Job/Fellowship Reference:  Projecto OXYTOCIN

Main research field: Not available

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Job summary:

• Requirements for admission: A PhD degree in the human cognitive neuroscience field
• Experience required: Previous hands-on experience in data acquisition, task paradigm design and statistical analysis for functional MRI and/or eye-tracking&pupillometry and/or skin conductance psychophysiology and/or EEG; and in internationally peer-reviewed scientific writing with first-authorship in previous papers of the human cognitive neuroscience field.
• Work plan: Data acquisition, task paradigm design and statistical analysis in functional MRI, eye-tracking and EEG as part of multimodal pharmacological study.

Job description:

One Research Fellowship for Doctor is open at the FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências for the project/R&D BIAL/IBEB, OXYTOCIN, financed by national funds by Bial Foundation; under the following conditions:

1. Scientific Area: Human cognitive neuroscience or biomedical engineering
2. Requirements for admission: A PhD degree in the human cognitive neuroscience field
3. Experience required: Previous hands-on experience in data acquisition, task paradigm design and statistical analysis for functional MRI and/or eye-tracking & pupillometry and/or skin conductance psychophysiology and/or EEG; and in internationally peer-reviewed scientific writing with first-authorship in previous papers of the human cognitive neuroscience field.
4. Work plan: Data acquisition, task paradigm design and statistical analysis in functional MRI, eye-tracking and EEG as part of multimodal pharmacological study.
5. Legislation framework: Statute of the Scientific Research Fellowship, in accordance with Law 40/2004, of 18 August, as amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 202/2012 of 27 August, and as amended by Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of 29 October and by Law No. 12/2013, of January 29, and Decree-Law No. 89/2013 of 9 July; And also by the FCT, I.P. Fellowships Regulation, in force (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT.pdf) and FCiências.ID Fellowship Regulation, as approved on 23rd February 2017.
6. Place of work: The work will be developed at the Biomedical Neuroscience Lab (Diana Prata’s lab) at the IBEB of FCUL (denomination of the host institution) under the scientific guidance of Professor Diana Prata.
7. Fellowship duration: This position is initially opened for 3 months and will begin on 1st of January of 2019 (although start date is flexible for a few weeks). The fellowship contract may be renewed every 3 or 6 months, up to at least one year, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation of Research Fellowships from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.
8. Monthly allowance: The fellowship amounts to € 1495, non-tax-deductible, according to table values of the fellowships awarded directly by the FCT, IP. (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores), with a possible performance-dependent salary increase. The fellowship holder will have a personal accident insurance and, if not covered by any social protection scheme can ensure the right to social security through adherence to the voluntary social insurance scheme, pursuant to Código dos Regimes Contributivos do Sistema Previdencial de Segurança Social.
9. Selection method: Candidates will be assessed by the quality of their CV (50%) and interview (50%).
10. Selection Committee: Hugo Ferreira, Nuno Matela, Diana Prata, Alexandre Andrade.
11. Publication/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will become public, through ordered list final grade obtained which will be posted at the entrance hall of the FCiências.ID, located at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, C1 bdg – 3rd floor, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, and the selected candidate will be notified by e-mail.
12. Deadlines: This call for applications is open from 06-12-2018 to 26-01-2019.
13. Application: Applications may be sent via e-mail to diana.prata@kcl.ac.uk (e-mail), by attaching the following documents: CV (Curriculum vitae, certificate and other documents considered relevant).

NOTE: Please note that Degrees obtained in foreign countries need a Portuguese Recognition certificate and, in some cases, a equivalence certificate issued by a Portuguese high degree institution according to the Decree-Law nr. 341/2007, of Oct 12th, the ministerial order nr. 29/2008, of Jan 10th and the ministerial order nr. 227/2017, of July 25th. The presentation of such certificates is mandatory for contract signature.

For further info please see https://www.ulisboa.pt/sites/ulisboa.pt/files/basicpage/docs/guide_equiv_rec_foreign_degrees_august2017_site.pdf

Vacant posts: 1

Type of contract: Other

Job country: Portugal

Job city: Lisboa

Job company/institute: no Lab de Neurociência Biomédica Lab (Diana Prata’s lab) at the IBEB da FCUL

Application deadline: 26 Janeiro 2019

(The Application’s deadline must be confirmed on the Job Description)

Organization/institute: FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências

Address: Bloco C1 – 3.º Piso, Campo Grande, Lisboa – 1749-016, Portugal

Email: concursos@fciencias-id.pt