Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2024-01)

10 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

REQUIMTE - Rede de Quimica e Tecnologia

Research Field

Chemistry » Biochemistry

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

24 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

A Research Fellowship (BI) (Reference REQUIMTE 2024-01) on the project  CleanH2O - 2022.03009.PTDC – “Membranas líquidas de suporte á base de solventes eutécticos para remoção de contaminantes emergentes de águas superficiais - efluentes de estações de tratamento de águas residuais e águas fluviais, supported by national funds by FCT / MCTES, is available at REQUIMTE.

Main research field:  Chemistry

 

Admission requirements: Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Science, Bioengineering, Chemistry engineering, Environmental engineering or Chemistry, enrollment in a doctoral program or enrollment/attendance of a non-degree course taught by a higher education institution in conjunction with an R&D unit in Chemistry areas. Experience in analytical chemistry.

In case the Master degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 341/2007 of October 12th, and all formalities established therein must be complied with at the signature of Fellowship contract.

Preferred requirements: Immediate availability (indicated in the motivation letter) and Good academic curricular performance in the field of the chemical sciences (ETCs of A).

 

Working plan:

1- Study of the incidence of emerging contaminants in effluents from WWTPs and rivers in the North of Portugal using chromatography methods with tandem mass spectrometry;

2- Development of a sustainable and economical technology using a liquid membrane supported by “deep eutectic solvents” (DES) for the removal of relevant emerging contaminants from effluents from water treatment plants and surface waters.

 

Applicable Legislation: The grant is awarded under the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, approved by Law nº 40/2004, of August 18th, and updated by Law decree DL 123/2019, of August 28th, and the Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamentos.phtml.pt ).

 

Work Place: The work will be conducted at Laboratory of Bromatology and Hydrology – Faculty of Pharmacy – Porto University, under the supervision of the PhD Senior Researcher Sara Cunha

 

Duration: The fellowship will have duration of 3 months, possibly renewable for equal periods for up to 6 months, starting on February of 2024

 

Monthly stipend:

Monthly stipend is €1.199,64 according to the stipends established by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf ). Payment will be made by bank transfer monthly. The successful candidate will also be entitled to the reimbursement of Social Security payments (Seguro Social Voluntário) and work insurance.

 

Selection criteria:

Curricular evaluation (CE) and selection interview (E) to the first 2 candidates with the best classification in the CE.

The final classification will be obtained by the following formula: 0.8 x CE + 0.2x E, on a scale of 0 to 20 points.

 

The evaluation factors of curriculum evaluation (CE) are:

1.         Academic background, particularly in the Chemical sciences (50%);

2.         Experience in analytical chemistry and instrumental analysis, particularly chromatography (30%)

3.         Motivation letter (20%);

 The evaluation factors of the selection interview (E), if it is to be carried out, will be:

1.         Communication and verbal expression skills on topics related to the scientific area of the work plan (70%)

2.         Personal characteristics necessary for teamwork (30%);

The jury reserves the right not to select any candidate if the final score is less than 50%.

 

Jury composition:

Doctor Sara Cunha (President),

Prof. Dr. José Fernandes (vowel),

Prof. Dr. Rui Lapa (vowel),

Prof. Dr. Lúcia Saraiva (substitute vowel)

 

Publicity and communication of results: The ranking of applications will be published at a visible and public area of REQUIMTE facilities, and all candidates will be informed by email about the result of their application.

 

Application:

 

The call for applications is open between from 11/01/2024 and 24/01/2024.

The applications are formalized at the electronic address [email protected] , containing in the subject the reference to which the candidate is applying (Reference REQUIMTE 2024-01) with following documents in a digital form, in PDF format and will include Curriculum vitae, Motivation letter, Qualifications Certificate, and other documents deemed relevant.

 

More information: https://www.requimte.com/   

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry » Biochemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

REQUIMTE

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Porto

Website

https://www.requimte.pt/

Street

Praça Coronel Pacheco, nº 15 6º andar

Postal Code

4050-453

STATUS: EXPIRED