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Doctor Pedro Miguel Ferreira Martins Arezes, Professor and Rector of Universidade do Minho, in the use
of his own competence, in accordance with the terms of subsection d) of section 1 of article 92 of Law no.
62/2007, from September 10th and subsection d) of section 1 of article 37 of the Statutes of Universidade
do Minho, approved by Normative Order no. 15/2021, published in Diário da República, 2nd series, no.
115, of June 16th, makes it known that, for a period of 10 counting from the business day immediately after
the date on which this notice is published, an international selection tender is open for recruitment, in the
form of an uncertain term contract celebrated under the Labour Code, of 1 (one) doctoral researcher position
at the initial level1 under private law, for the exercise of specialized scientific research activities in the
scientific area of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, within the scope of the R&D project
MarUMinho - Multidisciplinary research program in Marine Science and Technology of the University of
Minho, funded by national funds through the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, with a view to the
development of R&D activities, namely: to participate in the development and execution of R&D projects
and in related scientific and technical activities; monitor the work carried out within the scope of the projects
under his/her responsibility; collaborate in the development of training actions within the scope of the R&D
methodology; monitor the research work carried out by the scholarship holders, research interns and
research assistants and participate in their training; collaborate in teaching and participate in the institution's
training programs; guide higher education students, namely undergraduate, master's and doctoral students.
1. Applicable Legislation: This tender, open by Decree of 11/04/2026, by the Rector of Universidade do
Minho, is governed by the provisions of Decree Law No. 57/2016, of August 29th, amended by Law
No. 57/2017 of July 19th, which approved a hiring regime of doctorates aimed at stimulating scientific
and technological employment in all areas of knowledge, by the Regulation of Scientific Employment
(RSE), by the Regulamento da Carreira, Recrutamento, Contratação e Avaliação do Desempenho do
Pessoal Investigador em Regime de Direito Privado da UMinho (RPI-UM), amended and republished
by the Rectoral Order RT-10353/2022, published in the Diário da República, Series II, No. 163, of the
24th of August 2022, and other applicable laws and regulations.
2. Place of Work: The work placement is located at the University of Minho facilities.
3. Monthly salary: The salary to be attributed is 3019,58€, corresponding to the remuneration level 16
included in the annex 1 of the RPI-UM.
4. Eligibility Criteria: Any national, foreign and stateless candidates who hold a doctoral degree in in
the field of knowledge / specialty that shows an appropriate profile for the activities to be developed.
Opponents of this tender with qualifications obtained abroad must prove the recognition, equivalence
or registration of the doctoral degree, under the terms of the applicable legislation. This formality must
be completed by the signing date of the contract.
4.1. General admission requirements are those defined in point 4. For the purpose of determining the
appropriate profile for the activity to be developed, the following are special requirements:
a) proven experience in the scientific area of this international selection tender of at least 3
years.
b) Research experience in ocean sensors, energy harvesting and microfabrication in
microfluidics.
5. Formalization of the applications: Applications are formalized through a request addressed to the
Rector of Universidade do Minho, under the terms defined in the attached template.
5.1. The application must include the following documents:
a) Copy of certificate or diploma degree.
b) Detailed curriculum vitae structured in accordance with point 9.
c) Proof of professional experience.

d) Motivation letter.
e) Copy of the 5 most relevant publications.
f) Other relevant documents for the evaluation of qualification in the related scientific area.
g) Any other documents that the applicant considers relevant, namely for the assessment of the
information referred to in paragraph 2 of article 5 of the RSE.
5.2. Candidates must submit the request and supporting documents, using digital tools, in PDF format,
mandatorily, by electronic means, to the address [email protected], until the deadline
for submission of applications established in this notice, indicating in subject “Ref. CTTI-PI-
34/26-CMEMS (1)”.
5.3. Failure to comply with the deadline for submitting the application, such as failure to submit or late
submission of the application referred to in point 5 and the documents referred to in points a) to c)
of point 5.1, determines the exclusion of the application. The exclusion decision is notified to the
candidates, by email, for the purpose of holding the hearing of interested parties.
5.4. The jury may, whenever it finds necessary, request candidates to provide documents
complementary to the facts referred to in the submitted curriculum, determining a deadline for this
purpose.
5.5. False statements provided by the candidates will be punished by law.
6. Members of the Jury: The selection jury has the following composition, according to article no. 13
of the RSE and article no. 35 of the do RPI-UM:
- President of the jury: Dr. Luís Miguel Valente Gonçalves, Associate Professor of the Department of
Industrial Electronics of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, Research Unit in
Electromechanical Microsystems;
- Member: Graça Maria Henriques Minas, Associate Professor with Aggregation at the University of
Minho, Department of Industrial Electronics, Research Unit in Electromechanical Microsystems;
- Member: Paulo Mateus Mendes, Associate Professor with Aggregation at the University of Minho,
Department of Industrial Electronics, Research Unit in Electromechanical Microsystems.
- Member: Pedro Alexandre Faria and Fernandes Teixeira Gomes, Assistant Professor at the University
of Minho, Department of Biology, Centre for Molecular and Environmental Biology.
7. Rules of operation of the Jury: The jury shall deliberate by means of a nominal vote in accordance
with the adopted and published selection criteria, and abstentions will not be allowed.
7.1. The jury meetings will be documented in written minutes, containing a summary of what has taken
place, as well as the votes cast by each of the members and the respective grounds, being provided
to the candidates whenever requested.
8. Approval on absolute merit:
8.1. The jury must decide on the absolute merit of the candidates, based on the merit of the global
curriculum of the candidates in the scientific area for which the tender is open [and also
considering the fulfilment, cumulatively, of at least one of the following requirements:]
a) The 5 publications mentioned in point 5.1(e) must show that the candidate has the necessary
capacity to adequately perform the functions associated with the category, scientific area
and R&D activities to which the call relates;
b) Hold a PhD in the area of the competition.
8.2. The decision of exclusion on absolute merit is notified to the candidates, by email, for the purpose
of holding the hearing of interested parties.
8.3. Once the deadline for the exercise of the right of hearing the interested parties has expired, the
jury analyses the allegations presented and, if it keeps the exclusion decision, notifies the excluded
candidates by email with delivery receipt, subsequently beginning the application of the selection
methods to the admitted candidates.
9. Method(s) and evaluation criteria: The selection method consists of a Scientific and Curricular Path
Assessment (SCPA), with 90% weighting, and in the Interview (INT), which is intended exclusively
to clarify aspects related to the results of the candidates' research, weighing no more than 10%.

All candidates, approved on absolute merit, are subjected to the evaluation of the scientific and
curricular path to be carried out according to the criteria and weights defined in point 9.3. and 9.4, if
applicable.
9.1. The evaluation of the Scientific and Curricular Path Assessment (SCPA) focuses on the relevance,
quality and timeliness:
a) of the scientific, technological, cultural or artistic production of the last five years considered
most relevant by the candidate for the area of recruitment and applied research activities, or
based on practice, considered to have the greatest impact by the candidate for the area of
recruitment, with a minimum weight of 80%.
b) of the activities of extension and dissemination of knowledge, namely in the context of the
promotion of the cultural and scientific practices considered most relevant by the candidate,
and activities for the management of science, technology and innovation programs, or
experience in observation and monitoring of the scientific and technological system, with a
maximum weight of 20%.
9.2. The five-year period mentioned in the preceding paragraph may be increased by the jury, if
requested by the candidate, and when justified on grounds of suspension of scientific activity for
socially protected reasons such as parental leave, prolonged serious illness, and other situations of
unavailability for work that are legally protected.
9.3. In the evaluation of the Scientific and Curricular Path Assessment (SCPA) the following
parameters and evaluation criteria are considered with the respective weights:
STP – Scientific and Technological Production; corresponds to the evaluation of the scientific and
technological production of the last five years obtained by the formula 0.4PQ + 0.6PV. PQ
corresponds to the quantitative evaluation of publications in ISI/SCOPUS journals: in the scientific
area of the profile, PQ = 100 points; publications in related areas, PQ = up to 60 points;
publications in other areas, PQ = 0 points. PV corresponds to the qualitative evaluation of up to 5
publications to be provided by the candidate, PV = up to 100 points, taking into account the
suitability for the development and research activities foreseen in this call.
EMA – Extension and Management Activities; corresponds to the evaluation of the extension and
management activities developed in the last five years. This parameter includes: (i) participation
in R&D projects; (ii) technology and patent transfer activities; (iii) participation in science
management and knowledge dissemination activities; Activities in the sub-areas of the profile,
AEG = up to 100 points; activities in related subareas, AEG = up to 60 points; activities in other
areas, AE = 0 points.
The final classification of the SCPA is obtained by the following formula: SCPA = 0,8STP
0,2EMA.
9.4. The Interview (INT), with the duration of 15 minutes, will be classified on a numerical scale from
0 to 100 points, applying the following parameters and criteria evaluation: attitude and critical
sense (ACS), candidate motivation (CM) and global appreciation (GA), represented in the formula
INT= 0.3ACS + 0.5CM + 0.2GA.
9.5. Candidates with an absolute merit score lower than 30 points in one of the methods, not being
applied to them, as well as candidates who have not attended, have given up on them or, although
approved, have not been included in the tranches used.
9.6. The valuation of the evaluation parameters is expressed on the numerical scale from 0 to 100
points.
9.7. The classification of each candidate is obtained by the average of the classifications of each one
of the members of the jury. In case of a draw, the Chairman of the jury will make a final decision
to untie the applicants.
10. Order of candidates: The order of the candidates must be based on the evaluation made according to
the evaluation criteria described in this notice.
10.1. After completion of the application of the evaluation criteria, the jury will draw up an orderly list
of successful candidates with their respective classification.
10.2. The final classification of the candidates is expressed in the numerical scale of 0 to 100 points; the
classification being obtained through a weighted average.

11. Participation of interested parties and decision: The final ordering is notified to the candidates, by
email with receipt of delivery of the notification, allowing them to pronounce for the purpose of
preliminary hearing of the interested parties, pursuant to article 121 and following of the Code of
Administrative Procedure, applying, with the necessary adaptations, the provisions of article 31 of the
Regulation.
11.1. After the hearing of the interested parties, the jury analyses the allegations presented and approves
the final ordering list of the successful candidates. Within 90 days, from the deadline for
submission of the applications, the final decisions of the jury are given.
11.2. The period referred to in the previous number may be extended when the high number of
candidates and or the special complexity of the competition justifies it.
11.3. The final decision of the jury is approved by the Rector of Universidade do Minho, who also
decides on the hiring.
12. Publication of results: The list of admitted and excluded candidates, as well as the final ranking list
of the successful candidates, are published on Universidade do Minho's website, and the candidates are
notified by email with receipt of delivery of the notification.
13. The present tender is exclusively designated to fill the indicated vacancies and may be terminated up
to the homologation of the final ranking list of candidates, expiring with the respective occupation of
the jobs on offer.
14. The present announcement was approved by the jury of the tender at its meeting on 22/04/2026,
according to the approved minutes of the said meeting.
15. Non-discrimination and equal access policy: Universidade do Minho actively promotes a policy of
non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or
deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due, namely, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation,
marital status, family status, economic situation, education, 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 trade union membership.
15.1. Pursuant to section h) of article 9 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, the Public
Administration, as an employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities for men and
women in accessing employment and professional advancement, scrupulously any form of
discrimination.
The Rector, Professor Pedro Miguel Ferreira Martins Arezes

ANNEX
REQUEST
To the Rector of Universidade do Minho
Name (…), birthdate (…), VAT no. (…), identification card no. (…), address (…), Postal code (…), Mobile
Phone no. (…), email address (…), holder of a degree in (…), hereby requests that you kindly accept my
application for the international competition for recruitment in the form of an uncertain term contract under
the Labour Code and Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of August 29th, as amended by Law no. 57/2017, of July
19th and the “Regulamento da Carreira, Recrutamento, Contratação e Avaliação do Desempenho do
Pessoal Investigador em Regime de Direito Privado da UMinho”, amended and republished by the
Normative Order no. 10353/2022, published in Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 163, of August 24th,
of 1 doctoral positions doctoral researcher position at the initial level in the scientific area of Electrical,
Electronic and Computer Engineering, according to a notice published in the Diário da República no. __,
2nd series, of __/__/__, with ref._______.
It declares that the elements or facts contained in this application are true. I also declare that I agree to
receive by email the communications and notifications resulting from the present selection tender
procedure.
I consent that the personal data described above are collected by the University of Minho for the purpose
of managing the administrative procedures necessary for the analysis and publication of the application
results, processing of requests submitted by the candidate to UMinho, internal administrative processes of
a financial nature, creation of electronics personal identity and statistical reporting.
Find attached the following documents: xxx
(Place and date)
(Signature)