nutritional value and bioavailability of nutrients in several ingredients using a market-oriented approach. The production of added value and innovative sea food items is a major objective. The candidate will prepare reports and write manuscripts for publication in international journals.

1. Legislation and official rules:

Law nº. 40/2004, 18th August (Research Fellowship Holder Statute); FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships and CIIMAR Grants Regulation.

2. Work place:

The work will be carried out at CIIMAR, Laboratory of Nutrition, Growth and Quality of Fish (LANUCE) under the scientific supervision of Prof. Luisa Valente.

3. Duration of the contract:

Duration of six (6) months, under the regime of exclusive dedication, eventually renewable according to legal terms, up to 12 months.

4. Monthly salary:

The monthly maintenance allowance is €1509.80 (one thousand five hundred and nine Euros and eighty cents– Taxes Free), in agreement with the monthly maintenance stipend table of the grants directly attributed by FCT, I.P. within the country (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en ).

5. Selection methods:

The ranking of candidates will be performed by a global evaluation based on:

• Evaluation of the Curriculum Vitae -30%;
• Experience in the research field – 30%;
• Interview – 40% (Only the 3 short listed candidates will be interviewed).

6. Composition of the jury selection:

President of the jury: Luisa MP Valente

Vogal: Irene Martins

Vogal: Ana Costa

Substitutes

1. Rodrigo Ozório

2. Filipe Castro

7. Form of Advertising/notification of results:

The final results of the evaluation will be published through a list sorting the candidates according to their attributed mark, on the CIIMAR website and by e-mail; in case of disagreement, the candidates have a 10-working day term in which to contest the decision, if he/she so wishes, as provided for in the Código do Procedimento Administrativo in a preliminary hearing setting. The jury reserves the right to not assign the grant depending on the quality of the applications.

8.  Deadline for application and presentation of applications:

The competition is open from 21^st November until 4^th December 2019. The applications must be formalized, compulsorily, by sending the following documents:

• detailed Curriculum vitae
• copy of the eligibility certificates
• motivation letter in english
• reference contact information of current and past post-doctoral and PhD supervisor
• contact e-mail address and phone number
• indication of the reference of the competition (as indicated in this announcement)

The applications should be sent by e-mail to: mgalvao@ciimar.up.pt. The applications that do not include all the elements previously indicated will not be considered.