Bolsa de Investigação: ARDITI-CQM/2017/002-ISG

CQM+ is a project hosted by ARDITI - Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation and has as direct beneficiary the CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira/Madeira Chemistry Research Centre. The aim of the operation is to strengthen the research and innovation potential of CQM, to increase its critical mass and to strengthen research and innovation in the thematic areas identified as priorities  by the Research and Innovation Smart Specialization Strategy of Madeira (RIS3-RAM): "Health and Well-being", "Agro-Food Quality", "Bio-Sustainability" and the "Marine Resources and Technologies".

CQM is a national R&D institution supported and internationally evaluated by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). CQM is hosted by the University of Madeira which is located in Madeira island, Portugal.  The research center performs world-class research in the fields of Natural Products and Materials and is currently reinforcing its research team with highly motivated and qualified researchers coming from all over the world. The recruited personnel will integrate a young, dynamic, and multicultural team focused on the development of new solutions for the improvement of human health, agro-food quality, and bio-sustainability (including the sustainable use of marine resources) aimed at improving scientific knowledge and the well-being of the Society.

OPEN POSITION

This call invites applications for one (1) senior researcher working in the field of “Bionanosensors for viral infections (for emergent or re-emergent viral infection diseases like Zika and Dengue Fevers)” (TOPIC 2).

Notes:

• The selection process will be based on the principle of non-discrimination in respect of gender, age, nationality, religion, racial group, or any other possible discriminatory issue. Selection will be made only based on merit and following the European Charter for Researchers, the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Commission Recommendation, Brussels, 11.3.2005, 2005/251/EC) and the recommendations from the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
• CQM is a recognized “refugee welcoming organization" by the European Commission, follows the European Charter for Researchers and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.

Admission Requirements
 
Typically, candidates for “Invited Scientist Grant” positions will have between 5 to 10 years of particularly relevant research experience after Ph.D. and should demonstrate leadership capabilities, as well as success to obtain competitive funding for research. Only candidates with an excellent scientific and curricular path will be considered (a minimum h-index of 15 will be used as reference). Candidates with shorter research careers, but with an outstanding and internationally recognized Curriculum Vitae, may also be considered. Experience in the transference of knowledge and technology will be valued in the evaluation process.

Workplan

The candidate will have the following main specific responsibilities:

• Development of scientific/technological research under the topic of the present call, including the publication of results;
• Leadership of a scientific team, simultaneously establishing close research collaborations with other senior researchers at CQM;
• Establishment of international research collaborations;
• Supervision of students at the undergraduate, master, Ph.D. and/or Post-Doc levels;
• Elaboration and submission of applications for research funding at the national and/or European level;
• Participation in general CQM activities, such as management, science spreading and conference/course organization.

Scientific guidance and workplace

The successful candidate will be integrated into the CQM team headed by Professor João Rodrigues and as a senior researcher will be responsible for the scientific guidance of his/her own team.
Workplace will be at CQM - Madeira Chemistry Research Centre, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal

Duration

The successful candidates are expected to join the CQM team by September 2017. The contract will be for 1 year, renewable up to 3 years.

Salary

€2650 (Invited Scientist Grant) free of taxes; ARDITI invited scientist stipend, and regulations are determined by ‘FCT-Fundação para a Ciência Tecnologia’.

Evaluation criteria

Candidates will be evaluated and ranked based on their Curriculum Vitae (maximum 20 points), research activity (scientific/technological production and gathered competitive funding; maximum 35 points), and research proposal (maximum 30 points). The 5 best-ranked candidates will be invited for interviews (online interviews; maximum 15 points).

Selection panel

João Rodrigues (Ph.D.), Helena Tomás (Ph.D.), Nuno Nunes (Ph.D.), José Câmara (Ph.D.) (alternate member of the Jury), Helena Caldeira (alternate member of the Jury).

Application contents

The applicants should submit:

• the Curriculum Vitae with the ORCID, RESEARCHID and SCOPUS AUTHOR ID;
• summary of the scientific and curricular path, with a selection of the main activities and results achieved in the last five years;
• qqualification certificates in Portuguese or translated into English and certified;
• a complete list of publications;
• a full list of projects/grants led by the candidate that have received competitive funding (candidates should include information concerning the sources of funding and the financial amounts involved);
• an original research proposal (maximum 10000 characters) of a 3-year research project to be developed at CQM under the topic “Bionanosensors for viral infections (for emergent or re-emergent viral infection diseases like Zika and Dengue Fevers)” with the goals (e.g. expected number of publications/patents) to be achieved annually;
• the contact (email address, professional telephone number, and address) of 3 referees;
• other supporting documents considered relevant for the evaluation of the application.

Note: Incomplete applications will not be considered for evaluation.

Announcement of the results

An email message with the result of the recruitment process will be sent to each applicant.

Application submission and deadline

Applications should be submitted in English by email to the following address: Este endereço de email está protegido contra piratas. Necessita ter o JavaScript autorizado para o visualizar.. The applicants should submit a single pdf file containing all the required documents.

Deadline for application: 04/09/2017, 17:00 (Lisbon/Madeira Island Time).
Note: The deadline for application may be extended at any time without previous notice having in mind the requirements for the positions under this call.