Research Grant

Reference: Public notice11/2021/BI/DBIO-UVS

NOTICE FOR THE AWARD OF RESEARCH GRANTS

A tender is hereby opened for the award of one Research Grant(s) (RG) under “Censo de Animais Errantes-2023"/DBIO/CESAM/UA, (DBIO/20204030/01/ERRANTES.PT/2020), under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Biology, Ecology, Veterinary Medicine and related areas

2. Financing Source: Fundo Florestal Permanente

3. Admission Requirements:

Biology, Ecology, Veterinary Medicine (or related areas) graduates, and enrolled in master courses or courses that do not confer academic degree integrated in the educational project of the University of Aveiro.

(View Courses at: Courses - University of Aveiro (ua.pt) and Training at UA - Universidade de Aveiro )

If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act .

4. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, and also the provisions of article 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro. The duration of the RG is, as a rule, annual, extendable to a maximum of two years, in the case of master's degrees, integrated master's degrees and non-degree courses, and the respective duration, including renewal, may be consecutive or interpolated, pursuant to no. 5 of Article 9 of the above mentioned Regulation.

5. Work plan: The purpose and object of the grant are the execution of the various tasks of the project, namely field work, analysis and processing of data collected in the field, as well as elaboration of reports and publication of the results obtained during the work carried out.

6. Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellow Statute, as amended by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28th; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions).

7. Workplace: The work will be carried out at Biology Department and CESAM of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Doctor Victor José Bandeira and Doctor Nuno Miguel Negrões Soares.

8. Duration of the grant(s): The grant duration will be 12 months, starting in March of 2022, and may be renewed up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 5 and 6 of article 9, of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

9. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €835.98, according to the table of values of monthly maintenance allowances, set out in Appendix III of the Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro,

10. Selection methods: The selection methods to be used will be the following: curriculum vitae assessment, with the respective value of:

- Final grade of the degree (5%);

- Proven experience in field work, with special focus on census and monitoring wildlife and/or domestic animals (dogs and cats) (30%);

- Proven experience in procedures for evaluating animals’ wellbeing, and also handling animals under the human care in institutions/associations that shelter cats and dogs (20%);

- Proven experience in implementing questionnaires and interviews (10%);

- Proven experience in managing complex datasets and respective data analysis (20%);

- Ease of communication, willingness to work in a team and ability to establish contacts and interviews with local stakeholders (10%);

- Immediate availability and flexible hours (5%).

11. Composition of the Selection Jury: Professor Fernando José Mendes Gonçalves (President of the Jury), Doctor Victor José Bandeira and Doctor Nuno Miguel Negrões Soares (permanent members), and Doctor João Luís Oliveira Carvalho and Doctor Eduardo Manuel Silva Loureiro Alves Ferreira (alternate members).

12. Deadline for applications and how to submit applications: The call is open from 7th to 23th December and only applications submitted within the deadline will be admitted.

Applications must be formalized by sending a letter of application accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificate of qualifications, declaration of honour and other supporting documents deemed relevant. They shall also indicate the e-mail address to which by such indication they accept to be notified for all purposes within this procedure.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to [email protected]

13. Form of publication/notification of results: The results of the evaluation shall be made public no later than 60 working days after the closing date for submission of applications and shall be notified to the applicants. The candidates are informed, in a prior hearing, under the terms established in the Code of Administrative Procedure, of the probable meaning of the final decision, and may, within 10 working days of this notification, express their opinion on this decision. The final results may be appealed to the Rector, to be submitted within 10 working days from the respective notification.

14. Tender duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid until March 31th , 2022 for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

Both the contract and final report models that need to be elaborated by the grantee and supervisor can be consulted at bolseiros - sgrh - Universidade de Aveiro (ua.pt) .

University of Aveiro, December 3th , 2021

(Fernando Gonçalves)