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Job: Post­PhD research grant (Vacant post 1)

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In the framework of the I&D research project – INTERACT ­ Integrative Research in Environment, Agro­Chain and Technology, operation number NORTE­01­0145­FEDER­000017, “Fostering viticulture sustainability for Douro Valley: multidisciplinary efforts from field to wine – VitalityWINE”, a call for one Postdoctoral Research Grant is open at the Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro­Environmental and Biological Sciences of the University of Trás­os­Montes e Alto (UTAD), funded by National funds through NORTE 2020 and European funds through FEDER, under the following conditions: Scientific area: Agricultural Sciences.

Admission requirements: Mandatory requirements: a) PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Plant Sciences or related fields; b) Research experience; c) Immediate availability. Desirable requirements: a) Experience in scientific production; b) Research experience in scientific areas included in the work plan; c) English language domain. Workplace: The research work will be conducted at the Centre for The Research and Technology of Agro­Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), located at Vila Real, Portugal, under the supervision of Prof.

José Moutinho Pereira, Prof. Isabel Cortez and Prof. Francisco Peixoto. Grant Duration: 12 months, starting in May 2016. The grant may be renewed until the end of the project (April 2019). Value of monthly allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €1,495.00, according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT in the country.

Payment will be made on a monthly basis through bank deposit, cheque or other equivalent way. Form of publication and notification of results: The final results of the application will be communicated to the candidates by e­mail. Following the announcement of the result of the application, the candidate is considered to be automatically notified to check the process if desired and to rule on a preliminary hearing within 10 working days. The selected candidate must declare in writing his/her acceptance and communicate the effective starting date of the grant. Lack of this statement within the required period is equivalent to the resignation of the grant, except in case of reasonable justification. In case of the first selected candidate acceptance impediment, the candidate ranked in second place (and so on) will be selected, according to the list ordered by the Selection Committee, to be included in the meeting minutes. The final classification list will be posted in the Office Projects Support (GAP, building P2 ­ UTAD). Supporting documentation and application procedure: Applications will be received from 18st April to 2sd May 2016. The applications should be sent by email to Prof. José Manuel Moutinho Pereira (moutinho@utad.pt; with mandatory request of the read receipt and delivery of the message), with the reference BI/INTERACT/VitalityWINE/184/2016 on the subject, accompanied by the following documents: a) The application form (Mod4_BIUTAD ­ Application_Form_EnglishVersion) is available at the website of UTAD, the following instructions: • Access to the homepage of UTAD: www.utad.pt. Select "Investigar", Option "Bolsas de investigação". • In "Bolsas de investigação", select the option "Download" next to the title "Modelos de documentos [...]" • Download “Mod4_BIUTAD ­ Application_Form_EnglishVersion”. b) Motivation letter ­ brief description of the candidate's experience, motivation to join the project, ways that he/she can contribute intellectually and scientifically for research under the project (maximum one A4 page); c) Curriculum Vitae in English or Portuguese, with full name, address and email, including a complete list of the candidate’s scientific publications; d) Academic certificate(s); e) Documents supporting professional experience; f) Any documents that applicants consider to be relevant to assess their merit.

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Job/Fellowship Reference: BPD/INTERACT/VitalityWINE/184/2016

Job description: Post­PhD research grant (Vacant post 1). REFERENCE: BI/INTERACT/ VitalityWine/184/2016.

In the framework of the I&D research project – INTERACT ­ Integrative Research in Environment, Agro­Chain and Technology, operation number NORTE­01­0145­FEDER­000017, “Fostering viticulture sustainability for Douro Valley: multidisciplinary efforts from field to wine – VitalityWINE”, a call for one Postdoctoral Research Grant is open at the Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro­Environmental and Biological Sciences of the University of Trás­os­Montes e Alto (UTAD), funded by National funds through NORTE 2020 and European funds through FEDER, under the following conditions: Scientific area: Agricultural Sciences.

Admission requirements: Mandatory requirements: a) PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Plant

Sciences or related fields; b) Research experience; c) Immediate availability. Desirable requirements: a) Experience in scientific production; b) Research experience in scientific areas included in the work plan; c) English language domain. Research work plan: The research fellow will be integrated in the subproject “Grapevine management measures at short­term and their effects on wine quality”. The specific objective of this subproject consists in the implementation of short­term climate change adaptation and mitigations strategies for Portuguese vineyards, with special emphasis in typical Mediterranean areas, such Douro Region, where changes in temperature and in the pattern of precipitation will be predicted, leading to dramatic economic consequences on all­grape sectors. As co­responsible for the scientific management of the subproject, the fellow will: 1) Develop research on grapevine ecophysiology, grapevine pathology, biochemistry and molecular biology, namely in activities related with the combined effect of biotic and abiotic stresses on water relations, photosynthesis, primary metabolites, oxidative stress, growth, productivity and quality of the grapes; 2) Write progress reports and prepare results for publication and dissemination; 3) Plan and carry out research of her/his own initiative, in accordance with the assigned project goals; 4) Co­supervisor researchers involved in work plan. Legislation and regulations: The grant is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime, and it is attributed according to the Advanced Training and Qualification of Human Resources of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (‘Regulamento de Formação Avançada de Recursos Humanos da FCT’, Law N º. 40/2004 of 18th August) (www.fct.mctes.pt/pt/apoios/formacao/ambitoprojectos) and Research Grant Regulation of the UTAD ­ Order RT.36/2011, 6th July, published in the ‘Diário da República’. 9157/2011 (Series II) of 19th July 2011. Workplace: The research work will be conducted at the Centre for The Research and Technology of Agro­Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), located at Vila Real, Portugal, under the supervision of Prof. José Moutinho Pereira, Prof.

Isabel Cortez and Prof. Francisco Peixoto. Grant Duration: 12 months, starting in May 2016.

The grant may be renewed until the end of the project (April 2019). Value of monthly allowance: The amount of the grant corresponds to €1,495.00, according to the table of values of grants awarded directly by the FCT in the country. Payment will be made on a monthly basis through bank deposit, cheque or other equivalent way. Evaluation methods: Curriculum (C) evaluation, which, if necessary, can be complemented by a selection interview (I) to the best candidates up to a maximum of 5 candidates. Applicants who reside abroad can be interviewed via video conference. The classification in curriculum evaluation will be obtained depending on the factors below identified: a) Scientific production, based on the number of JCR articles weighted by the journal ranking (1.5 ­ 1.0 ­ 0.5 ­ 0.25 for Q1 to Q4, respectively), and the author position (1.0 for first, corresponding or senior author and 0.5 for other positions) ­ (maximum of 55 points); b) Research experience in scientific areas included in work plan­ 10 points/each area (maximum of 40 points); c) Motivation letter ­ 5 points. If the Selection Committee decides to hold a selection interview, the final classification will be obtained by the following formula: 0.6 x C + 0.4 x I. Selection Committee: Prof José Manuel Moutinho Pereira (President), Prof Maria Isabel Mendes Guerra Marques Cortez (effective member), Prof Francisco Manuel Peixoto (effective member). Form of publication and notification of results: The final results of the application will be communicated to the candidates by e­mail. Following the announcement of the result of the application, the candidate is considered to be automatically notified to check the process if desired and to rule on a preliminary hearing within 10 working days. The selected candidate must declare in writing his/her acceptance and communicate the effective starting date of the grant. Lack of this statement within the required period is equivalent to the resignation of the grant, except in case of reasonable justification. In case of the first selected candidate acceptance impediment, the candidate ranked in second place (and so on) will be selected, according to the list ordered by the Selection Committee, to be included in the meeting minutes. The final classification list will be posted in the Office Projects Support (GAP, building P2 ­ UTAD). Supporting documentation and application procedure: Applications will be received from 18st april to 2sd May 2016. The applications should be sent by email to Prof. José Manuel Moutinho Pereira (moutinho@utad.pt; with mandatory request of the read receipt and delivery of the message), with the reference BI/INTERACT/VitalityWINE/184/2016 on the subject, accompanied by the following documents: a) The application form (Mod4_BIUTAD ­ Application_Form_EnglishVersion) is available at the website of UTAD, the following instructions: • Access to the homepage of UTAD: www.utad.pt. Select "Investigar", Option "Bolsas de investigação". • In "Bolsas de investigação", select the option "Download" next to the title "Modelos de documentos [...]". • Download “Mod4_BIUTAD ­ Application_Form_EnglishVersion”. b) Motivation letter ­ brief description of the candidate's experience, motivation to join the project, ways that he/she can contribute intellectually and scientifically for research under the project (maximum one A4 page); c) Curriculum Vitae in English or Portuguese, with full name, address and email, including a complete list of the candidate’s scientific publications; d) Academic certificate(s); e) Documents supporting professional experience; f) Any documents that applicants consider to be relevant to assess their merit.

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Organization/institute: Universidade de Trás­os­Montes e Alto Douro Address: Quinta dos Prados 1013 Vila Real ­ 5001­801 Portugal Email: reitoria@utad.pt Website: http://www.utad.pt

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