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ApplicationforoneResearch
hFellowsh
hip(MARE
EISPA/BI//006/2015
5)
MAREMarineandEnvironm
mentalScienccesCentre(UID/MAR/04
4292/2013)aatISPAInsstituto
Univeersitrio, is opening a position
p
for a Research
h Fellowship
p (Bolsa de Investigao
o BI
Mesttre),withtheefinancialsu
upportofFCCT/MECthrroughnation
nalfundsanddwhenapplicable
cofin
nancedbyFEEDERundertthePT2020PPartnershipA
Agreement.

Scien
ntificarea:M
MarineEcologgyandConseervation

Jobd
description:
Therresearchfello
owwillbere
esponsibletoo:
i)OpeerateasaneeffectiveteamplayeratM
MAREISPA;
ii) Co
ollaborate in
n research projects
p
focuusing on marine ecolog
gy and consservation, namely
particcipatinginallphasesoftheresearchhprocess:fromcollectingfielddata toanalysinggdata,
takinggcareofressearchequipmentandtoools,processingsamplesandwritingsscientificpapers;
This fellowship is particularly intensive in field work, with many daily ho urs diving and
a in
andanalysinggsamplesan
ndstatisticaldataanalyssis.Itmayin
nclude
laborratorywork processinga
traveellingbothinPortugalandabroad.Thhefellowwilllinparticula
arbeinvolveedinthefollowing
tasks:
Preparingallequipmentn
neededtofieeldworkand
dcollaborate
eonthelogissticalorganizzation
P
o
offieldwork;;
P
Performingdiversetasksinthefieldssuchas,butnotexclusively,underwaatervisualce
ensus,
eecologicalsam
mplingtechn
niques,placiingandretriievingdiversseequipmennt(e.g.light traps,
aartificialsubsstrates,dataloggers,plannktonsamplingdevices);
plingandide
entifyingmaarinefaunaincludinglarvvalstagesanndprocessin
ngand
SSorting,samp
aanalysing bio
ological sam
mples such as otolith readings, genetic anaalysis, taxonomic
id
dentification
n;
D
Data statisticcal analysis and progreess reporting including the partici pation in writing
w
scientificpap
pers.

Mand
datoryrequiirements:
i)MasterDegreeinMarineBiiologyorequuivalentareaa;
ii)Exp
perienceineecologicalsamplecollecttionandrelevantlaboratorialproced ures;
iii)ExxcellentcommunicationsskillsinEngliish;
iv)Exxcellentanalyyticalcapabilitiesandex perienceinw
writingreports;
v) Ceertification and adequate
e experiencee in diving (preferentially rescue divver or above
e) and
boat license (witth adequate experience ), driving liccense and avvailability too spend exte
ended
perio
odsinthefieldandtravelllingbothin Portugaland
dabroad.
vi)Im
mmediateavaailabilitytosstartthegrannt;

Appliicablelawsaandregulatiions:LawNrr.40/2004,o
of18thAugu
ust(ScientificcResearchFFellow
Statu
ute); Regulattions for Advvanced Trainning and Qu
ualification of
o Human RResources, of FCT,
I.P.
2013(http:///www.fct.ptt/apoios/bollsas/valores)),andISPAsgrantsregullations.

Addressof workkplace:Theccandidate wiillbeworkin

ngatISPA InstitutoUnniversitrio, under
thesccientificorieentationofDoctorEmanuuelGonalve
es(AssociateProfessor).

Durattion:Theappointmentw
willbefulltim
meandwillh
haveaninitia
aldurationoof12monthss,
startiingonJune2
2015,andcanbereneweeduntilthee
endof2017.
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Montthly internsh
hip for fullttime positioon: According to the reg
gulations of the FCT Scie
entific
Fellow
wshipsinPo
ortugal(http://alfa.fct.m ctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/va
alores)thennetmonthly salary
willb
beof980,00
0,whichwillbepaidbybbanktransfer.Thefellow
wwillbecoveeredbyapersonal
accidents insuraance and can contributee voluntarilyy to the nattional sociall security syystem,
accorrdingtoDecLein.40/89from1thFFebruary.

SelecctionProced
dure:Candidateswillbe rankedbase
edontheirp
personalmeeritasassesssedby
their Curriculum Vitae (40%
%) and Motiivation Lette
er (30%). From the ca ndidates with an
adequate profile, the top ca
andidates (too a maximu
um of five) will
w be seleccted for a se
econd
phasee,whichcon
nsistsofanin
nterview(30%
%).

Jury responsible for the sele

ection: Docttor Emanuell Gonalves (Associate PProfessor at ISPA),
Docto
orManuelEd
duardodosSSantos(AssoociateProfessoratISPA),DoctorPaulloCatry(Ressearch
Fellow
watISPA)

Form
mofadvertising/notifica
ationofresuults:Thefinaalevaluation
nresultswillbepublishe
edina
publicandvisibleelocationat ISPAsreseaarchcentre. Theapprove
edcandidateewillbeinfo
ormed
byemail.

AppliicationPerio
od:FromMay13,2015tooMay27,20
015.

Appliication Docu
uments: The
e applicationns should be formalized through an application letter
(men
ntioning thee fellowship
p referencee: MAREISP
PA/BI/006/2
2015) accom
mpanied byy the
follow
wingmandattorydocume
ents:letteroofmotivatio
on(inEnglish
h)showingtthatthecand
didate
hasaallthemandatoryrequirementsand expressing thecommitmentthath e/sheiswillingto
dediccate to this fellowship, detailed currriculum vitae demonsttrating the eexperience of
o the
appliccant in the area, a cop
py of the quualifications certificate, up to two recommend
dation
letterrs with email contaccts (optioonal), and a should be sent bby email to
t ci
candiidaturas@isp
pa.ptorbyp
postalmailadddressedtoISPACentrrodeInvestiggao,RuaJardim
doTaabaco34,1149041Lisbo
oa,Portugal.

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