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[ecrea] job position for a doctorate for research activities in the scientific area of Communication Sciences and Technologies

Fri Jun 02 00:37:34 GMT 2017



job position for a doctorate for research activities in the scientific area of Communication Sciences and Technologies

The Rector of the University of Aveiro, hereby announces that for a period of twenty business days, starting on the

first business day immediately after the publication of the present notice (deadline=June 28, 2017), an international public notice is

opened for recruitment in the form of a Uncertain Term Work Contract, under the Portuguese Labour Code, a

position for a doctorate for the exercise of activities of scientific research in the scientific area of

Communication Sciences and Technologies, to exercise the functions of development, coordination and

management of research, comprising the theoretical, applied and dissemination dimensions, about the role of

digital media in territorial innovation, the formal and informal participatory dynamics, and the communication

strategies of the territorial innovation stakeholders, in the context of the integrated IC&DT programme

CeNTER-Community-led Networks and Territorial Innovation (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000002). The doctorate

to be hired will also collaborate in the supervision of graduation and post-graduation students, and in

knowledge dissemination activities.

The present public notice was open on April 18th, 2017, by order of the Rector of the University of Aveiro,

following the proposal of the Scientific Council.

The contest is governed by the provisions of Decree-Law 57/2016, August 29, that approves the rules for post

doctoral work contracts, designed to stimulate employment in science and technology in all areas of

knowledge (RJEC) within the legal provisions of the Labor Code, Law on 7/2009, February 12, in its current

wording and other applicable legislation and regulations.

The monthly payment corresponds to level 53 (€ 3158,18) of the “Tabela Remuneratória Única (TRU)”.

approved by Order no. 1553-C/2008 of December 31st,

This notice has been approved by the competition jury at its meeting on May 4th, 2017, according to minutes

of the meeting then approved.

1 — Admission requirements:

Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) who hold(s) a doctorate degree in Digital Media, or in

Communication Sciences and Technologies, or in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms, or in

Multimedia in Education, or in other subject crossing Digital Media, Culture and Society, and a scientific and

professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activity to be performed, can submit their applications.

2 — Formalisation of the applications:

The applications are addressed to the Rector of the University of Aveiro as follows:

2.1 — The application should include, among others, the following elements:

a) Call identification;

b) Applicant’s identification: full name, birth date, nationality, mailing address and email;

c) Identification of the institution where the applicant is presently working and his/her position there, when

applicable;

d) Identification of degrees held by the applicant;

e) Statement by the applicant declaring that the elements or facts contained in the application are correct and

accurate.

2.2 — The application should include the following documents:

a) Copy of detailed and structured curriculum vitae according to items in point 5;

b) Other relevant documents for the evaluation of qualification in related scientific area;

c) Any other documents that the applicant considers relevant, namely for the assessment of the information

referred to in no. 2 of article 5 of the RJEC;

2.3 — The curriculum vitae should contain:

a) Full identification;

b) Contacts: address, telephone number and email;

c) Copy of the certificate with the respective mark or grade or other document that is legally recognised for

the same purpose;

d) All pertinent information for assessing the application considering the selection and ranking criteria of the

present call, organized according to the sub-items of the assessment set forth in Section 5 below;

2.4 — Submission of the application:

2.4.1 — The application may be submitted in Portuguese or in English, by email, to the Human Resources

Department of the University of Aveiro ((sgrhf-concursos /at/ ua.pt)) until the deadline specified in this Notice.

2.4.2 — The applicants are required to present a “message sent” confirmation as proof of the application

submission.

2.4.3 — Instructions for the submission of applications, in digital format, are available in the area of

Competition and Job Offers of Human Resources area at https://www.ua.pt/sgrhf/PageText.aspx?id=15052.

2.5 — Failure to comply with the deadline for submission of the application, as well as the incorrect

formalization of the application, result in the exclusion of the application. The exclusion decision is

communicated to candidates by e-mail for the purpose of their hearing.

3 — Call Jury:

3.1 — In accordance with article 13 of the RJEC the call jury has the following composition:

President: Professor Doctor Filipe José Casal Teles Nunes, Assistant Professor of the University of Aveiro.

Members:

Professor Doctor Fernando Manuel dos Santos Ramos, Full Professor of the University of Aveiro;

Professora Doctor Ana Margarida Pisco Almeida, Assistant Professor of the University of Aveiro;

Professor Doctor Luís Francisco Mendes Gabriel Pedro, Assistant Professor of the University of Aveiro.

4 — Jury operation rules

4.1 — The deliberations are held by roll call voting requiring the absolute majority of votes of the members of

the jury present at the meeting, not allowing abstentions. 4.2 — The jury, in its 1st meeting in May 4th, 2017, approved both the criteria for accepting the candidates on

the grounds of their absolute merit and their ranking, as well as the rules for the justified nominal voting.

4.3 — The jury deliberates approval on absolute merit, based on the merit of the overall curriculum of

candidates with regards to the scientific area of the Competition and also taking into account, cumulatively,

compliance with at least one of the following requisites:

4.3.1 — The applicant is the author or co-author of at least 20 articles, indexed in SCOPUS, in the scientific

area in which this call is open,

or

4.3.2 — Have obtained a total of at least 40 citations (excluding self-citations) to the scientific works produced

in the area in which this call is open,

or

4.3.3 — Have obtained an average of 20 citations per article (excluding self-citations) to the scientific works

produced in the area in which this call is open,

or

4.3.4 — Have had experience in, global or task specific, coordination in international research projects, or as

project leader in national projects, both in Portugal or abroad.

4.4 — The exclusion decision in absolute merit is communicated to candidates by e-mail for the purpose of

their hearing.

4.5 — After the phase of approval in absolute merit, the jury will begin the process of appraisal of applications,

taking into account the criteria set out in this notice.

5 — Evaluation and selection:

5.1 —The selection methods are curricular evaluation and a public presentation / public demonstration

session

5.2 — The evaluation of the scientific and curricular course focuses on the relevance, quality and timeliness:

a) Of scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production in the last five years, deemed most relevant

by the candidate;

b) Of applied research activities, or based on practical work, developed in the last five years, deemed

most impactful by the candidate;

c) Of knowledge extension and dissemination activities developed in the last five years, namely under the

scope of the promotion of culture and scientific practices, deemed most relevant by the candidate;

d) Of the activities of management of science, technology and innovation programmes, or the experience

in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological, or higher education system, in Portugal or

abroad.

5.3— The five-year period mentioned above can be extended by the panel, if requested by the candidate,

whenever the suspension of scientific activities is reasoned by socially protected grounds like parental leave,

long-term serious illness, and other legal situations of unavailability to work.

6 — Curricular Evaluation. This component of the evaluation is expressed on a numerical scale from 0 to 20

taking into account the following criteria:

6.1: Curricular evaluation criteria are:

6.1.1: Criteria for the evaluation of the scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production of the last five

years considered more relevant by the candidate (6 points);

Quality and quantity of scientific production in the area that the Competition is open (books, articles in

scientific journals, papers presented in conferences) expressed by the number and type of publications, and

the recognition given by the scientific community (the quality of the journal/conference/editor where it has

been published and the references made by other authors).

6.1.2: Criteria for evaluating applied or practice-based research activities developed over the past five years

and considered to be of greatest impact by the candidate (6 points);

Research projects, being considered national and international proposals submission, both approved and not

approved, and the execution of funded research projects.

6.1.3: Criteria for the evaluation of the activities of extension and dissemination of knowledge developed in

the last five years, in particular in the context of the promotion of culture and scientific practices, considered

of greater relevance by the candidate (3 points);

Patents, registration and ownership of rights, elaboration of technical regulation and legislation. Patent

authorship and co-authorship, records of ownership of intellectual property rights regarding software,

mathematical methods and rules of mental activity. Participation in standardization committees and in the

drafting of legislative projects and technical regulation. The evaluation of this criterion should also take into

account the resulting economic valuation of patents and intellectual property rights.

Participation in consulting activities, tests and measurements involving the private and/or the public sector.

Participation as a teacher in vocational training courses or technological expertise directed at companies or

the public sector. The evaluation of this criterion should also take into account the economic valorization of

research results achieved, measured by the contracts of technology transfer and development that have

resulted and contribution to the creation of spin-off companies.

Participation in initiatives to disseminate scientific and technological knowledge under the auspices of the

scientific community (for example organization of congresses and conferences) and to various audiences.

Publications to disseminate science and technology. Presentation of lectures and seminars for the general

public.

6.1.4: Criteria for the evaluation of the activities of program management for science, technology and

innovation, or experience in observing and monitoring the scientific and technological system or in higher

education, in Portugal or abroad (5 points);

Participation in projects, hiring financial volume, size of teams, or other to be defined in the public notice.

6.2 — The score obtained in the curricular evaluation method is expressed in numeric scale of 0 to 20,

considering the valuation up to two decimal places.

6.3 — The jury deliberates by vote justified according to the criteria of evaluation, no abstentions are allowed.

6.4 — The classification of each candidate is obtained by averaging the scores of each of the elements of the

jury.

In case of a tie, the decision of the tie-breaker shall be the responsibility of the chairman of the jury.

6.5 — Once the Curricular Assessment is completed, the 6 candidates with the best score, who obtain an

average score equal to or higher than 15 are approved for the next evaluation method as indicated in point

5.1.

6.6 — Candidates who obtained a rating of less than 15 points are excluded from the public notice.

7. — Public Presentation/session public demonstration:

7.1 — In this session the candidates make a public presentation of a topic of their choice related with the

scientific area of this notice, with duration up to 30 minutes, which will be followed by a discussion that will

have a maximum duration of 60 minutes.

7.2 — Presentation session evaluation is expressed on a numerical scale of 0 to 20, taking into account the

candidate's scientific knowledge and ability to communicate, as well as the answers to the questions put by

the jury and their development perspectives in the unit for which you are running.

7.3 — The jury deliberates by roll call voting, not permitting abstentions.

7.4 — The classification of each candidate is also obtained by the average of the scores of the members of the

jury.

In case of a tie, the decision of the tie-breaker shall be the responsibility of the chairman of the jury.

8 — Ordering of candidates

8 1 — The final score of each candidate is obtained through assigning a weighting factor of 60% to the

curricular assessment and weighting factor 40% to the public presentation session.

In case of a tie, the decision of the tie-breaker shall be the responsibility of the chairman of the jury.

9 — Participation of the parties and decision:

9.1 — The final ordering project is communicated to candidates by e-mail for the purpose of their hearing.

9.2 — At the hearing of the interested parties, the jury appreciates the allegations offered and approves the

final ordering list of candidates.

10 — Publication of Competition Notice

In addition to being publish in Series 2 of the Diário da República the present notice is also published in:

a) The website of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., in Portuguese and English;

c) The website of the University of Aveiro, in Portuguese and English;

d) In a national newspaper.

11 — This tender is exclusively destined to fill this specify vacancy and can be terminated at any time until

approval of final candidate list, expiring with the respective occupation of said vacancy.

12 — In compliance with paragraph h) of Article 9 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, the

Government, as the employing entity, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and

women in access to employment and professional advancement, scrupulously taking measures to avoid any

form of discrimination.

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