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1. Descrição do cargo/posição/bolsa
1. Job description
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Job:
Investigator
Job/Fellowship Reference:
Investigator - Área Química/Biogeoquímica/Ciências Naturais e Ambientais
Main research field:
Not available
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Job summary:
By decision of the Professor Ana Maria Costa Freitas, Rector of the University of Évora, in February 10th 2020, it was deliberated to open an international selection tender for one vacancy of investigator for the exercise of scientific research activities in the scientific area of Chemistry/Biogeochemistry/Natural resources and Environment in a fixed-term public service work contract regime with the duration of three years for the performance of researcher functions in the area of stable isotopes analysis for the study of diet and mobility of ancient populations. The researcher to be contracted should have hands-on experience in the area of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur isotopes (EA-IRMS). It is also important that the candidate has previous experience in the implementation of analytical methodology for coupling gas chromatography (GC) with IRMS (CSIA) for the analysis of carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen. Previous experience in coupling pyrolysis with CSIA (Py-CSIA) will be valued. Additional experience in the utilisation of other analytical techniques used for organic compounds (for example, FTIR, LC-MS, Py-GC-MS) and application of chemometrics in the analysis of experimental data will also be considered. Moreover, the researcher will participate in dissemination activities of the results obtained within the project, in supervising PhD, master and bachelor students, and previous experience in this type of activities will be appreciated. The present procedure refers to the project "TRANSCULTURAL – history archaeology and anthropo-biogeochemistry of medieval populations in Portugal during the 10th-14th cent. AD. Culture identities and inter-culturality decoded via a dietary and mobility study", Projeto de IC&DT - AAC n.º 02/SAICT/2017, código da referência POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031599.
The applicant may be in charge of teaching hours up to a maximum of 4 hours a week, in the units that will be distributed.
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Job description:
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION TENDER PROCEDURE FOR INVESTIGATOR HIRING PURSUANT DECREE-LAW NO. 57/2016 OF 29 AUGUST
Aviso (extrato) nº 3874/2020, de 5 de março
1. By decision of the Professor Ana Maria Costa Freitas, Rector of the University of Évora, in February 10th 2020, it was deliberated to open an international selection tender for one vacancy of investigator for the exercise of scientific research activities in the scientific area of Chemistry/Biogeochemistry/Natural resources and Environment in a fixed-term public service work contract regime with the duration of three years for the performance of researcher functions in the area of stable isotopes analysis for the study of diet and mobility of ancient populations. The researcher to be contracted should have hands-on experience in the area of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur isotopes (EA-IRMS). It is also important that the candidate has previous experience in the implementation of analytical methodology for coupling gas chromatography (GC) with IRMS (CSIA) for the analysis of carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen. Previous experience in coupling pyrolysis with CSIA (Py-CSIA) will be valued. Additional experience in the utilisation of other analytical techniques used for organic compounds (for example, FTIR, LC-MS, Py-GC-MS) and application of chemometrics in the analysis of experimental data will also be considered. Moreover, the researcher will participate in dissemination activities of the results obtained within the project, in supervising PhD, master and bachelor students, and previous experience in this type of activities will be appreciated. The present procedure refers to the project "TRANSCULTURAL – history archaeology and anthropo-biogeochemistry of medieval populations in Portugal during the 10th-14th cent. AD. Culture identities and inter-culturality decoded via a dietary and mobility study", Projeto de IC&DT - AAC n.º 02/SAICT/2017, código da referência POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031599.
The applicant may be in charge of teaching hours up to a maximum of 4 hours a week, in the units that will be distributed.
2. Applicable Legislation: Decree-Law no. 57/2016, 29th August, amended by Law No. 57/2017 of 19th July, which approved the doctorate hiring regime aimed at stimulating scientific and technological employment for all knowledge areas (RJEC); General Public Service Labour Law (LTFP), approved in annex to Law no. 35/2014 of 20th June, under its current wording.
3. Pursuant to article 16 of Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29 August, this tender procedure shall be exempt from the authorization given by the Government members in charge for Finances and Public Administration, namely the authorization mentioned on no. 3 of article no. 7 of LTFP; and from obtaining a prior favourable opinion from said Government members, mentioned on no. 5 of article no. 30 of LTFP, and the recruitment process for workers in a requalification position, mentioned on article no 265 of LTFP.
4. Pursuant to article no. 13 of RJEC, the tender selection panel shall be formed by:
President: Doctor Anne-France Maurer, Researcher in the laboratory HERCULES, University of Évora.
Vowels:
Professor Doctor Cristina Maria Barrocas Dias, Assistant Professor with Habilitation of the Department of Chemistry, University of Évora;
Professor Doctor Cláudia Isabel Soares Umbelino, Assistant Professor of the Department of Life Science, University of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra:
Professor Doctor Maria João Valente, Assistant Professor of the Department of Archaeology, University of Algarve.
5. Workplace shall be at the University of Évora - in Évora – Laboratory HERCULES (Palácio do Vimioso)
6. Monthly remuneration to be paid is the remuneration corresponding to level 33 of the Single Salary Table, approved by Order no. 1553-C/2008 of December 31st, i.e. 2128,34 Euros.
7. Can apply to the tender any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) who hold a doctorate degree in Chemistry/Biogeochemistry/Natural resources and Environment and have a scientific and professional curriculum indicating a suitable profile to the activities to be carried out, preferably with:
• Academic formation in Chemistry/Biogeochemistry/Natural resources and Environment;
• High expertise in stable isotope analysis, analytical organic chemistry, biogeochemistry, statistics and computational model;
• Hands-on experience in the development and application of analytical methodologies for the utilisation of EA-IRMS, GC-IRMS (CSIA) and Py-CSIA in analysing different matrices;
• Previous experience in the utilisation of FTIR, LC-MS, Py-GC-MS;
• Demonstrated experience in the publication of scientific papers with application of stable isotopes in various areas (paleodiet, biogeochemistry, ecology…);
• Experience in the application of statistical analysis of experimental stable isotopes data;
• Experience in working within multi-disciplinary teams;
• Experience in communication and dissemination of the results in scientific meetings;
• Experience in communication of science to society;
• Good knowledge of Portuguese and English (spoken and written).
If the PhD has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, the candidate(s) is (are) admitted to the procedure, according to paragraph e) of paragraph 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no 60/2018, of 3rd August and the registration/recognition of the degree in Portugal to be effected after the end of the tender, under the terms provided for in Decree-Law no 66/2018, of 16th August, and is only necessary in the act of contracting.
8. General tender admission requirements are those set by article 17 of LTFP and special requirements set by the previous section.
9. Pursuant to article 5 of RJEC, selection is to be made based on candidate scientific and curricular career evaluation.
10. Scientific and curricular career evaluation focuses on relevance, quality and up-to-dateness:
a) of scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production in the last three years, deemed most relevant by the candidate;
b) of research activities, applied or based on practical work, developed in the last three years, deemed most impactful by the candidate;
c) of knowledge extension and dissemination activities developed in the last three years, namely under the scope of the promotion of culture and scientific practices, deemed most relevant by the candidate;
d) of the activities of management of science, technology and innovation programmes, or the experience in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological, or higher education, system in Portugal.
11. The three-year period mentioned above can be extended by the panel, if requested by the candidate, whenever the suspension of scientific activities is reasoned by socially protected grounds like paternity leave, long-term serious illness, and other legal situations of unavailability to work.
12. The evaluation criteria are:
a) Scientific performance in the last three years,
b) Research activities developed in the last 3 years,
c) Activities of extension and dissemination of knowledge developed in the last 3 years,
d) Other relevant activities,
e) Public presentation of the candidates admitted, by determination of the jury.
In the application of the mentioned criteria, the following parameters and weighting factors shall be evaluated:
Criterion a) with a weighting factor of 50%, which comprises
a1) Publications in indexed scientific journals, considering the quality of publication and their impact and considering the requirement of the area of specialization of the announcement;
a2) oral communications at international scientific meetings and conferences.
Criterion b) with a weighting factor of 30%, which comprises
b1) Research Experience in relation with the requirements of the announcement,
b2) laboratory services related with the specialization of the announcement;
Criterion c) with a weighting factor of 10%, which comprises
c1) knowledge Transfer and Technology Experience
c2) Organization and participation at conferences,
Criterion d) other relevant activities, including revision of scientific papers (considering the impact of the journal), with 5% weighting factor.
Criterion e) Public presentation with weighting factor that can go up to a 5% increase in global weighting.
In all cases it will be given relevance to indicators and activities that fit in the area of Chemistry/ Biogeochemistry/ Natural resources and Environment, especially in the themes referred to in point 1
13. The public presentation referred to in point 12 comprises a public presentation and discussion session by the candidates about the results of their research.
14. Candidate final classification system shall be given based on a scale of 0 to 100.
15. The panel shall deliberate by means of roll-call vote justified under adopted and disclosed selection criteria, with no abstentions allowed.
16. Minutes of panel meetings shall be executed and shall include a summary of all occurrences of said meeting, as well as of all votes cast by the members and respective reasoning, and shall be provided to candidates whenever required.
17. After selection criteria application, the panel shall prepare a sorted list of approved candidates and respective classification.
18. Panel’s final decision shall be validated by the leader of the institution, who is also in charge of deciding about the hiring.
19. Application formalization:
19.1. Applications are formalised upon application file, made available on the electronic page of Administrative Services of the University http://sadm.uevora.pt, sent to the President of the Jury, including announcement identification (REFª HERCULES_08), full name, parents’ names, ID card, or Citizen Card number and date, or civil identification number, taxpayer ID number, date and place of birth, marital status, occupation, residence and contact address, including email address and telephone.
19.2. Applications shall include all supported documents encompassed by section 7 and 8 for tender admission, namely:
a) Certificate or diploma copy;
b) Doctorate thesis;
c) Curriculum vitae, detailed and structured pursuant to sections 10 and 12;
d) Other documentation
19.3. Candidates shall submit their application files and supporting documentation, preferably in a digital form, in PDF format, via email drhsc@uevora.pt, in person at Universidade de Évora – Divisão de Recursos Humanos (DRH), Serviços Administrativos, Largo da Sr.ª da Natividade, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal, during working hours, or by mail to the address. When submitted by mail, applications must be sent by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt sent until the last day of application deadline, which is hereby set as the period of 30 working days after the publication of this Announcement.
20. All candidates who formalise their applications in an improper way or fail to prove the requirements imposed by this tender are excluded from admission. In case of doubt, the panel is entitled to request any candidate to present further documentation supporting their statements
21. False statements provided by the candidates shall be punished by law.
22. Both admitted and excluded candidate list and final classification list will be affixed at the website of http://www.sadm.uevora.pt and all candidates shall be notified by email with delivery receipt.
23. Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline: Pursuant to article 121 of the Administrative Procedure Code, after notified, all candidates have 10 working days to respond. Panel’s final decisions are pronounced within a period of 90 days, from application deadline.
24. This tender is exclusively destined to fill this specify vacancy and can be terminated at any time until approval of final candidate list, expiring with the respective occupation of said vacancy.
25. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: The University of Évora, 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.
26. Pursuant to Decree-Law no. 29/2001 of 3 February, disabled candidates shall be preferred in a situation of equal classification, and said preference supersedes any legal preferences. Candidates must declare, on their honour, their respective disability degree, type of disability and communication/expression means to be used during selection period on their application form, under the regulations above.
February 18th 2020 – The Administrator of the University of Évora, Maria Cesaltina Frade Louro
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Vacant posts:
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Type of contract:
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Job country:
Portugal
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Job city:
Évora
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Job company/institute:
Universidade de Évora
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Application deadline:
17 Abril 2020
(The Application's deadline must be confirmed on the Job Description)
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