A call for tenders is now open for the attribution of one Research Scholarship within the scope of the AWARE project: Aquaponics from WAstewater REclamation (GA 101084245). This scholarship is financed by European funds through the Horizon Europe – REA B2 program of the European Commission under the following conditions, set out below.
Scientific Area : Microbiology
Admission requirements : Applicants for the research grant must, at the time of application, be enrolled or commit to enrolling in a doctoral program in the scientific area of Microbiology or related areas and in the topic of this grant workplan. Applicants must have higher academic qualifications in the scientific area Microbiology or related areas. The candidate should demonstrate interest in the scientific area and have an ability to develop teamwork in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment. It is essential that the candidates have good command of the English language and research experience in Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Biology.
Work Plan :
To assess in silico the presence of important environmental antibiotic resistance carriers and genes related to acquired antibiotic resistance in the aquaculture fish and water;
To explore the occurrence of the environmental antibiotic resistance carriers and genetic determinants identified in O1) in wild or aquaculture fish or in vegetables.
Workplace : The work will be developed at the CBQF - Center for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Portugal, integrated into the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, in Porto, under the scientific supervision of Professora Doutora Celia Manaia.
Duration of the scholarship : The scholarship, which is expected to begin on 1st January 2025, will have an initial duration of nine months on an exclusive basis. This grant may be renewed for an additional period, and may not go beyond the project's end date, scheduled for 31st October 2026.
Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The amount of the scholarship corresponds to 1,259.64€ according to the research scholarship values awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country and will be paid by bank transfer.
Selection methods : The selection methods to be used will be as follows:
Curricular evaluation (40%);
The final decision, if necessary, may involve an interview with the best positioned candidates, and in this situation, the weighting will be based on curriculum evaluation (35%); ii) previous experience (50%) and selection interview (15%).
Only candidates with a final classification equal to or greater than seventy-five points, on a scale of 0 to 100, will be selected for this position.
Composition of the Selection Jury :
President of the Jury: Prof. Célia Manaia; Effective Members: Dr. Ivone Vaz-Moreira; Prof. Olga Nunes (Faculdade de Engenharia Universidade do Porto); Substitute member: Prof. Ana Gomes.
Form of advertising/notification of results : The jury deliberates in accordance with the selection criteria adopted and disclosed. The jury meetings minutes will contain a summary of the meeting content. After completing the application of the selection criteria, the jury proceeds with the elaboration of the ordered list, with the ranking of the approved candidates. The ranking list of eligible candidates will be published on the premises of the Portuguese Catholic University, in Porto, located at Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto - Portugal, with each candidate being notified of his/her position on the list ranking of candidates via email. In this email, the candidate will be identified according to the reference used in the published ranking list. Ineligible applicants will be notified by email, with details of the missing eligibility elements.
Complaint and appeal procedures : Candidates have a period of ten working days, after the disclosure referred to in the previous number, to give their opinion at a prior hearing.
Deadline for acceptance of the scholarship : Within ten working days following notification of the grant award, the selected candidate must confirm in writing his/her availability to start the scholarship on the proposed date. Failing to do so or not having availability, the candidate placed in the next position will be called.
Application deadline and form of submission :
Applications will be accepted from November 18, 2024, until December 02, 2024, 23:59, (Lisbon time).
Applications are formalized by completing the Application Form.
Applications shall include the following documents:
Cover letter, identifying the title and reference of the project, describing the motivation and professional objectives of the candidate.
Detailed Curriculum Vitae (should contain all the elements to assess the admission requirements, including language knowledge and research experience).
Copy of the certificate(s) of qualifications conferring academic degree in the terms requested in the notice, which contain the final classifications.
Registration of recognition of the academic degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution, preferably with the registration of the conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese classification scale to guarantee eligibility in this call for application.
Proof or commitment of enrollment/registration in a doctoral study cycle.
Only applications received during the opening period of the above-mentioned call shall be considered.
Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or who do not prove the requirements of this call are excluded. False statements made by applicants will be punished under the law.
Privacy Policy : Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – General Regulation on Data Protection.
The personal data processed in the scope of this tender procedure is processed within the framework of said tender procedure only and will be processed by Universidade Católica Portuguesa with the purpose of verifying the fulfillment, by the candidates, of the assumptions established in the applicable legislation for their contracting. Opposition to the processing of data by the candidates will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyze and evaluate it.
The Data Subject's personal data, if it is indispensable for the fulfillment of the obligations of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, may be conveyed to third parties, namely to the Financing Entities identified in this announcement.
The data retention period shall correspond to the legally defined period of five years.
The Data Subject is entitled to oppose the collection and processing of data, has the right to verification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processing of the data collected. However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when the personal data is used to protect the public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or when subject to professional confidentiality rules.
The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data.
Rights of Personal Data Subjects: https://www.ucp.pt/rights-data-subjects .
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Non-discrimination and equal access policy : The Universidade Católica Portuguesa actively promotes 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, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, family and economic conditions, instruction, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and union membership.
Contact :
If you have any questions about this position, please contact:
4169-005 Porto, Portugal
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Applicants are advised to consult the website of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) for additional information on this matter: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento .
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