One Research Fellowship (BI) for a PhD Student

FCiências.ID, Portugal

Updated: over 1 year ago
Deadline: 16 Sep 2022

One Research Fellowship (BI) for a PhD Student

1 Research Fellowship(s) (BI) is (are) open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, for the Project/R&D Institution “DYNAMICTRIO: Feedback between population dynamics and evolution of interactions in a tri-trophic system”, funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 101042392, under the following conditions:

  • Scientific Area: Evolutionary Biology
  • Requirements for admission: Master degree in Biology or related areas. Experience in mathematical modelling and analyses of quantitative genetic data.
  • Additional optional skills and qualifications: Good organizational skills, multitasking and teamwork.
  • : Presentation of the academic qualifications and/or diplomas. Enrollment in a PhD
  • Work plan: Develop mathematical models to describe changes in population size of predator-prey-plant systems and study the system dynamics with and without trait evolution.
  • Legislation framework: , in its current version (Reg. 950/2019 published in DR on 16th December: https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968 , or at the FCT website: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt ), and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation, as approved on 12th May 2020 (available at Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação Científica da FCiências.ID ).
  • Place of work: The work will be developed at Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) at Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon under the scientific supervision of Professor Inês Fragata Almeida.
  • Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for 6 months and due to start in October 2022. The fellowship contract may be potentially renewed for 6 months.
  • Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to € 1144.64, table values of the FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation. The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, if not covered by any other social protection scheme, pursuant to Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.
    The fellowship will be paid monthly by bank transfer.
  • Evaluation and selection process: Candidates will be assessed by CV – 70%, motivation letter 30%. An interview may be held to the 3 best evaluated candidates. In this case, the evaluation will be as follows: CV - 50%, motivation letter - 20% and interview - 30%.
    Applicants whose application is scored with a final classification of less than 50 points are not eligible for granting a fellowship.
  • Selection Committee: 1 President of the jury Inês Fragata Almeida, members: Sara Magalhães and Alexandre Blanckaert, supplementary members: Ana Leonor Rodrigues and Diogo Prino Godinho.
  • Publication/notification of results: All the candidates will be notified by e-mail, sent by the call holder, with the selection meeting minutes enclosed.
  • Deadlines: This call for applications is open from 07/09/2022 to 15/09/2022 .
  • : Applications should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] , by attaching the following documents:
    a) Curriculum vitae –CIÊNCIAVITAE system;
    b) Certificate of completion of previous degree;
    c) Motivation letter (max 1 page).
  • Time limits for the appeal procedure: In case of negative decision, the candidates have 10 business days, after the date of announcement of the results of the candidates evaluation, to pronounce their disagreement in accordance with the Código do Procedimento Administrativo. Appeals against the final decision may be submitted to the Administration Board of FCiências.ID ([email protected] ) within 15 business days after the notification date

    • Note 1: The documents that prove the entitlement of the academic qualifications and diplomas, or the proof of registration in the academic degree or diploma requested on the call, can be dismissed during the application period and replaced by a declaration on their honour from the applicant.

    Note 2: Please note that - higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions need to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018 (August 16) and the Ministerial Order nr. 33/2019 (January 25). The presentation of the recognition certificate is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition .


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