By decision of the Board of Directors, NOVA.id.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (“NOVA.id.FCT”) opens an international call to hire a PhD Researcher, with the internal reference “#NOVAID214”, under a unfixed term employment contract to conduct research activities in the field of Chemical Engineering in the scope of the “HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01-04- Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination And Monitoring Technologies (UPSTREAM)”, Reference: : 101112877, financed by European funds through the European Commission.

1. Type of contract and applicable legislation

The hiring of the PhD Researcher shall be made by means of an Unfixed Term Employment Contract entered into in accordance with the Portuguese Labour Code approved by the Law no. 7/2009 of February 12th, as amended. The contract should have a forecasted duration of 12 months, and should not be extended further than the project duration. The contract should begin in October 2023.

The present hiring procedure is further governed inter alia by Decree-law no. 57/2016 of August 29th, as amended by the Law no. 57/2017 of July 19th and Regulatory decree no. 11-A/2017 of December 29th.

2. Main attributions and activities and exclusivity

The PhD Researcher shall be performing activities in the scope of “HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01-04- Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination and Monitoring Technologies (UPSTREAM). The work plan involves:

- Operation and optimization of bioreactors for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA);

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- Coordination and management of work teams, constituted by early stage researchers and master/PhD students;

- Elaboration of reports and milestones, complying with the established deadlines;

- Scientific dissemination activities.

The PhD Researcher shall fully devote the whole of his/her professional activity to NOVA.id.FCT, on an exclusive basis, unless it opts for the full-time regime, as stated in article 7.º, number 1 of Decree-Law n.º 57/2016, of 29th August, altered by Law n.º 57/2017, of 19th July.

3. Place of work

The PhD Researcher’s working place shall be at the premises of the Chemistry Department located in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa and he/she shall travel, in Portugal or abroad, as required by his/her attributions or as necessary for his/her activity.

4. Monthly remuneration

The PhD Researcher shall earn a monthly remuneration in the gross amount of € 3.327,76 by reference to the 1st grade of the auxiliary researcher remuneration level, pursuant to number 2 of Article 15 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29 August, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19 July, and Regulatory Decree no. 11-A / 2017, of December 29, corrected through the amendment produced by Decree-Law no. 10-B / 2020, of 20 March. The monthly remuneration will be two thirds of the abovementioned if the investigador opts for the full-time regime.

5. Admission Requirements

Applicants to this call may be national, foreign or stateless candidates holding a PhD degree in the field of Biochemistry, legally valid and/or recognized in Portugal and complying with the following specific requirements:

1) Experience in waste/by-product valorisation processes;

2) Experience in the selection of PHA-accumulating mixed microbial cultures;

3) Experience in the operation of bioreactors with microbial cultures for the production of PHA;

4) Experience in online bioprocesse monitoring;

5) Experience in extraction of PHA from microbial cultures;

6) Evidence of research activity (publications, conference presentations, awards) and future scholarly output (working papers, proved ability to attract funding for research and ability to outline a research project);

7) Excellent Communication Skills;

8) Excellent Organisational and Administrative skills including a proven ability to work to deadlines.

6. Evaluation of the Applications and Composition of the Jury

Applications shall be subject to evaluation by a jury that shall follow the procedure established in articles 13 and 14 (by virtue of article 19) of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 19 July, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 29 August.

Pursuant to Article 13 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 the jury is composed of the following members:

- Chairwoman: Professora Maria Ascensão Reis;

- Member: Professora Filomena Freitas;

- Member: Doutora Mariana Matos;

- Substitute Member: Doutora Joana Fradinho;

- Substitute Member: Doutora Cristiana Torres.

7. Selection criteria

The selection of the successful candidate will be carried out through the evaluation of the scientific and curricular achievements as established by Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 19 July, as amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 29 August and the selection criteria and their respective weighting shall be as follows:

   a) Curriculum(50%);

   b) Experience(50%);

If needed, an interview will be conducted, in which case, and their respective weighting shall be as follows:

   a) Interview (10%);

   b) Curriculum (40%);

   c) Experience (50%);

8. Final Decision

The final deliberation of the jury shall be homologated by the ultimate governing body of NOVA.id.FCT that is also responsible for the decision of hiring.

The list of admitted and excluded candidates and the final list of classification will be publicised on the website of NOVA.id.FCT (www.novaidfct.pt) and sent by electronic mail with receipt of delivery to all candidates.

9. Submission of Applications

Applications must be submitted between 20/09/2023 and 03/10/2023, by email, addressed to bf.almeida@fct.unl.pt and containing a single PDF file with the following documents in Portuguese or English languages: Cover letter, Curriculum vitae, certificates.

10. Non-discrimination and equal access policy

NOVA.id.FCT actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, reason for which no candidate can be benefited, prejudiced or deprived of any duty, namely age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, religion or political beliefs.