PUBLIC NOTICE
It is hereby made public that, pursuant to article 11 of Decree-Law no. º 57/2016, of 29 August, that, by order of the President of the Centre for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), is hereby open for a period of 30 working days an international tender, in the form of an indefinite-term employment contract, under the Labour Code, to fulfill one vacancy for the position of Junior Researcher in the scientific area of Experimental Biology and Biomedicine, within the scope of the Project “ UIDP/04539/2020 associado à Unidade de I&D CIBB (Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia)” for the development of science and technology management activities.
Project funded by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology, within the scope of the UID Programme F. - 2017/2018 * 6817 - DCRRNI ID * Biological Sciences.
This international tender shall be conducted pursuant to the Decree nr. 57/2016, in its latest version, by the Labour Code, approved by Law no. 7/2009, of 12 February, in its latest version and by other applicable legislation and regulations
I – Reference and Place of Work:
I.1. Public tender reference: CNC-JR UIDP 03/2023
I.2. Place of Work: Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), Coimbra, Portugal and UC - Biotech (Cantanhede), Biokant Park - Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede.
I.3. Job description: Within the scope of the above-mentioned project: (i) Stimulate institutional communication in line with CNC-UC's mission, vision, values and objectives, promoting the institutional reputation and global brand of the research centre. (ii) Developing a public relations plan to publicise the main results and initiatives of the research with news value in the context of different media agendas (national and international), in conjunction with the UC Communication Division; (iii) Create relationships with the media and journalists in order to increase the visibility and impact of CNC-UC research, in collaboration with researchers and coordinators of thematic lines; (iv) Define a content strategy, boosting CNC-UC's social networks: facebook, twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Youtube; (v) Draw up and implement a strategic plan to improve the CNC-UC brand; (vi) Managing and creating content for the CNC-UC and CIBB websites; (vii) Managing CNC-UC's internal communication: managing mailing lists, studying subscriber behaviour, implementing innovative communication strategies, selecting and creating internal communication content.
I.4. Gross monthly wage: 2.228,11€, corresponding to the level 33.º to the single remuneration table, approved by Ordinance nr. 1553-C/2008, of December 31st, in its current version
I.5. Maximum duration: The candidate will be contracted for the time needed to carry out the project, which is expected to be 15 months, but may not extend beyond its terminus or the maximum limit of 6 years.
II – Admission Requirements:
II.1. At the time of application, applicants shall hold a Ph.D. in the above-mentioned scientific area(s) or in a correlated one, in which case the applicant’s scientific background shall demonstrate the ability to thoroughly develop work in the main field(s) of the tender.
II.2. Proficiency in English (to be evaluated during the interview).
III – Application
III.1. Submission: Candidates should access the CNC's electronic tendering platform, available at https://cnc.uc.pt/en/job-opportunities, selecting the procedure they wish to apply for and inserting the necessary documents exclusively in digital portable document format (pdf).
When formalizing the application, if a classified document is submitted that reveals commercial or industrial secrets, or secrets relating to literary, artistic or scientific property, the applicant must select this option, available on the platform for each document entered, under penalty of the work in question being freely accessed by any of the other applicants, in consultation process.
III.2. Documents to be delivered
III.2.1. Curriculum Vitae, duly dated and signed, for the last five years (or the extended period to which the decision of the jury refers, if requested by the candidate, on grounds of suspension of scientific activity for socially protected reasons, namely parental leave, prolonged serious illness, and other situations of unavailability for legally protected work, in which case the candidate must indicate the period of assessment desired and attach a document proving the grounds invoked).
The Curriculum Vitae must contain a preamble, if it exists, containing the history of all contractual relations of the candidate during the last five years (or the extended period to which he/she is entitled), the projects in which he/she has participated, and respective periods, identifying the scientific area in which has been working, and the science and technology management and communication activities it has developed or collaborated in, and explaining, precisely, the employment bond detained and the institution where he/she performs functions on the date of application. It must also include a substantiated synopsis showing that the candidate has a specialty appropriate to the scientific area or areas for which the competition is open, with an emphasis on science and technology management and communication.
The candidate must also organize his/her Curriculum Vitae in such a way as to respond separately to each one of the criteria listed in point IV.2. and respective subpoints.
III.2.2. Copy of all qualification certificates. Opponents selected for the position(s) to be filled who hold a foreign doctoral degree must present the recognition or registration (as applicable) of their degree at the time of contract signing, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 66/2018, dated August 16th, under penalty of exclusion. The information required for the degree recognition process can be consulted at the following link: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento.
III.2.3. Any other elements that the candidate considers relevant.
III.3 — All application documents indicated in item III.2. shall be submitted in Portuguese or English,
III.4. Applications that do not fulfil the formal criteria for admission to the competition, under the terms defined in the legislation in force and in this notice, will not be admitted. The submission of any required documentation outside the stipulated deadline also determines the non-admission to the contest.
III.5. Applicants who are non-native speakers of either Portuguese or English shall attest their proficiency at level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in, at least, one of those languages.
III.6. The present tender ceases with the occupation of the positions or, when the positions cannot be totally occupied, due to the inexistence or insufficiency of candidates to continue the contest..
IV – Selection methods and criteria
IV.1. Selection Methods: Assessment of scientific background and CV [ABC (90%)] and Interview [I (10%)].
IV.2. In the assessment of the candidate’s background and CV, scientific performance and outreach and management activities are considered, in accordance with the with the weighting and criteria set out below.
IV.2.1. Scientific performance of the candidate in the research area(s) for which the tender is open, in the last five years or the extended period requested, if accepted by the committee, with a weight of 30%, based on the following parameters:
IV.2.1.1. Scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production: Relevance, quality and national and international recognition of the scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production.
IV.2.1.2. Applied research: Activities of applied or practice-based research, their impact and national and international recognition.
IV.2.2. Outreach and management activities in the last five years in the area(s) for which this tender is open, with a weight of 70%, based on the following parameters:
IV.2.2.1. Outreach activities: Extension and knowledge dissemination activities developed, namely in the context of promoting culture and scientific practices, including mentoring and/or supervision of researchers and students.
IV.2.2.2 — Management: Management of science, technology and innovation programs, observation and monitoring of the scientific and technological system or the higher education system, in Portugal or other countries, and also the coordination and participation in scientific projects.
IV.3. The assessment of the candidate’s background and CV is based on the criteria and parameters defined in IV.2, and is duly justified and graded on a scale of 0 to 20 points (calculated to the hundredths) by the selection Committee.
IV.4. The evaluation of the interview is made according to the criteria and weightings defined in IV.2., being duly substantiated and expressed by the jury on a scale of 0 to 20 values, with valuation up to hundredths, and aims exclusively at clarifying aspects related to the results of the candidates' research. The interview is public and may be attended by all interested parties.
IV.5. All the candidates complying with the application requirements are subject to the background and CV assessment, which shall be conducted under the criteria and evaluation parameters defined in IV.2. and IV.3. However, only the first 4 candidates with the best scores in the ranking resulting from the assessment of the background and CV will be called for the interview.
IV.6. Candidates who obtain a score under 9.5 points in one of the selection methods will be excluded from the tender procedure, pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 13 of RRCPADCT, and the next method, if it exists, is not applied. Candidates who fail to appear, who desist or who, although approved, were not included in the lots used, will also be excluded from the tender.
IV.7. The final score (FS) is expressed in a scale of 0 to 20 points, calculated to the hundredths, based on the following formula:
FS = (ABC x 90%) + (I x 10%)
V - Selection Process
V.1. First meeting:
V.1.1. The Selection Committee decides, first, on the admission and exclusion of applications. In case of non-fulfilment or partial fulfilment of any of the requirements defined in section III. above, the Committee decides whether this insufficiency prevents accepting the application, or if having no relevant impact on the evaluation process, the application may nevertheless be accepted.
V.1.2. After deciding on the admission and exclusion of candidates, the Committee begins the procedures relating to the phased application of the selection methods. First, it assesses the scientific background and CV of all the admitted candidates. The merit of the candidates will only be assessed based on their previous experience in the scientific area(s) for which the tender is open, according to the selection criteria and evaluation parameters described in this public notice. The candidates’ merit and experience in other areas shall not therefore be taken into consideration by the Committee. The ranking of the candidates in the ABC method is based on the scores given to each candidate.
V.1.3. Candidates both excluded and admitted to the interview shall be notified by e-mail.
V.2. Second meeting:
V.2.1. The Selection Committee conducts the interview with the admitted candidates, which shall have the maximum duration of half hour, although the Chairman of the Committee may decide to extend it further for a period of 30 minutes. The Committee shall only consider the merit of the candidates based on their experience in the scientific area(s) for which the tender is open. The interview is conducted by the Chairman of the Committee, although other committee members may also interact with the candidate. This interview shall be held in Portuguese, unless the candidate or any members of the Committee are not proficient in that language. In this case, it may be conducted in English, upon decision of the Chairman.
V.2.2. Candidates who fail to attend the interview at the set time and place shall be excluded from the tender procedure. Similarly, candidates failing to attend a duly scheduled teleconference call shall also be deemed excluded.
V.2.3. After conducting and scoring the interviews, the Committee calculates the final score and ranks the candidates approved in both methods by applying the formula defined above in IV.7.
V.2.4. The notification of the draft’s final decision to the candidates, which contains the list with the proposed ordering of the successful candidates as well as the list of the excluded candidates, by e-mail.
V.3. Candidates can, if they so wish, appeal the decision of the Committee, in due respect for their right to a fair hearing, pursuant to Article 121 of the Código do Procedimento Administrativo [CPA - Code of Administrative Proceedings]. The period to submit an appeal begins on the day the public notice with the Selection Committee’s deliberation is published, pursuant to paragraph 8 of Article 113 of the CPA..
V.4. Third meeting:
V.4.1. If any of the candidates exercises their right to be heard, the Selection Committee shall hold a third meeting in order to analyse the request, and the candidates will be notified of its deliberations, under the terms of section VI herein.
V.4.2. If the Selection Committee finds the candidates’ allegations well founded, it shall proceed according to its deliberations, thereby notifying the candidates under the terms of VI.3 herein.
V.4.3. If the Selection Committee finds such allegations unfounded, following the candidates’ notification under the terms of VI.3 herein, the procedure shall then be submitted to the Rector for approval.
V.5. All the candidates will be notified regarding the approval decision under the terms by e-mail The administrative records of the tender may be consulted by the candidates, through prior scheduling, requested by sending an e-mail.
VI. Notification of candidates
VI.1. Applicants are notified by email of the following actions: the list of admitted and excluded candidates; the date, place and identification of the selected candidates for the interview, as well as, among them, the identification of the candidates to whom the President of the Jury has granted the interview by teleconference; the draft final decision of the competition; the decisions regarding eventual allegations of the candidates and, the final result of the competition, after homologation.
VI.2. The entire tender records may be consulted by candidates, upon previous appointment, requested via e-mail sent to the Human Resources Management Service e-mail address: rh@cnc.uc.pt.
VII – Selection Committee:
Chairman:
Luís Fernando Morgado Pereira de Almeida, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra and Coordinator of the CIBB
Committee members:
Ana Luísa Carvalho, Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, and Coordinator of the Neurosciences and Disease research line at the CIBB.
Paulo Jorge Gouveia Simões da Silva Oliveira, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra and Coordinator of the Metabolism, Ageing and Disease research line at the CIBB.
Sara Vieira Amaral, PHD Researcher at CIBB
Alternate committee members:
Lino da Silva Ferreira, Coordinating Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra and Coordinator of the Innovative Therapies research line at CIBB.
Elsa Fernanda de Sousa Henriques, Assistant Researcher at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra, and Coordinator of the CNC | CIBB Funding and Project Management Office.
João Nuno Moreira, Associate Professor with academic title of Habilitation – Agregação - at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra
In the event of absences or impediments of the Chairman, he/she shall be replaced by the Committee member indicated first, which, in the same case of impediment, will be replaced by the Committee member indicated next and so on.
This notice of vacancy has been drawn up for the record and will be published in Portuguese and English on the CNC's Job Opportunities IT platform and on the international EURAXESS portal, at https://www.euraxess.pt/..
Pursuant to paragraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in their access to employment and professional development, and acts to prevent all forms of discrimination. Therefore, no one can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on account of, in particular, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, family, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.
Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data (RGPD) and Portuguese Law no. 58/2019 of 8 August, the entity responsible for processing the personal data of the candidates, collected within the scope of this tender, procedure is the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC). CNC guarantees that personal data collected in physical or digital support, whatever their nature, are treated responsibly, only for the purpose of recruitment, through appropriate policies and measures in order to prevent access and misuse or possible intrusions, minimizing risks and contributing to their safety. CNC does not provide or allow access to personal data by third parties, except for the purpose of complying with duly justified legal obligations. The personal data collected will be kept for a maximum of 6 months, counting from the end of the legal period of preservation foreseen for the procedure. At any time, the interested party can contact CNC through the email dpo_cnc@cnc.uc.pt to request information on the processing of personal data or to exercise the legally established rights.
The President of the CNC, José Paulo Sousa Neto.