Principal Researcher

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa

NOTICE - Notice for International Call to hire a Principal Researcher

Professor José Alves Júlio Alferes, Dean of the NOVA School of Science and Technology | FCT NOVA competences delegated by Order n.º 8558/2022, July 12th from the Rector of the NOVA, Professor João Sàágua, hereby informs that an international call for applications with the internal reference “CP_CEECINST_00042_2021_UNL” is open, for a period of 15 working days, counting from the day after the publication of this Notice in the Diário da República, for the recruitment of a Principal Researcher in the scientific areas of Chemistry with an emphasis on processes in sustainable chemical engineering, alternative solvents and reaction media including ionic liquids, eutectic solvents or supercritical fluids. This call is open under the program contract Institutional Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus, project with the reference “CEEC INSTITUCONAL 2021”, financed by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the terms of the Scientific Employment Regulation (REC), Regulation No. 607-A/2017, of 22 November, as amended introduced, and by other applicable national and community legislation.

I. Rector's authorisation order — This recruitment process was opened by order of 5 May 2022, of the Rector of the UNL, given after the execution of the aforementioned agreement program between FCT, I.P., and UNL, the confirmation of the existence of adequate budget and that the job now offered is provided for in the personnel map of the NOVA School of Science and Technology | FCT NOVA of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and there characterised by the category.

1. Contracting method and applicable legislation

The recruitment of the Principal Investigator in the form of an open-ended employment contract will be carried out under the terms of Decree Law No. 57/2016, of 29 August, amended by the Law No. 57/2017, of 19 July (RJEC) and Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017, of 29 December, which approves the regime for hiring doctorates aimed at stimulating scientific and technological employment in all areas of knowledge.

Everything that is not included in this public notice will be referred to Act No. 7/2009, of 12 February, which approves the revision of the Labour Code.

2. Main functions and activities and exclusivity

The Principal Researcher in the scientific areas of Chemistry with an emphasis on Chemistry with an emphasis on processes in sustainable chemical engineering, alternative solvents and reaction media including ionic liquids, eutectic solvents or supercritical fluids.

This work plan is intended to contribute to two goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, and Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

3.Workplace

The Principal Researcher will carry out his/her work at the facilities of the NOVA School of Science and Technology | FCT NOVA of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, located on the Campus de Caparica and will make all travels, in Portugal or abroad, inherent to his/her duties or necessary to the exercise of its activity.

4. Monthly remuneration and start of functions

The Principal Researcher will earn a gross monthly remuneration of €3,664.34, which is based on the 1st remuneration position in the Principal Researcher position under private law, with a regime of full dedication time, in the terms of Decree Law No. 124/99, of 20 April, Statute for the Scientific Research Career (ECIC).

5. Admission Requirements

National, foreign, and stateless candidates, holders of a doctorate degree, duly registered and/or recognised in Portugal [mandatory requirement], and who have the following minimum admissibility requirements may apply for this competition:

a) Hold a PhD degree in the scientific area to which the competition relates and hold a relevant scientific curriculum in the area of the competition with a minimum of 5 years of post-doctoral experience.

b) Knowledge and experience in the areas of processes of sustainable chemical engineering and in the area(s) of porous functional materials, and/or nanomaterials and/or solvents and alternative reaction media including ionic liquids, eutectic solvents or supercritical fluids are especially valued.

6. Application Evaluation Process and Composition of the Jury

The evaluation of applications will be carried out by a jury and will follow the procedure set out in articles 13 and 14, applicable by reference to article 19 all of the RJEC.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of the RJEC, the jury is composed as follows:

Members:

Ana Isabel Nobre Martins Aguiar de Oliveira Ricardo, Professora Catedrática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Susana Filipe Barreiros, Professora Catedrática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Maria Teresa Nogueira Leal da Silva Duarte, Professora Catedrática, Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade de Lisboa

João Filipe Colardelle da Luz Mano, Universidade de Aveiro

Ana Cristina Moreira Freire, Faculdade de Ciências - Universidade do Porto.

Chair: Dean of the NOVA School of Science and Technology.

Under his competences, the Dean may delegate chairing of the jury in another member.

7. Evaluation Criteria

Criterion A (45%) - evaluates the scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production of the last five years considered most relevant by the candidate;

Criterion B (45%) - evaluates applied or practice-based research activities carried out in the last five years and considered to have the greatest impact by the candidate;

Criterion C (5%) – evaluates the activities of extension and dissemination of knowledge developed in the last five years, namely in the context of promoting culture and scientific practices, considered most relevant by the candidate;

Criterion D (5%) - evaluates the management activities of science, technology and innovation programs, or the experience in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological system or higher education, in Portugal or abroad.

Weighting Factors of Selection Criteria:

Criterion A: 45%; Criterion B: 55%; Criterion C: 5%; Criterion D: 5%

8. Hearing of Interested Parties

The lists of admitted and excluded candidates, as well as the final classification list and ranking of all the candidates, shall be subject to a hearing process of the interested parties, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 121 and 122 of the Portuguese Code for the Administrative Procedures.

9. Final Decision

The final deliberation of the Jury will be homologated by the Dean of NOVA School of Science and Technology who is also responsible for enacting the hiring process.

The list of admitted and excluded candidates and the final ranking list will be sent by e-mail, with receipt of delivery, to all candidates

10. Application Process

Applications must be submitted, until the 15th working day, counting from the day after the publication of the Notice in the Diário da República, by sending through email to [email protected] , mentioning in the subject the internal reference of the competition, a single PDF file containing the following documents, written in Portuguese or English:

i) Certificate attesting the doctoral degree;

ii) Brief curriculum vitae CV (up to five A4 pages) with a list of publications attached, indicating the publications that the candidate considers most significant;

iii) Career development plan (up to five A4 pages).

Candidates must organise their Curriculum Vitae in order to respond in a separate way, to each of the criteria list in 6., as well as, under penalty of exclusion, identify and explain, among the works produced by them, which 3 to 5 they consider best represent their most significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the area or areas for which the competition is open.

11. Policy of non-discrimination and equal access

NOVA School of Science and Technology | FCT NOVA of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equality, whereby no candidate may be benefited, prejudiced, or deprived of any duty on the basis of ancestry, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, religion or political convictions.

12. Data Protection

In accordance with the GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation, the data collected will be processed exclusively for processing of the applications.

13. Probationary period

The Principal Researcher recruited under the scope of this competition has a probationary period of three years, which ends with the favourable opinion referred to in article 39 of the Statute of the Career of Scientific Research, and provided that he/she has a performance evaluation above a level defined for that purpose.

14. Final provisions and interpretative precedence

July 25, 2022. - The Dean, Prof. Dr. José Júlio Alves Alferes.