Scientific research fellowship (BI) within the project MoreMedDiet

15 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Politécnico de Leiria

Research Field

Biological sciences » Nutritional sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

1 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/London)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020

Reference Number

PRIMA/0002/2022

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 MoreMedDiet - More on the adoption of a healthy Mediterranean diet (PRIMA/0002/2022), cofinanced by FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology, in the following terms:

 

. SCIENTIFIC AREA: Food Engineering, Food Biotechnology, Nutrition or related areas

. RECIPIENTS: Master's degree in food technology, food biotechnology, nutrition or related fields enrolled in non-degree courses.

. DURATION: 12 months, non-renewable. The fellowship is due to start in March 2024.

. WORK PLAN: Evaluate consumer behaviour in food choice; design 5 attractive, healthy and sustainable MedDiet recipes based on consumer opinion; support the development of a digitised traceability system throughout the food chain; study the influence of people's adherence to DM in relation to nutrition and health.

. WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at the MARE (IPLeiria), under the supervision of Professor Filipa Rego Pinto Gomes.

. GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance stipend of € 1 259,64, 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: Maria Manuel Gil (president), Filipa Rego Pinto Gomes and Susana Luísa da Custódia Machado Mendes (effective members); Sónia Duarte Barroso and Alice Isabel Mendes Martins (substitute members).

. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 16 of February to 1 of March of 2024.

. SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: Evaluation will be based on the curricular analysis and eventual interview, and will focus on the candidate merit according to the following:

 

 

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 to the president of the jury and sent by e-mail to [email protected] , with the subject “BI -MoreMedDiet”, accompanied by the following documents: presenting  the application form available at www.ipleiria.pt with the following documentation attached: - Application form available at https://www.ipleiria.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Minuta-A6-Formulario-de-candidatura_modelo2020.docx

- 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: Research Fellowship Holder statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18th , in its current wording; Regulation no. 950/2019 [FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships, I.P.] (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf )

 

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Nutritional sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

MARE/IPLeiria

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