- JOB
- Portugal
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- UNINOVA - Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias
- Department
- Serviços Centrais
- Research Field
- Engineering » Materials engineering
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Portugal
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Not Applicable
- Job Status
- Not Applicable
- Hours Per Week
- Not Applicable
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- H2020
- Reference Number
- EMERGE_CTTI_3_2023@UNINOVA
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
UNINOVA – Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, by decision of the Executive Committee, opens an international call to hire a Researcher, in the form of an Unfixed-Term Contract and in exclusivity under the Research Project “Emerging Printed Electronics Research Infrastructure” (EMERGE, GA 101008701) funded by the H2020 Programme from the European Commission and under the scientific coordination of Professor Rodrigo Ferrão de Paiva Martins, PhD.
Admission Requirements/Profile of the Candidate:
Applicants may be any Portuguese national, foreign or stateless, holders of a PhD degree in Materials Engineering, Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences, Physics, Chemistry or similar areas, duly registered and/or recognized in Portugal and that holds the following requirements:
- Experience in building European project proposals;
- Experience in European projects implementation, including deliverables and periodic report preparation;
- Experience in scientific experimental work, particularly in areas related to materials science, nanotechnologies, physics, chemistry or similar areas;
- Fluency in English (writing, understanding and speaking).
- Knowledge in intellectual property aspects, knowledge and technology transfer and University-enterprise cooperation is advantageous, but not a requirement;
- Knowledge in creation of social media marketing content for dissemination of project activities is advantageous, but not a requirement.
Applicable legislation:
- Portuguese Labor Code, approved by Law nº 7/2009, of February 12th, in its current version.
- Administrative Procedure Code, as republished in Decree-Law nº 4/2015, from 7th January in its current version (CPA).
Work Plan Activities:
The work falls within the scope of the research and management activities of UNINOVA including:
- Support overall project management, including monitorization of deliverables, milestones and risks;
- Support Management Team at UNINOVA on the quality check of all the submitted deliverables of the consortium;
- Enhance the EMERGE infrastructure database, including its reorganization and uniformization to turn it more appealing and clearer to external users, and having it frequently updated;
- Organization of technical training and mobility programs throughout the project, related with the consortium technical competences;
- Content creation for promotion, dissemination and communication of EMERGE activities on social media and EMERGE website;
- Lead the interaction with web developers, providing them updated contents from the consortium and improving the private area of the EMERGE portal (proposal submission, evaluation and reporting);
- Support UNINOVA participation in the Dissemination and Communication Board (DCB) and in the Exploitation Board (EB);
- Lead the interaction with Data Protection Officers and manage ethics requirements compliance within EMERGE;
- Provide techno-scientific assistance in the joint research activities between EMERGE partners and research activities of user-projects implemented at UNINOVA;
- Elaboration of deliverables and project reports related to the topics above.
Start Date and Workplace:
The employment contract will tentatively start in May 2023 and will last only for the period of execution necessary for the work plan described above, which is estimated to have a duration of 26 months.
The work will be developed at UNINOVA, at other facilities located at FCT/NOVA Campus and/or other necessary locations to its execution.
Application process:
The deadline for submitting applications is set at 10 working days after the publication of this call and the application documents (indicated below) should be sent, in PDF format, to the e-mails cenimat.rh@fct.unl.pt and recrutamento@uninova.pt indicating the reference of the position (mandatory):
a) Motivation Letter in English;
b) Detailed CV in English;
c) Certificate of Qualifications
NOTE: In the event the degree was awarded by a foreigner higher institution, the degree must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law nº 341/2007, October 12th, and all formalities established there must be fulfilled by applications deadline.
The non-compliance with these requirements determines the immediate rejection of application. False statements provided by the candidates shall be punished by law.
Where to apply
- cenimat.rh@fct.unl.pt
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Materials engineering
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Admission Requirements/Profile of the Candidate:
Applicants may be any Portuguese national, foreign or stateless, holders of a PhD degree in Materials Engineering, Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences, Physics, Chemistry or similar areas, duly registered and/or recognized in Portugal and that holds the following requirements:
- Experience in building European project proposals;
- Experience in European projects implementation, including deliverables and periodic report preparation;
- Experience in scientific experimental work, particularly in areas related to materials science, nanotechnologies, physics, chemistry or similar areas;
- Fluency in English (writing, understanding and speaking).
- Knowledge in intellectual property aspects, knowledge and technology transfer and University-enterprise cooperation is advantageous, but not a requirement;
- Knowledge in creation of social media marketing content for dissemination of project activities is advantageous, but not a requirement.
Applicants may be any Portuguese national, foreign or stateless, holders of a PhD degree in Materials Engineering, Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences, Physics, Chemistry or similar areas, duly registered and/or recognized in Portugal
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- PORTUGUESE
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Monthly Remuneration:
Remuneration will be in accordance with salary level 37 of the Single Remuneration Table, € 2 414.50, approved by Ordinance No. 1553-C / 2008, of December 31 and updated by Decree-Law No. 10-B / 2020, of March 23 and by the Decree-Law No. 109-A/2021, of December 7th.
Members of the Jury:
The jury has the following composition:
- President - Professor Rodrigo Martins, PhD
- Member 1 - Professor Pedro Barquinha, PhD
- Member 2 – Dr. Inês Cunha, PhD
Evaluation Criteria:
The admitted applications will be evaluated considering the quality, timeliness and relevance of the scientific path (scientific production and research experience) and curriculum of each candidate and their adequacy to the proposed work plan, according to Article nº 5 of the RJEC. The classification is expressed on a numerical scale from 0 to 20 points.
Candidates are evaluated in two phases:
- First phase: Curriculum Analysis (85%) and Motivation Letter (15%) – The curriculum will be qualitatively analysed concerning its content and relevance for the tasks to be performed, namely: executed and / or published work, with special emphasis on areas related to the work plan (25%); research/management experience and relevant knowledge in the skills indicated in the candidate profile (60%). Based on the motivation letter it will be evaluated the motivation and interest for the activities to be performed (10%) and command of the English language (5%).
- Second stage: The jury will select for the interview the 5 candidates who obtained in the first phase the highest ranking, with a minimum of 15 points, or the number of candidates, up to 5, who obtained in the first phase a minimum rating of 15 points. The interview can be conducted remotely.
The final classification will have a 70% weight from the first phase (CV and motivation letter) and a 30% weight from second phase (interview).
The jury shall deliberate by means of a roll-call vote based on the selection criteria. In the event of a tie, the decision will be the responsibility of the chairman of the jury.
After evaluation of all admitted applications, the jury will write a meeting minute with all process of recruitment, evaluation and selection including an ordered short list of approved candidates and their respective classification and final decision of the jury.
The final decision of the jury shall be validated by the Head of the Institution, who is also in charge of deciding about the hiring.
Results:
Both admitted and excluded candidates list and final classification list it will be published on the UNINOVA website (www.uninova.pt) and all candidates will be notified by email.
Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline:
After communicating the provisional list of the results of the evaluation, the candidates havea period of 10 working days to express their opinion during a prior hearing of interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 et seq. of the Code of Administrative Procedure.
The final decision will be rendered after the analysis of the statements presented during a prior hearing of interested parties. A complaint may be filed against the final decision within 15 working days, or, alternatively, an appeal may be filed within 30 working days, both counting from the respective notification.
Non-discrimination policy
UNINOVA promotes actively a non-discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, sex, sexual preference, marital status, family and economic conditions, instruction, origin or social conditions, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, origin territory, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.
Pursuant to Decree-Law nr 29/2001 of 3rd February, disabled candidates shall be preferred in a situation of equal classification, and said preference supersedes any legal preferences. Candidates must declare, on their honor, their respective disability degree, type of disability and communication / expression means to be used during selection period on their application form, under the regulations above.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- UNINOVA - Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias
- Country
- Portugal
- State/Province
- Caparica
- City
- Quinta da Torre
- Postal Code
- 2829-516
- Street
- Campus da Caparica
Contact
- State/Province
- Caparica
- City
- Quinta da Torre
- Website
- Street
- Campus da Caparica
- Postal Code
- 2829-516