Research grant for Doctors (1 vacancy) REFERÊNCIA: BI/CITAB/UTAD/CA/2015
One research grant for doctors is available within the Research Unit CITAB – Centre for The Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (AGR-Norte-VilaReal-4033) at the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal, funded by national funds through FCT, under the following conditions: Scientific area: Agricultural Sciences Admission prerequisites: 1. PhD in Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Atmospheric, Environmental, Biological Sciences, or in similar scientific fields. 2. High academic and scientific merit in the relevant areas of the grant. 3. Proficiency in English. 4. Other highly valued criteria are: a. Previous experience in project design and submission. b. Teamwork skills. Work plan: The research will be focused on integrated monitoring of climate and environmental impacts: adaptation and mitigation strategies. The candidate is expected to have wide academic and scientific skills to contribute to the development of the task as a whole. The candidate should actively promote scientific collaboration among task members and the CITAB members in general, including the definition of new areas of research. The candidate should seek for funding opportunities that allow, as far as possible, an integrated approach to task. As such, teamwork skills, scientific autonomy, English fluency and previous experience in designing project applications are also of foremost importance. The candidate should also contribute to increasing the scientific productivity of the task. Legislation and regulations: Law N º. 40/2004, of August 18 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow); the current Research Grants Regulation
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(http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml) and Research Grant Regulation from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro - Order RT.36/2011, July 6, Mr. Rector, published in the Official Gazette by Order No. 9157/2011 (Series II) of 19 July.