FCUP| CALL FOR RECRUITMENT OF ONE PHD RESEARCHER| Biological Sciences

31 Jan 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

Research Field

Biological sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

PhD Positions

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

14 Feb 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

15 Mar 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Other EU programme

Reference Number

101036768 – Neogiant

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

NOTICE OF THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR RECRUITMENT OF ONE PHD RESEARCHER 

 

Ana Cristina Moreira Freire, Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, hereby advertises the opening for 10 working days of an international call for recruitment on one PhD researcher, within the Project 101036768 – Neogiant, financed by European Union.

 

1. Main research field: Biological Sciences

 

2. Admission requirement: Application can be submitted by any nationals, foreigners and stateless people who meet the following conditions cumulatively: hold a PhD degree, with no more than 5 years, in the above-mentioned scientific area.

Hiring requirement: If the candidate holds a doctorate awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions established in the Decree-Law no. 66/2018. All the formalities established in the Decree-Law must be met until the hiring.

Failure to comply with these requirements determines the preliminary rejection of the application.

Preferred requirements:

• FELASA category B certification.
• Solid experience in follow-up experiments with aquatic animals, including design and maintenance of both freshwater and seawater rearing systems and animals, in particular zebrafish, European seabass and turbot. 
• Solid experience in: general microbiology and molecular biology techniques, including manipulation of bacterial pathogens; pathogen-challenge trials in fish; Experience with fish pathogens will be valorised.
• Good skills in: fish nutrition and physiology; fish immunology; growth trials in fish; fish blood sampling and blood biochemistry analysis; gene expression and enzymatic activity analysis; data processing and statistical analysis. Experience in production of experimental diets for fish will be valorised.
• Speak and write fluently in English.

 

3. Job description: 

The candidate will participate in Tasks (workpackage) 4, 7, 8, 9 and 11 of the project, namely in the in vivo tests with zebrafish, turbot and European sea bass, in order to select the best candidates for the development of the NeoGiANT concept.

Specifically, the candidate will perform:

• Diets formulation and production;
• Experimental rearing facilities maintenance;
• Experimental fish (larvae, embryos and juveniles) maintenance and rearing;
• Fish immunization and challenge studies; 
• Sampling of animals, blood and tissues for analysis;
• Proximal analysis of ingredients, diets, faeces and other biologigal samples; 
• Biochemical analysis of blood and plasma metabolites;
• Expression of genes involved in immune response;
• Analysis of the fish gut microbiota using classical microbiology techniques and next generation sequencing technology (NGS);
• Data processing and statistical analysis;
• Possibility of teaching service at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (up to four teaching hours per week, on an annual average in accordance with Article 12,                     n.º 3 of Regulation n.º 487/2020 of Research, Science and Technology Personnel of the University of Porto).

 

4. Legal Framework: 

• Decree-Law Nº, 57/2016 of 29th August, amended by Law no. 57/2017 of 19th July, establishing the Regulation of Scientific Employment (Regime Jurídico do Emprego Científico); 
• Regulatory Law no. 11-A/2017 of 29th December;
• Labour Code in the current version of Law no. 7/2009 of 12th February.
• Regulation No. 487/2020 of the Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Oporto, published in the 2nd series of Diário da República no. 100/2020 on May 22, 2020. 
• Code of Administrative Procedure

 

5. The place of work: The tasks will be developed in the Animal Nutrition and Welfare Group – NUTRIMU, in the Biology Department of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto and at CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research.

 

6. Duration of work permanent contract: The present work contract is due to start in March of 2025 and will be maintained only for the period due to accomplish the tasks of the job description, under an exclusive dedication regime.

 

7. Remuneration: € 2.351,53 in accordance with paragraph a) of paragraph 1 of article 15 of Law No. 57/2017, of 19 July and with the first remuneration position of the initial level provided for in article 2 of the Regulatory Decree n. 11-A / 2017, of 29 December, corresponding to level 33 of the single remuneration table updated by DL 1/2025, of 16 January.

 

8. Methods of selection and definition of their weights/evolution criteria: According to Article 5 of the RJEC, selection will be based on the evaluation of the candidates’ scientific and academic career.

Grading system: 

The Assessment of the Scientific and Curriculum Path (APCC) will be based on the Curriculum vitae presented by the candidate(s), and focused on the last 5 years of activity:

• Solid experience in animal experiments with aquatic animals, including formulation and manufacture of experimental diets, design and maintenance of both freshwater and seawater rearing systems and animals, in particular zebrafish, European seabass and turbot.
• Solid experience in microbiology and molecular biology including the manipulation of fish pathogenic bacteria; bacterial challenge tests in fish, gene expression assays in fish.
• Good knowledge of fish nutrition and physiology; fish immunology; growth trials; fish blood sampling and biochemical analysis; enzyme activity analysis; data processing and statistical analysis.

Note: These criteria will be evaluated based on the information described in the detailed Curriculum vitae and other documents presented in the application. The Curriculum vitae must be structured taking into account the sequence of the criteria mentioned above.

The period of five years referred to in the previous paragraph may be increased by the jury, at the request of the candidate and/or when justified by the suspension of scientific activity for reasons of social protection, namely due to parental leave, prolonged serious illness and/or other situations of unavailability of legally protected work.

Based on the criteria defined above, the quantitative assessment of the candidates' profile will be carried out taking into account the following requirements that substantiate them and their respective weighting:

A. Quality of the CV and scientific production, namely published or accepted scientific articles; conference communications; participation in research projects in the area under competition - 40%;

B. Adequacy of the candidate's profile to the work plan to be developed - 40%;

C. Experience in manufacturing fish diets, as well as performing nutritional and bacterial challenge tests on aquaculture fish - 20%.

The final classification will be presented on a scale of 0-100 points, based on the above-mentioned criteria and their respective weighting, with the following formula:

APCC= A*40%+B*40%+C*20%

The evaluation process may include an interview/presentation/demonstration session of the 3 best positioned candidates to be selected by the jury, which is exclusively intended to clarify aspects related to the results of your investigation.

In this case, the final classification (CF) after the interview will have the following weighting: 90% of the previous classification; 10% of the interview rating (E), with the following formula:

CF = APCC*90% + E*10%

 

9. Evaluation Methodology 

9.1. After the admission of the applicants, and before starting the voting for their final ranking in the evaluation of their scientific and curricular background, each member of the Board presents a written document, to be attached to the meeting minutes, with the list of the applicants in descending order of merit, duly substantiated, considering the criteria and parameters of this tender notice. 

9.2. The seriation methodology is indicated in article 29º of the Regulation No. 487/2020. 

9.3. If an absolute majority of votes is not reached after the voting explained in the previous number, or in case of a tie, the Chair's vote will be used for the final ranking. 

9.4. Each member of the Board must respect, in the various voting rounds, the order he or she presented in the document referred to in paragraph 9.1.

Minutes of the meetings of the jury are drawn up, containing a summary of what has taken place in the meetings, as well as the votes cast by each of the members and their reasons, which may be contained in autonomous documents attached to the minutes, being signed by all members of the Jury present.

Only candidates with a rating of 50 points or higher, by the majority of selection panel members, are eligible for hiring.

The Board's final decision is approved by the head of the institution responsible for opening the tender notice. The final decision on hiring is the responsibility of the top manager of the hiring entity.

 

10. Composition of the Selection Committee:

President: Aires Manuel Pereira Oliva Teles, Professor Catedrático da FCUP

1st member: Cláudia Alexandra dos Reis Serra, Investigadora Auxiliar do CIIMAR

2nd member: Ana Isabel Santos Couto, Professora Auxiliar da FCUP

1st substitute member: Maria Helena Tabuaço Rego Martins Peres, Professora Auxiliar da FCUP

2nd substitute member: Paula Cristina Enes Oliveira da Silva, Professora Auxiliar da FCUP

 

11. Results notifications: 

The Human Resources Unit of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto will notify candidates of the decisions made throughout the tender procedure. All candidates will be notified of the final decision of the Selection Committee. Notifications are sent by email, under the terms of articles 112(1)(c) and 113(5) of the CPA. 

Lists of admitted and excluded candidates, as well as the final ranking lists, will be published and advertised on the webpage of this call at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, and all candidates will be notified by under the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure.

 

12. Submission of applications: The applications must be exclusively submitted through the web page of this opening https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/CNT_CAND_GERAL.CONCURSOS_LIST  n.º505, within 10 working days after publication in DR, at the attention of the Selection Committee, and include the following documents:

a) Application (available in this opening SIGARRA, signed and current date);

b) Certificate or PhD diploma;

c) Detailed Curriculum vitae;

d) Brief description of the most relevant scientific activities for the last 5 years;

e) Other documents deemed important by the candidate for the evaluation.

In case of doubt, the Selection Committee is entitled to request any candidate to present further documentation to support their statements. False statements provided by candidates are punishable by law.

The documents referred to in paragraphs a) to d) are mandatory.

Candidates who incorrectly formalize their candidacy are excluded from admission to the competition.

 

13. Final Decision: Under the terms of article 121 of the Code of Administrative Procedure, after being notified, the candidates have 10 working days to pronounce. Within a maximum period of 90 days from the deadline for the submission of applications, the final decisions of the jury are given.

 

14. The present insolvency proceeding is exclusively intended to fill the vacancies indicated, and may be terminated until the homologation of the final ordering list of the candidates and expiring with the respective occupation of the jobs on offer.

 

15. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: FCUP actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate can be privileged, beneficiary, disadvantaged or private of any right or exemption from any duty owing, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, 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 beliefs and trade union membership.

Under the terms of D.L. No. 29/2001, of February 3rd, the disabled candidate has preference in equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference. Candidates must declare their respective degree of incapacity, the type of disability and the means of communication / expression to be used in the selection process, under the terms of the aforementioned diploma.

 

The application is open from 03/02/2025 to 14/02/2025.

Where to apply

Website

https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/CNT_CAND_GERAL.CONCURSOS_LIST

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Internal Application form(s) needed
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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Animal Nutrition and Welfare Group – NUTRIMU, in the Biology Department of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto and at CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Contact

City

Porto

Website

https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/web_page.inicial

Street

University of Porto – Pólo do Campo Alegre

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