OPENING OF INTERNATIONAL TENDER PROCEDURE FOR HIRING THE
TECHNICIAN RESEARCHER WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECT“BIOECONOMIA AZUL - VERTICAL ALGAS”, DESIGNATED BY “Pacto daBioeconomia azul”
1. Within the powers delegated by the Board of Trustees of the Calouste Gulbenkian
Foundation, the Trustee in charge of the Department of the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
authorized opening of an international Tender for the technician researcher to carry out scientificresearch activities at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) facilities, in Oeiras, Portugal,
under an undefined employment contract, with a view to filling a vacancy within the scope of theproject “BIOECONOMIA AZUL - VERTICAL ALGAS”, with the title “Pacto da Bioeconomiaazul”, financed by the PRR project Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul - PBA, REF C64491566400000026, funding under Aviso Convite n.º 02/C05-i01/2022 referente ao desenvolvimento deprojetos no âmbito das Agendas Mobilizadoras para a Inovação Empresarial, enquadrado efinanciado no âmbito da componente n.º 5 - Capitalização e Inovação Empresarial do Plano deRecuperação e Resiliência de Portugal.
The newly established Advanced Data Analysis Unit is seeking a talented and motivatedbioinformatics technician to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible forproviding technical support for transcriptomics data analysis, with a particular focus on single
cell RNA sequencing data. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in bioinformatics,computational biology, and statistical analysis methods.
Responsibilities:
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Preprocess and analyze RNA sequencing data;
Manage and analyze large datasets with attention to accuracy, completeness, and quality
control;Work collaboratively with scientists and stakeholders to develop analysis plans;
Develop and maintain pipelines for RNA sequencing data analysis;
Communicate technical information effectively to researchers, and present analysis
findings;
Troubleshoot technical problems and develop innovative solutions for data analysis;
Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in bioinformatics, transcriptomics, single
cell RNA sequencing, and data analysis tools and methods.

Scientific Area: Bioinformatics.
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Applicable legislation: Decree-Law No. 57/2016, of 29 August, which approves theLegal Regime for Scientific Employment, in the wording given to it by Law No. 57/2017, of 19
July, by Regulatory Decree No. 11-A/2017, of December 29 and by the Labor Code approved byLaw 7/2009, of February 12, with the changes introduced by Law 93/2019, of September 4, andother complementary legislation.
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The tender selection panel will be as follows: President: Dr. Ricardo Leite; Members: Dr.

Tiago Paixão and Dr. Rui Oliveira. Substitute Member: Dr. Miguel Soares.
Financed by:4. The place of work is located at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, at Rua da Quinta Grandenº6, Oeiras, Portugal.
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The employment contract will be for an uncertain term under the Labor Code, with amaximum duration of six years, under the provisions of article 6 nº 1 b) and 3 of Decree-Law nº57/2016 of 29 August, revised by Law nº 57/2017 of July 19, by Regulatory Decree No. 11A/2017, of December 29.
6. Monthly remuneration to be paid is set by article 15, number 1 of Law 57/2017, of 19th Julyand article 2, number 1 of Regulatory Decree no. 11-A /2017, of December 29, corresponding tothe level 21 of the Single Salary Table, approved by Order no. 1553-C/2008, of 31st December,updated under the terms of Decree-Law nº 109-A/2021 of December 7, on exclusive dedication.
7. Applicants to this Tender can be national, foreign, and stateless candidates who hold amaster’s degree in bioinformatics/computational biology, or in marine biology and related fields
and have a scientific and professional curriculum evidencing an adequate profile for the activity
to be carried out. If the degree was granted by a foreign higher education institution, it mustcomply with the provisions of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16 and of the Regulatory
Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25, and all formalities established therein must be compliedwith until the fate of signing the contract. In case the master’s degree of the selected candidate
does not comply with the Decree-Law above mentioned including all its formalities, the Selection
Panel reserves the right to select the next best candidate.
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General tender admission requirements:
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Master degree in bioinformatics/computational biology, or in marine biology and related
fields with experience in bioinformatics;
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R;
Experience with analysis of RNA sequencing data analysis tools such as ddseq2, edgeR,star, and samtools;
Familiarity with databases and resources such as RefSeq, Cell Atlas, Ensembl, and NCBI
Gene Expression Omnibus;
Knowledge of statistical analysis methods and data visualization techniques for RNA
sequencing data;
Previous experience with marine and plant transcriptome data will be valued;
Excellent written and oral communication skills to collaborate with scientists,
communicate technical information, and present findings;
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large datasets with accuracy andcompleteness;
Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and develop innovative solutions for analyzing
and interpreting RNA sequencing data;
Strong time management skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

9. Evaluation criteria: applications will be evaluated according to the Curriculum vitae (45%)
and references (15%) and the motivation letter (30%). If deemed necessary by the selection panel,
the interview of the selected candidates will represent 10% of the final classification.

Financed by:10. The decision is made by nominal vote of the selection panel members, in accordance witheligibility and selection criteria, with no abstentions allowed. The final results will be presented
on a scale from 0 to 100.
11. Minutes of the panel meeting should be drawn up to include a summary of all occurrencesof said meeting, as well as all votes cast by the members with the respective justification together
with a sorted list of approved candidates with their respective classification. These minutes should
be made available to candidates whenever requested.
12. The final decision of the jury is approved by the member of the Board of Trustees mandated
for this purpose, who is also responsible for deciding on the hiring.
13. Application formalization:
13.1. Applications are addressed to the Director of the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, andmust be formalized to the email address igcpositions@igc.gulbenkian.pt with subject“Candidate’s Name_ BIOECONOMIA AZUL_ bioinformatics technician”, containing theidentification of this tender, full name, number and date of the identity card, Citizen Card or civil
identification number, tax identification number, date and place of birth, residency address
including e-mail address and telephone number.
13.2. The Applications shall include all documents providing evidence for the conditions laid
down in sections 7 and 8 for admission to this call (single pdf file named “Candidate’s Name_BIOECONOMIA AZUL_ bioinformatics technician”), namely:a) Introduction letter explaining the motivation to develop the project and including asummary of relevant experience;b) Copy of certificate the master diploma referring the relevant conclusion date;c) CV that includes the contacts of three references (name, position, mailing address,phone number and email address);d) Other documents relevant to assess the application and the capacity in the relatedscientific area.
All candidates (taxpayers in Portugal) are required to present evidence of fulfilment of theirindividual obligations towards the Portuguese Tax Authority and Social Security. Failure tocomply with this requirement will be considered as a reason for exclusion from the selection
process.
13.3. The period for submitting the applications to this Tender, is between 13/12/2023 and28/12/2023.
14. All applicants who fail to submit their application correctly or who fail to provide therequirements imposed by this Tender within the dates indicated or who do not meet the legal
requirements necessary to be hired under a term employment contract herein are excluded fromadmission. In case of doubt, the panel is entitled to request further documentation to support
candidate statements.
15. False statements by the applicants shall be punished by the law.
16. The list of admitted and excluded applicants, as well as the final classification list, will be
published on the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência internet site at https://gulbenkian.pt/ciencia/.
The Applicants will be notified by e-mail with receipt of delivery of the notification.
Financed by:17. Deadline for Final Decision and Claims: within a maximum period of 90 days, counting
from the deadline for the submission of the applications, the final decision of the selection panel
shall be announced. After being notified of the panel's decision, applicants shall have 10 working
days to issue an opinion.
18. This tender is intended exclusively to fill this specific vacancy and can be terminated at any
time until the approval of the final candidate list, expiring with the respective occupation of saidvacancy.
19. The hiring decision may, by duly substantiated act of the member of the Board of Trustees
mandated for this purpose, be revoked for reasons of strategic management, determined by thereorganization of the organic unit in question or by unforeseeable supervening circumstances atthe date of approval of the list of final ranking of candidates, relating to the assumptions of thedecision to hire and based on reasons of manifest public and institutional interest that justify it.
20. On-discrimination and Equal Access Policy:
The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation actively promotes a
non-discrimination and equal access policy, so that no candidate can be privileged, benefited,
harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty on grounds, in particular, of ancestry,age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family and economic conditions, education, origin orsocial condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality,
ethnic origin or race, origin territory, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and tradeunion membership.
21. Privacy Policy:
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is the controller responsible for the processing of Personal
Data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Regulation on Data Protection).
The personal data processed within the scope of this tender procedure are processed within theframework of said tender procedure only and will be processed by the Calouste Gulbenkian
Foundation with the purpose of verifying the fulfilment, by the applicants, of the assumptions
established in the applicable legislation for their contracting. Opposition to the processing of thedata by the applicants will make it impossible to accept the application and, therefore, to analyseand evaluate it.
The personal data of the Data Subject, if indispensable for the fulfilment of the obligations of theCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation, may be disclosed to third parties, namely the Funding Entities
identified in this public notice.
The personal data shall be retained for a period of five years pursuant to Article 32 (1) of theLabour Code.
The Data Subject is entitled to oppose to the collection and processing of data, has the right toverification, the right to rectification, the right to deletion, and the right to restriction of processingof the data collected. However, the exercise of such rights may be excluded when the personal
data is used to protect public interest, namely in the detection and prevention of crimes or whensubject to professional rules of confidentiality.
The Data Subject has the right of access and portability of the data.
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The exercise of the aforementioned rights must be made in writing and addressed to the Privacy
Committee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, by email to privacy@gulbenkian.pt or,alternatively, through the postal address at Avenida de Berna 45-A, 1067-001 Lisbon.
The applicant also has the right to submit a complaint to the National Data Protection Commission
or other competent control authority in accordance with the law if he/she considers that the data
are not being processed in accordance with the European and/or national legislation applicable.
22. Pursuant to D.L. No. 29/2001, of February 3, disabled applicants have preference in an equalclassification situation, which supersedes any legal preference. Applicants must state, when
applying, under oath, the respective degree of disability, the type of disability and the means ofcommunication to be used in the selection process, under the terms of the aforementioned
diploma.

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