- JOB
- Portugal
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Other
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Portugal
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Other
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 35
- Offer Starting Date
- 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?
- No
Offer Description
At the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL), a call is open for the attribution of 2 (two) research grants for MsC students, financed by COMPETE 2020 REACT-EU/2021, under the scope of the Project “Fight Desert - Ações e estratégias de combate à desertificação com vista ao aumento da resiliência dos sistemas mediterrânicos” (POCI-07-62G4-FEDER-181624), according to the following conditions:
Work plan:
Work plan of Grant 1:
The grant holder will contribute to task “T4 - Pilot Test 2: Improve the establishment and initial survival of oaks” in the scope of the Project Fight Desert, through:
- Implementation in the field of the test to evaluate the success of the sowing and the establishment and survival of the plantations of oaks, subjected to different treatments;
- Monitoring of germination, survival and growth of species in tests and soil characteristics;
- Vegetation sampling;
- Data analysis and preparation of reports.
Work plan of Grant 2:
The grant holder will contribute to task “T3 - Pilot Test 1: Natural regeneration" in the scope of the Project Fight Desert, through:
- Implementation in the field of the test to evaluate natural regeneration through the exclusion of grazing and monitoring of the demography of oaks;
- Vegetation sampling;
- Data analysis and preparation of reports.
Fellowship duration:
The grant is expected to start on June/July 2023. The contract, with a duration of 6 (six) months, on an exclusive basis, with the possibility of renewal until the project end.
Form of presentation of applications:
Applications may be sent by e-mail, to the address candidaturas@ciencias.ulisboa.pt, with the reference "BI-MESTRANDO-FightDesert", under penalty of not being considered for the competition.
Applications must be accompanied, compulsorily and under penalty of exclusion, by the following documents. No document, which must be submitted at the time of application, may be submitted after the deadline for submission:
- Personal Data Form and Declaration of Consent for Communication of Results via e-mail;
- Proof of enrolment, in the academic year 2022/2023, in MsC degree course in Biology, Ecology, Sustainability or related areas;
- Detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae;
- Document(s) proving that the candidate meets the required conditions for the type of scholarship, namely qualification certificate(s) of the required academic degree(s);
- If the academic degree, required in the present announcement as an admission requirement for the type of scholarship in question, was obtained abroad, you must submit one of the following documents: (See also the NOTES below)
- Document proving the granting, by a Portuguese Institution, of the recognition or equivalence or registration of the academic degree;
- Document proving that you have already applied for the recognition of the degree, which application must be submitted by the deadline for receipt of applications, inclusive.
Notes:
1) The presentation of the proof of obtaining the recognition or equivalence or registration of the academic degree is a mandatory condition for signing the contract;
2) For academic degrees obtained in foreign countries, which have not yet obtained either recognition or equivalence or registration of the degree, it is necessary to recognise it, under the terms provided for in Decree Law no. 66/2018, of 16 August, combined with Ordinance no. 33/2019, of 25 January.
Where to apply
- candidaturas@fc.ul.pt
Requirements
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Other
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
RESEARCH FIELD
Scientific Area: Biology, Ecology, or related fields
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must fulfil the following mandatory requirements:
- Bachelor in Biology
- Enrolment, in the academic year 2022/2023, in the MsC in Biology, Ecology, Sustainability or related areas
If the academic degree required by the present announcement as an admission requirement for the type of grant in question was obtained abroad, the requirements mentioned in point “Form of presentation of applications” of this announcement regarding the qualification certificates shall be taken into consideration.
Specific Requirements
Preference will be given to candidates with the following requirements:
- Experience in field work with collection and processing of samples, soils and/or plants;
- Experience in field work of sowing and planting of native species;
- Experience in statistical analysis of ecological data;
- Experience working in oak woodlands (montado).
- Languages
- PORTUGUESE
- Level
- Good
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Internal Application form(s) needed
Formulários_BI-MESTRANDO_FightDesert_0.pdf
English
Additional Information
Benefits
MONTHLY ALLOWANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY:
- The fellowship amount corresponds to € 930,98 (nine hundred and thirty euros and ninety-eight cents), according to FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships, published by Regulation no. 950/2019 in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 241, of 16th of December, amended by Regulation No. 643/2021, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 135, of 14 July, and available in the link:
https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf
It will be paid monthly by bank transfer;
- The candidate to be hired may exercise his right to social insurance by joining the voluntary social insurance scheme, under the terms of the Statute of the Research Fellowship. The financing entities assume the costs resulting from the contributions provided for this Social Insurance, according to the Statute of the Research Fellowship.
Selection process
Selection criteria:
The applicable selection methods will be curricular evaluation.
Selection committee: Cristina Maria Branquinho Fernandes (President), Alice Maria Rodrigues Nunes (1st Effective Member), Helena Cristina de Matos Serras Cadete Serrano (2nd Effective Member), Maria Alexandra Soares Gomes Cardoso de Oliveira (1st Alternate Member) and Adriana Príncipe da Silva (2nd Alternate Member).
Form of publication/notification of results:
All candidates will be notified of the final result of the evaluation, sent to the email address used for sending the respective application, or by post, to the address given in the Personal Data Form, through a sorted list, in descending order of the final evaluation obtained.
Additional comments
Legislation framework:
- Law no. 40/2004, of August 18, amended by Decree-Law No. 202/2012, of August 27, by Decree-Law No. 233/2012, of October 29, by Law No. 12/2013, of January 29, by Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of July 9, and by Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of August 28 (Research Fellowship Holder Statute);
- FCT Regulation for Research Fellowships, published by Regulation no. 950/2019 in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 241, of 16 of December, amended by Regulation No. 643/2021, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, No. 135, of 14 July.
To see the full offer please check the following link:
www.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/concursos?id=4298
Workplace:
The work will be developed at the Campus of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, located in
Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, and in the field locations of the project implementation (Santarém, Setúbal and Beja Districts).
SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION:
Grant 1: Helena Cristina de Matos Serras Cadete Serrano and Alice Maria Rodrigues Nunes
Grant 2: Alice Maria Rodrigues Nunes and Cristina Maria Branquinho Fernandes
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 2
- Company/Institute
- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
- Country
- Portugal
- State/Province
- Lisboa
- City
- Lisboa
- Postal Code
- 1749-016
- Street
- Campo Grande
- Geofield
Contact
- State/Province
- Lisboa
- City
- Lisboa
- Website
- Street
- Campo Grande
- Postal Code
- 1749-016
- candidaturas@fc.ul.pt