Call for one Research Grant (BI) – Novas Sociedades Longevas (POCTEP)

Organisation/Company

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

Department

Gabinete de Apoio a Projetos

Research Field

Medical sciences » Health sciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

2 Nov 2023 – 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

4 Dec 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

P508123

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The scholarship holder will be involved in characterising the participants in the study, applying the Data Collection Instrument and processing the data statistically, collecting specimens for biological and environmental analysis, processing and monitoring, drawing up and managing a database and analysing it statistically, and writing scientific articles.

The grant will have a duration of 3 months (with possibility of renewal UP TO 24 months). The fellow holder will benefitfrom a grant of 1.199,64 € as per the table of remuneration of FCT, I.P. The fellow will also benefit frompersonal accident insurance, and if not included in any social security protocol, may adhere to the Portuguese Social Security through the Seguro Social Voluntário (Voluntary Social Security), in the terms present in the Portuguese Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social. The monthly grant will be paid by bank transfer.

Work plan:

1) Characterization of study participants;

2) Application of Instrument of Data Collection and statistical data processing;

3) Collection of specimens for analysis, processing and biological and environmental monitoring;

4) Preparation and management of a database and respective statistical analysis;

5) Preparation of scientific articles.

Goals:

Requirements

Research Field

Medical sciences » Health sciences

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Individuals with a Master’s degree in the area of Health may apply for this scholarship. A degree in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Clinical Analyses and Public Health or Nursing is required.

Specific Requirements

The following factors will be favoured when assessing candidates:

Experience in collecting and processing data and biological specimens; 

Solid knowledge of quantitative methodologies in database management and statistical data analysis (SPSS and Excel);  

Publications in international journals with scientific arbitration and communications at conferences in the scientific area of this call.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

SPANISH

Level

Basic

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Level

Good

Additional Information
Benefits

The amount of the grant corresponds to € 1.199,64 €, according to the table of values of the grants awarded by FCT, I.P. in the country.

The fellow will also benefit from a personal accident insurance, and if not includedinany social security protocol, may adhere to the Portuguese Social Security through the Seguro Social Voluntário (Voluntary Social Security), in the terms present in the Portuguese Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social. The monthly salary will be payedmonthly by bank transfer.

Eligibility criteria

Individuals with a Master’s degree in the area of Health may apply for this scholarship. A degree in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Clinical Analyses and Public Health or Nursing is required.

The following factors will be favoured when assessing candidates: Experience in collecting and processing data and biological specimens;
Solid knowledge of quantitative methodologies in database management and statistical data analysis (SPSS and Excel);
Publications in international journals with scientific arbitration and communications at conferences in the scientific area of this call.

The candidate should have minimum linguistic skills in Portuguese and Spanish, as this will be the area where the project will be carried out, since it will be necessary to collect information from the community.
The candidate should have a good knowledge in English, with special emphasis on technical and scientific terminology for the dissemination of the project’s results.

Selection process

The final classification will be awarded on a scale of 0 to 20 and will correspond to the sum of the
curricular assessment (CA) criteria described above and the interview (I).

The final grade will be rounded up to the nearest tenth.

The final classification will be obtained by the following formula:
0.7 x CA + 0.3 x I, on a scale of 0 to 20.

The communications and the final results of the evaluation will be disclosed by email notification tothecandidates.
If the decision to be taken is unfavourable to the granting of the requested grant, the candidates have aperiodof 10 working days, after the date of publication of the evaluation results, to express their opinion, ifdesired,in a prior hearing, under the terms provided for in the Code of the Administrative Procedure.

Additional comments

Documents proving the ownership of academic degrees or diplomas, or enrollment in an academic degreeordiploma, may be dispensed with during the application stage, being replaced by a declaration of honor bythecandidate, although substantiation of this condition is mandatory during the grant contracting stage.
Academic degrees obtained in foreign countries require recognition by a Portuguese Institution inaccordancewith Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25th. Thepresentationof the recognition is mandatory for the signing of the contract.

Website for additional job details

https://concursos.ipb.pt/ui/#/public/concursos/detalhe/366

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Campus de Santa Apolónia

City

Bragança

Postal Code

5300-253

Street

Campus de Sta Apolónia

Where to apply

Website

https://concursos.ipb.pt/ui/#/public/concursos/detalhe/366

Contact

State/Province

Bragança

City

Bragança

Website

https://concursos.ipb.pt/ui/#/public/concursos/detalhe/366

Street

Campus de Sta Apolónia

Postal Code

5300-253

E-Mail

[email protected]

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