Organisation/Company: Universidade de Coimbra
Research Field: Engineering » Chemical Engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions: Bachelor Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 9 Dec 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
The University of Coimbra opens a call for one research fellowship in the framework of the I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS project: "I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS: Interregional innovation investments for biofertilizers and circular bioeconomy solution for sustainable agriculture" (reference: 101161143 — I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS — I3-2023-INV1), financed or co-financed by the European Commission - Program Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1, under the following conditions:
Scientific area: Chemical Engineering.
Skills/Qualifications/Admission requirements: Degree in Chemical Engineering, enrolled in a Master program. Research Initiation Fellowships cannot be awarded to those who have already benefited from research fellowships directly or indirectly financed by the FCT (regardless of the type). Furthermore, these fellowships can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with the conclusion of the contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of one year in this type of fellowship, consecutive or interpolated.
Work plan/Objectives:
Characterization of biomass;
Composting studies for the production of biofertilizers that comply with current legislation;
Evaluation of maturation and stability levels;
Report on the activities carried out.
Regime: The attribution of the fellowship does not generate or entitle a relation of a legal-labour nature, and the fellowship is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime. The fellowship holder is awarded the Fellowship Statute of the UC, in its current wording, according to the Research Fellowship Holder Statute, and according to the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology, both in their current wording.
Location: Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Coimbra.
Duration: 6 (six) months.
Financial conditions: The amount of the fellowship is €990.98 corresponding to the monthly compensation stipulated in the FCT table, plus social security (Seguro Social Voluntário, first level contributions) and personal accidents insurance. The payment will be made by bank transfer. This amount will not be increased during the entire period of the fellowship duration.
Selection criteria:
Absolute merit of curriculum vitae (40%);
Specific knowledge related to the work plan (30%);
Adequacy of the candidate's profile to the work plan to be developed (20%);
Formalization of application: Applications must be formalized through submission of the following documents on the https://apply.uc.pt platform:
Proof of enrolment – master degree only mandatory in the contractualization phase;
Certificate of qualifications.
The Declaration mentioned below must be formalized in proper form in the platform apply.uc.pt:
Declaration on the honor of the candidate(s) with the indication of the fellowship(s) of the typology to which the contest was held and the respective duration(s).
Applicants with academic degrees obtained abroad will be required to present a Certificate of Recognition in accordance with applicable law. This document is mandatory only in the contractualization phase.
Submission of applications: Between 26/11/2024 and 09/12/2024.
Additional information: The evaluation results will be announced within 90 working days after the end of the applications submission deadline, by notifying the applicants via email. After the announcement of the results, candidates are considered automatically notified to, if they wish to do so, comment on the results during a preliminary hearing period within 10 days after that date. After this, the selected candidates will have to declare in writing their acceptance. Unless a justification worthy of consideration is presented, if the declaration is not submitted within the referred period, it is considered that the candidate waives the fellowship. In case of resignation or withdrawal of the selected candidate, the next candidate with the highest evaluation score will be notified immediately.
Once the selection process is completed, the fellowship contract will be drawn up in accordance with the draft contract provided by the FCT. After the contracted period, the fellowship holder and supervisor must prepare the final report in accordance with the respective assessment criteria that were established.
Pursuant to subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional development, and acts to prevent each and every kind of discrimination.
Therefore, no one can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or immune from any duty on account of, in particular, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, family, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Coimbra - Chemical Engineering Department
Country: Portugal
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