Call for the award of 1 (one) Postdoctoral Research Grant - Notice No. BIPD/17/FARM-ID/2022

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in bioconjugates synthesis;
• Experience in the synthesis and evaluation of functional molecules;
• Specific competencies in mass spectrometry of proteins.

Admission Requirements:

• PhD in Pharmacy, with specialization in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Therapeutics, or related areas;
• Have obtained the Doctoral degree in the 3 years prior to the date of submission of the application.

The monthly maintenance stipend (grant) corresponds to 1.686,00€, according to the table of values directly attributed by FCT, I.P. in Portugal. 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 FARM-ID’s website);
2. Curriculum Vitae containing the information necessary for the evaluation of the application;
3. Copy of the Doctoral Certificate (if awarded by a Portuguese Higher Education Institution) or copy of the certificate of recognition of the Doctoral Degree by a Portuguese Public Higher Education Institution or by DGES – Directorate General for Higher Education (if the degree was awarded by a foreign University);
4. Declaration on honour stating that there is no professional activity that violates the exclusivity regime (available on the FARM-ID’s website);
5. Letter of motivation;
6. Contact of two references;
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/faculdade/recursos-humanos/recrutamento/bolsadeinvestigacaoposdoutoral-ptdc-qui-out-3989-2021-2

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: Aims to assess compliance with the formal requirements requested in the opening notice, but also to consider the suitability of the scientific area of training and/or specialization, training and professional experience, with a maximum weighting of 100%.

Adequacy of the Scientific Training Area (AACF): Maximum weighting of 25%

PhD in Pharmacy, with specialization in Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Chemistry, or related areas (DOU) – 0 to 20 values.

Training and Experience (FE): Maximum weighting of 25%

• Experience in bioconjugates synthesis – 0 to 20 values

Specific competencies for the proposed work plan (CEPTP): Maximum weighting of 50%

• Capacity for structural analysis by mass spectrometry (CAEEM) – 0 to 20 values;
• Synthesis and evaluation of functional molecules (SAMF) – 0 to 20 values

Final Classification: The score obtained in the final classification results from the sum of the points obtained in the Candidate's Merit, an individual form being out for each candidate.

The Jury responsible for the selection will be constituted by:

President – Pedro Miguel Pimenta Góis, Assistant Professor with Habilitation, FFUL;

1^st Member of the Jury – Carlos Alberto Mateus Afonso, Full Professor, FFUL;

2^nd Member of the Jury – Tiago Correia de Oliveira Rodrigues, Assistant Professor, FFUL;

1^st Alternate Member of the Jury – Jaime Alfredo Silva Coelho, Assistant Investigator, FCUL.

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, 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.