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NOTICE FOR Postdoctoral Research SCHOLARSHIP (one)

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A tender is open for the attribution of a Postdoctoral Research Scholarshipto carrying out R&D activities by holders of a PhD degree obtained in less than 3 years in the scientific areas of Plant Protection within the scope of the project HORIZON-CL6-2023-GOVERNANCE-01-101134200, FORSAID- Forest surveillance with artificial intelligence and digital technologies, taking place at Centro de Estudos Florestais (CEF), of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, financed by HORIZON União Europeia, under the following conditions:

1. TYPE, DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS and EXPECTED BEGINNING PERIOD OF THE SCHOLARSHIP

The tender is intended for the attribution of a Scholarship of Postdoctoral Research, for a length time of 6 months, possibly renewable up to a maximum of 24 months, scheduled to start on February 2026.

2. WORK PLAN AND WORKPLACE:

Work Plan: Installation, Maintenance, and Data Analysis for Forest Insect Monitoring Using Smart and Conventional Traps. To collect, identify, and analyse data on the forest insect community. This will involve determining and comparing the efficiency of smart and conventional traps, and generating quantitative data on population dynamics and entomological diversity.

The work will be developed at Centro de Estudos Florestais (CEF) of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, under the supervision of Manuela Branco.

3. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Applications must be formalized, obligatorily, by sending an application letter, with the reference "(FORSAID-MothTrap-Refª-BL-51-2025)", accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, copy of certificate of qualifications and other supporting documents considered relevant.

Exceptionally, in duly justified situations, proof of enrolment in a cycle of studies or courses that do not lead to an academic degree may be delivered up to the date of the effective contracting;

If the selected candidate has a qualification awarded by a foreign higher education institution, this must be recognized by the Portuguese higher education institution by the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES, only in case of automatic recognition), under the terms of Decree-Law no. 341/2007, of 12 October, regulated by Notice no. 227/2017 , of July 25 and updated by Decree-Law No. 66/2018, published in the Diário da República, 1st series, No. 157, of August 16, 2018. For getting more information about this, we suggest consulting the DGES portal (http://www.dges.gov.pt). It may be waived to present it during the application phase for the support in question, with this condition being verified only during the grant contracting phase.

The applications must be sent to Manuela Rodrigues Branco Simões via email:mrbranco@isa.ulisboa.pt.

The application period will run from December 3rd to 17th, 2025.

4. SCHOLARSHIP RENEWAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Scholarships may be renewed for additional periods up to their maximum duration, provided that, at the renewal date, the conditions for their grant are verified, always depending on the request submitted, within 60 working days prior to the start date of the renewal, accompanied by the following documents: a) Detailed report of the work carried out, including the URL addresses of communications, publications and scientific creations resulting from the activity carried out, if any; b) Statement of the supervisor on the documents referred to in the preceding paragraph; c) Work plan for the renewal period. D) Document proving the renewal of enrollment in the cycle of studies required for granting the scholarship, in scholarships associated with cycles of studies or courses that do not confer an academic degree, except when this has already been concluded

5. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

5.1 Required Education Level:

- Aimed at carrying out R&D activities by holders of a PhD degree obtained in less than 3 years in the scientific area of Plant Protection;

5.2 Skills/Qualifications / Specific Requirements:

- A doctorate in the scientific area of Forestry Engineering, Agronomic Engineering, Biological Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or related fields.

The following skills constitute specific requirements:

1.Solid knowledge of data analysis, including statistical analysis with R and SPSS, GIS applications (ArcGIS, QGIS), and ecological data analysis.

2.Experience in monitoring forest insects, with special emphasis on the use of conventional traps and sensor-equipped traps.

3.A doctorate in the area of Plant Protection, completed within the last 3 years.

4.Fluency in the English language.

6. FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIP COMPONENTS

The grant will be financed by HORIZON EU, within the scope of the project FORSAID- Forest surveillance with artificial intelligence and digital technologies.

The amount of the monthly allowance is 1.851,00 € plus the reimbursement of voluntary social insurance (applicable to scholarships lasting six months or more), according to the table of values of monthly allowances, set out in Annex I of Regulation No. 950/2019 (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.p…).

The payment will be made via bank transfer.

7. EVALUATION CRITERIA

Absolute Merit

Candidates who meet the specific requirements described in section 5.2 will be admitted on absolute merit.

Relative Merit

Admitted candidates will be assessed and selected (on a scale of 0-20) in their curriculum assessment (AC) through their curricular (CC) and professional experience (PE), which includes the following components:

CC - Curricular Classification (40%): The average grade from the Bachelor's + Master's degrees, or Integrated Master's degree (on a scale of 10 to 20).

PE - Career Path and Professional Experience (60%): Scientific or technological work in the area of Plant Protection, and experience in monitoring forest insects. This comprises:
i) Scientific publications and outreach activities in this area – 50%, ii) Months of experience – 50%

The valuation of the PF components is given on a scale of 10 to 20, according to Table 1 and Table 2.

Table 1: Valuation of criterion i) Scientific publications in the area of Plant Protection (note: only the publications in forest plant protection will be considered).

Scientific Publications

Valuation

No publications in a Scopus-indexed Q1/Q2 journal

10

One publication in a Scopus-indexed Q2 journal

12

One publication in a Scopus-indexed Q1 journal

16

Two publications in a Scopus-indexed Q1 journal

18

Three or more publications in Scopus-indexed Q1 journals

20

Table 2: Valuation of criterion ii) Professional experience in scientific research activities in the area of Forest Plant Protection including monitoring forest insects.

Months of Experience

Valuation

< 12 months

10

12 – 23 months

15

24 – 35 months

18

36 months or more

20

The final classification AC is obtained by the weighted average of the criteria CC and PF, on a scale of 0 to 20 points.

The selected candidates will be ranked according to the final classification.

8. EVALUATION

Composition of the Assessment Committee:

President of the Jury: Manuela Rodrigues Branco Simões, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa.

Effective Member: Pedro Miguel Pina Guerra Duarte Naves, Auxiliar Researcher, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária.

Effective Member: José Carlos Franco Santos Silva, Associate Professor, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa.

Substitute Member: Elisabete Tavares Lacerda de Figueiredo Oliveira, Auxiliar Professor, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa.

Substitute Member: Ana Paula Ferreira Ramos, Auxiliar Professor, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa.

9. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS

Form of advertising/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be publicized, through a list ordered, alphabetically, by final grade, posted in a visible and public place of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, with the candidate being approved notified via email.

10. TERMS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRIOR HEARING, CLAIM AND APPEAL

After communicating the provisional list of the evaluation results, the candidates with a project of decision unfavorable to the granting of the scholarship, have a period of 10 working days to, if they wish, do their statements in the preliminary hearing of interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and following of the Code of Administrative Procedure. The final decision will be rendered after the analysis of the statements presented during a prior hearing of interested parties.

In the event that a scholarship holder terminates his scholarship in advance, the evaluation of the contest in question may be used to contract a new scholarship with the candidate who was in the position immediately after. The recruitment reserve is valid for a period of 18 months from the date of approval of the final ranking list, pursuant to article 25 of Ordinance 233/2022, of 9 September.

11. SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT MODEL AND FINAL REPORTS

11.1 - The scholarship contract must include:

a) The identification of the scholarship holder and the scientific advisor or coordinator;

b) The identification of the host and financial entities;

c) The applicable legislation, Regulation No. 950/2019;

d) The plan of activities to be developed by the scholarship holder;

e) Indication of the duration and start date of the grant.

11. 2 - The scholarship contract will be made in writing and a copy will be sent to the Foundation for Science and Technology, IP for inclusion in the national register of scholarship holders.

11. 3 - The Scholarship Holder Status is automatically granted with the signing of the contract, always referring to the start date of the scholarship.

11.4 - The scholarship holder must submit to ISA, within 60 working days after the end of the scholarship, in electronic format, a final report of their activities containing the activities developed and results obtained, including communications, publications and scientific creations resulting from the developed activity, and respective URL addresses, accompanied by the opinion of the supervisors.

12. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL ACCESS POLICY

No candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.

13. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS:

Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law no. 40/2004, published in Diário da República no. 194/2004, Series I-A, 2004‐08‐18, in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28 and FCT Scholarship Regulation - Regulation No. 950/2019, of December 16, 2019 (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamentos.phtml.pt).

Authorized on November 28, 2025 byPresident of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Professor António Guerreiro de Brito.