24 May 2023
Job InformationOrganisation/Company
University of Aveiro
Department
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
Research Field
Chemistry
Researcher Profile
Established Researcher (R3)
Country
Portugal
Application Deadline
7 Jun 2023 - 18:00 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
40
Offer Starting Date
25 May 2023
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 DescriptionAn international public notice is open for recruitment in the form of an Uncertain Term Work Contract, under the Portuguese Labour Code, a position for a First Level Doctorate Researcher or the exercise of activities of scientific research in the scientific area of Chemistry, to exercise the functions on the development of methodologies for the detection of microplastics and microfibers, identifying the project BE@T - Bioeconomy for Textiles and Clothing, Investment TC-C12-i01 – Sustainable Bioeconomy (N. 01/C12-i01/2021), Promotion of Sustainable Bioeconomy, Textile and Clothing, supported by the PRR, funded by the European Union.
The present public notice was opened on 2 May 2023 by order of the Rector of the University of Aveiro, following the proposal of the Scientific Council.
The contest is governed by the provisions of Decree-Law 57/2016, August 29, that approves the rules for post-doctoral work contracts, designed to stimulate employment in science and technology in all areas of knowledge (RJEC) within the legal provisions of the Labor Code, Law on 7/2009, February 12, in its current wording and other applicable legislation and regulations.
The monthly payment corresponds to 2206,05€.
1 — Admission requirements:
Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) who hold a doctorate degree in Chemistry, or Environmental Sciences, or Biology or scientific area related and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activity to be performed, can submit their applications. Candidate(s) of the contest holding qualifications obtained abroad must prove the recognition, equivalence or registration of the doctor degree, in accordance with the applicable legislation. This formality must be fulfilled up to the date of signing the contract.
2 — Formalisation of the applications:
The applications are addressed to the Rector of the University of Aveiro as follows:
2.1 — The application should include, among others, the following elements:
a) Call identification;
b) Applicant's identification: full name, birth date, nationality, mailing address and email;
c) Identification of the institution where the applicant is presently working and his/her position there, when applicable;
d) Identification of degrees held by the applicant;
e) Statement by the applicant declaring that the elements or facts contained in the application are correct and accurate.
2.2 — The application should include the following documents:
a) Copy of detailed and structured curriculum vitae according to items in point 5;
b) Other relevant documents for the evaluation of qualification in related scientific area;
c) Any other documents that the applicant considers relevant, namely for the assessment of the information referred to in no. 2 of article 5 of the RJEC.
2.3 — The curriculum vitae should contain:
a) Full identification;
b) Contacts: address, telephone number and email;
c) Copy of the certificate with the respective mark or grade or other document that is legally recognised for the same purpose;
d) All pertinent information for assessing the application considering the selection and ranking criteria of the present call, organized according to the sub-items of the assessment set forth in Section 5 below.
2.4 — Submission of the application:
2.4.1 — The application may be submitted in Portuguese or in English, by email, to the Human Resources Department of the University of Aveiro (sgrh- [email protected]), until the deadline stipulated in this Notice.
2.4.2 — The applicants are required to present a “message sent” confirmation as proof of the application submission.
2.4.3 — Instructions for the submission of applications, in digital format, are available in the Competition and Job Offers of Human Resources area at https: // www. ua.pt/en/sgrh/pessoal-investigador-novos-concursos-e-ofertas.
2.5 — Failure to comply with the deadline for submission of the application, as well as the incorrect formalization of the application, result in the exclusion of the application. The exclusion decision is communicated to candidates by e-mail for the purpose of their hearing.
3 — Call Jury:
3.1 — In accordance with article 13 of the RJEC the call jury has the following composition:
President: Teresa Alexandra Peixoto da Rocha Santos, Principal Researcher with Habilitation from the University of Aveiro.
Jury members:
Professor Armando da Costa Duarte, Retired Professor from the University of Aveiro.
Doctor João Miguel Martins Novaes Pinto da Costa, Equivalent to Assistant Researcher from the University of Aveiro.
Substitute members:
Doctor Regina Maria Brandão de Oliveira Duarte, Principal Researcher, from the University of Aveiro.
Doctor Isabel Maria Cunha Antunes Lopes, Principal Researcher, from the University of Aveiro.
4 — Jury operation rules
4.1 — The deliberations are held by roll call voting requiring the absolute majority of votes of the members of the jury present at the meeting, not permitting abstentions.
4.2 — The jury deliberates approval on absolute merit, based on the merit of the overall curriculum of candidates with regards to the scientific area of the Competition and also taking into account, cumulatively, compliance with at least one of the following requisites:
4.2.1 — The applicant is the author or co-author of at least 5 articles, in the scientific area that the Competition is open, indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science from Clarivate Analytics where document type = article or document type = review, or in the SCI Verse Scopus with the same characteristics;
or
4.2.2 — Have obtained a total of at least 50 citations in the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science from Clarivate Analytics or in the SCI Verse Scopus, relating to the scientific works produced in the area for which the contest is open,
or
4.2.3 — Have obtained an average of 5 citations per article in the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science from Clarivate Analytics or in the SCI Verse Scopus, relating to the scientific works produced in the area for which the contest is open,
4.3 — The exclusion decision in absolute merit is communicated to candidates by e-mail for the purpose of their hearing.
4.4 — After the phase of approval in absolute merit, the jury will begin the process of appraisal of applications, taking into account the criteria set out in this notice.
5 — Evaluation and selection:
5.1 —The selection method is curricular evaluation.
5.2 — The evaluation of the scientific and curricular course focuses on the relevance, quality and timeliness:
a) Of scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production in the last five years, deemed most relevant by the candidate;
b) Of applied research activities, or based on practical work, developed in the last five years, deemed most impactful by the candidate;
c) Of knowledge extension and dissemination activities developed in the last five years, namely under the scope of the promotion of culture and scientific practices, deemed most relevant by the candidate;
d) Of the activities of management of science, technology and innovation programmes, or the experience in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological, or higher education system, in Portugal or abroad.
5.3— The five-year period mentioned above can be extended by the panel, if requested by the candidate, whenever the suspension of scientific activities is reasoned by socially protected grounds like parental leave, long-term serious illness, and other legal situations of unavailability to work.
6 — Curricular Evaluation. This component of the evaluation is expressed on a numerical scale from 0 to 20 taking into account the following criteria:
6.1 — Curricular evaluation criteria are:
6.1.1 - Criteria for the evaluation of the scientific performance of the last five years considered more relevant by the candidate (16 points);
-Scientific Production. Quality and quantity of scientific production in the area that the Competition is open (books, articles in scientific journals, papers presented in conferences) expressed by the number and type of publications, and the recognition given by the scientific community (the quality of the location where it has been published and the references made by other authors);
The candidate should list their publication mentioning the type of article, DOI, number of citations excluding self-citation, quartile of the journal, and impact factor of the journal (2022). Special emphasis will be given to publications in the area of microplastics.
-Coordination and participation in scientific projects. The quality and quantity of scientific projects in which the applicant has participated within the subject area of the Competition, whether financed through public funds of national or international agencies or by enterprises. The assessment of the quality must take into account the funding obtained, the degree of difficulty of the funding competition, the expert assessment of the projects and the resulting prototypes, particularly if they led to the development of products or services.
-Intervention in scientific community. Assessing the capacity to intervene in scientific community, particularly by organizing events, being (co-)editor of scientific journals, participation in the assessment of projects and articles, being invited to give speeches, being a member of academic juris.
6.1.2 - Criteria for evaluating extension and knowledge dissemination activities developed over the past five years, in particular in the context of promoting culture and scientific practices, considered to be of greatest impact by the candidate (3 points);
Proven experience (articles, theses, reports) on the extraction, characterization and quantification of microplastics and microfibers.
Patents, registration and ownership of rights, elaboration of technical regulation and legislation. Patent authorship and co-authorship, records of ownership of intellectual property rights regarding software, mathematical methods and rules of mental activity. Participation in standardization committees and in the drafting of legislative projects and technical regulation. The evaluation of this criterion should also take into account the resulting economic valuation of patents and intellectual property rights.
Participation in consulting activities, tests and measurements involving the private and/or the public sector. Participation as a former in vocational training courses or technological expertise directed at companies or the public sector. The evaluation of this criterion should also take into account the economic valorization of research results achieved, measured by the contracts of technology transfer and development that have resulted and contribution to the creation of spin-off companies.
Participation in initiatives to disseminate scientific and technological knowledge under the auspices of the scientific community (for example organization of congresses and conferences) and to various audiences. Publications to disseminate science and technology. Presentation of lectures and seminars for the general public.
6.1.3 - Criteria for the evaluation of the activities of program management for science, technology and innovation, or experience in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological system or in higher education, in Portugal or abroad (1 point);
The candidate's participation in activities of scientific, technological and management innovation, or on the observation and monitoring of science and technology or system of higher education, in Portugal or abroad.
6.2 — The score obtained in the curricular evaluation method is expressed in numeric scale of 0 to 20, considering the valuation up to two decimal places.
6.3 — The jury deliberates by vote justified according to the criteria of evaluation, no abstentions are allowed.
6.4 — The classification of each candidate is obtained by averaging the scores of each of the elements of the jury. In case of a tie, the decision of the tie-breaker shall be the responsibility of the chairman of the jury.
6.5 —Candidates who obtained a rating of less than 12 points are excluded from the public notice.
7 — Participation of the parties and decision:
7.1 — The final ordering project is communicated to candidates by e-mail for the purpose of their hearing.
7.2 — At the hearing of the interested parties, the jury appreciates the allegations offered and approves the final ordering list of candidates.
8 — Publication of Competition Notice
In addition to being publish in Series 2 of the Diário da República the present notice is also published in:
a) The Public Employment Pool (BEP);
b) The website of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., in Portuguese and English;
c) The website of the University of Aveiro, in Portuguese and English;
d) In a national newspaper.
9 — This tender is exclusively destined to fill this specify vacancy and can be terminated at any time until approval of final candidate list, expiring with the respective occupation of said vacancy.
10 — In compliance with paragraph h) of Article 9 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, the Government, as the employing entity, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional advancement, scrupulously taking measures to avoid any form of discrimination.
RequirementsResearch Field
Chemistry
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Research Field
Environmental science
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Research Field
Biological sciences
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Additional comments
The Portuguese version of this public announcement may be found at the link: https: // www. ua.pt/pt/sgrh/pessoal-investigador-novos-concursos-e-ofertas;
Work Location(s)Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
CESAM
Country
Portugal
City
Aveiro
Postal Code
3810-193
Street
Campus Universitário de Santiago
Geofield
Where to applyCity
Aveiro
Website
https:// www. cesam-la.pt
Street
Universidade de Aveiro, Edifício 3, Campus Universitário de Santiago,
Postal Code
3810-193
STATUS: EXPIRED