FEUP - Assistant researcher - H2Driven Green Agenda - Proposal 1289

FEUP, Portugal

Updated: about 1 month ago

Job Type: FullTime

Deadline: 28 Mar 2025

14 Mar 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company: FEUP
Department: Human Resources Division
Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering
Engineering » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Master Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 28 Mar 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: European Union / Next Generation EU
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF AN ASSISTANT RESEARCHER POSITION

By order of 20-02-2025, the Dean of FEUP, Professor Rui Artur Bártolo Calçada, deliberated to open an international selection procedure for the recruitment of 1 Assistant researcher within the scope of Agenda “H2Driven Green Agenda”, nr. C644923817-00000037, investment project nr. 50, of the Incentive System “Agendas for Business Innovation”, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and by European Funds NextGeneration EU, for the practice of R&D activities within the scope of Electrotechnical Engineering, in the form of an Individual Uncertain Term Employment Contract, and will be maintained only for the period necessary to execute the tasks defined in the project and identified below, whose expected duration is 6 months, never exceeding the maximum limit of four years.

The purpose of this contract is the performance of activities corresponding to the category of Research Assistant, as stated in Article 8 of the Regulations for Research, Science and Technology of the University of Porto.

The Assistant Researcher executes, develops and participates in research and development projects, under the guidance of a researcher or higher education professor. The Assistant Researcher will integrate the H2Driven Green Agenda team, executing, developing and participating in the activities of investigation, contributing to the development of catalysts and testing of catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 in methanol, in the scope of Work Package 4 – Green e-methanol production (Subproject 4.1).

In particular, the Assistant Researcher will contribute to the following project works:

i) development of metal catalysts supported on carbon materials and metal oxides

ii) testing the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 in methanol

The selected researcher may also provide possible collaboration in teaching and training activities in the area of research, if applicable.

1. The scientific areas of this selection procedure are Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

2. Applicable Legislation: Regulation nº 487/2020, of 22 May - Regulation of Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto in its current wording and by the other applicable legislation, namely the Labour Code, Law on 7/2009, of 12 February, in its current wording and applicable regulations.

3. In accordance with articles 22.º, n.º 3 and 4 of Regulation n.º 487/2020, of 22 May, the Recruitment board is composed as follows:

President: Professor Adélio Miguel Magalhães Mendes

Effective Member: Professor Manuel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira

Effective Member: Doctor Olívia Salomé Gonçalves Pinto Soares

Substitute Member: Doctor Carla Alexandra Orge Fonseca

Substitute Member: Doctor Raquel Pinto Rocha

4. The work will be developed at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP).

5. The monthly remuneration to be paid corresponds to level 3, position 1 predicted in Annex I and Annex II of the Regulation of Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto, being 1.917,83 €, full-time.

6.1. General Admission Requirements:

This competition is open to national candidates, foreigners and stateless persons holding a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related areas.

Any master awarded by a foreign higher education institution must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution in accordance with article 25 of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16, which approves the legal regime for the recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, awarded by foreign higher education institutions and paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3, and any formalities established therein must be complied with by the date of the hiring act.

6.2. Specific Admission Requirements:

The following specific criteria must be fulfilled to determine the appropriate profile for the activity to be developed:

i) Relevant previous experience in the synthesis and characterisation of metal catalysts supported on carbon materials and metal oxides for testing in hydrogenation reactions.

ii) First author of 5 scientific articles in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.

7. Recruitment method:

In accordance with articles 26 of the Regulation of Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto, the selection methods are:

7.1. Evaluation of the curricular path and scientific career of the applicants (APCC) (90%);

7.2. Interview (ENT) (10%).

8. Evaluation of the curricular path and scientific career (APCC) (90%)

8.1. Evaluation of the curricular path and scientific career, considering a profile that is suited to the requirements of the duties corresponding to the category covered by this competition and focusing on the relevance, quality, and currentness of the following aspects:

8.1.1. Scientific performance in the areas and subareas for which the competition is open;

8.1.2. Knowledge transfer and Science and technology management and communication.

8.2 In the evaluation of the dimensions of the aspects described in 8.1, the following parameters are considered, and the following weighting factors are attributed:

A1) Criteria for evaluating Scientific Performance (DC) (90%)

A1.1) Participation in international research projects as well as scientific production, specifically, having international publications as the first author in high-ranked peer-reviewed journals. The list of publications must be included in the curriculum with a clear indication of the statistical analyses used, along with the candidate’s role in implementing them.

A1.2) Development of collaborations with international researchers and study periods abroad.

A2) Criteria for Knowledge Transfer and Science and Technology Management and Communication (10%):

A2.1) Participation in R&D projects, services and technology transfer;

A2.2) Organization of scientific events;

A2.3) Participation in national and international scientific meetings with peer review as well as by invitation;

9. The final classification of the (APCC) is obtained by the following formula: APCC = (0,90 x A1) + (0,10 x A2).

10. Evaluation of the Interview (ENT) (10%):

For the interview to be held, the three best-ranked applicants in the evaluation of their curricular path and scientific career will be admitted, and the board will evaluate aspects related to the previous research conducted by the applicants.

The interview will be conducted in Portuguese and English.

11. Final classification:

The Final Classification (CF) of the Evaluation of the applicants’ Curricular Path and Scientific Career (APCC) and interview (ENT), will be obtained by applying the following formula: CF = (APCC*0.9) + (ENT*0.1).

Candidates who do not achieve a minimum final score of 80 points from all members of the jury will not be selected.

12. Evaluation of the selection methods:

12.1. Each member of the Board evaluates the applicants’ curricular path and scientific career on a scale from 0 to 100 points, with a weighting up to the hundredths, and the classification is obtained through the weighting defined in the criteria to be evaluated.

12.2. The interview evaluation is expressed on a scale of 0 to 100 points, with a weighting to the hundredths.

13. Evaluation methodology:

13.1. 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 competition notice.

13.2. The Board deliberates employing reasoned roll-call voting following the selection criteria adopted and disclosed. Abstentions are not allowed.

13.3. The seriation methodology is that which is indicated in Article 29 of the Regulation.

13.4. 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.

13.5. 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 13.1.

13.6. The interview has a maximum duration of one hour and is exclusively aimed at clarifying aspects related to the research carried out by the applicants.

13.7. The Board’s discussions will be briefed in minutes taken during its meetings, containing a summary of what occurred, the votes cast by each member and respective reasoning.

13.8. After concluding the selection criteria application, the jury proceeds to produce an ordered list of the approved applicants with the respective classification.

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

14. Formalization of applications:

14.1. Applications must be formalized at http://www.fe.up.pt/concursos , reference on-line nº 1289, until de 23h59m (local time) of 28/03/2025.

The application must include: full name, number and date of identity card or citizen card, or civil identification number, tax identification number, date of birth, residence, and contact address, including e-mail and telephone contact.

14.2 The application must be accompanied by documentary evidence of the conditions described in point 6 of this notice, namely:

a) Copy of master’s degree certificate or diploma;

b) Detailed curriculum vitae, containing all information relevant for the evaluation of the application, as well as for demonstrating compliance with the criteria set out in point 6 of this announcement, organized by the seriation criteria set out in no. 8;

c) Motivation letter;

d) Copies of up to 10 publications considered most relevant by the candidate, associated with the position;

e) Other supporting documents considered relevant to the eligibility of the application and documents that the applicant considers relevant to the assessment of his/her merit.

14.3. Failure to submit the documents mentioned in 15.2 will lead to the exclusion of the application. For purposes of hearing the interested parties, the exclusion decision is notified to the applicants by e-mail.

14.4. The Board may, whenever it deems necessary, ask the applicants to provide complementary documents for the facts described in the submitted curriculum, setting a deadline for that purpose.

15. False statements made by applicants will be punished according to the law.

16. Notices of the results:

The minute(s) of the Board meeting(s) for evaluating the applications will be sent via e-mail with a delivery receipt.

17. Parties hearing and the deadline for final decision:

In accordance with Article 121 of the Administrative Procedure Code, after being notified, the applicants have 10 working days to comment. Within 90 days, counting from the deadline for submitting applications, the Board's final decisions are made.

18. The present competition is exclusively aimed at filling the indicated vacancy and may be terminated until the final ranking list of applicants is ratified, expiring with the respective occupation of the job position on offer. If none of the applicants has the appropriate profile for the performance of the functions described above within this project's scope, the Board reserves the right not to award the position in the competition.

19. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: FEUP 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.

Where to apply

Website: http://www.fe.up.pt/concursos

Requirements

Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field: Engineering » Other
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications