• Experience in Organic Synthesis;
• Experience in Medicinal Chemistry
• Experience working with HPLC

•             Bachelor´s degree in Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry or related scientific area*;

•             Being enrolled in a Master or an integrated Master´s in Medicinal Chemistry or related scientific area*;

* At the application stage if the candidates do not have in their possession the documents proving that they hold the bachelor’s degree and/or a proof of enrolment in a master’s or an integrated master’s degree, they may be replaced by a declaration on honour. Proof of obtaining the degree and/or enrolment through the presentation of certificates must be provided until contracting, under penalty of cancellation of the candidate's assessment due to error on the assumptions of fact, and consequent exclusion from this call.

Monthly maintenance stipend: The monthly maintenance stipend (grant) corresponds to € 930,98 according to the table of values directly attributed by FCT, I.P. in Portugal https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf). Payment will be made via bank transfer.

In addition to the monthly maintenance stipend the grant holder will also be awarded with the value correspondent to the payment of the first step of Seguro Social Voluntário (voluntary payment of Social Security), in case he/she chooses to be included in this regime.

1. Form containing the candidate's identification (available on the institutional site);
2. Curriculum Vitae containing the information necessary for the evaluation of the application;
3. Certificate of bachelor's degree in Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related areas; or declaration on honour (available on the institutional site);
4. Proof of enrolment in a Master's or Integrated Master's program in Medicinal Chemistry or related areas; or declaration on honour (available on the institutional site);
5. Declaration on honour stating that there is no professional activity that violates the exclusivity regime (available on the institutional site);
6. Letter of motivation;
7. Other supporting documents considered relevant.

All the documents necessary for the correct application are available on the institutional website trough the link: https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/sem-categoria/anuncio-concurso-para-atribuicao-de-1-uma-bolsa-de-investigacao-no-ambito-do-projeto-ptdc-qui-qor-1304-2020

The documents that instruct the application must be submitted in Portuguese or English language.

No document that should have been submitted in the application phase can be submitted after the deadline set in the opening notice. Failure to comply with the deadline set for the submission of the application, as well as the lack or late submission of documents referred to in this point will determine the exclusion from the competition.

Candidate's Merit:

• Adequacy of the Scientific Training Area (AACF): Candidates will be ranked based on the adequacy of bachelor scientific area and grade, with a maximum weighting of 50%;
• Education and Experience (EE): Candidates will be ranked based on research activities developed, and relevant for the project, with a maximum weighting of 35%;
• Specific skills for the proposed work plan (CEPTP): maximum weighting of 15%.

In case it is deemed necessary, an individual interview will be held with the three best candidates. In this case, it will not be scored nor will it have any weight in the Final Classification, and will only serve to clarify the information provided.

Final classification: The score obtained in the final classification results from the sum of the points obtained in the Candidate's Merit, in which an individual form will be filled for each candidate.

The Jury responsible for the selection will be constituted by:

President - Maria Manuel Duque Vieira Marques dos Santos, Assistant professor, Faculty of Pharmacy of the Universidade de Lisboa;

1st Member of the Jury - Maria Alexandra da Silva Paulo, Assistant professor with habilitation,

Faculty of Pharmacy of the Universidade de Lisboa;

2nd Member of the Jury - Ana Paula Gameiro Francisco, Assistant professor, Faculty of

Pharmacy of the Universidade de Lisboa;

1st Alternate Member of the Jury – Maria Alexandra Antunes, - Assistant Professor, Instituto

Superior Técnico

Form of notification of results: All candidates will be notified of the final results of the evaluation by email, and will have 10 working days after the aforementioned notification to say something, in accordance with the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure.

After this notification, and in case there are no claims, the results will become final. In case of claims, and after the allegation is analysed and accepted or rejected, the results will become final after 10 business days.

After the final decision is made, a complaint/appeal can be filed to the Director of the FARM-ID - Faculty of Pharmacy Research and Development Association, Maria Beatriz da Silva Lima, PhD, Full Professor, within 10 working days from the date of notification.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, IP), Regulation no. 950/2019, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 241, of December 16, 2019, of the Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Lisbon, Order no. 6238/2020, of 12 June, republished by Order no. 8061/2022, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 113, of 12 June 2020, and of the Research Fellowship Statute (EBI), Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of 28 August, published in Diário da República, 1st Series, no. 164, of 28 August 2019.