#NOVAID223-Notice for International Call to hire a PhD Researcher

19 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

NOVA.id.FCT- Associação para a Inovação de Desenvolvimento da FCT

Department

CENIMAT|i3N located in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Campus da Caparica

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

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

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

22 Jan 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

#NOVAID223–2022.01610.PTDC"

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

No

Offer Description

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 “#NOVAID223” – “2022.01610.PTDC” under a unfixed term employment contract to conduct research activities in the areas of Materials Engineering and Applied Physics, namely in the field of Photovoltaic Solar Energy in the scope of the project SpaceFlex - Flexibilidade e Alta Eficiência com Células Solares Tandem dotadas com Gestão Fotónica para Aplicação Espacial – REFª 2022.01610.PTDC 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 forecast duration of 24 months, and should not be extended further that the project duration. The contract should begin in 1 March 2024.
The present hiring procedure is further governed inter alia by Decree-law no. 57/2016 of August 29th, as amended by the Law no. 57/2017 of July 19thand Regulatory decree no. 11-A/2017 of November 29th.

2. Main attributions and activities and exclusivity:

The PhD Researcher shall be in charge of optimizing nano-structured thin-film solar cells based in perovskite materials, enhance them with photonic structures and incorporate them as top sub-cells in double-junction (tandem) devices, in order to develop the planned activities in tasks T7-T10 of the SuperSolar project.
The PhD Researcher shall fully devote the whole of his/her professional activity to NOVA.id.FCT, on an exclusive basis.

3. Place of work:

The PhD Researcher’s working place shall be at the premises of CENIMAT|i3N located in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Campus da Caparica, 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 €2.294,95 by reference to the 1st grade of the salary scale, pursuant to number 2 of Article 15 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29 August, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July, and Regulatory Decree no. 11-A / 2017, of December 29.

5. Admission Requirements:

Applicants to this call may be national, foreign or stateless candidates holding a PhD degree in the field of functional materials and opto-electronics, namely for photovoltaic-related applications, and complying with the following specific requirements:

a. Experience in fabrication and characterization of thin-film perovskite-based solar cells, as well as integration of photonic structures;
b. Solid background in materials engineering, nanotechnology, chemical synthesis, physics of semiconductors and nanostructures
c. Fluency in English

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 29 August, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July.

Pursuant to Article 13 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 the jury is composed of the following members:
- Chairwoman: Manuel João de Moura Dias Mendes
- Member: Rodrigo Ferrão Paiva Martins;
- Member: Hugo Manuel Brito Águas;
- Substitute Member: Ugur Deneb Menda;
- Substitute Member: António Miguel Teixeira Vicente.

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 29 August, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July and the selection criteria and their respective weighting (evaluated in a scale from 1 to 5) shall be as follows:
a) CV evaluation (50 %);
b) Experience in the area of the project (50 %);
c) If the jury considers it necessary, an interview will take place only with the selected candidates. In such case each of the previous items is worth [45%] and the interview [10%].

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:

The call for applications is open from 22th January to 2th February, 2024. Applications must be sent exclusively by e-mail, mandatorily indicating in the subject of the e‐mail the reference “InvJunior_1_SpaceFlex” to [email protected] and [email protected] within the deadline for their submission. The application must be instructed with the following documents:
a) Curriculum Vitae
b) Motivation letter
c) Certificate of habilitations

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.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The PhD Researcher shall be in charge of optimizing nano-structured thin-film solar cells based in perovskite materials, enhance them with photonic structures and incorporate them as top sub-cells in double-junction (tandem) devices, in order to develop the planned activities in tasks T7-T10 of the SuperSolar project.
The PhD Researcher shall fully devote the whole of his/her professional activity to NOVA.id.FCT, on an exclusive basis.

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

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Benefits

Monthly remuneration: The PhD Researcher shall earn a monthly remuneration in the gross amount of €2.294,95 by reference to the 1st grade of the salary scale, pursuant to number 2 of Article 15 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29 August, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July, and Regulatory Decree no. 11-A / 2017, of December 29.

Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements:

Applicants to this call may be national, foreign or stateless candidates holding a PhD degree in the field of functional materials and opto-electronics, namely for photovoltaic-related applications, and complying with the following specific requirements:

a. Experience in fabrication and characterization of thin-film perovskite-based solar cells, as well as integration of photonic structures;
b. Solid background in materials engineering, nanotechnology, chemical synthesis, physics of semiconductors and nanostructures
c. Fluency in English

Selection process

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 29 August, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July and the selection criteria and their respective weighting (evaluated in a scale from 1 to 5) shall be as follows:
a) CV evaluation (50 %);
b) Experience in the area of the project (50 %);
c) If the jury considers it necessary, an interview will take place only with the selected candidates. In such case each of the previous items is worth [45%] and the interview [10%].

Selection process:

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 29 August, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July.

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

- Chairwoman: Manuel João de Moura Dias Mendes
- Member: Rodrigo Ferrão Paiva Martins;
- Member: Hugo Manuel Brito Águas;
- Substitute Member: Ugur Deneb Menda;
- Substitute Member: António Miguel Teixeira Vicente.

Website for additional job details

https://www.novaidfct.pt/wp-content/calls/call/%23NOVA223 - An%C3%BAncio Contra…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

NOVA.id.FCT- Associação para a Inovação de Desenvolvimento da FCT

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Caparica

City

Caparica

Postal Code

2829-516 Caparica

Street

Campus da Caparica

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Caparica

City

Caparica

Website

http://www.novaid.fct.unl.pt/

Street

Campus da Caparica

Postal Code

2829-516 Caparica

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED