OPENING OF INTERNATIONAL TENDER PROCEDURE FOR HIRING A
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECT“950254 — MOVE_ME — ERC-2020-STG”, DESIGNATED BY “Studying themechanical and electrical nature of the Regeneration Organizing Cells (ROC) during
dCCM in vivo”
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 position of postdoctoral researcher to carryout scientific research activities at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) facilities, in Oeiras,Portugal, under a fixed term employment contract, with a view to filling a vacancy within thescope of the project “950254 — MOVE_ME — ERC-2020-STG”, with the title “Studying themechanical and electrical nature of the Regeneration Organizing Cells (ROC) during dCCM invivo”, financed by H2020 Horizon Europe.
The candidate to be selected will work in the laboratory of Mechanisms of Morphogenesis(https://gulbenkian.pt/ciencia/research-groups/ebarriga/), directed by Dr. Elias Barriga. The Lab
focuses on the study of the biophysical cues (mechanical and electrical) controlling thesynchronised collective cell migration in vivo. The candidate will be work in the Work Package
3 of the ERC grant MOVE_ME 2020 which aims to identify the mechanical and electrical natureof the Regeneration Organizing Cells (ROC) during dCCM in vivo. Working with the Xenopus
tadpole tail regeneration model, the candidate will use chemical, genetical, optogenetical as wellas mechanical and electrical tools to profile, describe and manipulate the boiphysical state duringthe regeneration of the tadpole tails.
Scientific Area: Biological sciences.
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Applicable legislation: Labour Code, approved Law 7/2009 of February 12th with thechanges introduced by Law 93/2019 of September 4th and complementary legislation.
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The tender selection panel will be as follows: President: Dr. Elias Barriga; Members: Dr.
Caren Norden and Dr. Moises Mallo.
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 fixed term under article 148 of the Labor Code,starting on October of 2023, with a duration of 15 months.
6. Monthly remuneration to be paid is corresponding to the level TRU 38 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 adoctoral degree in biological sciences or similar and have a scientific and professional curriculum
evidencing an adequate profile for the activity to be carried out. If the academic degree wasgranted by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of DecreeLaw no. 66/2018, of August 16 and of the Regulatory Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25, andFinanced by:all formalities established therein must be complied with until the fate of signing the contract. Incase the doctoral 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.
8. General tender admission requirements: Postdoc with PhD in biology, biophysics, orrelated areas. We are seeking researchers with experience in the study of amphibian regeneration,particularly using the Xenopus model system. Candidates should have competences in molecularbiology research techniques (molecular cloning, PCR, and in situ hybridization), confocal
microscopy, biomechanical, bioelectrical, and quantitative biology analysis. Cadidates are also
expected to be available to join lab rotas (animal and bench) as well as for preparing data formanuscripts and conferences and training other colleagues in the lab, as requested by the PI.
Further, candidates are expected to be available for training sessions and work in a team, as wellas have a good knowledge of English, spoken and written.
9. Evaluation criteria: applications will be evaluated according to the Curriculum vitae (35%)
and the motivation letter (30%). If deemed necessary by the selection panel, the interview of theselected candidates will represent 35% of the final classification.
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, 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
ERC_ Mechanisms of Morphogenesis”), namely:a) Introduction letter explaining the motivation to develop the project and including asummary of relevant experience;b) Copy of certificate or doctoral diploma referring the relevant conclusion date;c) CV that includes at least two reference letters indicating the name, position, mailingaddress, phone number and email address;d) Optional: List of up to 3 most relevant publications and reasons for selecting them;e) 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
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13.3. The period for submitting the applications to this Tender, is between 21/08/2023 and01/09/2023.
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.
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.

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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.
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, whenapplying, 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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