Phd Research Manager — Law Research

Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law (CEID) Organisation/Company Universidade Católica Portuguesa
- RIO Department Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law (CEID) Research Field Juridical sciences Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 30 Oct *****:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Uncertain term contract Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EU Reference Number UID/****
* Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description 1. Framework The Rector of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Prof. Dr. Isabel Capeloa Gil, hereby announces the opening of an international call for applications for one vacancy of research manager under an indefinite-term employment contract on a full-time basis, to carry out management, outreach, and scientific dissemination activities, in the field of Law, to be carried out at the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law (CEID), part of the Faculty of Law at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Porto and Lisbon, as part of the multi-year project, reference UID/*****, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), I.
P./ MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC). The activities to be carried out will be integrated into the work plan of the CEID-CRCFL, a research unit rated as "excellent" in the evaluation conducted by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). The candidate will be responsible for providing support to the two branches of the CEID-CRCFL in Lisbon and Porto.
• Workplace The workplace is located on the campus of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Porto or Lisbon, depending on the selected candidate's place of residence.
• Remuneration Gross monthly pay is *,56€, plus meal allowance, to whichwill be added annual leave and Christmas allowances. At the end of the first year of the contract, following a performance evaluation, the contracted manager may be eligible for a pay grade increase.
• Admission requirements Any national, foreign, or stateless candidates who hold a doctoral degree in Natural Sciences or related fields or related scientific fields, and who furthermore hold a scientific and professional curriculum vitae whose profile is suited to the activities to be performed, can submit their application. If the doctoral degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, said degree must comply with the provisions of Portuguese legislation regarding the recognition of foreign degrees. For those purposes, the requirements described in point no. 9 of this public notice must be considered. The Candidate Must Have a Ph.
D. for more than 5 (five) years, calculated as of the deadline for submitting applications. Have proven experience in the management, expansion, and dissemination of research that is relevant and aligned with the strategic needs of theCentro de Estudos e Investigação em Direito
- Católica Research Center for the Future of Law (CEID-CRCFL).
• Evaluation Criteria The selection process will be based on the assessment of the candidates' scientific and academic/professional track record and its suitability to the position described in this call. The evaluation of the candidates' scientific and academic/professional track record will focus on the relevance, quality, and up-to-date nature of: The scientific, technological, academic, cultural, or artistic output produced over the last five years and considered by the candidate to be their most relevant work; The appliedresearch activities, or practice-based research activities, carried out over the last five years and considered by the candidate to have had the greatest impact; The knowledge transfer and dissemination activities undertaken over the last five years, particularly those promoting scientific culture and scientific practices, considered by the candidate to be of greatest relevance; Activities related to the management of science, technology, and innovation programmes, or experience in the observation and monitoring of the scientific and technological system or higher education sector, in Portugal or abroad. The five-year period referred to above may be extended by the jury, at the candidate's request, where duly justified and supported by documentary evidence of suspension of scientific activity for legally protected social reasons, including parental leave, prolonged serious illness, or other legally recognised periods of unavailability for work. The Evaluation Criteria Are As Follows Assessment of the curriculum vitae (CV): 80%; Interview (I): 20%. The Assessment Of The Curriculum Vitae (CV), Accounting For 80% Of The Final Score, Will Consider The Relevance And Quality Of Science, technology and innovation management activities, and demonstrated experience in the observation and analysis of the scientific and technological system or higher education sector, in Portugal and abroad (35%), taking into account: Experience in research support services within higher education institutions; Experience in theproactive identification of public and private funding opportunities; Experience in thepreparation and submission of applications for competitive national and European funding schemes; Experience in research assessment at the level of researchers, research projects, and institutions, including knowledge of national and European evaluation systems; Promotion of research management activities, including demonstrated capacity for leadership and coordination of research management teams. Knowledge Transfer And Dissemination Activities Particularly Those Promoting Scientific Culture And Scientific Practices Considered By The Candidate To Be Of Greatest Relevance(15%), Taking Into Account Publications aimed at the dissemination of scientific knowledge; Services tothe scientific community and society, including participation in and coordination of science communication and outreach initiatives. Required Scientific and technological output considered by the candidate to have the greatest impact and relevant to the competencies required for the position and the project to be developed (10%), taking into account: The candidate's scientific and technical publications arising from doctoral and postdoctoral research; Participation in scientific research projects. Motivation expressed in the cover letter (10%). Letters of recommendation (10%). Final classification = 80% CV + 20% I Candidates obtaining a minimum score of 60% in the curriculum vitae assessment will be invited to an interview or public presentation/demonstration. The purpose of this stage is to clarify aspects related to the proposed work plan and it will account for 20% of the final evaluation. The Selection Committee will rank candidates on a scale from 1.0 to 5.0 points, rounded to one decimal place, based on the scores awarded for the curriculum vitae and the interview. The position may only be awarded to candidates obtaining a final score of 3.5 points or higher . Candidates whose qualifications, curriculum vitae, and postdoctoral experience do not meet the requirements set out in Point 4 will be excluded, namely those who do not demonstrate proven experience in the management, knowledge transfer, and dissemination of university-based research carried out within higher education institutions and/or research organisations. The jury reserves the right not to appoint any candidate who does not demonstrate the appropriate level of merit or whose profile is deemed unsuitable in terms of both absolute and comparative merit.
• Tender Selection Panel The Jury Is Composed Of The Following Members
• Form of advertising/notification of results: The panel shall deliberate by means of roll-call voting based on the adopted and disclosed selection criteria, with no abstentions allowed. Minutes of panel meetings shall be taken. These shall contain a summary of events, as well as details of the votes cast by each of the members and their respective reasoning. After all selection criteria have been applied, the panel shall prepare a ranked list of approved candidates and their respective classification. The panel's final decision shall be approved by the Rector, who shall also approve the hiring of the selected candidate. All applicants will be notified of the final selection decision by email with a delivery confirmation, and the final ranking list will be published on the Center's website, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 110 through 114 of the Code of Administrative Procedure.
• Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline After notification of the results, candidates have ten working days to respond. In the following five working days (counting from the end of the candidates' response period), the panel's final decision is issued. Privacy Policy Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) ***
* – General Regulation on Data Protection. The personal data submitted within the scope of this tender procedure is processed within the framework of said tender procedure only and will be treated by Universidade Católica Portuguesa with the purpose of verifying the fulfillment, by the candidates, of the assumptions established in the applicable legislation for their contracting. Opposition to the processing of data by the candidates will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyze and evaluate it. The personal data of the Data Subject, if it be indispensable for the fulfillment of the obligations of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, may be conveyed to third parties, namely to the Financing Entities identified in this announcement. The data retention period shall correspond to the legally defined period of five years. The Data Subject is entitled to oppose the collection and processing of data, has the right to verification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processing of the data collected. However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when personal data is used to protect public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or when subject to professional rules of confidentiality. The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data. For purposes of exercising the respective rights, contact the University through the e-mail address ** or by using the address found at the end of this announcement, through the means set out in "Contacts for clarification".
• Non-discrimination and equal access policy Universidade Católica Portuguesa actively promotes a non-discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, family and economic conditions, instruction, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions, and/or union membership.
• Final remarks The present call for applications is exclusively destined to fill this specific vacancy and can be terminated at any time up to the approval of the final candidate list. The call for applications expires once the vacancy has been filled. The present call for applications and the contract signed as a result thereof shall only take effect if financing conditions are met. The present call for applications may be cancelled when it is vacant, when any case of force majeure occurs, or when other reasons for a budgetary nature occurring after the opening of the call, determine it.
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