CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research - Uporto
Offer Description A competition is open for the attribution of one work contract for a superior technician within the scope of the Mobilizing Agenda for Business Innovation, Project Nº. C644917393-00000032, known as the "InsectERA – A ERA da indústria dos insetos", resulting from the submission of the application to Notice Nº. 02/C05-i01/2022, within the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), at the Research Unit - Interdisciplinary Research Centre Marine and Environmental, for the exercise of activities in the WP OneHealth, according to the following conditions:
1. Scientific area: Biomedical Laboratory Sciences or related fields.
2. General admission requirements: Any national, foreign, or stateless candidate(s) who hold a degree or integrated master in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences or related scientific areas.
In the event the degree was conferred by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law nº 341/2007 of 12th October, and all formalities established therein must be complied with at the application deadline.
3. Specific admission requirements: Candidates must have previous skills and experience in at least 5 of the following points:
Proven technical knowledge in Histology and Digital Pathology.
Professional experience in histological processing of different biological tissues, using Microtomy and Cryotomy.
Ability to independently perform histochemical and immunohistochemical staining techniques, including Alcian-Blue PAS, Giemsa, May-Grunwald-Giemsa, and Oil Red O, among others.
Ability to perform histomorphometric analysis of biological tissues using image acquisition software.
Participation in scientific projects.
Proven proficiency in computer tools, particularly Excel and statistics, as well as data analysis skills.
Proficiency in Portuguese and basic knowledge of English.
Immediate availability (clearly stated in the motivation letter).
4. Working plan: The InsectERA project's main objective is to develop new functional formulations, based on new raw materials derived from insects, for use in aquaculture. The candidate will be responsible for evaluating the impact of these raw materials, when incorporated into fish diets, on the morphology of the animals' cells and tissues.
5. Workplace: The work will be carried out in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Growth and Quality of Fish located at CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Novo Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal, under the supervision of the group's Principal Investigator, Professor Luísa M. P. Valente.
6. Duration of the contract: An uncertain term work contract will be signed starting December 2024, under the regime of exclusivity, according to legal terms (articles nº 140º, nº 1 and nº 3, h; and article nº 148º, nº 4 - Labour Code and article 6º, nº 1 b) e nº 3 from Decree-Law nº 57/2016, of 29th August).
7. Monthly salary: Equated to the higher technical career, level 15: gross monthly salary € 1.333,35; food, holidays, and Christmas allowance apart.
8. Selection methods: The ranking of candidates will be performed by an initial evaluation based on:
Evaluation of the Curriculum Vitae (EC)
If deemed necessary, the jury may interview the first 3 candidates. This professional selection interview (PSI) will be graded on a scale from 0 to 20, and will have a relative weight of 10%, and the previous evaluation a relative weight of 90%.
The final score (FS), expressed in a number from 0 to 20, will weight in the Curriculum Vitae evaluation (90%) and the interview (10%).
9. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: CIIMAR 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, 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.
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Requirements Research Field: Biological sciences
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Specific Requirements: Candidates must have previous skills and experience in at least 5 of the points outlined above.
Languages: Proficiency in Portuguese and basic knowledge of English.
Years of Research Experience: None
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