January 2023.

The present hiring procedure is further governed inter alia by Decree-law no. 57/2016 of July 19th, as amended by the Law no. 57/2017 of August 29thand Regulatory decree no. 11-A/2017 of December 29th.

2. Main attributions and activities and exclusivity:

The PhD Researcher shall be performing investigation through practical (laboratory work) and theoretical (scientific writing) research activities related to organic synthesis and equilibrium studies under high-pressure conditions. The PhD Researcher shall fully devote the whole of his/her professional activity to NOVA.id.FCT, on an exclusive basis, unless it opts for the full-time regime, as stated in article 7.º, number 1 of Decree-Law n.º 57/2016, of 29th August, altered by Law n.º 57/2017, of 19th July.

3. Place of work:

The PhD Researcher’s working place shall be at the premises of LAQV located in the Chemistry Department of NOVA- School of Science and Technology and he/she shall travel, in Portugal or abroad, as required by his/her attributions or as necessary for his/her activity.

4. Monthly remuneration:

The PhD Researcher shall earn a monthly remuneration in the gross amount of € 2.153,94 by reference to the 1st grade of the salary scale, pursuant to number 2 of Article 15 of DecreeLaw no. 57/2016 of 19 July, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 29 August, and Regulatory Decree no. 11-A / 2017, of December 29. The monthly remuneration will be two thirds of the abovementioned if the investigator opts for the full-time regime.

5. Admission Requirements:

Applicants to this call may be national, foreign or stateless candidates holding a PhD degree in the field of Sustainable Chemistry, legally valid and/or recognized in Portugal, and complying with the following specific requirements:

a. A minimum of 5-years of postdoctoral experience;

b. Research experience in international institutions;

c. Experience in supervision of Bachelor and Master students;

d. Experience in high-pressure technology, vapor-liquid equilibrium studies and chemical reaction/separation processes under high-pressure conditions;

e. Experience in alternative solvents such as supercritical carbon dioxide, ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents.

6. Evaluation of the Applications and Composition of the Jury:

Applications shall be subject to evaluation by a jury that shall follow the procedure established in articles 13 and 14 (by virtue of article 19) of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 19 July, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 29 August.

Pursuant to Article 13 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 the jury is composed of the following members:

- Chairwoman: Dra. Ana Rita Duarte;

- Member: Dra. Ana V. Nunes;

- Member: Dr. Alexandre Paiva;

- Substitute Member: Dra. Ana Reis Machado;

- Substitute Member: Dra. Teresa Casimiro.

7. Selection criteria:

The selection of the successful candidate will be carried out through the evaluation of the scientific and curricular achievements as established by Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 19 July, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 29 August and the selection criteria and their respective weighting shall be as follows:

a) Candidate’s merit taking into account the Curriculum Vitae (80%);

b) Motivation letter (10%);

c) Quality of the Interview (10%).

The interview will be done only to the candidates with classification higher than 70% in the first two criteria.

8. Final Decision:

The final deliberation of the jury shall be homologated by the ultimate governing body of NOVA.id.FCT that is also responsible for the decision of hiring.

The list of admitted and excluded candidates and the final list of classification will be publicised on the website of NOVA.id.FCT (www.novaidfct.pt ) and sent by electronic mail with receipt of delivery to all candidates.

9. Submission of Applications:

Applications must be submitted between 21st November to 05th December 2022, by email, addressed to [email protected] and containing a single PDF file with the following documents in Portuguese or English languages: detailed CV and motivation letter.

10. Non-discrimination and equal access policy:

NOVA.id.FCT actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, reason for which no candidate can be benefited, prejudiced or deprived of any duty, namely age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, religion or political beliefs.



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