ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP- University of Minho-1 vacancy

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

PRR/GP-02/2022; 1 vacancy

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of one research grant within the scope of the project UMinho Education Alliance – Skills for a Better Future, framed in the call No. 002/C06-i03.03/2021 and No. 002/C06-i04.01/2021 – Financing Program Agreement – The Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) for 2021-2026, program Investment RE-C06-i04 – Impulso Jovens STEAM, with the reference PRR/GP-02/2022, financed by national funds through the Direção Geral do Ensino Superior – DGES/ Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES), under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: All

Recipient category: Candidates must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree and be enrolled in a master’s, doctorate or in a course not awarding an academic degree integrated in the educational project of the higher education institution (eg: postgraduate studies, advanced studies, specialized training).

Preference will be given to candidates with a master’s degree. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree will only be hired if they do not apply for masters, or if they do apply, when the masters do not have the knowledge refered.

Requirement for granting the fellowship: Candidates may apply without prior registration for the course. The requirement to enroll in a degree-granting or non-degree-granting course will be verified on the date of contracting the scholarship.

• Only scholarships whose selected candidates present valid proof of enrollment will be contracted:

a) in a degree awarding course, according to the type of scholarship available, issued by the academic services of the Higher Education Institution, respectively with an indication of the current academic year or its duration (beginning and end).

b) in a course not awarding an academic degree, integrated in the UMinho educational project, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, in the area or area similar to that requested in the public notice, and in this case, it may be renewed until reaching the total period of 1 year. (enrollment in non-accredited non-degree courses will not be considered as proof of enrollment).

Candidates profile: Priority will be given to applicants:

• with knowledge in the area of mentoring programs and activities development and/or in areas related to the development of personal, professional and career skills;
• with experience in research and literature review and in the preparation and writing of reports and scientific papers;
• with verbal and written fluency in Portuguese and English.

Applicants eligibility: Applicants must comply with the eligibility conditions laid down in article 9 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2019).

Workplan and objectives to be achieved:

Support the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of mentoring/tutoring activities focused on the development of global skills and the professional and career development of students/professionals who are undergoing advanced training (Upskilling and Reskilling courses);

Support the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of initiatives and activities aimed at the development of personal/global skills, professional integration and career development of higher education students.

The activities to be carried out include:

• Literature review;
• Collaboration in the organization and implementation of activities and support materials;
• Collaboration in the planning of evaluation designs;
• Collaboration in the writing of texts to be integrated in scientific reports and articles;
• Active participation in work sessions and scientific meetings.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellowship Holder Statutes, approved by Law no. 40/2004 of August 18, in its current version published by Decree-Law no. 123/2019 of august 28; Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021 and Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. – in force.

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The work plan will be developed within the scope of the Rectory of the University of Minho, in Braga, under the scientific supervision of Professors Paulo Alexandre da Costa Araújo Sampaio, Teresa Margarida Moreira Freire Barbas Albuquerque, José João Correia Leite Ribeiro.

Fellowship duration: The scholarships will last for 12 months, starting in December 2022. The fellowship grant may eventually be renewed up to the maximum limit of the duration of the project and/or applicable legislation.

Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 875.98 euros per month in the case of scholarship holders with a graduation and 1144.64 euros/month in the case of scholarship holders with a master’s degree, in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the country (Annex I – Monthly Stipends Values for the maintenance allowances of the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships ) and Annex II of the Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, according to the applicable regulation.

Payment is made on the 23st of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow identified in the contractualization process.

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the 1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

Selection panel:

President:

Paulo Alexandre da Costa Araújo Sampaio, Associate Professor, Department of Production and Systems, School of Engineering of UMinho.

Effective Members:

Teresa Margarida Moreira Freire Barbas Albuquerque, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology of UMinho;

José João Correia Leite Ribeiro, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, School of Economics and Management.

Substitute Members:

Sónia Ferreira Gonçalves Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology of UMinho;

Ana Alexandra Ramos Caria Pereira, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, School of Economics and Management.

The first effective member will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, being nominate the first substitute member in the place of the first effective member.

Evaluation and selection criteria and procedures: The applicable selection method will be the curricular assessment of candidates and an interview of the six higher-ranked ones in the curricular assessment, applying the following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale from 1 to 20 points.

The following weighting will be considered in the evaluation:

APPLICANT MERIT – AM (60%):

final average of the degree(s) (which reflects the final grades of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees – or equivalent) (50%);

Personal curriculum (which reflects the scientific and professional path and language skills in English and Portuguese) (40%);

Motivation letter (10%).

The final classification of the applicant’s merit will be achieved through the following formula:

AM = (a x 0,5) + (b x 0,4) + (c x 0,1)

INTERVIEW – INT (40%)

Interpersonal skills (30%);

Demonstrated knowledge in the grant activities field (40%);

Motivation (20%)

Language skills (10%)

The final classification of the applicant’s interview will be achieved through the following formula:

INT = (a x 0,3) + (b x 0,4) + (c x 0,2) + (d x 0,1)

The candidate’s final classification (FC) will be obtained by applying the following formula:

FC=(AM*0,6)+(INT*0,4)

Candidates who obtain a valuation lower than 9.50 values in any selection criteria are considered excluded from the final valuation.

The jury reserves the right not to award one or more scholarships if candidates with the appropriate profile are not presented to the contest.

The academic degrees and diplomas documents, or their respective recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions are not mandatory in the application phase, being replaced by a declaration of honor of the candidate with the contents of academic results. The documents of academic qualification or respective recognition will be required in the contracting phase and must attest facts that occurred on a date prior to the application. In situations of divergence between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for contracting the grant, only the information contained in the latter will be consider. If the documents proving the ownership of the academic degree and diploma, or the respective recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the evaluation of the academic path, which can change the candidate’s ranking, the fellowship won’t be contracted.

Notes: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

Disclosure of results: The provisional results of applications, based in the selection panel minutes, will be send to the applicants by email until 90 working days from the applications deadline.

If case of unfavourable results, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing to interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (DL no. 4 / 2015 of January 7th).

Complaint and appeal procedures: The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list (alphabetically, by final grade obtained), posted in a visible and public place of the host unit, as well as by email to all applicants, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the jury deliberations.

The selected candidate must inform its willingness to accept the grant, in writing. In case of rejection, the fellowship will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of applicants.

The final decision can be contested within 15 working days, by sending to the President of the jury the corresponding claim. Interested parties may also submit an optional hierarchical appeal, addressed to the competent body for Research and Innovation.

Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open 10 working days, accounted for from the date of disclosure in the Portal Euraxess Portugal.

Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the following documents: curriculum vitae; qualification certificates ((Master’s and/or Bachelor’s Degree) or declaration of the applicant; motivation letter; statement proving that meets the conditions for the grant typology, according to the application requirements; other documents important to the evaluation process).

Applications must be sent by email to candidaturas@gpe.uminho.pt , indicating the reference of the call for applications in Subject. Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.

Fellowship contractualization: The fellowship will be attributed by signing a fellowship contract between the University of Minho and the fellow, accordingly with the contract minute (annex IV of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, as indicated in 2.4 of the FCT document: “Rules for Granting and Management of Grants within the scope of R&D projects, including infrastructure projects, the multi-annual financing program for R&D units and other FCT financing instruments (Version 2021) ”.

The contract may only be concluded after all the documentation required is collected, which must take place within a maximum period of 6 months.

Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has a period of 60 working days to conclude the scholarship contract. Once received, the fellow must return the contract duly signed within 15 working days.

The activities under the fellowship contract can only began after proper authorization by the contracting entity.

Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts: Without prejudice to the other causes provided the fellowship regulations (FCT and UMinho) and in the Statute of the Research Fellow, the fellowship ends with the completion of the work plan, as well as with the expiration date for which it was granted or renewed.

At the end of the fellowship, the grantee is obliged to present a Final Report of the work carried out, in accordance with the objectives and evaluation criteria defined with the scientific advisor, within 30 days after the end of the scholarship.

The final report must be prepared in accordance with Annex I of the Scientific Research Fellowships Regulation of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021.

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Declaration of Honor Academic habilitations

(Full name), applicant to the research fellowship vacancy under the I&D project (title or reference of the project), published in the Euraxess portal, reference (notice reference), hereby declares to have a degree on (name of the course), concluded in the University of (name the University that awarded the degree), on the (degree conclusion date XX/XX/XXXX), with the final grade of (XXXX).

I have submitted my diploma for recognition at the University of XXXXX, according to the Decree-Law nº 66/2018 of August 16th([1] ), concluded in the (degree conclusion date XX/XX/XXXX), with the final grade of (XXXX), on a scale from (XX to YY).

I also declare that I commit to provide proof of my diploma recognition obtained under the Portuguese Law, until the date of the conclusion of the fellowship contract, in case of being selected for the vacancy in this competition.

As this is true, this declaration will be dated and signed by me.

(Place), (date),

__________________________

(Full name)