Call for the award of 1 (one) Research Initiation Scholarships for students enrolled in an Integrated Master’s degree - Notice no. BII/2/FF/2023

Admission Requirements:

• Be enrolled in an Integrated Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences;
• Submit a proposal for the work plan to be developed.

Preferred Requirements:

• Laboratory experience in high pressure liquid chromatography and separation and extraction by alkaline methanolysis and Sep-pak columns;
• Taste for Clinical Analyses.

The monthly maintenance stipend (grant) corresponds to 541,12€, according to the table of values directly attributed by FCT, I.P. in Portugal (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 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.

Instruction of Application:

1. Application form containing the candidate's identification (available on the institutional website);
2. Curriculum Vitae containing the information necessary for the evaluation of the application;
3. Certificate proving enrolment in an Integrated Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (available on the institutional website);
4. Proposed Work Plan to be developed;
5. Declaration of honour stating that there is no professional activity that violates the exclusivity regime (available on the institutional website);
6. Other supporting documents considered relevant

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.

All the documents necessary for the submission of the application are available on the institutional website, through the link: https://www.ff.ulisboa.pt/faculdade/recursos-humanos/recrutamento/bolsa-de-iniciacao-a-investigacao-para-estudantes-de-mestrado-integrado/

Candidate's Merit:

Adequacy of the Scientific Training Area (AACF): Candidates will be ranked base on their performance as students of the Integrated Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and in the discipline of Histology and Embryology, with a maximum weighting of 20%.

Training and Experience (FE): Candidates will be ranked on the basis of experience in extractive methods and HPLC separation, namely in High Pressure Liquid Chromatography and separation and extraction by alkaline methanolysis and Sep-pak columns, with a maximum weighting of 50%

Specific competencies for the proposed work plan (CEPTP): Candidates must have laboratory experience in clinical analysis related to liver diseases, namely in the area of jaundice and cholestasis, with a maximum weighting of 30%.

Final classification: The score obtained in the final classification results from the sum of the points obtained in the Candidate's Merit, and an individual form will be filled for each candidate.

Composition of the Jury: The Jury responsible for the selection of the candidates will be constituted by:

• President – Dora Maria Tuna de Oliveira Brites, PhD, Emeritus Researcher, FFUL;
• 1st Member of the Jury – Rui Fernando Marques da Silva, PhD, Assistant Professor, FFUL;
• 2nd Member of the Jury – Cristina Luzia Dias de Mello Sampayo, PhD, Assistant Professor, FFUL
• 1st Alternate Member of the Jury – Gonçalo Filipe Rodrigues Garcia, PhD, Junior Researcher, FARM-ID

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 make a statement, in accordance with 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 analyzed and accepted or rejected, the results will become final after 10 working days.

After the final decision is made, a complaint/appeal can be filed to the Director of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, Maria Beatriz da Silva Lima, PhD, Full Professor, within 15 working days from the date of notification.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Regulation no. 950/2019, Regulation of Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, I.P.), published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 241, of December 16, Regulation of Research Grants of the University of Lisbon, Order 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 July 1st, and Research Fellowship Statute (EBI), Decree-Law no. 123/2019, published in Diário da República, 1st Series, no. 164, of 28 August.