International selection procedure for the recruitment of a PhD scientific Researcher in the framework of the Horizon Europe CERISE project

Only national, foreign and stateless candidates who hold a Doctor's degree in Geophysical Sciences, Physics, or related areas can apply for the competition, under penalty of exclusion. Candidates who obtained the PhD in a foreign country need a Portuguese Recognition issued by a Portuguese high degree Institution, according to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018, of August 16th. The presentation of such Recognition is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained in: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition.

The evaluation of the scientific track and CV will focus on its relevance, and quality, measured in a scale between 1 and 20 points, with the exclusion of candidates with a classification below 9.5, with the following weighted criteria:

a) Scientific and technological production in areas covered in this posts, namely geophysical sciences, meteorology, physics in the last 5 years (5 points);

b) Applied research activities developed in the last 5 years and considered of relevance by the applicant, namely (10 points):

b1) Scientific programming in high level languages (e.g. Fortran, C, C++, Python, R);

b2) Applications of climate model data and Earth Observation data.

b3) Earth System modelling and/or processing of Earth Observation data in HPC environment.               

c) Dissemination activities in the areas covered in this post in the last 5 years (2 points);

d) Management activities associated with science, technology, and innovation (3 points).

Remuneration is fixed in accordance with article 15 of the RJEC, in conjunction with article 2 of Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017, of December 29th, corresponding to remuneration level 33: € 2228,11 before taxes monthly.  

The remuneration also includes holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as food allowance in the amount and conditions set out for workers with a legal employment relationship under the Labour Code.

Only national, foreign and stateless candidates who hold a Doctor's degree in Geophysical Sciences, Physics, or related areas can apply for the competition, under penalty of exclusion. Candidates who obtained the PhD in a foreign country need a Portuguese Recognition issued by a Portuguese high degree Institution, according to the Decree-Law nr. 66/2018, of August 16th. The presentation of such Recognition is mandatory for contract signature. More information can be obtained in: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition

The evaluation of the scientific track and CV will focus on its relevance, and quality, measured in a scale between 1 and 20 points, with the exclusion of candidates with a classification below 9.5, with the following weighted criteria:

a) Scientific and technological production in areas covered in this posts, namely geophysical sciences, meteorology, physics in the last 5 years (5 points);

b) Applied research activities developed in the last 5 years and considered of relevance by the applicant, namely (10 points):

b1) Scientific programming in high level languages (e.g. Fortran, C, C++, Python, R);

b2) Applications of climate model data and Earth Observation data.

b3) Earth System modelling and/or processing of Earth Observation data in HPC environment.               

c) Dissemination activities in the areas covered in this post in the last 5 years (2 points);

d) Management activities associated with science, technology, and innovation (3 points).

The evaluation of the candidate's scientific and curricular path can be completed by

interview, if the jury so decides. The interview does not constitute a selection method and is not classified, aiming only to obtain clarifications or explanations of elements contained in the candidates' curricula.

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