Scientific research fellowship (BI) - Project “Packaging of the Future | + ECOLOGICAL + DIGITAL + INCLUSIVE — PPS1 –

10 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Politécnico de Leiria

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

24 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

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

No

Offer Description

The Polytechnic of Leiria is now opening applications for (one) scientific research fellowship (BI) within the project “Packaging of the Future | + ECOLOGICAL + DIGITAL + INCLUSIVE — PPS1 – “Food packaging made of recycled polyethylene from fossil and biological origin”, co-financed by Component 12 – Promotion of Sustainable Bioeconomy, integrated into the Climate Transition Dimension of the Recovery and Resilience Plan within the scope of the Recovery Mechanism and Resilience (MRR) of the European Union (EU), framed in the Next Generation EU, for the period 2021 – 2026, under the following terms:

. SCIENTIFIC AREA: Biotechnology of Marine Resources.

. RECIPIENTS: Masters in Biotechnology of Marine Resources, enrolled in courses that do not lead to an academic degree.

. DURATION: The scholarship will last for 12 months, possibly renewable until the end of the project and is expected to start on 1 july 2024.

. WORK PLAN: Food behavior tests and migration tests: Optimization of protocols for studies of shelf-life and physical-chemical and microbiological stability of foods under study and optimization of protocols for migration tests of compounds from recycled polyethylene packaging.

. WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be carried out at MARE of the Polytechnic of Leiria, under the scientific guidance of Doctor Filipa Rego Pinto Gomes.

. GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance stipend of € 1259,64, according to the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores ) plus, if applicable, the monthly Voluntary Social Insurance, according to the conditions defined in the Research Fellowship Holder statute, as well as the Personal Accident Insurance, during the research fellowship period.

. PAYMENT: The maintenance stipend will be monthly processed, through bank transfer, to the account identified by the research fellow.

. ACTIVITY SCHEME: Exclusivity, according to the applicable legislation.

. EVALUATION PANEL: The jury responsible for the applications evaluation will be constituted by PhD Professors: Filipa Rego Pinto Gomes (president), Maria Manuel Gil de Figueiredo Leitão da Silva Cátia and Susana Luísa da Custódia Machado Mendes (effective members); Sónia Duarte Barroso and Alice Isabel Mendes Martins (substitute members).

. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 of April to 24 of April of 2024.

. SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: The evaluation will be carried out through curricular analysis and a possible interview, and will focus on the candidate's merit, which will be considered and weighted according to the following:

a) Academic Qualification (HA): suitability of the area and final master’s degree classification;

b) Scientific production and participation in research projects (PCPP);

c) Specific experience and knowledge in the project area (ECE).

d) Evaluation of the motivation letter/measurement of motivation and interest in the project area (M) being the final grade, (NF) = [HA*0.3 + PCPP*0.3 + ECE*0.3 + M* 0.1].

If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, the top three classified in the curricular analysis will be invited to an interview (ENT), with the final grade (NFE) = [NF*0.6 + ENT*0.4].

Observation: If the candidate(s) with foreign qualifications(s) do not present, during the application phase, the recognition of the degree or foreign diploma and the classification conversion to the Portuguese scale, the jury defines the conversion only for the application purposes based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when not possible, applies the minimal classification of 10 points.

Note that foreign academic degrees need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, in accordance with  Decree-law no. 66/2018 , dated August 16th , and  Ordinance no. 33/2019 , dated January 25th . The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for signing the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES: Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:

a) National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;

b) Third-party states citizens;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.

. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: Applications must be addressed by email to the president of jury ([email protected] , indicating in the subject: “BI - Packaging of the Future — PPS1”, accompanied by the following documents:

- Application form available at https://www.ipleiria.pt/investigar/bolsas-idi/concursos-abertos/

-Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree(s) and/or required application diploma(s), preferably with the final average and curricular units’ classification. Candidates with foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma in the terms of the Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th . These documents can be dismissed during the application phase, by submitting a declaration of honour available in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application, with the verification of this condition occurring only in the contract signing phase;

- (optional during the application phase) Document proving the enrolment and registration in the study cycle or non-awarding degree course, as stated in the application announcement;

- Updated candidate Curriculum Vitae;

- Document(s) supporting other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the announcement;

- Other certifications and/or other documents considered relevant by the candidate.

. RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINTS: The jury will send to the candidates, by e-mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) within 90 working days  after the application deadline. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to pronounce, if they wish, in the appropriate form available in the institutional webpage, under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the previous hearing of interested parties, of which a complaint can be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the research fellowship award procedure, if the final ordering list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates higher than the number of research fellowships to be filled, an internal recruitment reserve is always created, which can be used when there is need for occupation due to withdrawal of the scholarship holder, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during the eligibility of the project.

. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION: Regulation of Scientific Research Grants of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Regulation no. 152/2021, of February 22, published in Series II of the Official Gazette no. 36. https://www.ipleiria.pt/wp- content/uploads/2021/05/Regulamento-Bolsas-PLeiria.pdf

 

Leiria, April 10, 2024

The Vice-president of the Polytechnic of Leiria

Pedro Assunção

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Education Level

Undergraduate

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Leiria

City

Leiria

Website

https://www.ipleiria.pt/

Street

Leiria

STATUS: EXPIRED