Call for the award of 1 (one) Research Grant for PhD students - Notice no. BID/1/FF/2024

12 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa

Research Field

Chemistry » Organic chemistry
Chemistry » Other
Pharmacological sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

26 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Other

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDEROPEN-01

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

No

Offer Description

It is made known that a call for the award of 1 (one) Research Grant for PhD students within the scope of the project “FUnctional Nucleic Acids as Versatile SMart BUilding BLocks in Non-ConventIonal SolvenTs”(HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 – 101099652), funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe Programme under the Grant Agreement no. 101099652, is open under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Organic Chemistry, or related areas

Research Grant Duration: The research grant will have a duration of 6 months, eventually renewable up to a maximum of 36 months, starting in March 2024, on an exclusivity regime in accordance with the Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Lisbon.

Work Plan: Development and synthesis of ionic liquids and eutectic mixtures and applications in organic catalysis and the dissolution of biomolecules.

Workplace and Scientific Guidance: The work will be carried out at research premises in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, under the supervision of Dr. Carlos Alberto Mateus Afonso, PhD, Full Professor, FFUL.

Formalization of applications: Applications must be sent in non-editable format (PDF), to the email [email protected] , containing the identification of the above-mentioned notice. Applications in paper format will not be accepted.

Application deadline: The deadline for applications is from 15th to 26th January 2024 (10 working days).

Requirements

Research Field

Chemistry » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Pharmacological sciences » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry » Organic chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Requirements:

• Laboratory experience and knowledge in Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

Specific Requirements

Admission Requirements:

• Integrated Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, or related areas1 .
• Being enrolled in a doctoral program in Pharmacy 2 .

1 All higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions need to be recognised by a Portuguese Institution in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August. The presentation of the recognition is mandatory for signing the contact. For further information, please visit Degree and Diploma Recognition | DGES .

2 During the application stage, if the candidates do not have in their possession the documents proving their enrolment in the doctoral program, those documents may be replaced by a declaration of honour. Proof of obtaining the degree and/or enrolment through the presentation of certificates must be carried out until the hiring, under penalty of annulment of the candidate's assessment due to error on the assumptions of fact, and consequent exclusion from this competition.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Level

Good

Additional Information
Benefits

The monthly maintenance allowance (scholarship) corresponds to 1.199,64€ and will be paid by bank transfer. The amounts set out in the Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Lisbon are allocated and altered in accordance with the annual alteration of maintenance grants made by the FCT, I.P.

In addition to the monthly maintenance stipend the grant holder will also be awarded with the value correspondent to the payment of the first step of Seguro Social Voluntário (voluntary payment of Social Security), in case he/she chooses to be included in this regime.

Eligibility criteria

Instruction of Application:

Application form containing the candidate's identification (available on the institutional website);

Curriculum Vitae containing the information necessary for the evaluation of the application;

Certificate proving ownership of an Integrated Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, or related areas;

(available on the institutional website);

Proof of enrolment in a doctoral program in Pharmacy, or substitution by presenting a declaration of honour (available on the institutional website);

Declaration of honour stating that there is no professional activity that violates the exclusivity regime (available on the institutional website);

Motivation Letter (optional);

Contact of two references (optional)

Other supporting documents considered relevant.

All the documents necessary for the submission of the application are available on the institutional website, through the link: https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/faculdade/recursos-humanos/recrutamento/bolsa-de-investigacao-para-estudantes-de-doutoramento-projeto-functional .

The documents that instruct the application must be submitted in Portuguese or English language.

No document that should have been submitted in the application phase can be submitted after the deadline set in the opening notice. Failure to comply with the deadline set for the submission of the application, as well as the lack or late submission of documents referred to in this point will determine the exclusion from the competition.

Selection process

Candidate's Merit: Aims to assess compliance with the formal requirements requested in the opening notice, but also to consider the suitability of the scientific area of ​​training and/or specialization, training and professional experience.

• Adequacy of the Scientific Training Area (AACF): Weighting of 30%

Integrated Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, or related areas – 0 to 20 values

• Training and Experience (FE): Weighting of 40%

Competence and theoretical training in Synthetic Organic Chemistry – 0 to 20 values

• Specific competencies for the proposed work plan (CEPTP): Weighting of 30%

Laboratory skills in Synthetic Organic Chemistry – 0 to 20 values

Final classification: The score obtained in the final classification results from the sum of the points obtained in the Candidate's Merit. An individual form will be filled for each candidate.

Composition of the Jury: The Jury responsible for the selection of the candidates will be constituted by:

• President – Carlos Alberto Mateus Afonso, PhD, Full Professor, FFUL;
• 1st Member of the Jury – Pedro Miguel Pimenta Góis, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, FFUL;
• 2nd Member of the Jury – Rafael Filipe Teixeira Arbuéz Gomes, PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor, FFUL
• 1st Substitute Member of the Jury – Filipa Alexandra Delgado Siopa, PhD, Junior Researcher, FFUL;
• 2nd Substitute Member of the Jury – Rui Ferreira Alves Moreira, PhD, Full Professor, FFUL.

Additional comments

Form of notification of results: All candidates will be notified of the final results of the evaluation by email and will have 10 working days after the aforementioned notification to make a statement, in accordance with the Code of Administrative Procedure.

After this notification, and in case there are no claims, the results will become final. In case of claims, and after the allegation is analyzed and accepted or rejected, the results will become final after 10 working days.

After the final decision is made, a complaint/appeal can be filed to the Director of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, Maria Beatriz da Silva Lima, PhD, Full Professor, within 10 working days from the date of notification.

 Applicable legislation and regulations: Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Lisbon, Order no. 6238/2020, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 113, of 12 June, republished by Order no. 8061/2022, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 126, of 1 July, and Research Fellowship Statute (EBI), Decree-Law no. 123/2019, published in Diário da República, 1st Series, no. 164, of 28 August.

Website for additional job details

https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/faculdade/recursos-humanos/recrutamento/bolsa-de-inve…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa

Country

Portugal

City

Lisbon

Postal Code

1649-003

Street

Avenida Professor Gama Pinto

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/faculdade/recursos-humanos/recrutamento/bolsa-de-inve…

Contact

State/Province

Lisboa

City

Lisboa

Website

https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/
https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/faculdade/recursos-humanos/recrutamento/bolsa-de-investigacao-para-estudantes-de-doutoramento-projeto-functional

Street

Avenida Professor Gama Pinto

Postal Code

1649-003

STATUS: EXPIRED