Research Fellowship For Graduated Master - Ipma-2024-027-Bi

Organisation/Company: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P.
Research Field: Environmental science » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 6 Dec 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Not Applicable
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon 2020
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description According to article 8 of the Regulation for Scientific Research Fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), IP, published in Official Journal 2nd series, part C, n.º 154, August 10th of 2020, it is made public that, by deliberation of the Director Council of Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P. (IPMA, I.P.) from 12/11/2024, the opening call with reference IPMA-2024-027-BI to award a Research Fellowship was authorized in the scientific field of Meteorology and related areas, within the framework of the project NextGEMS funded by the European Union H2020 program.
The scholarship is intended for a PhD student to carry out research support activities in the area of Meteorology or similar.
Admission Requirements The candidate should have a master degree in the area of Meteorology or related Sciences. The candidate must be enrolled in a PhD program at a higher education institution.
Work Plan The work plan for the candidate to be recruited includes the following activities:
Develop methodologies to quantify the relation between several satellite products on interannual time-scales with a focus on describing land-atmosphere interactions;
Apply the methodologies developed to the global simulations of IFS/ICON available in the NextGEMS project;
Dissemination of results.
Duration and Renovation Conditions The fellowship, due to start on 1 January 2025, will have a duration of 8 months, being eventually renewable for additional periods up to the maximum term of the project or the duration of the grant (whichever occurs first), under the terms of article 15 of the Regulation for Scientific Research Grants of FCT, IP, in an exclusive dedication basis. The work to be carried out within the scope of this scholarship is of a temporary nature, with no continuity beyond the conclusion of the project.
Supervision and Workplace The work to be developed will take place within the framework of the Earth Observations Unit of the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, at IPMA, I.P.'s headquarters in Lisbon (Rua C-Aeroporto, 1749-077 Lisboa), under the guidance and supervision of Sofia Ermida, researcher at IPMA, I.P. The workplace may be adapted according to the needs of the work plan.
Value of Monthly Maintenance Allowance The amount for the fellowship corresponds to 1259,64€, according to the table of values approved by FCT, I.P. The monthly remuneration will be paid by bank transfer by the IPMA, I.P. services to the bank account indicated by the candidate. The candidate is also entitled to the reimbursement of charges related to the "Seguro Social Voluntário" (1st degree), if applicable, according to the conditions defined by the Statute of the Scholarships for Scientific Research. The candidate will also benefit from personal accident insurance during the fellowship.
Jury Members The jury, appointed by order of the Director Council of IPMA, I.P., is composed of the following members:
President: Emanuel Dutra (researcher at IPMA, I.P.)
1st member: Isabel Trigo (researcher at IPMA, I.P.)
2nd member: Sofia Ermida (researcher at IPMA, I.P.)
1st substitute member: Célia Gouveia (researcher at IPMA, I.P.)
2nd substitute member: Rita Durão (researcher at IPMA, I.P.)
Selection and Methods Criteria 8.1 Admission requirements: All candidates fulfilling the points in this notice will be admitted.
8.2 Evaluation method: The candidates will be evaluated by Curricular Assessment (CA) and Interview (I). The interview will only be performed if the candidates with the best CA have equal scores.
8.3 The curriculum assessment (AC) will take into account academic qualifications (A) and knowledge and experience (B) in the preferred areas of work, weighing these 2 factors according to the following formula: AC=0.3*A+ 0.7*B. The curricular evaluation is expressed quantitatively from 0 to 20 values corresponding to the weighted average of the following objective criteria:
The Academic Qualification (A) corresponds to the classification obtained in academic background ("licenciatura");
Complementary knowledge and experience (B) will be scored from 0 to 20 as follows:
Experience with applications of satellite data in Meteorology or Earth Sciences (0-5);
Experience with large databases, such as ERA5 reanalyses and satellite data (0-5);
Programming experience (0-4);
Scientific publications, including indexed journals and conference proceedings (0-3);
Scientific presentations and outreach (0-3).
8.4 Based on the Curriculum Assessment (AC), candidates will be ranked. In the event of a tie between the candidates, the first classified will be called for an interview, which will be carried out in person or by electronic means, their classification corresponding to the addition of the values obtained in the following criteria: a) Motivation; b) Autonomy; c) Adaptability; d) Expression and verbal fluency. These criteria will be ranked from zero to twenty, with the total of the interview resulting from the sum of the criteria divided by four (0 to 20 points).
8.5. The final classification of each candidate will be decided by simple majority of the jury members.
8.6 Ordered List of the Final Classification: All the candidates eligible to the call will be ranked by the classification given by the jury. If an interview is conducted, the final classification (FC) is obtained by the weighted sum of the Curricular Assessment (CA), weighting 40%, and of the interview (I), weighting 60%. (FC = CA*0.4+ I*0.6). If an interview is not conducted, the final classification corresponds to the Curricular Assessment (CA).
8.7 The jury members will conduct the necessary meetings to reach the final decision, documenting in minutes all the procedures used, as well as all the elements considered relevant for the final decision.
Communication of Results Upon approval of the ranked list by the jury, the evaluation process is considered closed, and the candidates will be notified within 5 working days, to the e-mail indicated in the application, and the hearing process will be conducted, under the terms of the Administrative Procedure Code. Within the framework of the fellowship attribution procedure, if the final ranked list includes a higher number of candidates than the number of fellowships to be attributed, a selection reserve list will be created, which can be used in the event of the withdrawal of the selected candidate, to be used during the project's duration.
Research Fellowship Contest Approval Upon conclusion of the hearing process and its appreciation by the jury members, the final decision will be proposed for approval by the Director Council of IPMA, I.P. If there are no candidates with merit, the jury may decide to not attribute this fellowship.
Submission of Applications Applications to the research fellowship must be formalized by sending, to the email ******, the application form available at link , along with the following documents:
Copy of the identification document;
Certificate of permanent residence, authorization for permanent residence or long-term residence status, if applicable;
Documents proving the conditions required by the type of fellowship, namely copy of diplomas that confirm the Academic Degree, recognized by a Portuguese University, if the degree has been obtained abroad;
Detailed and signed CV of the candidate;
Copy of the documents attesting the professional experience and training, namely recommendation letters, course or internship certificates;
Recent document attesting the current professional status, indicating the nature of the link and functions, and may be replaced by a declaration of honor if the candidate does not carry out any professional or service activity;
Document proving the enrollment in a PhD degree in higher education institution;
Declaration of honor attesting that the candidate fulfills the requirements of admission to the present fellowship call, available at link .
The reference to concurso de bolsa IPMA-2024-027-BI must be indicated in the subject of the application's e-mail.
In case of not being possible to obtain the certificates mentioned in points 3 and 7 until the due date of the application, the candidate may replace them by declarations of their responsibility with the corresponding content, submitted electronically and, in case of grant of the fellowship, send the official certificates to the IPMA, IP, before the contract being handled.
If the documents referred in points 2, 5, 6, and 7 are not delivered within 1 month after the publication of results, it implies that the fellowship is not granted.
The application submission period will run from 25/11/2024 to 06/12/2024.
Legislation and Regulation Applicable Regulation for Scientific Research Fellowships of IPMA, IP, published in the Official Journal 2nd series, part C, n.º 154, of August 10, 2020;
Statute of the Scholarships for Scientific Research, approved by Law No. 40/2004 of 18 August, as amended by the Law No. 202/2012 of 27 August, Law No. 12/2013 of 29 January, Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of 9 July, Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of 29 October and Decree-Law No. 123/2019 of 28 August;
Grants Regulation of the FCT, I. P., approved by the Regulation No 950/2019 of 29 November, published in Official Journal 2nd series, part C on 16 December 2019, and reviewed by the Regulation No 643/2021 of 30 June 2021, published in Official Journal 2nd series, part C on 14 July 2021;
Code of Administrative Procedure, approved by Decree-Law No. 4/2015, of 7 January, in the wording currently in force.

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