Organisation/Company: Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P.
Research Field: Agricultural sciences » Forest sciences
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Other Positions
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 30 May 2025 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Permanent
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? Yes
Offer Description
Opening of an international external competition for the recruitment of an Assistant Researcher for the scientific research career on the staff map of the National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research, I. P. (INIAV, I.P.) under the FCT-Tenure Program - 1st Edition, reference 2023. 12090.Tenure.36. (INIAV, I.P.)
An international external call for applications is open for the recruitment of an Assistant Researcher for the scientific research career on the staff framework of the Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I. P. (INIAV, I. P.), under the FCT - Tenure Program - 1st Edition, with reference 2023. 12090.Tenure.36. (INIAV, I. P.),
The contract is intended for the scientific area INIAV, I.P., Silviculture, Forest Management and Forest Products for Innovation Hub of Oeiras, in the context of the application to the FCT - Tenure - 1st Edition Program, with the reference 2023. 12090.Tenure.36- Assistant Researcher in Adaptive Silviculture of Mediterranean Ecosystems, with specialization in Ecophysiology.
The deadline for submitting applications is 30 working days, starting from the day after the publication of this Notice (extract) in the Diário da República.
Recruitment will be made under of a Public Employment Contract of indefinite duration, in accordance with the Decree-Law no. 124/99, of April 20, in its current version, which approves the Portuguese Statute of the Scientific Research Career (Estatuto da Carreira de Investigação Científica-ECIC), in conjunction with the provisions of Law no. 35/2014, of June 20 - General Law on Public Employment (LTFP). A trial period of three years may be established, under the terms of Article 38(2) of Decree-Law no. 124/99, of April 20, in its current version.
This call for tenders is open under the FCT-Tenure Program - 1st Edition, as provided for in the Call for Applications (AAC) with reference PRR no. 02/C06-i06/2024, under the line of support measure set out in article 137 of the State Budget Law for 2024. This initiative aims to promote the recruitment of PhD holders exclusively for permanent positions, through integration into the scientific research career, in accordance with the Program Contract signed between INIAV, I.P. and the entity responsible for implementing the FCT - Tenure Program, ensuring compliance with the strategic objectives defined for the consolidation of the scientific research career.
The recruitment will be conducted under the terms of the ECIC, and will follow the principles of equality, merit and transparency, guaranteeing full compliance with articles 9, 10, 15, 19 and 20 of Decree-Law no. 124/99, of April 20, in its current version, and as well as with other applicable regulations governing recruitment in the public administration.
Under the terms of Joint Order no. 373/2000, of March 31, issued by the Minister for State Reform and Public Administration and the Minister for Equality, it is mandatory to include the following statement in recruitment and promotion procedures: "In compliance with point (h) of Article 9 of the Constitution, the Public Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional progression, ensuring strict adherence to the principle of non-discrimination in any form."
In this sense, terms such as 'candidate', 'researcher' and the like are not used in this notice to refer to people's gender. Likewise, no applicant may be privileged, favored, disadvantaged, or deprived of any rights, not exempted from any obligations, on the basis of -among others- ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, social origin or status, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, place of birth, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union affiliation.
Under the terms of articles 16, 17, 19, 20, 24 to 26 of the ECIC, as well as other applicable legislation, the following provisions shall be observed:
Authorization order
The launch of this competition was authorized by the President of the Board of Directors of INIAV, I.P. in Deliberation (excerpt) no. 355/2025, published in the 2nd series of Diário da República no. 49, of 11March 2025.
This decision was issued, following a proposal from the Scientific Council of INIAV, I.P., after confirming the availability of appropriate budgetary funding, and that the position now open for recruitment is included in the staff framework of INIAV, I.P. The position is designated for carrying out research activities, assigned to an assistant researcher in the scientific area indicated above, at INIAV, I.P.
Approval of the present call for applications
This call for applications was approved, in accordance with Article 4(1) of the ECIC, by the selection board at its meeting on 1 April 2025, as recorded in the minutes duly approved in draft form.
* Scientific Area
* The scientific area of INIAV, I.P. for this competition is Forestry, Forest Management and Forest Products and the scientific area of FCT is Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries/sub-area : Forestry.
* This recruitment process is aimed at hiring an Auxiliary Researcher for INIAV, I.P., by means of a Public Employment Contract for an indefinite period.
* General and specific requirements for admission requirements
* General Requirements - those defined in article 17 of the LTFP, approved by Law no. 35/2014, of June 20 in its actual version.
* Specific Requirements - those defined in Article 10(1)(a) and (b) of the ECIC, namely
holding a PhD degree in the scientific area of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, or although holding a PhD degree in a different field, having a relevant scientific curriculum in Adaptive Silviculture of Mediterranean Ecosystems, with a specialization in Ecophysiology.
* Salary and working conditions
* The remuneration is that of the position in the single remuneration table equivalent to the salary corresponding to the index 195 of the 1st step of the category of Assistant Researcher as mentioned in Annex I of the ECIC. In addition to this basic salary the employee is entitled to holiday, Christmas and meal allowances as well as other supplementary benefits to which they may be legally entitled.
* The working conditions are those established in the ECIC, in the legislation governing the employment contract in public functions and in the INIAV, I.P. regulations applied to researchers employed in the Institution.
The job responsibilities for the position to be filled are set out in Article 5 of the ECIC, in its current version.
* Workplace, type of competition process. number of positions, and validity of the process
* The workplace of the Assistant Researcher recruited through this process will be at the Innovation Hub of Oeiras, SAFSV Unit/Ecophysiology and Forest Hydrology Laboratory, without prejudice of carrying out activities in other Innovation Hubs INIAV, I.P. as well as temporary assignments within the country or abroad.
* This is an external and documentary-based recruitment process, which will involve the evaluation of the candidates’ curriculum vitae and scientific work, in accordance with point (a) of Article 9, article 10(2) and article 15 of the ECIC.
* The number of posts to be filled is one (1).
* The validity of the recruitment process extends until the selected candidate has been formally hired by INIAV, I.P., under a public employment contract.
* Selection Commitee
* The Selection Committee for this recruitment process will be chaired by Dr. Abel Martins Rodrigues, Full Researcher at Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P.
* Its members will be:
* Dr. Maria Teresa Ferreira, Full Professor, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisboa;
* Dr. Cristina Maria Martins Alegria, Full Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco;
* Dr. Domingos Manuel Mendes Lopes, Associate Professor with Habilitation, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.
Notification of the admitted and excluded candidates and final ranking
The list of admitted and excluded candidates as well as the final ranking list, will be published on INIAV, I.P. website. Candidates will be notified by email, as also mentioned in section 11.5.
* Application for admission to the competition and application file
* The application form to this recruitment process, along with the required application documents, must be addressed to the President of the Board of Directors of INIAV, I.P., no later than the 30th working day, following its publication in the Diário da República .
* The application form and all the required documents must be delivered in person, or sent by registered mail, with acknowledgement of receipt to the Human Resources Department of the National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV, I.P.), on working days, from 9.30 A.M. to 12 A.M. and from 2 P.M. to 5 P.M., to the following address: Avenida da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2784-505 Oeiras. The application must be sent by the deadline set out in point 10.1. Alternatively, it can be submitted by email to concursos.externos@iniav.pt, clearly indicating the reference of the notice published in the Diário da República .
* The registration process must be completed by filling out the respective application for admission to the competition which is available on the INIAV, I.P. website under the “Procedimentos Concursais” section: https: //www.iniav.pt/procedimentos-concursais-e-de-mobilidade. Whether applications are submitted electronically, in person or by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, the candidate must provide a valid e-mail address to which all communications and notifications to be made in the context of his application. Failure to provide a valid email address may result in the exclusion from the process. All official communications and notifications regarding this recruitment will be sent via email with a read receipt confirmation, in accordance with the ECIC and this notice.
The candidates must submit a signed declaration regarding consent and confidentiality (Declaração de consentimento e confidencialidade) in the processing of personal data related to the recruitment process. The declaration is available at: https://www.iniav.pt/procedimentos-concursais-e-de-mobilidade.
The application form must be accompanied by the following documents:
o Proof of PhD in the Scientific Area defined in section 4.2.
o The candidate's curriculum vitae in electronic format (PDF) including the candidates with an indication of their scientific work as per article 16(3) of the ECIC, detailing:
o The research activities, experience and professional training, provision of service to the community and technology transfer, scientific guidance and management that are considered relevant to the competition, namely, identifying the activities developed in the different aspects that, under the terms of article 5 of the ECIC, integrate the set of functions to be performed by an Assistant Researcher, taking into account the aspects and evaluation parameters contained in points 12.3 and 12.4 of this notice and that are considered relevant to the scientific area in which the competition is opened, and also the preferential parameters indicated in point 12.5;
o The curriculum vitae must be structured to allow a clear and quick identification of the candidate’s contributions in each of the subsections of section 12.4;
o Indication of the "ResearcherID" and/or "Scopus Author ID" and/or "Ciência ID" and/or ORCID, which allows the list of publications to be identified, the number of respective citations, and the h-index according to the source: Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database and Scopus.
o Electronic version (PDF) of the scientific articles published in international journals mentioned in the curriculum vitae and other works that the candidates consider relevant for the jury's assessment, via pen drive or active link that must remain until the end of the recruitment process.
o The curriculum vitae should include at least three (3) publications that the candidate considers to be the most representative, particularly considering their contribution to the development and evolution of the science in which the application is open, in terms of section 12.5. This selection must be accompanied by a brief justification in which the candidate explains his/her contribution.
o In the curriculum Vitae, the candidate must present a section summarizing the relevant results of their previous scientific activity and professional experience, as well as their academic and professional training, justifying their importance to the scientific area of the application, considering the content of section 12.5.
o With the exception of scientific articles, the application documents must be submitted in Portuguese or English.
o Grounds for candidate exclusion
o Candidates will be excluded from the recruitment process if they fail to submit all the documents required in section 10 by the deadline, in the manner and at the location specified in this call for applications. Candidates will also be excluded if the documents provided do no prove that they meet the general and specific requirements outlined in section 4.
o Candidates will be excluded from the recruitment process, if, even approved and ranked in a position that would allow them to fill advertised position, they fail to provide the required legal documentation proving their eligibility for a permanent public employment contract with INIAV, I.P., within the specified deadline, without justification. Candidates will also be excluded, if the submitted documents are found to be inadequate, false or invalid.
o If a candidate is excluded on the basis of the reason referred to in section 11.2., the next-ranked candidate on the final ranking list will be invited to submit the required legal employment documents to establish a permanent public employment contract with INIAV, I.P.
o Candidates will be excluded from the recruitment process, if their application is improperly submitted or if they fail to meet the required qualifications specified in this application call.
o Training courses attended by candidates that do not specify the number of hours completed, will not be considered.
o Candidates holding academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions must have their PhD degree formally recognized in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16, in its current version. This recognition must be obtained by the end of the deadline of this recruitment process, for signing the employment contract.
o Applicants of foreign nationality, except those from Portuguese-speaking countries, must demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese at the common reference level C1, according to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This requirement must be officially recognized through certification of language proficiency in Portuguese as a Foreign Language issued by the Centre for the Assessment and Certification of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (CAPLE).
o The list of excluded and admitted candidates, as well as the ranking list, will be published on the INIAV, I.P. website. Candidates will be notified by email.
o Candidates who are excluded under the provisions of the previous sections have a right to a prior hearing. They will be given a ten (10) day period to submit their statements or objections.
o Selection method and evaluation criteria
o The selection method and evaluation criteria, in accordance with Article 10(2) of Decree-Law no. 124/99, of April 20, in its current version, consists of assessment of the candidate's curriculum Vitae and scientific work, with the Absolute Merit Approval being applied first, of an eliminatory nature, followed by the Relative Merit Assessment.
o Candidates will be admitted on absolute merit if they hold a PhD in the scientific area of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, or in another scientific area accordingly with the mentioned in section 4.2, and if they prove the specific requirements:
o Coordination or participation in at least 3 research and technological development projects.
o Be first author or second or last co-author of 3 scientific publications, published in the last 5 years in Q1 or Q2 scientific journals with an impact factor in the areas of Clarivate Analytics Web of Science or Scopus, in terms of their contribution to the development and evolution of the scientific area for which this call is open.
o Hold a valid driver license for category B vehicles (light vehicles).
o Once the candidates approved on absolute merit have been definitively identified, on the basis of the provisions of the previous section, the jury will assess the relative merit of these candidates following the procedure set out in Article 16(3) of the ECIC, in its current version. The classification of each candidate will range between 0 and 100 points and will result from the individual weighted average of each member of the selection committee.
The following evaluation parameters and respective weightings will be considered as components for the classification of candidates in relative merit, with the activities in the last 5 years being valued with an additional weighing factor of 1.5, in relation to these carried out before:
+ Quality of scientific and technical work (QTC) in the field of the competition, weighted at 40%.
+ Professional experience (PE) in the field of the competition, weighted at 20%.
+ Professional training (PT) in the field of the competition, weighted at 10%.
+ Contributions to scientific guidance activities (CAOC), weighted at 10%.
+ Participation in management bodies (POG), weighted at 5%.
+ Community Service and Technology Transfer (PSCTT) in the field of the competition, weighted at 15%.
#J-18808-Ljbffr