Internal Reference: CEGE_Gestor de Ciência

1. Framework
The Rector of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Prof. Dr. Isabel Capeloa Gil, hereby announces an international selection tender for one vacancy of Science and Technology Manager to perform duties, on an exclusivity basis. The activities are to be carried out at CEGE ? Research Centre in Management and Economics, integrated in the Faculty of Economics and Management / Católica Porto Business School of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Oporto, within the scope of the contract-program of plurianual financing of the R&D Unit CEGE, base project (UIDB/00731/2020), financed by national funds from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, IP).

Within CEGE?s strategic plan, the following objectives are identified for this position:

a) Planning activities related to CEGE?s Research, including organization of conferences and events;
b) Streamlining CEGE's communication with the exterior - on its webpage and through other actions or events.
c) Support in the financial management of CEGE, as well as in the management of its databases;
d) Support in the analysis of possible sources of funding, in the allocation of teams to these sources and in the submission of applications.
e) Sporadic integration in Research teams;

2. Workplace
The workplace is located at the Oporto facilities of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

3. Remuneration
Gross monthly remuneration to be paid is 1.532,01 euros, plus meal, vacation, and Christmas allowances.

4. Admission requirements
Any national, foreign, and stateless candidates who hold a master degree in economics, management, or related scientific fields, and a scientific and professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activities to be performed, can submit an application. In the event the master degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, said degree must comply with the provisions of Portuguese law on the recognition of foreign degrees. For those purposes, the requirements described in point no. 9 of this notice must be considered.

4. 1. General and Specific Requirements
The general admission requirements are those defined in point 4 above. Regarding the specific terms of the scientific and curricular career?s evaluation, preference will be given to candidates with the following characteristics:
- Previous professional experience:
a) In the management of research projects, including the planning, monitoring and evaluation; and knowledge of the respective legal frameworks
b) In the preparation of funding applications; and knowledge of national and international financing programs;
c) Working experience in academic institutions (research and / or higher education)
- Ability to raise funds for research, through competitive funding or though patronage or "crowdfunding" (which should be evidenced by previous experience)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and other tools to support the maintenance and management of information, as well as creation and management of databases;
- Proficiency of written and spoken English.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- Strong organizational skills, leadership and initiative skills, as well as time management skills.
- Strong sense of responsibility and rigour.
- Strong work capacidty and autonomy.

5. Selection process:
The selection method, based on the requirements listed in point 4, imply the weighting of two elements in equal percenetage:
i) curricular evaluation (50%);
ii) previous experience (50%).

The candidates with a classification higher than 14 points (out of 20) will be interviewed and ranked taking into account not only the quantitative evaluation but also their performance in the interview, where each of these elements will be weighted equally in the final score.
The applications which do not meet the admission requirements of point 4 will be excluded.

6. Tender Selection Panel
Professora Doutora Maria Conceição Silva; Professora Doutora Ana Lourenço e Professora Doutor Rui Sousa

7. Deliberation
The panel shall deliberate by means of a roll-call vote under the adopted and disclosed selection criteria, with no abstentions allowed. Minutes of panel meetings shall be drafted and shall include a summary of all occurrences of said meeting, as well as of all votes cast by the members and respective reasoning. After application of the selection criteria, the panel shall prepare a sorted list of approved candidates and respective classification. The panel?s final decision shall be approved by the Rector, who shall also approve the hiring of the selected candidate. The ranked list of approved candidates will be posted at the Oporto facilities of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, located at Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto.
Candidates will be notified by email once this list is made available.

8. Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline
After being notified, all candidates have 10 days to respond. The panel´s final decisions are pronounced within the next 5 working days, after the 10 day response period.

9. Application formalization
Applications are formalized by completing the application form available at https://inqueritos.porto.ucp.pt/hr/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=122117&lang=en
Applications must be submitted in English.
Applications shall include the following documents:

a) Curriculum vitae ;
b) Master Degree certificate with date of admission to the degree;
c) Cover letter, demonstrating the candidate's motivations;
d) If the Master Degree is issued by foreign higher education institutions, the candidate must submit the M.Sc. Recognition Certificate or proof of the application for recognition in accordance with Portuguese law.

If the Master Degree has been awarded by a non-Portuguese higher education institution it must comply with the provisions of the Portuguese legislation on the recognition of foreign degrees, regulated by Decree-Law no. 66/2018 of August 16th. The signature of the contract is conditional on the presentation of the formal document.
Applicants are advised to check the website of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) for further information: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition.

10. Application deadline
Candidates may submit their applications in the terms mentioned in the previous point, from 05-20-2021 until 06.15.2021 (until 5 pm Lisbon time).

Candidates who do not comply with the application?s prerequisites or who fail to prove the eligibility requirements imposed by this tender shall be excluded. In case of doubt, the panel is entitled to request that candidates present further documentation supporting their statements. Failure to submit clarifications, information or documents that are requested, within 5 working days, determines the dismissal of the application.
False statements provided by the candidates are punishable by law.

11. Privacy Policy
Universidade Católica Portuguesa is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ? 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 fulfilment, 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 fulfilment 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 to 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 the 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.
Rights of Personal Data Subjects: https://www.ucp.pt/rights-data-subjects.
For purposes of exercising the respective rights, contact the University by using the address found at the end of this announcement, through the means set out in "Contacts for clarification".
The Data Subject is always entitled to contact and file a complaint with the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (Portuguese Supervisory Authority for Personal Data).

12. 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 union membership.

13. Final remarks:
This tender is exclusively destined to fill this specific vacancy and can be terminated at any time until approval of final candidate list, expiring with the respective occupation of said vacancy.
This invitation to tender and the contract concluded as a result of it will only take effect if financing conditions are fulfilled.
This tender procedure can be cancelled when it is vacant; when any case of force majeure occurs; or when other reasons of a budgetary nature, occurring after the opening of the competition, determine it.
The selected candidate will be hired by Universidade Católica Portuguesa as a Science and Technology Manager under a contract of indefinite duration (contrato a termo incerto), predicted to start on the 01/07/2021 with the estimate duration of 24 months.

14. Contacts for clarification:
Universidade Católica Portuguesa ? Centro Regional do Porto
Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327
4169-005 Porto, Portugal
Human Resources Department

Prazo de candidatura: 15/06/2021

Job Type: Full-time