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Assistant Researcher (m/f)_BIOPOLIS 2024-47_LA Job description: INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF AN ASSISTANT RESEARCHER (M/F) Reference: BIOPOLIS 2024-47 Scientific field: Biological Sciences 1. Associação Biopolis is opening an international call for an Assistant Researcher to carry out scientific research activities at CIBIO - Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Research Centre, InBIO Associated Laboratory at the Campus de Vairão, Portugal with a permanent position, under the terms of the Labour Code, within the scope of the umbrella program with the ref. CEECINSTLA_00020_2022, entitled " Procedimento Concursal de Apoio Institucional – Laboratórios Associados” , funded by FCT/MCTES . Within the scope of the above-mentioned program, the selected candidate must carry out research and development activities and all other scientific and technical activities within the scope of the Biopolis/CIBIO-InBIO Association's mission, as well as: a) Participate in the conception, development and execution of research and development projects and related scientific and technical activities and in their transposition into research projects and decision support programme contracts; b) Directing the execution of work carried out within the scope of the research and development projects for which they are responsible; c) To collaborate in the development of training programmes in scientific research and development methodology; d) Monitor the research work carried out by grant holders, research trainees and research assistants and participate in their training; e) Guide and participate in the institution's training programmes. 2. Applicable legislation Statute of the Scientific Research Career, Decree-Law no. 124/1999, of 20 April Labour Code, approved by Law no. 7/2009, of 12 February, in its current wording. REC, Articles 17, 19 and 28 of the REC, published in Diário da República under number 607-A/2017, of 22 November. 3. Selection Panel: Pedro Beja, Coordinator Researcher, Executive Vice President Biopolis, Vice-Scientific Coordinator of CIBIO-InBIO, President; Ana Cristina Costa, Assistant Professor, University of the Azores; Paulo Célio Alves, Associate Professor, University of Porto; Maria João Feio, Principal Investigator at University of Coimbra & MARE - Marine and Envrionmental Sciences Centre ; Teresa Ferreira, Full Professor, University of Lisbon. 4. The workplace is Associação Biopolis/CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, located on the Campus de Vairão, Vila do Conde, Porto, Portugal, and may involve travel in Portugal and abroad. 5. The monthly salary corresponds to the category of Assistant Researcher in the scientific research career, in accordance with Annex I of Decree-Law no. 124/99, of 20 April - index 195 (3427.59 €). 6. The call is open to national, foreign and stateless candidates who have held a doctoral degree in Biological Sciences or a related scientific area for at least 3 years and have a scientific and professional curriculum vitae that reveals a profile appropriate to the activity to be carried out, demonstrating scientific independence over the last 3 years. The candidate's scientific independence is defined by originality, scientific capacity and international recognition and affirmation, or by doctoral and post-doctoral supervision, or by the ability to raise national and/or international funding. If the doctorate was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date the contract is signed. 7. The general requirements for admission are those defined in the previous point, and in specific terms: 7.1 Candidates must have at least 3 years of post-doctoral experience and demonstrate a track record of research in the field of freshwater ecology, aquatic biodiversity conservation, and molecular ecology, with particular emphasis on aquatic ecosystems in the global south. 7.2 Candidates must have proven experience in biodiversity surveys based on water environmental DNA, including (i) the work with stakeholders to design eDNA biodiversity surveys, (ii) the survey of cryptic and endangered species in aquatic ecosystems, (iii) the collection of biodiversity data to understand the ecology of freshwater ecosystems and support their restoration. Relevant contributions to the state of the art will be valued in any of these areas. 7.3 Candidates must also have proven experience in the survey of aquatic biodiversity and endangered species based on conventional sampling methods, based for instance on electrofishing, visual underwater surveys, and sweep netting, among others. Experience in the use of molecular and conventional survey techniques in tropical ecosystems will be valued. 7.4 Candidates must have experience in participating in and leading research projects and demonstrate their ability to obtain national and foreign funding in competitive tenders. 7.5 Candidates must have experience in advanced training activities, in particular in supervising master's and doctoral students. 7.6 Candidates must submit a work plan that is identical to that of the CEEC Individual call (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/empregocientifico/docs/guiao_candidatura.pdf) and with the same time horizon. Briefly, the Work Plan should consist of: 1. Research plan: 1.1 Background (Maximum 3 000 characters) 1.2 Research plan and methods (Maximum 5 000 characters) 1.3 Expected outcomes (Maximum 2 000 characters) 1.4 Ethical issues (If applicable) (Maximum 2 000 characters) 1.5 Compliance with the goals of the 2030 Agenda (Maximum 800 characters) 1.6. References (Maximum 3 000 characters) criteria: • o Curriculum vitae with a weighting factor of 55% considering; i) Scientific publications - books, book chapters, articles in scientific journals and international conference proceedings in which the candidate was author or co-author, ii) coordination and participation in research projects, with the submission of national and international applications and the execution of funded research projects being assessed; iii) participation in research services provided to public entities and other stakeholders in the environment and water resources sectors; iv) ability to lead research teams; v) supervision and guidance of master's and doctoral students; vi) recognition by the international scientific community: parameter that takes into account eg. participation in programme committees for scientific events. • o Work plan with a weighting factor of 40 per cent, taking into account the relevance and innovative nature of the proposed research plan (based on the state of the art in the scientific area in question and previous work carried out by the candidate); progress beyond the current state of the art; suitability of the methodology adopted, feasibility of the work plan and fit with CIBIO-InBIO's R&D strategy; clear identification of the mission and scientific challenges addressed by the research plan and its alignment with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda. • a letter of motivation with a weighting factor of 5% considering the reasons why the application is being submitted, and demonstrating that the candidate has the appropriate profile for the position advertised and fulfils all the general and special admission requirements. 09. The final classification system for candidates is expressed on a scale of 0 to 100. 10. The jury will decide by means of a reasoned roll-call vote in accordance with the selection criteria adopted and publicized, and abstentions will not be allowed. 11. Minutes are drawn up of the jury meetings, which contain a summary of the meetings, as well as the votes cast by each member and their respective reasons. 12. After finalising the application of the selection criteria, the jury will draw up an ordered list of successful and unsuccessful candidates with their respective rankings. 13. Panel ’ s final decision shall be validated by the leader of the institution, who is also in charge of deciding about the hiring. 14. Applications: 14.1 Applications must be submitted to www.cibio.up.pt/en/jobs/, attaching the documents mentioned in point 15.2 in pdf format. 14.2 Applications must include the documents proving the conditions set out in points 6 and 7 for admission to this call, namely: i) Copy of the PhD certificate or diploma and proof of degree recognition, when applicable; ii) Detailed curriculum vitae; iii) Work plan submitted by candidates in accordance with point 7.5; iv) Motivation letter. v) Other documents relevant to the assessment of the qualification in a related scientific area. 14.3 The application period runs from 1/10/2024 until 12/11/2024. The expected starting date of the contract is 16 December 2024. 15. Candidates who formalise their application incorrectly or who fail to meet the requirements of this competition will be disqualified from taking part in the competition. The selection board has the right to ask any candidate, in case of doubt, to produce documentary evidence of their declarations. 16. False statements made by candidates will be penalised in accordance with the law. 17. The list of admitted and excluded candidates and the final ranking list will be sent to candidates by email. 18. Deadline for complaints and final decision: Once notified, candidates have 10 working days to comment to the email to [email protected]. Within 60 working days of the closing date for the submission of applications, the final decisions of the selection panel are handed down and approved. 19. This competition is intended exclusively to fill the vacancy indicated, and may be terminated until the final list of candidates has been approved, and will expire when the job on offer has been filled. 20. Policy of non-discrimination and equal access: The BIOPOLIS Association actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, whereby no candidate may be favoured, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on the grounds, in particular, of ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, 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 convictions and trade union membership. 21. In order to comply with Law no. 4/2019, of 10 January, candidates must declare on the application form, under oath, their degree of disability, the type of disability and the means of communication/expression to be used in the selection process _______________________________________________________________________PT______________________________________________________________________ PROCEDIMENTO CONCURSAL DE SELEÇÃO INTERNACIONAL PARA A CONTRATAÇÃO DE INVESTIGADOR AUXILIAR (M/F) Referência: BIOPOLIS-2024-47 Área científica: Ciências Biológicas 1. A Associação Biopolis abre concurso de seleção internacional para uma posição de Investigador Auxiliar para exercer de atividades de investigação científica no CIBIO – Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Vairão, Portugal em regime de contrato de trabalho por tempo indeterminado, ao abrigo do Código do Trabalho, no âmbito do contrato-programa com a refª CEECINSTLA_00020_2022, intitulado "Procedimento Concursal de Apoio Institucional – Laboratórios Associados, financiado pela FCT/MCTES . No âmbito do contrato-programa acima referido, o investigador/a, a contratar, deverá executar, atividades de investigação e desenvolvimento e todas as outras atividades científicas enquadradas na missão da Associação Biopolis/CIBIO-InBIO e ainda: a) Participar na conceção desenvolvimento e execução de projectos de investigação e desenvolvimento