University of Porto – Porto, Distrito do Porto
NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION TENDER PROCEDURE FOR THE HIRING OF AN ASSISTANT RESEARCHER, IN THE SCIENTIFIC AREA(S) OF HEALTH SCIENCES, FOR THE R&D UNIT OF THE FACULTY OF PHARMACY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO (FFUP) - (EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD)
By order of the Director of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto, Professor Domingos de Carvalho Ferreira, of October 24th 2024, it is hereby made public that this international selection tender procedure is open for a period of 15 (fifteen) business days from the business day immediately following the publication in the Diário da República of Order (extract) No. 12923-C/2024, of October 30th, 2024, to hire an Assistant Researcher, in the scientific area of Health Sciences, subarea Microbiology, under an individual employment contract for an indefinite period, under the Labor Code.
Governing Law
The competition and its contracting are governed by the provisions contained in Regulation No. 487/2020 - Regulation of Research, Science and Technology Personnel of the University of Porto, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, No. 100, of May 22, and by other applicable legislation, namely the Labor Code - approved by Law No. 7/2009, of February 12, in its current wording; the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA) - approved by Decree-Law No. 4/2015; as well as other applicable regulatory standards.
I – Characterization of the Workplace Scientific areas: Health Sciences
No. of vacancies: 1 (one)
Workplace: The workplace is located in the Microbiology Laboratory of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto, or at any other location necessary for the performance of the duties for which you are hired, and/or indispensable for your professional training.
Compensation: The gross monthly remuneration will be €3,427.59, corresponding to the 1st position, level 9 of the table attached to Regulation No. 487/2020; or to the 1st position, index 195 of the table attached to the Statute of the Scientific Research Career – Decree-Law No. 124/99, of April 20, as amended, on an exclusive basis, to which are added the holiday and Christmas allowances, as well as the food allowance, in the amount and with the conditions provided for workers in public functions.
Contract Regime: The Assistant Researcher will be hired under an indefinite employment contract, with a five-year trial period, under Article 48 (2) of Regulation No. 487/2020.
II - Selection Process Admission requirements Eligible candidates for this position include national, international, and stateless individuals who have been conferred a doctoral degree in the scientific areas of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Microbiology or related scientific areas. Candidates must demonstrate a documented track record of scientific and professional achievements in the competition's specified research domain, and possess expertise aligned with the scope of activities outlined in Section 8 of this Notice.
Special admission requirements Minimum of 5 years post-doctoral experience in the scientific area of the notice;
The candidate's academic background must include a Master's degree in Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicine, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or a closely related area and a PhD focusing on one or more of the following areas: microbiome analysis, drug-microbiome interactions, molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, genomic epidemiology or integrated analysis of omics methodologies;
Solid scientific background demonstrating the integration of the areas of Pharmacology and Microbiology;
Mastery of laboratory tests, tools and platforms for computer analysis of genomes/microbiomes;
Comprehensive knowledge of the human microbiome and its complex interactions with pharmacological agents/drugs;
Experience in the molecular study of the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance and bacterial virulence factors using the integration of several omics.
Preferential Requirements Present a record of relevant publications in scientific journals in the scientific area of the advertisement;
Experience in the evolution of antimicrobial resistance and the mobility of resistance genes;
Holding, in the scientific area of the advertisement, patents or experience in the development of methodologies with application in real contexts;
Participation in research projects funded by the FCT or other national or international entities, with participation in multidisciplinary teams being valued;
Notable ability to communicate and disseminate research results, through scientific publications and presentations.
Functional Content The duties of the research personnel include the following aspects:
Research;
Transfer and valorisation of knowledge;
Management and communication of science and technology and other tasks;
Teaching and training activities, when applicable.
Formalization of applications: Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm (local time – Lisbon) until November 21th 2024 . Applications must be formalized in the online application submission system, available on the FFUP website: https://sigarra.up.pt/ffup/pt/CNT_CAND_GERAL.CONCURSOS_LIST (REF. 2024/34, No 75).
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