One Research Grant – Master’S Degree - Norte-01-0145-Feder-000040
Universities and Institutes of Portugal
24 May 2023
Job InformationOrganisation/Company
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto
Research Field
Biological sciences » Other
Researcher Profile
Established Researcher (R3)
Country
Portugal
Application Deadline
7 Jun 2023 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract
Not Applicable
Job Status
Other
Offer Starting Date
25 May 2023
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer DescriptionCall open for applications for one research grant (Master's Degree), enrolled in a PhD, within the research project ATLANTIDA - NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040, under the following conditions: under the following conditions:
Scientific Area: Natural, Earth and Related Environmental Sciences/ Engineering and Technology Sciences/ Exact Sciences
Admission requirements :
To have a Master's degree in degree in biological sciences, environmental sciences, engineering or physics;
To be enrolled in PhD related to biological sciences, environmental sciences, engineering or physics.
Although the recipients must be enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to the attribution of an academic degree or in a course not conferring an academic degree, at the time of application it is not necessary for the candidate to have made such an enrollment, and proof of enrollment must be presented until thefellowship is contractualized. Candidates are only required to meet the requirements to enroll in the training offer. If there are candidates already enrolled (including attending a course), they compete on an equal footing with those who are not enrolled.
Note: In the case of masters who are enrolled in courses that do not confer academic degree, the research grant can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with the signing of the research grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in this type of grant, consecutive or interpolated.
Preferences Requirements: will be given to candidates with: experience in empirical ecological data analysis, underwater acoustics, Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Hiring Requirements: If the qualification has been granted by a foreign higher education institution, it will have to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, pursuant to article 25 of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of 16 August, which approves the regime legal recognition of academic degrees and diplomas in Higher Education, arising from foreign higher education institutions, and paragraph e) of paragraph 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law No. 60/2018, of August 3, all of which the formalities must be fulfilled there until the contracting act.
Activity Outline : The grand holder will work in coastal monitoring, applying sensors and probes, particularly focused on water quality parameters and underwater acoustics. His/her tasks include:
Legislation and regulations : Law no. 40/2014, updated by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of 28 August (Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder); Regulation no. 950/2019 of 16 December (Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology); Regulation no. 184/2021, of 3 March (Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Porto) and Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16 August (Legal Regime of Recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education awarded by Foreign Higher Education Institutions).
Work place : Work shall be carried out at CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Matosinhos, Portugal, under supervision of PhD Ana Bio.
Grant duration: The scholarship will have a duration of 3 and 1/2 months, starting on the 15st of June 2023.
Maintenance allowance amount: The grant stipend amounts to 1199,64 € according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country (https: // www. fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). The payment will be made by bank transfer.
Voluntary Social Insurance: As long as the grant lasts 6 months or more, and in compliance with the provisions of the current version of the Grant Holder Statute, the grant holder will be entitled to have FCUP support the costs resulting from the contributions that fall into the first of the tax brackets. The grant holder will be responsible for contributions beyond the first tax bracket, should the grant holder opt for a higher coverage.
Personal Accident Insurance: During the grant period, the grant holder will be covered by a personal accident insurance policy.
Selection procedure:
The selection method shall be based on a global analysis of the Curriculum Vitae, according to the following criteria:
A – Masters degree in an area that is relevant for the work;
B – Experience in acoustics;
C – Experience in GIS;
D – One or more publications in topics related to coastal monitoring.
The final classification (FC) will be calculated as follows:
FC=A60% +B15%+C15%+D10%
The best 2 candidates may be invited for an interview, which will account for 10% of the classification.
The jury reserves the right not to award the scholarship in competition if none of the candidates satisfies all requirements and has the pretended profile.
The candidate who has a foreign academic degree or diploma whose final classification is expressed on a different classification scale from the Portuguese one or does not have a classification, for evaluation purposes, must present a document proving the recognition of the foreign degree or diploma and the conversion of the classification for the Portuguese classification scale until the closing date of applications for the competition.
If the documents attesting the degree submitted by the candidates do not present the final classification of the degree required in this notice with the respective grade converted to the Portuguese classification scale, the jury will consider, for evaluation purposes, that the candidate has the minimum classification (10 points) of a maximum of 20 points) required to obtain a degree in Portugal.
Candidates whose application has been assessed with a final classification less than 13 points are not eligible to sign the contract of the fellowship.
Selection committee:
Advertisement of final decision : The final results of the evaluation will be published through a list ordered by final classification, sent to candidates by email. It is further informed that, pursuant to the provisions of articles 121 et seq. of the Code of Administrative Procedure, it has a legal period of 10 working days from the day immediately following the notification, to make a decision, if it so wishes. A complaint may be filed against this decision within 15 working days or, alternatively, an appeal may be filed within 30 working days, addressed to the Director of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, pursuant to article 191 et seq. of the Code of Administrative Procedure. The host entity may use the final ranking list to replace the selected grantee in case he/she gives up the position, up to one year.
Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications The deadline for submitting applications will be 10 days from the date of publication of the Research Grant Announcement. Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, through the web page of Infociências of this opening (https: // info.fc.up.pt/fcup/pedidos/users/novo.php?fid=1291&formulario=501)
accompanied by the following documents:
a) Motivation letter;
b) Detailed Curriculum Vitae;
c) Certificate of academic qualifications;
d) Declaration of eligibility (in attached);
e) Other relevant documents;
The documents indicated in points a) to e) must be submitted in a single file in zip format on the tender page.
Supporting documents for the contract : At the time of signing the contract, the grant holder must provide the following documents:
Commitment
In compliance with paragraph h) of Article 9 of the Constitution, the University of Porto, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional advancement, scrupulously avoiding any form of discrimination. In this spirit, terms such as “candidate,” “author,” or “teacher,” among others that refer to the people who apply for this recruitment tender are used as gender neutral.
In addition, no candidate may be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty on grounds of ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social status, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and trade union membership.
The call is open from 25/05/2023 to 07/06/2023.
RequirementsResearch Field
Biological sciences » Other
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent
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Work Location(s)Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto
Country
Portugal
City
Porto
Postal Code
4169-007
Street
University of Porto – Pólo do Campo Alegre
Website
https: // info.fc.up.pt/fcup/pedidos/users/novo.php?fid=1291&formulario=501
ContactState/Province
Porto
City
Porto
Website
https: // sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/noticiasgeral.vernoticia?pnr=103375
Street
University of Porto – Pólo do Campo Alegre
Postal Code
4169-007
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