Scientific Research Fellowship (BI) 053/2022

Nº 053/2022

OPEN CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION WITHIN THE TERMS LAID DOWN OF THE REGULATIONS FOR RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE

TITLE: One Research Grant

It is now open a call for one Research Grant within the project FA_06_2017_046 "PLASTICSEA -The impact of microplastics in the ocean, sea salt and aquiculture”, funded by Fundo Azul, with the following conditions:

Research Field:Marine and Environmental Sciences

Admission Requirements: candidates must have a Master's degree in Earth, Sea and Environmental Sciences or a related field and have experience in analyzing microplastics in water, sediment and bivalve molluscs, as well as the required research experience and other admission requirements,, taking into consideration the of University Of Algarve’s Research Grants Regulation (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2021/10/210000000/0013700149.pdf ).

Candidates must be enrolled in a degree-granting study cycle or in a post-graduate course that does not confer an academic degree, taught at the University of Algarve, except in cases where there is no training offer at UAlg in the area of the competition.

Work Plan: candidates must carry out analyzes of water, sediments and marine organisms. They should also carry out the determination of the concentration of microplastics in the same matrices as well as the identification of the quantity, shape, size and color of the microplastics detected and identify their chemical composition through the FTIR method. Based on the results obtained, they should also map the results, identifying the most contaminated sites and suggesting mitigation measures.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nº 40/2004, of August 18, in the current wording conferred by Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of August 28 and the Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Algarve (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2021/10/210000000/0013700149.pdf ) and the Regulation for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology (https://www.fct.pt/apoios /bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf ).

Working place: The work will be developed at the Centre for Marine and Environmental Research from the University of Algarve, jointly with the Researcher Full Professor Maria João Bebianno, principal investigator of the PlasticSea project and coordinator.

Duration of the grant: The grant will have a first contract of 4 (four) months duration, beginning on September 2022. The grant contract may be renewable until the end of the project, taking into account the new Regulations for Research Grants of the University of Algarve (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2021/10/210000000/0013700149.pdf ).

Value of monthly maintenance allowance: The monthly maintenance allowance corresponds to 1.144.64 euros. The maintenance allowance will be paid monthly by bank transfer. (https://files.dre.pt/2s/2022/03/057000000/0023900239.pdf )

Selection criteria will be as follows: In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 11 of the Regulation of Research Regulation of the University of the Algarve, the evaluation of candidates focuses only on the following criteria: curricular evaluation (35%), experience of analysis of quantification of myoplastics in samples of water, sediments and marine organisms (35%) and experience in identifying different types of myoplastics by µFTIR or µRaman (20%).

The evaluation process may include one interview, to all or some candidates selected by the panel, weighting a maximum of 20% of the total score.

The tender jury shall comprise the following members:

-Maria João Bebianno (President)

- Cristina Veiga Pires.(Effective member)

- Delminda de Jesus Moura (Effective member)

- Nélia Mestre (Substitute member)

Publication and notification of the results: Final results will be publicized through an ordered list according to the final grade and posted in a conspicuous and public local of Building 7 and communicated to the applicants by e-mail to the addresses indicated by each candidate.

Deadline for applications and submission forms: the call is open from 27/07/2022 to 09/08/2022 .

Applications must be accompanied by the following documents:

Official identification document (simple copy or legal equivalent). If you have a nationality other than Portuguese, you should present a residence permit, permanent residence certificate or long-term resident status, valid on the scholarship start date, any of which may be replaced, in its absence, by a declaration of commitment. However, one of the previous must be delivered at the contracting phase, under penalty of forfeiture of the granting of the scholarship;

Copy of the qualification certificates of the academic degrees held, specifying the final classification and, if possible, the classifications obtained in all subjects taken;

If the doctorate has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must conform to the rules established in Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of August 16, and all required formalities must be complied with up to the date of termination deadline for submission of the application. If the completed process is not found until the end of the application deadline, the candidate must prove that he / she has requested the recognition of the degree.

Curriculum Vitae;

Passport or identification card for European applicants (copy);

Taxpayer Identification Number (NIF), if you have a nationality other than Portuguese, it must be submitted during the scholarship contracting phase, under penalty of forfeiture of the scholarship award;

Other documents considered important

The Application Request, dated and signed, must be addressed to the President of the Evaluation Panel (https://www.ualg.pt/sites/default/files/documentos/2021-07/anexo-iii-requerimento-para-candidatura-bolsaen20210707.pdf ) for the following address: Universidade do Algarve/CIMA, campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Reference (Edital nº 053/2022) or by [email protected] to the Scientific Coordinator. If the Application Request is sent by email, the applicant must duly express his/her consent that all notifications regarding this application are sent to the email address given.

-Supporting documents stating that the applicant gathers all the requirements for this grant, namely the enrolment certificate in an awarding degree study cycle or in a postgraduate course;

-Supervisor Declaration taking the responsibility for the Work plan supervision, according to article 5º-A of the Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, as well as assuring the necessary conditions for the development of the work plan and in compliance with article 13 º of the Statute of Scientific Research Fellow;

-Declaration of the Grant acceptance;

-Declaration of commitment stating the exclusivity regime

Complaints and Appeal Deadlines and procedures

On the decision for granting the Research Grant, candidates may, if they wish, comment on the hearing of interested parties, within 10 working days, under the terms provided for in the Administrative Procedure Code.

From the practice or omission of any act of the evaluation panel, candidates can complain to the body, within 10 working days.

The final decision of the evaluation panel can be appealed to the Rector within 15 working days after the respective notification.

scholarship contractWith the applicant(s) selected, and after receiving all the required documentation, a scholarship contract will be signed in accordance with the attached model.Assessment of the scholarship holder(s)At the end of each period of duration of the scholarship contract, the activity developed by the scholarship holder(s) is evaluated by the supervisor, by applying the following criteria, in accordance with the attached model:

a) Number of analyzes carried out on samples of water, sediments and bivalve molluscs

b) Detailed report of the work developed during the scholarship period.

University of the Algarve reserves the right to cancel this application procedure if by any means the contract celebration with the funding entity is not established.

Doctor Maria João Bebianno