CALL FOR A DOCTORAL RESEARCHER - FOXES_CTTI_1_2023@UNINOVA

Admission Requirements/Profile of the Candidate:

Applicants may be any Portuguese national, foreign or stateless, holders of a PhD degree in Materials Engineering, Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences, Physics, Chemistry or similar areas, duly registered and/or recognized in Portugal and that holds the following requirements:

• Experience in solution processing of oxide thin films, including ink formulation and deposition by spin-coating and/or printing techniques;
• Solid knowledge on nanoimprint technology and lithographic processes;
• Fluency in English (writing, understanding and speaking);
• Grade recognition in Portugal, in case the grade was awarded by a Foreign Institution (this element is required before the contractualisation stage, and can be replaced during the application stage by a declaration of honor through which the candidate states they will obtain the recognition, in case they are selected during this call).

Monthly Remuneration:

Remuneration will be in accordance with salary level 37 of the Single Remuneration Table, € 2 438.64, approved by Ordinance No. 1553-C / 2008, of December 31 and updated by Decree-Law No. 10-B / 2020, of March 23 and by the Decree-Law No. 109-A/2021, of December 7th.

Members of the Jury:

The jury has the following composition:

• President - Professor Rodrigo Martins, PhD
• Member 1 - Professor Pedro Barquinha, PhD
• Member 2 – Dr. Emanuel Carlos, PhD

Evaluation Criteria:

The admitted applications will be evaluated considering the quality, timeliness and relevance of the scientific path (scientific production and research experience) and curriculum of each candidate and their adequacy to the proposed work plan, according to Article nº 5 of the RJEC. The classification is expressed on a numerical scale from 0 to 20 points.

Candidates are evaluated in two phases:

• First phase: Curriculum Analysis (85%) and Motivation Letter (15%) – The curriculum will be qualitatively analysed concerning its content and relevance for the tasks to be performed, namely: executed and published work, with special emphasis on areas related to the work plan (35%); research experience and relevant knowledge in the skills indicated in the candidate profile (50%). Based on the motivation letter it will be evaluated the motivation and interest for the activities to be performed (10%) and command of the English language (5%).
• Second stage: The jury will select for the interview the 5 candidates who obtained in the first phase the highest ranking, with a minimum of 15 points, or the number of candidates, up to 5, who obtained in the first phase a minimum rating of 15 points. The interview can be conducted remotely.

The final classification will have a 70% weight from the first phase (CV and motivation letter) and a 30% weight from second phase (interview).

The jury shall deliberate by means of a roll-call vote based on the selection criteria. In the event of a tie, the decision will be the responsibility of the chairman of the jury.

After evaluation of all admitted applications, the jury will write a meeting minute with all process of recruitment, evaluation and selection including an ordered short list of approved candidates and their respective classification and final decision of the jury.

The final decision of the jury shall be validated by the Head of the Institution, who is also in charge of deciding about the hiring.

Form of advertising/notification of results: The results of the evaluation are disclosed within 60 working days from the end of the application submission period, by notification of the candidates, made by email.

The results will be also published on the UNINOVA website.

Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline:

After communicating the provisional list of the results of the evaluation, the candidates havea period of 10 working days to express their opinion during a prior hearing of interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 et seq. 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. A complaint may be filed against the final decision within 15 working days, or, alternatively, an appeal may be filed within 30 working days, both counting from the respective notification.

Non-discrimination policy

UNINOVA promotes actively a non-discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, sex, sexual preference, marital status, family and economic conditions, instruction, origin or social conditions, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, origin territory, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.

Pursuant to Decree-Law nr 29/2001 of 3rd February, disabled candidates shall be preferred in a situation of equal classification, and said preference supersedes any legal preferences. Candidates must declare, on their honor, their respective disability degree, type of disability and communication / expression means to be used during selection period on their application form, under the regulations above

Workplace:The work will be developed at UNINOVA, at other facilities located at FCT/NOVA Campus and/or other necessary locations to its execution.