Announcement for the Opening of a Selection of an Initiation Research Grant – BII-15 - 1 Vacancy (...
Reference: 2022_067_BII_15_VerãoComCiencia
A competition is open for the attribution of 1 initiation research Grant under the Special Support Summer with Science - 2022, for scientific and technological research activities in an R&D unit for the enhancement of scientific and technological capacity and its relationship with higher education and society, financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology, supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, according to the following conditions:
1. Scientific area: Biological Sciences/Marine Sciences/Microbiology.
2. Admission requirements: We are looking for candidates enrolled in a higher technical professional course, a degree, an integrated masters or a master, aiming at the beginning of their scientific training through integration in R&D projects to be developed in national institutions, in order to carry out initial R&D activities.
Graduates who are enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree, integrated in the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units, may also apply.
BIIs cannot be awarded to anyone who has already benefited from research grants directly or indirectly financed by the FCT, awarded under the terms of the Research Grant Holder Statute, or to whom that, with the conclusion of the grant agreement in question, including the possible renewals, exceeds an accumulated period of one year in that type of grant, followed or interpolated.
3.Work plan: The selected candidate will work for the project “Metal impacts on deep-sea microbial communities and function (MIDFun)” and will participate in running metal exposure experiments with deep-sea bacterial isolates and quantify N2 O production as well as gene expression.
4. Legislation and official rules: Law nº.40/2004, 18th August (Research Fellowship Holder Statute) in its current version; Regulations for Studentships and Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. and CIIMAR Grants Regulation.
5. Work place: The work will be carried out at CIIMAR, under supervision of Miguel Semedo.
6. Duration of the contract: Duration of 1 month, starting between august and September 2022, under the regime of exclusive dedication.
7. Monthly salary: The monthly maintenance allowance is € 486,12, in agreement with the monthly maintenance stipend table of the grants directly attributed by FCT, I.P. within the country https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/Tabela_de_Valores_SMM_2022.pdf , by bank transfer payment.
8. Selection methods: The evaluation will take into account:
- Merit of the academic curriculum and performance (global appreciation taking into account the BSc and MSc degree (if the candidate is a MSc student), its appropriateness to the position as well as the performance of the candidate in such degree)- 40%
- Relevant experience and qualification for the proposed research area - 60%;
The jury reserves the right to not assign the research grant if none of the candidates meets all requirements and matches the desired profile.
9. Composition of the jury selection:
President of the jury: Miguel Semedo
Vogal: Catarina Magalhães
Vogal: Maria de Fátima Carvalho
10. Form of advertising/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be send through a list sorting the candidates according to their attributed mark, by e-mail and available in CIIMAR website; in case of disagreement, the candidates have a 10-working day term in which to contest the decision, if he/she so wishes, as provided for in the Código do Procedimento Administrativo in a preliminary hearing setting. The jury reserves the right to not assign the contract depending on the quality of the applications.
11. Deadline for application and presentation of applications: The competition is open from 15/7/2022 until 21/7/2022. The applications must be formalized, compulsorily, by sending the following documents:
- detailed Curriculum vitae;
- copy of the eligibility certificates or evidence of enrollment in a master/integrated master program or non-academic degree course, if applicable;
- motivation letter;
- contact e-mail address and phone number.
Applications must be sent by email to [email protected] with the reference 2022_067_BII_15_VerarComCiencia on the subject. Applications that do not include all the elements previously indicated will not be considered.
12. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: CIIMAR actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, by which no candidate can be privileged, can benefit or be put in disadvantage, or can be deprived of any rights or duties based on their social or cultural background, ethnic group or race, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic status, education, social condition, genetic assets, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic disease, nationality, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and unionization.
As set forth by the Decree Law 29/2001, the candidate with disability has preference if equally classified, which prevails over any other legal preference. The candidates with disability must declare in their application, on their word of honour, their degree and type of disability, and the means of communication/expression that are to be used in the selection process, as provided by the above mentioned legal diploma.
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