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www.ciimar.up.pt POST‐DOCTORAL RESEARCH GRANT (BPD) (1 vacancy)
REF. NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000038-BPD-2013-01
Reference:
A competition is open for the attribution of 1 Post-Doctoral Grant in the framework of the
SR&TD Integrated Program “MARVALOR – Building research and innovation capacity for
improved management and valorization of marine resources”, project “AQUAIMPROV –
Sustainable Aquaculture and Animal Welfare”, with reference “NORTE-07-0124-FEDER000038”, within the R&D Institution CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and
Environmental Research), supported by ON2 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte
and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), according to the
following conditions:
1. Scientific area: Biological Sciences
Sub research field: Nutrition and Animal Physiology
2. Admission requirements
The candidates must hold a PhD in the field of Animal Science, Aquaculture, Biological
Sciences, Nutrition, Biochemistry or related fields and have an exceptional publication
track records in the area. Candidates should speak and write fluent English, and
demonstrate capacity to perform independent research proposing new approaches for
this project
3. Work plan:
The research plan will focus on the nutritional quality and flesh attributes of Senegalese
sole fed eco-friendly diets. The task will include growth trials and classic nutritional
approaches to evaluate the metabolic utilization of nutrients; evaluation of flesh quality
using nutritional, sensory and histological characteristics of the muscle, as well as
biochemical and molecular toolboxes involved in muscle growth and texture. The main
object of this project is to replace fish meal and fish oil by sustainable ingredients that
can guarantee good growth potential and offer high flesh quality and high levels of
omega-3 for human consumption.
4. Legislation and official rules:
Law nº. 40/2004, 18th August (Research Fellowship and Studentship Regulation); Higher
Education and Human Resources Qualification 2010 FCT and CIIMAR Grants Regulation.
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www.ciimar.up.pt 5. Work place:
The work will be carried out at CIIMAR, Laboratory of Nutrition, Growth and Quality of
Fish (LANUCE), under the scientific supervision of Prof. Luisa Valente.
6. Duration of the grant:
Duration of six (6) months, starting the 1st of May 2013, under the regime of exclusive
dedication, eventually renewable according to legal terms, up to the 30th of June 2015.
7. Monthly maintenance stipend:
The monthly maintenance allowance is €1495 (one thousand four hundred and ninetyfive Euros), in agreement with the monthly maintenance stipend table of the grants
directly
attributed
by
FCT,
I.P.
within
the
country
(http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores).
8. Selection methods:
The ranking of candidates will be performed by a global evaluation based on:
- Evaluation of the Curriculum Vitae -60%;
- Interview – 40% (only the five top candidates will be interviewed).
The Evaluation of the Curriculum Vitae will be performed according to the following
criteria:
i.
Experience in nutrition studies - 30 %
ii.
Experience in flesh quality evaluation – 30%
iii.
Experience in molecular biology and bioinformatics – 15%
iv.
Published papers in the area – 25%
9. Composition of the jury selection:
President of the jury: Prof. Luisa Maria Pinheiro Valente
Vogal: Dr. Rodrigo Ozório
Vogal: Dr. Marta Conde Sierra
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www.ciimar.up.pt 10. Form of Advertising/notification of results:
The final results of the evaluation will be published through a list sorting the candidates
according to their attributed mark, on the CIIMAR website and by e-mail; in case of
disagreement, the candidates have a 10-working day term in which to contest the
decision, if he/she so wishes, as provided for in the Código do Procedimento
Administrativo in a preliminary hearing setting. The jury reserves the right to not assign
the grant depending on the quality of the applications.
11. Deadline for application and presentation of applications:
The competition is open from the 18th of March until 1st of April 2013. The
applications must be formalized, compulsorily, by sending the following documents:
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detailed Curriculum vitae
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copy of the eligibility certificates
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motivation letter
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contact e-mail address and phone number
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indication of the reference of the competition (as indicated in this
announcement)
The applications must be sent by postal mail to Emília Afonso, CIIMAR – Centro
Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Rua dos Bragas nº 289, 4050-123
Porto, and simultaneously by e-mail to: [email protected]. The applications that
do not include all the elements previously indicated will not be considered.
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