Research Fellowship - CENTER OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING: CEB-BI-08-2024

Centro de Engenharia Biológica da Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Updated: about 2 months ago

Job Type: FullTime

Deadline: 15 Mar 2024

29 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company: Centro de Engenharia Biológica da Universidade do Minho
Department: Engenharia Biológica
Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 15 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
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

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Research Fellowship (1 vacancy)

CEB-BI-08-2024

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of one research grant within the scope of the Multiannual Financing Program for R&D Units for the Biological Engineering Center of the University of Minho (UIDB/BIO/04469/2020), with financial support from FCT/MCTES, through National PIDDAC funds, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry or related areas

Recipient category: Masters.

Requirement for granting the fellowship:

The applicants may apply without prior registration in the course for which the fellowship is open. The requirement to enroll in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be verified on the date of contracting the fellowship;
Only fellowships whose selected applicants present a valid proof of enrollment in a degree course or non-academic degree course will be contracted, according to the type of the fellowship, issued by the academic services of the Higher Education Institution, indicating, respectively, the academic year or its duration (star and term).
Enrollment in non-certified courses (without curricular units) will not be considered as proof of enrollment.

Candidates profile:

mandatory requirements:

Have a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry or related areas;

b) requirements in the contracting phase:

- Indicate enrolment in a non-academic degree course integrated in the educational project of the University of Minho or doctoral enrolment;

- present proof of academic qualifications completed by the application deadline, including those resulting from academic degree recognition processes;

c) preferential factors: Research experience in microbiology and virology, particularly in studies of interaction between bacteriophages and hosts. Preference is also given to candidates with experience in molecular biology, especially in the analysis and manipulation of bacterial and bacteriophage genomes.

Applicants eligibility: Applicants must comply with the eligibility conditions laid down in article 9 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2019).

Workplan and objectives to be achieved: The work plan includes isolation, characterization and deposition of therapeutic phages, organization of the phage collection, authentication and quality control of the collection phages, and development of phage preservation methods.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellowship Holder Statutes, approved by Law no. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current version published by Decree-Law no. 123/2019 of august 28; Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021 and Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. - in force.

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The workplan will be carried out in the Centre of Biological Engineering of University of Minho, located in the University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar - Braga, under the scientific supervision of Professor Joana Azeredo.

Fellowship duration: The grant will take place for a period 6 months, with a provisional starting date on the month of June 2024. The fellowship grant will not be renewed.

Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 1.259,64€ per month, in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the country (Annex I – Monthly Stipends Values for the maintenance allowances of the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships ) and Annex II of the Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, according to the applicable regulation.

Payment is made on the 23st of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contract.

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

Selection panel: The selection panel shall consist of three effective members and two substitute members.

President:

Nuno Miguel Dias Cerca, Coordinator Researcher at the Department of Biological Engineering, University of Minho;

Effective members:

Lígia Raquel Marona Rodrigues, Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Biological Engineering, University of Minho; and

Lucília Maria Alves Ribeiro Domingues, Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Biological Engineering, University of Minho;

Substitute members:

Ana Júlia Viana Cavaleiro, Junior Researcher at the Department of Biological Engineering, University of Minho;

Joana Cecília Valente de Rodrigues Azevedo, Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Biological Engineering, University of Minho;

The first effective member will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, being nominate the first substitute member in the place of the first effective member.

Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 1 to 5 values.

Applicant Merit - AM (100%):

A1 - Academic path (considering the classifications of academic degrees), with a weighting of 50%;

A2 - Personal curriculum (considering professional and scientific background), with a weighting of 40%

A3 - Motivation letter, with a weighting of 10%.

The final classification of the applicant’s merit with the achieved through the following formula:

AM=(A1 x 0,5) + (A2 x 0,4) + (A3 x0,1)

Candidates with a score of less than 3.5 points in the AM criterion will be excluded.

The academic degrees and diplomas documents, or their respective recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions are not mandatory in the application phase, being replaced by a declaration of honour of the candidate (annex I or annex III) with the contents of academic results. The documents of academic qualification or respective recognition will be required in the contracting phase and must attest facts that occurred on a date prior to the application. In situations of divergence between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for contracting the grant, only the information contained in the latter will be consider. If the documents proving the ownership of the academic degree and diploma, or the respective recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the evaluation of the academic path, which can change the candidate's ranking, the fellowship won’t be contracted.

Notes:Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration (annex III) under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

Disclosure of results: The provisional results of applications, based in the selection panel minutes, will be send to the applicants by email, pursuant to article 12 of the FCT RBI .

In case of unfavourable results, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing to interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (DL no. 4 / 2015 of January 7th).

Complaint and appeal procedures: The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list by final grade obtained on the site of the Centre of Biological Engineering of UMinho ( https://empregoceb.wordpress.com/ ), as well as by email to all applicants, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the jury deliberations.

The selected candidate must inform, within 10 working days from the notification of grant award, its willingness to accept the grant, in writing. In case of rejection, the fellowship will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of applicants.

The final decision can be contested within 15 working days, by sending to the President of the jury the corresponding claim. Interested parties may also submit an optional hierarchical appeal, addressed to Mrs. Pro-Rector for Research and Projects.

Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open for a minimum period of 10 working days after the notice publication on the European Scientific Mobility Portal Euraxess.

Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the following documents:

curriculum vitae;
qualifications certificate or declaration of the applicant

(Annex I – academic degrees and diplomas awarded by Portuguese higher education institutions)

(Annex III – academic degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions);

motivation letter;
statement proving that the applicant meets the conditions for the grant typology, according to the application requirements (annex II);
other documents important to the evaluation process.

Applications must be sent by email to [email protected] , indicating the reference of the call (CEB-BI-08-2024) for applications in Subject. Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.

Fellowship contract: The fellowship will be attributed by signing a fellowship contract between the University of Minho and the fellow, accordingly with the contract minute (annex IV of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, as indicated in 2.4 of the FCT document: “Rules for Granting and Management of Grants within the scope of R&D projects, including infrastructure projects, the multi-annual financing program for R&D units and other FCT financing instruments (Version 2021) ”.

The contract may only be concluded after all the documentation required is collected, which must take place within a maximum period of 6 months, including evidences of the academic degrees or diplomas and enrolment in degree courses or non-conferring courses, depending on the type of scholarship.

Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has a period of 60 working days to conclude the scholarship contract. Once received, the fellow must return the contract duly signed within 15 working days.

The activities under the fellowship contract can only began after proper authorization by the contracting entity.

Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts: Without prejudice to the other causes provided the fellowship regulations (FCT and UMinho) and in the Statute of the Research Fellow, the fellowship ends with the completion of the work plan, as well as with the expiration date for which it was granted or renewed.

At the end of the fellowship, the grantee is obliged to present a Final Report of the work carried out, in accordance with the objectives and evaluation criteria defined with the scientific advisor, within 30 days after the end of the scholarship.

The final report must be prepared in accordance with Annex I of the Scientific Research Fellowships Regulation of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021.

ANNEX I

Declaration of Honor

Academic habilitations

(Full name), carrying ID document number / passport number (XXXX), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the Multiannual Financing Program for R&D Units for the Biological Engineering Center of the University of Minho (UIDB/BIO/04469/2020), with financial support from FCT/MCTES, through National PIDDAC, published in the Euraxess portal, reference CEB-BI-08-2024, hereby declares to have a degree on (name of the course), concluded in the University of (XXXX), on the (conclusion date), with the final grade of (XXXX).

As it is not possible for me to submit proof of qualifications by the end of the competition, I declare that I undertake to submit the said certificate by the contractualisation phase of the fellowship, in case I am selected for the vacancy in the competition.

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

(Place), (date).

__________________________

(name)

ANNEX II

Declaration of Honor

(Full name), carrying ID document number / passport number (______), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the Multiannual Financing Program for R&D Units for the Biological Engineering Center of the University of Minho (UIDB/BIO/04469/2020), with financial support from FCT/MCTES, through National PIDDAC funds, published in the Euraxess portal, reference CEB-BI-08-2024), hereby declares that until now have never received any research grant.

hereby declares that have received the following research grants under the research fellowship statutes.

(fill in as appropriate):

Starting date	End date	Fellowship duration (month)	Type of fellowship	Fellowship Reference	Host/Contracting institution

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

(Place), (date).

__________________________

(name)

ANNEX III

Declaration of Honor

Academic habilitations

(Full name), carrying ID document number / passport number (XXXX), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the Multiannual Financing Program for R&D Units for the Biological Engineering Center of the University of Minho (UIDB/BIO/04469/2020), with financial support from FCT/MCTES, through National PIDDAC funds, published in the Euraxess portal, reference CEB-BI-08-2024, hereby declares to have a degree on (name of the course), concluded in the University of (XXXX), on the (conclusion date), with the final grade of (XXXX).

I have submitted my diploma for recognition at the University of XXXXX, according to the Decree-Law nº 66/2018 of August 16th, concluded in the XX/XX/XXXX, with the final grade of XXXXX out of YY.

As it is not possible for me to submit proof of qualifications by the end of the competition, I declare that I undertake to submit the said certificate by the contractualisation phase of the fellowrship, in case I am selected for the vacancy in the competition.

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

(Place), (date).

__________________________

Requirements

Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications