The Polytechnic of Leiria is now opening applications for (1) Scientific Initiation Scholarship (BIC) within the scope of PSER SKRETTING-AI, financed by the Polytechnic of Leiria, under the following terms:

. SCIENTIFIC AREA: Marine Biology, Aquaculture

. RECIPIENTS: Students enrolled in a TeSP course or degree in the scientific area of ​​the scholarship.

. DURATION: The scholarship will last for 2 months, expected to begin in August 2024.

. WORK PLAN: Maintenance of aquaculture systems, monitoring of water parameters, daily feeding routines and cleaning of systems and equipment.

. WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at Mare- Polytechnic of Leiria, under the scientific guidance of Specialist Professor Teresa Maria Coelho Baptista.

. GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance stipend of € 601,12, according to the FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_atualizacao-2024.pdf) plus, if applicable, the monthly Voluntary Social Insurance, according to the conditions defined in the Research Fellowship Holder statute, as well as the Personal Accident Insurance, during the research fellowship period.

. PAYMENT: The maintenance stipend will be monthly processed, through bank transfer, to the account identified by the research fellow.

. ACTIVITY SCHEME: Exclusivity, according to the applicable legislation.

. EVALUATION PANEL: The jury responsible for the applications evaluation will be constituted by Professors:

Teresa Maria Coelho Baptista (President), Ana Margarida Paulino Violante Pombo (Effective member), Susana Margarida de Freitas Ferreira and Sónia Cristina Ferreira Cotrim Marques (Effective member), Clélia Paulete Correia Neves Afonso and Silvia Correia Gonçalves Fernandes (substitute members).

. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 03 of July to 16 of July of 2024.

. SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: The assessment will be carried out through curricular analysis and will focus on the candidate's merit, which will be considered and weighted according to the following:

• Adequacy of the area of ​​study of the academic qualification (HA) - 30%
• Number of ECTS completed (ECTS) - 20%
• Average classification of Curricular Units completed (UC) – 20%
• General experience/knowledge (ECG) - 15%
• Specific knowledge in the area (CE) - 15%

The following formula applies to calculate the final grade:

• NF= HA*30%+ECTS*20%+ UC*20%+ECG*15%+CE*15%

The CM will be scored from 0 to 20 and rounded to the nearest tenth - it has a weighting of 40% in the FC.

In accordance with the criteria identified above and the limit of vacancies set (2), the candidates with the highest CF equal to or greater than 16 (on a numerical scale of 0 to 20) will be placed - "Passed - Placed". Candidates with an overall mark of 16 or more, but ranked after 2nd place, will be considered alternates - "Successful - Not Placed". Successful candidates - not placed (alternates) who meet these criteria will automatically be placed in descending order of the CF, in the event of withdrawals of successful candidates (candidates who do not enrol and register for a Master's degree within the deadlines set for this purpose in this Notice).

Candidates with an FC of less than 16 will be automatically excluded - "Excluded".

If none of the candidates demonstrates that they have the profile required to carry out the work plan, the jury reserves the right not to award the scholarship.

Observation: If the candidate(s) with foreign qualifications(s) do not present, during the application phase, the recognition of the degree or foreign diploma and the classification conversion to the Portuguese scale, the jury defines the conversion only for the application purposes based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when not possible, applies the minimal classification of 10 points.

Note that foreign academic degrees need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, in accordance with  Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16^th, and  Ordinance no. 33/2019, dated January 25^th. The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for signing the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES: Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:

a) National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;

b) Third-party states citizens;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.

. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

Applications must be submitted via email to the President of the Jury, email: teresa.baptista@ipleiria.pt, accompanied by the following documents:

-Own application form available at https://www.ipleiria.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Minuta-A6-Formulario-de-candidatura_modelo2020.docx

- Document(s) proving ownership of the academic degree and/or diploma(s) required in the competition, preferably indicating the final average and the grades obtained per curricular unit. Candidates holding foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August. These documents can be waived, during the application phase, by the declaration of honor contained in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred on a date prior to the application, with this condition being verified only during the scholarship contracting phase;

- Document proving enrollment and enrollment in a study cycle or course that does not award an academic degree;

- Updated CV of the candidate;

- Document(s) proving other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the application notice;

- Other certifications

. RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINTS: The jury will send to the candidates, by e-mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) within 90 working days  after the application deadline. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to pronounce, if they wish, in the appropriate form available in the institutional webpage, under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the previous hearing of  interested parties, of which a complaint can be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the research fellowship award procedure, if the final ordering list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates higher than the number of research fellowships to be filled, an internal recruitment reserve is always created, which can be used when there is need for occupation due to withdrawal of the scholarship holder, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during the eligibility of the project.

. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION: Research Fellowship Holder statute, approved by Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18^th, in its current wording; Regulation no. 950/2019 [FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships, I.P.] (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf)

Leiria, July 2, 2024

The Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria

Pedro Assunção