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Organisation/Company Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento _IST-ID Department DRH Research Field Chemistry » Physical chemistry Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 17 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number Public Notice /Edital AM-O-Tech (194) IST-ID Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

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NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A DOCTORATE UNDER THE DECREE-LAW No. 57/2016, OF AUGUST 29, WITH THE AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED BY LAW 57/2017, OF 19 JULY AND COMPLEMENTARY LEGISLATION

Public Notice AM-O-Tech/IST-ID

1. The Executive Board of the Association of Instituto Superior Técnico for Research and Development (IST-ID) took a decision to open an international selection competition for one doctorate position for the exercise of activities of in the scientific area(s) of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) in the form of an employment contract under an unspecified fixed-term work contract under the “Código do Trabalho” (Labor Code), aiming at 1) development and optimisation of experimental optical spectroscopy systems; 2) implementation of measurement methodologies and photophysical characterisation techniques; 3) investigation of the spectral and temporal emission properties of luminescent materials within the framework of the European AM-O-Tech project, establishing correlations between the optical properties of materials and their performance under ionising radiation excitation, with the aim of identifying and developing new scintillator materials.

Decree-Law No. 57/2016, of August 29, the regulations for hiring doctorates to stimulate scientific and technological employment in all areas of knowledge (RJEC), with the amendments introduced by Law No. 57 / 2017, dated July 19, also taking into account the provisions of Regulatory Decree No. 11-A / 2017, of December 29.

“Código do Trabalho” (Labor Code), approved by Law No. 7/2009, of February 12, in its current wording.

3. In compliance with article 13 of RJEC, the jury of the competition is composed as follows:
- Mário Nuno de Matos Sequeira Berberan e Santos, Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal;
- José Gonçalves Marques, Coordinating Researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal;
- Miguel Pedro Tavares da Silva, Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal.

5. In compliance with the provisions of the Regulatory Decree No. 11-A / 2017, of December 29, this tender is open for the remuneration level (NR) 33 of the single remuneration table (TRU), which corresponds to a monthly remuneration of 2408,11 Euros.

6.6.1 Decree Law no. 57/2016, of August 29, which approved the regulations for hiring doctorates to stimulate scientific and technological employment in all areas of knowledge (RJEC).

6.2 The opening of this competition is intended for the selection of a doctorate's place for the exercise of activity under an unspecified fixed-term work contract under the “Código do Trabalho” (Labor Code) approved by Law No. 7/2009, of February 12, in its current wording, being the basis of contracting the execution of a service determined, precisely defined and non-durable, being the contracting necessarily financed regardless of its provenance.

6.3 The maximum duration of the unspecified fixed-term work contract is the duration of the , and which is, expectedly, 18 .

6.4 Termination of the financing, termination of the project or completion of the tasks that are the subject of this competition shall determine the expiration of the contract that will operate with the communication referred to in article 345 (1) of the “Código do Trabalho”(Labor Code), meaning that the employer shall notify the termination of the contract to the employee, at least seven, 30 or 60 days in advance, according to whether the contract lasted up to six months, six months to two years, or per longer period.

7. The competition is open for national candidates, foreigners and stateless persons who hold the degree of “Doutor” or hold the recognition of that degree under the terms of the Decree-Law n.o 66/2018, of August 16, in a branch of knowledge or specialty that covers the of Chemistry (Photochemistry and Radiation Chemistry) or related scientific area, and are also holders of a scientific and professional curriculum that reveals an adequate profile to the activity to be developed.

8. Formalization of applications:

8.1 Applications are formalized by means of an application form, made available at https://ist-id.pt