NOTICE FOR RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (1 vacancy)_Árvores em Coimbra Ref. BL 22 2024

20 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto Superior de Agronomia

Department

Núcleo de Recursos Humanos

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

3 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

NOTICE FOR RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP   (1 vacancy)

Resume:

A tender is open for the attribution of a Research Scholarship for R&D activities for students enrolled in a master's programme or graduates enrolled in non-academic degree courses   within the scope of the protocol “Árvores em Coimbra – estudos especializados para a quantificação dos serviços de ecossistema no município de Coimbra” (Trees in Coimbra - specialised studies to quantify ecosystem services in the municipality of Coimbra") taking place at Centre of Applied Ecology “Prof. Baeta Neves” , of   the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, financed by Câmara Municipal de Coimbra (Coimbra Municipality), to develop the tasks of Research & Development, under the following conditions:

1. TYPE, DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS and EXPECTED BEGINNING PERIOD OF THE SCHOLARSHIP

The tender is intended for the attribution of a Research Scholarship for R&D activities for students enrolled in a master's programme or graduates enrolled in non-academic degree courses , for a length time of 6 months, possibly renewable up to a maximum of 12 months, scheduled to start on May 2024.

2. WORK PLAN AND WORKPLACE:

The scholarship student will develop the following tasks:

- Participate in training sessions on the methodologies and procedures to be used during fieldwork and in the phase of integrating the information collected into databases.

- Participating in the preparation of material to take to field sessions

- Identifying tree specimens in the field (scientific and common names)

- Carry out a survey of biometric and other variables relating to street trees and the corresponding photographic survey

- Survey geographical coordinates during fieldwork

- Entering field records into databases

- Participating in the review, processing and analysis of statistical and/or geographical data (biodiversity, ecosystem services)

- Draw up reports.

The work will be carried out at the Centre for Applied Ecology "Professor Baeta Neves" at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, under the scientific supervision of Professors Ana Luísa Soares and Susana Dias. The fieldwork component will be carried out in Coimbra.

3. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Applications must be formalized by sending an e-mail to CEABN ([email protected] ) with the subject line  "Árvores em Coimbra Ref. BL 22 2024 ", accompanied by the following documents: letter of motivation, Curriculum Vitae, Certificate of Qualifications and other supporting documents deemed relevant.

Exceptionally, in duly justified situations, proof of enrolment in a cycle of studies or courses that do not lead to an academic degree may be delivered up to the date of the effective contracting;

If the selected candidate has a qualification awarded by a foreign higher education institution, this must be recognized by the Portuguese higher education institution by the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES, only in case of automatic recognition), under the terms of Decree-Law no. 341/2007, of 12 October, regulated by Notice no. 227/2017 , of July 25 and updated by Decree-Law No. 66/2018, published in the Diário da República, 1st series, No. 157, of August 16, 2018. For getting more information about this, we suggest consulting the DGES portal (http://www.dges.gov.pt ).  It may be waived to present it during the application phase for the support in question, with this condition being verified only during the grant contracting phase.

The application period will run from May 20th to June 3rd, 2024 .

4. SCHOLARSHIP RENEWAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Scholarships may be renewed for additional periods up to their maximum duration, provided that, at the renewal date, the conditions for their grant are verified, always depending on the request submitted, within 60 working days prior to the start date of the renewal, accompanied by the following documents: a) Detailed report of the work carried out, including the URL addresses of communications, publications and scientific creations resulting from the activity carried out, if any; b) Statement of the supervisor on the documents referred to in the preceding paragraph; c) Work plan for the renewal period. D) Document proving the renewal of enrollment in the cycle of studies required for granting the scholarship, in scholarships associated with cycles of studies or courses that do not confer an academic degree, except when this has already been concluded

5. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

5.1 Required Education Level:

Academic area of the degree held: Forestry Sciences, Agronomic Sciences, Biology and Landscape Architecture

5.2 Skills/Qualifications 

- Specific Requirements: - University degree. Knowledge of dendrometry

- Other requirements - Proof of enrolment: in non-degree courses (up to a maximum of 1 year) or degree courses (regardless of duration);

6. FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIP COMPONENTS

The grant will be financed by Câmara Municipal de Coimbra (Coimbra Municipality), within the scope of the project  “Árvores em Coimbra - estudos especializados para a quantificação dos serviços de ecossistema no município de Coimbra” (Trees in Coimbra - specialised studies to quantify ecosystem services in the municipality of Coimbra).

The amount of the monthly allowance is 990,98 € plus the reimbursement of voluntary social insurance (applicable to scholarships lasting six months or more), according to the table of values of monthly allowances, set out in Annex I of Regulation No. 950/2019  Microsoft Word - Tabela de Valores SMM_atualizacao 2024_NovoLogo (fct.pt)

The payment will be made via bank transfer.

7. EVALUATION CRITERIA

Selection Procedure:  The selection methods to be used will be as follows: curricular assessment (70%), and letter of motivation (30%). Preference will be given to candidates with:

- Knowledge of tree and shrub species identification

- Knowledge of handling equipment for collecting dendrometric variables and GPS

- Knowledge of using databases (e.g. excel, access)

- Knowledge of geographic information systems (ArcMap or QGIS)

- Willingness to travel frequently to carry out fieldwork in the municipality of Coimbra, which includes walking on the different streets

8. EVALUATION

Composition of the Assessment Committee:  President of the Jury - Professor Ana Luísa Soares; Effective Member - Leónia Nunes (PhD);  Effective Member - Professor Susana Dias; Substitute Member - Inês Marques Duarte (PhD); Substitute Member - Professor Francisco Castro Rêgo.

9. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS

Form of advertising/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be publicized, through a list ordered, alphabetically, by final grade, posted in a visible and public place of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, with the candidate being approved notified via email.

10. TERMS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRIOR HEARING, CLAIM AND APPEAL

After communicating the provisional list of the evaluation results, the candidates with a project of decision unfavorable to the granting of the scholarship, have a period of 10 working days to, if they wish, do their statements in the preliminary hearing of interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and following of the Code of Administrative Procedure. The final decision will be rendered after the analysis of the statements presented during a prior hearing of interested parties.

In the event that a scholarship holder terminates his scholarship in advance, the evaluation of the contest in question may be used to contract a new scholarship with the candidate who was in the position immediately after. The recruitment reserve is valid for a period of 18 months from the date of approval of the final ranking list, pursuant to article 25 of Ordinance 233/2022, of 9 September.

11. SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT MODEL AND FINAL REPORTS

11.1 - The scholarship contract must include:

a) The identification of the scholarship holder and the scientific advisor or coordinator;

b) The identification of the host and financial entities;

c) The applicable legislation, Regulation No. 950/2019;

d) The plan of activities to be developed by the scholarship holder;

e) Indication of the duration and start date of the grant.

11. 2 - The Scholarship Holder Status is automatically granted with the signing of the contract, always referring to the start date of the scholarship.

11.3 - The scholarship holder must submit to ISA, within 60 working days after the end of the scholarship, in electronic format, a final report of their activities containing the activities developed and results obtained, including communications, publications and scientific creations resulting from the developed activity, and respective URL addresses, accompanied by the opinion of the supervisors.

12. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL ACCESS POLICY

No candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.

13. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS:

Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law no. 40/2004, published in Diário da República no. 194/2004, Series I-A, 2004‐08‐18, in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28 and FCT Scholarship Regulation - Regulation No. 950/2019, of December 16, 2019 (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamentos.phtml.pt ).

Authorized on May 16, 2024 by the President of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Professor António Guerreiro de Brito.

Requirements

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Instituto Superior de agronomia

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Lisboa

City

Lisboa

Website

https://www.isa.ulisboa.pt/daf/nrh/concursos/bolseiros/bolsa-de-investigacao-65
https://www.isa.ulisboa.pt

Street

Tapada da Ajuda

Postal Code

1349-017 Lisboa

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED