Public notice for one uncertain-term work contract for a Researcher

reference 2024.019.CTTRI

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C644914747-00000023 / 56 funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) and Next Generation EU European Funds

Application submission from June 24 to July 5 of 2024

WHO WE ARE

INESC-ID (www.inesc-id.pt), “Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores: Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa” is a Research and Development and Innovation Organization (R&D+i) in the fields of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

INESC-ID’s research impact is focused on four Thematic Lines

Energy transition

Life and health technology

Security and privacy.

Societal digital transformation;

INESC-ID promotes cooperation between academia and industry by addressing research on daily life issues, such as healthcare, space, mobility, human language technologies, agri-food, industry 4.0, and smart grids. This high level of knowledge transfer is achieved through both competitive research projects and direct contracted research. Therefore, public and private entities have access to a pool of knowledge, resources and services provided through the unique competencies available at the institution.

INESC-ID has a strong international academic environment and inclusive work environment.

The Executive Board of INESC-ID approved an international selection call for 1 (one) uncertain-term work contract in the scope of project C644914747-00000023 / 56 funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) and Next Generation EU European Funds.

Termination of the financing, or completion of the tasks that are the subject of this call determine the expiration of the contract that will operate with the communication referred to in article 345 (1) of the Labor Code in force, meaning that the employer shall notify the termination of the contract to the employee, at least seven, 30 or 60 days in advance, according to whether the contract lasted up to six months, six months to two years, or per longer period.

1. OBJECTIVES | FUNCTIONS

1. Develop new algorithms allowing the detection of intermittent defaults in IEDs
2. Test the developed solutions in real scenarios considering different grounding approaches
3. Test the proposed algorithms in real IEDs
4. Collaborate in deliverables and papers
5. Collaborate in the development of new proposals

1. BINDING LEGISLATION  

Doctorate hiring regime designed to stimulate scientific and technological employment in all areas of knowledge

Decree-Law 57/2016, of August 29 and complementary legislation, in its current wording

https://dre.pt/dre/detalhe/decreto-lei/57-2016-75216371

Foundation for Science and Technology Scientific Employment Regulations

Regulamento n.º 1083/2023, de 12 de outubro in its current wording

https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/1083-2023-222693703

Legal regime for the recognition of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions

Decreto-Lei n.º 66/2018, de 16 de agosto in its current wording

https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/66-2018-116068880

Labor Code

Law nº. 13/2023, of April 3, in its current wording.

https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2023-211366691

1. In compliance with article 13 of Regulamento n.º 1083/2023, the jury of the competition is composed as follows

1. WORKPLACE

INESC ID Headquarters Rua Alves Redol, 9, 1000-029 Lisboa

INESC-ID - Taguspark Avenida Professor Cavaco Silva, Edifício IST 2744-016 Porto Salvo

INESC-ID Energia IST - Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Área de Energia, Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa

1. SALARY | MEAL ALLOWANCE

Salary, 2 294.95 € (Two thousand two hundred and ninety-four euros and ninety-five cents), prior to any deductions or withholdings, working in an exclusive dedication basis.

Meal allowance per work day of 6€ (six euros).

1. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS | QUALIFICATIONS

Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) holding a doctorate degree and relevant experience in research project management and professional curriculum may submit an application,

In case of doctorate degrees awarded by a foreign higher education institution, the degree must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of 16th of August, (https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition) and all formalities established therein must be fulfilled, by the selected candidate, until the date of signature of the contract.

1. General call admission requirements

Include those specified in the previous point and that, from the candidate's curriculum vitae, one may validate the compliance with productivity criteria such as:

a)   PhD with at least 1 year of experience

b)   Scientific publications (Minimum of 10)

c)    Experience in scientific projects management

d)   Experience in the development of industrial software solutions

e)   Experience in MSc and PhD supervision

The applicants must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and an advanced level of proficiency in English and Portuguese, as well as being enthusiastic, proactive, collaborative and able to work individually and as a team, and with various levels of internal organization.

1. EVALUATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND CURRICULAR CAREER  

The evaluation of the scientific and curricular path focuses on relevance, quality and timeliness in the scientific area of the call in the last five years

The period of five years referred to in the previous point may be increased by the jury, at the request of the candidate, when justified on grounds of suspension of scientific activity for socially protected reasons, namely for reasons of parental leave, prolonged serious illness, and other situations of unavailability for work legally protected.

The evaluation of the scientific and curricular career has two components, namely:

The assessment of the curriculum vitae and other documentation presented is made in according to point 8 of this notice. This component of the evaluation is expressed in a scale of 0 to 100.

The Jury may interview the first three candidates with higher classification in person or by video conference.

If an interview is conducted, the punctuation proposed by each member of the jury is obtained by assigning a weighting factor of 90% to the curriculum vitae and other documentation presented, and a weighting factor of 10% to the interview. (article 23 of Regulamento n.º 1083/2023 in force)

Each member of the jury assigns a classification to each of the candidates on a scale of 0 to 100 points, ranking the candidates according to their classification consisting on the sum of the partial classifications assigned in each evaluation criterion, and considering the weighting factor given to each parameter. In this process abstentions are not allowed.

Candidates shall be ordered by applying the successive voting method.

The jury has the faculty to not approve a candidate who is not considered on absolute merit.

Candidates with an average score below 70, are not recommended for hiring

Minutes of the evaluation panel meeting are drawn up containing a summary of what has taken place in the meeting, as well as the votes cast by each of the members and their reasons, being available to the candidates whenever requested.

The final deliberation of the jury is approved by the President of INESC-ID, and it is his responsibility to establish the respective contract.

1. APPLICATION | SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

9.1 The application and supporting documents must be submitted via email to rh@inesc-id.pt. with the documents stated in 9.2 and 9.3.

The application email should clearly state the reference on the subject 2024.019.CTTRI and all documents must be presented in pdf form.

The candidates must indicate his / her consent so that the communications and notifications in the context of this hiring procedure can take place to the electronic address rh@inesc-id.pt.

The application and documents may be submitted in Portuguese or English, although the President of the Jury, and when a member of the Jury is a non-native Portuguese speaker, may request that, within a reasonable time, the candidate translates into English a document previously presented in Portuguese.

9.2 Applications are formalised by sending a Motivation Letter, addressed to the Board of INESC ID, including this announcement identification, full name, parents’ names, ID card / passport number and expiration date, taxpayer ID number, date and place of birth, marital status, occupation, residence and contact address, including email address and telephone.

9.3 Applications must include all supported documents referred by point 6 and 7 for call admission, namely:

1. Copy of certificate or diploma;
2. Detailed curriculum vitae, structured in accordance with the items in point 8.

The administrative verification of the recognition of doctoral degrees obtained abroad will be fulfilled for the purpose of contracting, in case of approval of the candidatures.

1. This call is open from June 24 to July 5 of 2024.

1. Candidates who submit their application incorrectly or who do not prove the requirements required in this notice are excluded from admission. In case of doubt, the jury may demand any candidate to present documents proving those statements.

1. False statements made by the candidates will be punished according to the law.

1. The admitted and excluded candidates’ applicants will be notified by email of the final ranking list.

1. Prior Hearing and Deadline for Final Decision: After being notified, candidates have 10 working days to submit a formal rebuttal. Within the term of 30 days, counted from the deadline for the presentation of the candidacies, the final decisions of the jury are given.

1. This call is exclusively intended to fill the vacancy (s) indicated and may be terminated until the homologation of the final ranking list of candidates and expiring with the respective occupation of the working position on offer.

1. Non-discrimination and equal access policy

INESC-ID actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate can be privileged, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right or exemption from any duty owing, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability , chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.

1. Under the terms of D.L. No. 29/2001, of February 3, a disabled candidate has a preference when in equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference. Candidates must declare on the application form their respective degree of disability, the type of disability and the means of communication / expression to be used in the selection process, under the terms of the aforementioned diploma.

1. The selection panel approved this public notice on May 31 of 2024.