Call for Research Grant Assignment_L1235654

EURAXESS Ireland; Coimbra; Ibrido; EUR 11.000 - 13.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A Universidade de Coimbra abre uma bolsa de pesquisa no âmbito do projeto GOOD, com duração inicial de seis meses, para análise de dados agroecológicos e contribuições para a gestão de culturas e práticas de agroecologia.

A bolsa é financiada pela União Europeia (Horizonte Europa) e supervisionada pela Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia. Candidatos com mestrado em Agronomia/Agroecologia ou áreas relacionadas são elegíveis.

Competenze

• Licenciatura concluída em área científica relacionada (Agronomia, Agroecologia ou similar).
• Mestrado em curso/inscrito no mestrado na área correspondente.

Mansioni

• Contribuir para a análise de dados usando resultados dos Living Labs do projeto GOOD.
• Apoiar a organização do evento final do projeto em Bruxelas;
• Contribuir para análise de políticas e recomendações sobre a gestão de plantas daninhas agroecológicas.
• Participar na equipa de autor para o booklet de resultados do Living Labs.

Formazione

Mestrado em Agronomia/Agroecologia ou área relacionada

Descrizione del lavoro

Organisation/Company Universidade de Coimbra Department Divisão de Projetos e Atividades (Bolsas) Research Field Agricultural sciences » Agronomics Agricultural sciences » Other Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Undergraduate Positions Application Deadline 3 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Reference Number 101083589-2 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with 1 position(s), under the project GOOD , title GOOD - AGrOecOlogy for weeDs. .

The University of Coimbra opens a call for the assignment of a research grant, with 1 position(s), under the project GOOD , title GOOD - AGrOecOlogy for weeDs.

The call is governed by this Notice of Opening, the University of Coimbra Research Grant Regulations (RBI-UC), subsidiarily by the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology (RBI-FCT), by the Research Fellow Statute (EBI), by the Norms for Grant Assignment and Management within R&D Projects, by the Code of Administrative Procedure (CPA), all in their current wording, and by other applicable national and community legislation.

Graduates in the the scientific area of Agronomy, Agroecology, or related areas, enrolled in a master’s degree.

I.II - Eligible for grant assignment if meeting the requirements:

a) Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU Member States

b) Nationals of third countries

c) Stateless persons

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status

II - Grant location: Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra – Department of Life Sciences

III- Scientific supervision/coordination of the grant: Alexandros Tataridas

IV - Work Plan / Goals to be achieved: The main objective of the Research Fellowship is to contribute to data analysis using the results from the Living Labs and the assessment of agroecological weed management strategies. The research activities are conducted within the framework of the GOOD project and are desk-based.

Work plan:

(1) Data analysis, assessment and synthesis of results from the Living Labs of the GOOD project (including main cultivated crops, cover crops, and weeds, soil health parameters, and qualitative data from questionnaires and interviews);

(2) Support the organization of the final event of the project in Brussels;

(3) Contribute to policy analysis and recommendations related to agroecological weed management;

(4) Contribute as a member of the authoring team to the preparation of a booklet compiling and presenting results from the Living Labs of the project.

(i) Participate in scientific and coordination meetings with the partners of the GOOD project.

(ii) Contribute to the activities of the FAST (Forum for Agroecological Studies and Transitions) research group.

V - Initial grant duration: Six (6) months. The duration of the scholarship will be adjusted in line with the duration of the selection process and the subsequent formalisation of the scholarship contract; however, it may not extend beyond the project’s end date:30/04/2027

V.I - Renewal Possibility: Non-renewable

VI - Funding and financial conditions of the grant

VI.I - Monthly grant amount (paid by bank transfer at the end of each month): 1090,98€

VI.II - Other financial components of the grant: N.A.

VI.III - In addition to the above amounts, voluntary social security (SSV) is included when the grant has a duration of six months or more, corresponding to the first level, if the candidate opts for it, as well as mandatory personal accident insurance.

VI.IV - Funding: The grant(s) assigned under this call will be funded by the European Union, through Horizon Europe Programme, call HORIZON-CL6-2022-FARM2FORK-02-01-two-stage, under the project with Grant Agreement nº101083589-2

VI.V - Information and publicity about the funding: In all R&D activities directly or indirectly funded by the grant, namely in all communications, publications and scientific creations, as well as theses, carried out with the support provided by the grant, the financial support of the European Union must be expressly mentioned. To this end, the EU insignia must be included in the documents relating to these actions, in accordance with the graphic standards of the funding programme. The dissemination of research results funded under the RBI must comply with the rules on open access to data, publications and other research results in force at the FCT. Monitoring and control actions may be carried out by national and Community bodies in accordance with the applicable legislation in this area, and grant holders are required to cooperate and provide the requested information, which includes conducting surveys and evaluation studies in this area, even if the grant has already ended.

VII - Selection Methods: Evaluation of the academic record (AR)

VII.I - AR - In the evaluation of the academic record, the candidates' academic performance will be assessed according to the following weights and criteria:

- Criterion 1 - Absolute merit of curriculum vitae;

- Criterion 2 – Specific knowledge related to the work plan;

- Criterion 3 – Adequacy of the candidate’s profile to the work plan to be developed.

VII.II- The evaluation of the criteria and the final classification will be based on a scale from 0 to 100, with scores rounded to the nearest hundredth, applying the following formulas:

- AR: criterion 1 * (50%) + criterion 2 * (25%) + criterion 3 * (25%) = X

- Final Classification (FC): AR * (100%) = X

Note: Candidates must be fluent and present good communication skills in English language.

VII.III - All candidates who meet the admission requirements are subject to the academic record evaluation, carried out according to the criteria and weights defined in VII.I.