Preferred Requirements:

• Motivation
• Experience in computational Chemistry (Docking, Pocket detection and similarity, Python)
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Admission Requirements*:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related areas;
• Be enrolled in a Master's or Integrated Master's program in Medicinal Chemistry.

*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 carried out 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. (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 corresponding 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 FARM-ID’s website);
2. Curriculum Vitae providing information for application evaluation;
3. Certificate of bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related areas, or declaration on honour (available on the FARM-ID’s website);
4. Proof of enrollment average grade in Medicinal Chemistry, and grades for all relevant curricular units for the grant, or declaration on honour (available on the FARM-ID’s website);
5. Declaration of honour affirming the absence of any professional activity conflicting with the exclusivity regime (available on the FARM-ID’s website);
6. Letter of motivation indicating your experience and adaptation to the proposed work plan, in particular the preferential factors and the interest of the grant for your future prospects, as well as the immediate possibility of joining the project;
7. Academic certificate displaying all final course grades;
8. Any other documents deemed pertinent for the grant application.

All the documents necessary for the correct application are available on the institutional website through the link: https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/faculdade/recursos-humanos/recrutamento/atribuicao-de-bolsa-de-investigacao-aviso-n-o-bi-18-farm-id-2023

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

It aims to evaluate the compliance with the formal requirements demanded in the opening notice, but also to consider the adequacy of the scientific training area and/or specialization, training and professional experience.

• Adequacy of the Scientific Training Area (AACF): Candidates will be evaluated based on their background and in the scientific area, with a maximum weighting of 20%.

• Education and Experience (FE): Candidates will be ranked based on their Curriculum Vitae, with a maximum weighting of 50%.

• Specific competencies for the proposed work plan (CEPTP): Candidates will be ranked on the based on their motivation and suitability, with a maximum weighting of 30%.

If deemed necessary, an individual interview may be conducted for the top 4 best candidates, with the goal of evaluating in an objective and systematic manner the following criteria:

• Quality of the Professional Experience (QEP);
• Ability to express and Verbal Fluency (CEFV);
• Motivation and Responsibility (MR);
• Critical Sense (SC);
• Knowledge in the area (CA).

The classification of the Selection Interview will be attained by the average of the grades reached in each evaluation criteria according to the following parameters: Excellent (20 values), Very Good (18 values), Good (16 values), Adequate (12 values) e Insufficient (8 values), being for this purpose filled an individual form for each candidate.

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. In case an Interview is made, AACF will be worth 10%, CEPTP will be worth 20%, and FE will be worth 40%. The Interview will have a weight of 30%.

The Jury responsible for the selection will be constituted by:

President – Rita Alexandra do Nascimento Cardoso Guedes, Associated professor with habilitation, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon

1st Member of the Jury –Natália Luisa de Moura Aniceto, Assistant Professor, at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon;

2nd Member of the Jury – Helena Isabel Fialho Florindo Roque Ferreira, Associated professor with habilitation, at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon

1st Alternate Member of the Jury - Ana Rita Acúrcio, Junior Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon.

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 Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 241, of 16 December 2019, of the Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Lisbon, Dispatch No. 6238/2020, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 113, of 12 June, republished by Dispatch No. 8061/2022, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 126, of 1 July 2022, and of the Statute of the Research Fellowship (EBI), Decree-Law No. 123/2019, published in Diário da República, 1st Serie, No. 164, of 28 August 2019.