Organisation/Company: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department: Divisão de Recursos Humanos
Research Field: Biological sciences » Other
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 29 May 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Permanent
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 15 Apr 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Reference Number: Notice 724/2025
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
In accordance with Article 39 of the University Academic Career Statute, approved by Decree-Law No 448/79, of 13 November, as amended by Decree-Law No 205/2009, of 31 August, the Director of the NOVA School of Science and Technology, Professor José Júlio Alves Alferes, hereby announces that, by order of the Rector of the NOVA University of Lisbon, Professor João Sàágua, an international document-based recruitment process for one Assistant Professor position, under an open-ended public functions contract, is open for 30 working days from the day immediately following the publication of this Notice in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ), in the subject area of Life Sciences, sub-area of Cellular and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on Medical Biotechnology for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy, within the Department of Life Sciences of the NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT), Lisbon.
This recruitment process is governed by the provisions of Articles 37 et seq. of the University Academic Career Statute (ECDU), the Regulations for Recruitment Procedures for University Academic Careers at the NOVA University Lisbon, as well as the Regulations for Recruitment Procedures for the NOVA School of Science and Technology Lisbon.
Open position under the FCT TENURE – 1st Edition program, with reference 2023.11076.TENURE.134, (Assistant Professor in Life Sciences – Cell and Molecular Biology with emphasis in medical biotechnology for cancer diagnostics and therapy), within the scope of the strategic objectives of the Department of Life Sciences, “UCIBIO”, and whose professor will become an integrated member of this Research Centre.
If the selected candidate meets the eligibility conditions corresponding to the FCT TENURE – 1st Edition program, will automatically be assigned the research profile set out in point (b), of paragraph 1 of article 4 of the Despacho n.º 8178/2021, de 28 de julho– UNL’s Regulation for the provision of teachers' services, within the scope of the said program and for the period corresponding to the respective financing.
In fulfilment of Article 9(h) of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, NOVA University Lisbon, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities for both men and women in access to employment and professional advancement, taking scrupulous care to avoid any form of discrimination.
I – Admission requirements and reasons for excluding candidates
1. Meet the general admission requirements for recruitment to public office.
2. Hold a doctorate degree in the subject area of this recruitment process or in a branch of knowledge considered appropriate to the subject area of this recruitment process.
3. Proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese and English.
II – Other requirements
1. Candidates should demonstrate how they intend to base and frame their research in the Department of Life Sciences and the Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit (UCIBIO).
2. The following requirements will be valued:
* Effective and diversified teaching experience, with experience in supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students in the disciplinary area of Life Sciences and, in particular, in the scientific area of Medical Biotechnology;
* Proven experience and mastery of multiple approaches in the field of Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy; international and national recognition reflected in editorial and review activities in scientific journals; coordination or participation in the organisation of scientific events, and participation in academic juries, among others;
* H-index equal to or greater than 8 obtained through Clarivate Analytics Web of Science or Scopus, in the subject area for which the competition was opened;
* Publication of scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals in the subject area for which the competition was opened;
* Proven participation, demonstrated by obtaining grants or contracts, in competitively funded research projects on Medical Biotechnology topics with an impact on Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy;
* Multidisciplinary and diversified collaborations within the disciplinary area of the competition;
* Have taught at least one 1st or 2nd Cycle course in the area of the competition.
III – Application form
1. The application must be completed by filling in the relevant application form, which is available at http://www.fct.unl.pt/faculdade/concursos/docentes.
2. The application process must be accompanied by documentation in Portuguese or English.
3. The application must be submitted digitally and in duplicate (2 Pen Drives), containing copies in non-editable electronic format (Portable Document Format — PDF) of the following documents:
* The applicant’s Curriculum Vitae, which must include:
o The teaching, research, knowledge transfer and university management activities that form part of the set of duties to be carried out by an Assistant Professor.
o The "Researcher ID", "Scopus Author ID" and "Google Scholar ID” identifications.
* A certificate attesting to a Doctorate degree in the subject area of this recruitment process or in a branch of knowledge considered appropriate to the subject area of this recruitment process;
* Publications mentioned in the Curriculum Vitae;
* Academic and pedagogical report on the contents, teaching methods, and bibliography of an existing or new curricular unit (course) in the subject area;
* A sworn statement, that if the selection panel chooses to request scientific documentation cited in the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae, it will be submitted within 10 working days;
* A sworn statement that, if selected in the recruitment process, they are able to teach in Portuguese and English without any limitations on communicating with students in those languages.
IV - Submission of application
1. The application documents must be submitted no later than the 30th working day following the publication of this Notice in the Official Gazette ( Diário da República ).
2. Candidates must submit their application documents in digital format (Pen Drive), by post or in person, to the Human Resources Division of NOVA FCT, located at Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
V - Public hearings and requests for further documentation
1. At its first meeting, the Selection Panel decides whether it is necessary to hold public hearings of the candidates.
2. If it is necessary to hold public hearings, these will take place between the 30th and 70th day after the deadline for submitting applications.
3. The selection panel may also ask candidates to submit additional documentation related to the Curriculum Vitae.
VI - Assessment of Candidates
1. The purpose of this recruitment process is to ascertain the candidates’ abilities and performance in the various aspects that form part of the duties to be carried out if they are contracted.
2. The curricular assessment of the various candidates in each of the areas described below must consider the subject area in which this recruitment process has been opened.
VII – Requirements for admission and exclusion based on the absolute merit of candidates
1. The selection panel will decide on the admissibility of candidates on absolute merit.
2. Each member of the selection panel submits a justified proposal for admission based on absolute merit.
3. Any candidate who obtains the favourable vote of more than half of the members of the selection panel is approved on absolute merit.
VIII - Voting order and methodology
1. Once the candidates approved on absolute merit have been definitively determined, the selection panel ranks these candidates according to the procedure established in the Regulations.
IX – Notifications and Hearing of Interested Parties
1. All candidates will be notified of the provisional decision of the selection panel.
2. Such notifications are sent by email.
X – Composition of the Selection Panel
Chairperson: Professor José Júlio Alves Alferes, Full Professor and Director of the NOVA School of Science and Technology.
Members:
* Doutora Eliana Maria Barbosa Souto, Full Professor, University College Dublin, Ireland;
* Doutor Pedro Miguel Ribeiro Viana Baptista, Full Professor, NOVA School of Science and Technology of the NOVA University of Lisbon;
* Doutora Maria Alexandra Núncio de Carvalho Ramos Fernandes, Associate Professor with Habilitation, NOVA School of Science and Technology of the NOVA University of Lisbon.
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