Organisation/Company Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto Research Field Technology » Biotechnology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 4 Mar *********:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information NA Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 18 Feb **** Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
CALL FOR APPLICATION FOR A RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
A call for applications is now open for one Research Fellowship within the scope of the project "PEPTI9: Innovative Proteins and Peptides for Sustainable Nutrition" (Refa MPr-******), funded by the ERDF through the Innovation and Digital Transition Program – COMPETE****-FEDER-********, under the following conditions:
Scientific area
: Biotechnology.
Admission requirements:
General requirements:
Candidates for the Research grant must hold a degree in MSc.
in the area of Molecular Biology or related areas.
Specific requirements:
Candidates must also have knowledge/research experience in the following areas:
Previous experience in developing ingredients and products for the market.
Experience in developing bioinformatics tools for predicting the bioactivity of compounds.
Fluency in English (spoken and written).
Preferred Factors:
Prior participation in research projects applied to the development of new food products.
Candidates for the Research scholarship must also be enrolled or commit to enrolling in a course that does not lead to an academic degree that promotes the consolidation of their scientific training [1] .
Work Plan:
The activity to be developed by the scholarship recipient is part of a research project whose main objectives are:
Development and optimization of the yeast hydrolysis process for ethanol, beer, and wine;
Development of functional ingredients rich in bioactive compounds for animal feed using yeast hydrolysates;
Developing a bioinformatics tool to predict the bioactivity of peptides;
Identifying peptides that act in the management of stress, inflammation, and sleep;
Developing and validating supplements for human consumption.
The work will be developed at the CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina integrated in Escola Superior de Biotecnologia of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Portugal, in Porto, under the scientific supervision of Professor Dr Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado.
Duration of the scholarship:
The scholarship, which is expected to begin on April 1, ****, will have a duration of 12 months on an exclusive basis.
The selection methods to be used will be the following:
i) curriculum (40%);
ii) previous experience (60%).
If necessary, the 3 best positioned candidates may be interviewed, and in this situation, the weighting will be curricular evaluation (35%).
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ii) previous experience (50%) and selection interview (15%).
Only candidates with a final classification equal to or greater than 75, on a scale of 0 to 100, will be selected for this position.
Applications that do not meet the admission requirements, delivered on time and incomplete applications will be considered ineligible.
Composition of the Selection Jury:
President of the Jury: Professor Dr Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado, Effective Members: Dr Raquel Madureira and Dr Ana Oliveira.
Substitute Jury: Dr Ana Amaro.
Form of advertising/notification of results:
The jury deliberates in accordance with the selection criteria adopted and disclosed.
The jury meetings minutes will contain a summary of the meeting content.
After completing the application of the selection criteria, the jury proceeds with the elaboration of the ordered list, with the ranking of the approved candidates.
The ranking list of eligible candidates will be published on the premises of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Porto, located at Rua de Diogo Botelho, ****, ******** Porto - Portugal, with each candidate being notified of his/her position on the list ranking of candidates via email.
Ineligible applicants will be notified by email, with details of the missing eligibility elements.
Complaint and appeal procedures:
Candidates have a period of ten working days, after the disclosure referred to in the previous number, to give their opinion at a prior hearing.
Deadline for acceptance of the scholarship:
Within ten working days following notification of the grant award, the selected candidate must confirm in writing his/her availability to start the scholarship on the proposed date.
Failing to do so or not having availability, the candidate placed in the next position will be called.
Application deadline and form of submission:
Candidates submit their application from February 18, **** until March 4, **** (until 5 pm, Lisbon time).
It will be necessary to submit the following documents:
Cover letter, identifying the title and reference of the project, describe the motivation and professional objectives of the candidate.
Detailed Curriculum Vitae (should contain all the elements to assess the admission requirements, including language knowledge and research experience).
Copy of the certificate(s) of qualifications conferring academic degree in the terms requested in the notice, which contain the final classifications.
Registration of recognition of the academic degree awarded by a foreign higher education institution, preferably with the registration of the conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese classification scale to guarantee eligibility in this call for application [2] .
Proof of enrollment in a course that does not award an academic degree or declaration of commitment to enroll in a course that does not award an academic degree as set out in the admission requirements.
Only applications received during the opening period of the above-mentioned call shall be considered.
Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or who do not prove the requirements of this call are excluded.
False statements made by applicants will be punished under the law.
Privacy Policy:
Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) ******** – General Regulation on Data Protection.
The personal data processed in the scope of this tender procedure is processed within the framework of said tender procedure only and will be processed by Universidade Católica Portuguesa with the purpose of verifying the fulfilment, by the candidates, of the assumptions established in the applicable legislation for their contracting.
Opposition to the processing of data by the candidates will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyse and evaluate it.
The personal data of the Data Subject, if it be indispensable for the fulfilment of the obligations of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, may be conveyed to third parties, namely to the Financing Entities identified in this announcement.
The data retention period shall correspond to the legally defined period of five years.
The Data Subject is entitled to oppose to the collection and processing of data, has the right to verification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processing of the data collected.
However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when the personal data is used to protect public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or when subject to professional rules of confidentiality.
The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data.
For purposes of exercising the respective rights, contact the University through the e-mail address ****** or by using the address found at the end of this announcement, through the means set out in "Contacts for clarification".
Non-discrimination and equal access policy:
Universidade Católica Portuguesa 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, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, family and economic conditions, instruction, 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 union membership.
If you have any questions about this position, please contact:
[1] Candidates are given the possibility, at the application stage, to submit only a declaration of commitment to enroll in a course that does not confer an academic degree under the terms mentioned above.
If the candidate is selected, the delivery failure of the effective enrollment document for the course, within ten working days, following the date of communication of the selection, will be considered as withdrawal of the candidate for the scholarship investigation for which you were selected
[2] If the required academic degree has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the Portuguese legislation on the recognition of foreign degrees, regulated by DL no. ******* of 16 August.
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