Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra
Department SGRH - DRGC
Research Field Other
Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3)
Positions PhD Positions
Country Portugal
Application Deadline 8 May 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract Permanent
Job Status Full-time
Hours Per Week 35
Offer Starting Date 25 Mar 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? NextGenerationEU
Reference Number IT074-25-14995
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
PUBLIC NOTICE
I publicly announce that, by the Rector of the University of Coimbra, Professor Amílcar Falcão, order of 28/01/2025, an international tender to fulfill one vacancy for the position of Principal Researcher in the scientific area Cell and Molecular Biology | subarea of Protein Synthesis is hereby open for 30 working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic]. The stated position will be held under a public service employment contract of unspecified duration at the MIA - Portugal (Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing - Portugal of the University of Coimbra.
I – Reference and Place of Work:
I.1. Public tender reference: IT074-25-14995
I.2. Place of Work: MIA - Portugal (Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing - Portugal) of the University of Coimbra
I.3.Salary: 3.950,17€, corresponds to the rank and index referred in the table in Annex 3 to Decree-Law nr. 408/89, of November 18, in its current version, without prejudice to legally imposed restrictions.
II - Functional content:
The functional content is that corresponding to the stipulations in article 5 paragraph 2 and 4 of the ECIC, and article 7, paragraph 2 and 4 of the RRCPSPICUC.
III – Admission Requirements:
III.1. General requirements: Applicants shall be at least 18 years of age or older, not be inhibited to holding a job in the public sector nor forbidden to perform the intended position; applicants shall also be in good health and possess the psychological profile required for the job and shall meet the compulsory vaccination requirements.
III.2. At the time of application, applicants shall fulfill, the special admission requirements set forth in article 11, paragraph 1 of the ECIC and article 25, paragraph 2 of the RRCPSPICUC:
Principal researchers from another institution in the scientific area of the call or in a scientific area considered by the scientific council as being related to that for which the tender is open or those who, although from a different area, have a relevant scientific curriculum in these areas, as well as.
III.3. If the candidate's PhD is not in the scientific area(s) of the procedure, nor in the area(s) previously defined as related (if any), the candidate is admitted if he/she presents proof that requested from the Scientific Council of the MIA - Portugal (Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing - Portugal) of the University of Coimbra a document certifying:
- That the scientific area in which he/she has an academic qualification is also considered as a similar area to the one put up for tender procedure; or
- That the scientific area in which the candidate provided services is considered to be a related area of the one put up for tender procedure.
IV – Application:
IV.1.Submission: candidates must access and register on the electronic platform apply.uc.pt, to submit the application, selecting the procedure to which they intend to apply.
The documents included in the application are exclusively in digital portable document format (pdf), with the exception of the documents referred in IV.2.4. and IV.2.6., which can be delivered in other digital formats.
The application submission is carried out by completing the sections available on the Apply UC electronic platform, under “My application”.
If the Scientific project or any of the works/papers submitted contains classified information, reveal trade or industrial secrets or literary, artistic or scientific property secrets, candidates must select that option, available on the platform for each document; otherwise, those works/papers can be freely accessed by any of the other applicants when consulting the file.
Candidates can highlight in their CV periods of suspension of professional activity for socially protected reasons, namely, for reasons of parental leave, prolonged serious illness, and other legally protected situations of unavailability for work, always attaching supporting documents, and the jury must ensure that their evaluative judgment is not influenced by these pauses.
IV.2 Mandatory documents to be delivered:
IV.2.1. Curriculum Vitae duly dated and signed
The Curriculum Vitae shall include a foreword with the candidate’s full professional background in higher education institutions, when applicable, with reference to category, field or scientific area, identification of the higher education institution in which the candidate has exercised functions, type and length of the contract, specifying the position and type of contract held at the time of application. The foreword shall also include a summary clearly demonstrating that the candidate specialises in the scientific area and subarea for which this tender is open.
IV.2.2. Copy of qualification certificates.
IV.2.3. Separate copy of the 5 of the candidate's most relevant works/papers that have contributed to the development of the scientific subarea for which this tender is open, and justified, in a separate document, the contribution to the work and the reasons for this choice.
IV.2.4. Copy of all works/papers mentioned in the Curriculum Vitae and indication on the CV of the unique digital identifier of the publications, which must be of the handle type (e.g. DOI) or URN (e.g. ISBN)).
IV.2.5. Scientific project for the next 5 years, with a limit of 5 pages, related to the research lines in the scientific subarea for which this tender is open to which the candidate proposes to dedicate himself in the UC.
IV.2.6. Any other information considered relevant by the candidate.
IV.2.7. Document mentioned in point III.3., if applicable.
IV.2.8. Report of the activities developed by the candidates.
IV.2.9. Copy of the certificate of approval in public examinations of qualification or academic title – Agregação - when applicable under the terms of point III.2
IV.3. All application documents above indicated in IV.2 shall be submitted in Portuguese or English, exception made to those mentioned in IV.1.2.4 and IV.2.6, which may be submitted in a different language. If the original documents mentioned under IV.2.2 and IV.2.3 are written in a language other than Portuguese or English, candidates are required to include a version in one of those languages.
IV.4. Applicants, who are non-native speakers of either Portuguese or English, shall attest their proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in, at least, one of those languages.
IV.5. Applications that do not comply with the instructions or that fail to meet the tender’s formal requirements, pursuant to the applicable laws and to this Public Notice, shall not be accepted.
IV.6. The present tender ceases with the occupation of the position, or, when the position cannot be totally occupied, due to the inexistence or insufficiency of candidates to continue this tender.
V – Selection methods and criteria:
V.1. The selection methods to be used are approval in absolute merit and evaluation of the candidates' scientific and curricular background.
V.2.Evaluation of Absolute Merit
V.2.1.Approval on Absolute Merit will be given to candidates who hold a curriculum vitae that the jury considers adequate for the position to be filled, namely the merit of their scientific and technical work, as well as their professional experience and training, compatible with the category and scientific area and subarea for which the tender is open.
V.2.2. The Jury shall decide on admission or exclusion on absolute merit by roll-call vote, based on compliance or non-compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph V.2.1.
V.3. Assessment of the scientific and curricular background
For the assessment of the scientific and curricular background of the candidates, the following evaluation criteria should be considered: the quality of the candidates' scientific and technical work, professional experience, professional training, contribution to scientific guidance activities, participation in teaching activities and management bodies, community service and the quality of the scientific project.
VI– Selection process
VI.1. Preliminary meeting
VI.1.1.In the preliminary meeting the Jury will verify the requirements for admission of the applications, prepare the list of admitted and excluded candidates.
VI.1.2. If there are no excluded candidates, at the preliminary meeting the jury also evaluates the candidates.
VI.1.3. The list of admitted and excluded candidates shall be notified to the candidates for the purposes of a hearing of interested parties.
VII – Ranking and voting methods:
VII.1.After the debate on the candidates towards establishing a final deliberation about the ranking, each member of the Selection Committee will present a written document, which will be attached to the meeting minutes with their individual ranking proposal.
VIII. – Final Report
The Jury draws up a Final Report, signed by all its members, which contains the results of the tender.
IX. Notification of the candidates:
IX.1.The candidate(s) will be notified of the list of admitted and excluded candidates and its approval, of the Draft Final Ranking List, of the Final Report and of the act of approval of the Final Report.
Committee members:
- Cecília Maria Pais de Faria de Andrade Arraiano, Researcher-Coordinator at the Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology-ITQB of NOVA University of Lisbon;
- Isabel Maria Godinho de Sá Nogueira, Full Professor at the NOVA School of Science and Technology;
- Manuel António da Silva Santos, Scientific Director at the MIA-Portugal and Full Professor at the University of Coimbra;
- João Ramalho de Sousa Santos, Vice-rector and Full Professor at the University of Coimbra.
This Public Notice will be published in Portuguese in Diário da República, 2nd Series, on the website Bolsa de Emprego Público (Governmental Public Employment Portal) and in two daily newspapers with national circulation, as well as in both Portuguese and English at Apply UC (apply.uc.pt) and on the EURAXESS Portugal Portal.
Pursuant to subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional development and takes action to prevent each and every kind of discrimination.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available 1
Company/Institute MIA - Portugal (Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing - Portugal)
Country Portugal
State/Province Coimbra
City Coimbra
Postal Code 3004504
Street R. Larga, Edifício da Faculdade de Medicina, 3º piso
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