Junior Researcher (PhD holder)

Offer Description

Work plan:

The primary objective of the candidate’s work is to support the development of a nationwide map of Acacia longifolia distribution in Portugal. This map will provide a reference baseline for evaluating temporal changes in A. longifolia populations and for assessing the impact of biological control agents. The work will comprise the application of
- sensing and geospatial analysis methodologies, including the manipulation and processing of satellite imagery and data from equivalent
- sensing platforms (e. g. , UAVs), as well as the development of
- learning approaches to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of species detection and characterization.

Legislation:

The candidate will be hired under a
- fixed term work contract (duration foreseen of 1 year), pursuant to the dispositions of articles 6( 1) b)) and 7 of the Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29th August, updated by the Law nº 57/2017, of 19th July and to the Labour Code, under its current reading.

Duration:

Non-fixed term work contract with foreseen duration of 1 year

Application:

Applicants should submit: a motivation letter, a curriculum vitae (both in English) and other relevant documents, as a PDF file, by email tocoimbra. candidaturas@lip. pt.

Where to apply

E-mail coimbra. candidaturas@lip. pt

Requirements

Research Field Physics » Applied physics Education Level Ph
D or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Candidates should possess strong programming skills in Python and C++, with experience in Py
  Torch and pybind11 for developing and optimizing deep learning models. Familiarity with Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and experience in
  - based classification tasks is expected. Working knowledge of QGIS, along with proficiency in numerical and data manipulation libraries such as Num
  Py, and visualization tools like Matplotlib, is required.
• Demonstrated experience in research projects.
• Experience in satellite image processing (Sentinel, Landsat, MODIS, etc. ).
• Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Additional Information

Monthly remuneration to be paid is the one foreseen for in paragraph 1(a) of Article 15 of Decree-Law No. 57/2016 of August 29, amended by Law No. 57/2017 of July 19, corresponding to level 33 of the Single Remuneration Table, approved by Decree-Law No. 84-F/2022 of December 16 and updated under the terms of Decree-Law No. 1/2025 of January 16, currently standing at 2. 351, 53 Euros.

Eligibility criteria

Any national, foreign, or stateless candidates who hold an academic or professional curriculum whose profile is suited for the activity to be performed can submit their applications. All candidates who formalize their applications in an improper way or fail to prove the requirements imposed by this tender are excluded from admission. In case of doubt, the panel is entitled to request any candidate to present further documentation supporting his/her statements. False statements provided by the candidates shall be punished by law. In the event of the degree was awarded by a foreign higher education institution, the degree must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law nº. 66/2018, of 16 august (https://www.dges. gov. pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma- recognition? plid=1536). The selected candidate must provide the recognition of the degree when signing the contract.

Selection process

• Applicants can apply by sending the following documentation:
• b) Detailed Curriculum Vitae
• c) Certificate or diploma copy, including recognition of foreign diploma, if applicable.
• d) Other documents the candidate considers relevant for their application to coimbra. candidaturas@lip. pt , referring the job offer ID in the email subject.

Evaluation:

Pursuant to article 13 of RJEC, the tender selection panel shall be formed by:

Effective

• Isabel Lopes

Alternates

• As stipulated in article 5 of RJEC, the selection is based on the evaluation of the scientific and curricular career of the candidates admissible.

Evaluation focuses on the relevance and quality of:

• a) Scientific output and research activities in the last 5 years deemed most relevant by the candidate;
• b) Knowledge extension and dissemination activities, namely under the scope of the promotion of culture and scientific practices, in the last 5 years, deemed most relevant by the candidate.

The
- year period mentioned above can be extended by the panel, if requested by the candidate, whenever the suspension of scientific activities is reasoned by socially protected grounds, like paternity/maternity leave,
- term serious illness, and other legal situations of unavailability to work.

Evaluation criteria are the following:

Evaluation of the CV and motivation letter of the candidates, namely their scientific merit and research capabilities as demonstrated by the diffusion of the scientific results achieved and by the participation in research projects in scientific fields relevant for the proposed work program.

Each member of the panel will value the criteria for each candidate, taking into account the requirements of the duties to be performed, the adequacy of previous experience, his/her relationship to the relevant areas and
- areas.

The selection will consider the applicant's Curriculum Vitae (40%) and their research experience (60%).

High-ranking candidates might be called for an interview.

After applying the selection criteria, the panel will prepare an ordered list of the approved candidates and their corresponding classification. In case none of the candidates can demonstrate suitable skills or background, the panel will not select any candidate. The panel’s final decision is validated by the head of the institution, who is also responsible for the hiring.

Advertising / notification of results

Both the admitted and excluded candidate list and the final classification list shall be sent by email to all candidates.

Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline

Pursuant to article 121 of the Administrative Procedure Code, all candidates have 10 working days to respond upon notification. Panel’s final decisions are pronounced within a period of 90 days from the application deadline.

Additional comments

• Decree-Law no. 57/2016 of 29th August, which approved the doctorate hiring regime destined to stimulate scientific and technological employment for all knowledge areas (RJEC), updated by the Law nº 57/2017, of 19th July.
• Labour Code approved by Law no. 7/2009 of 12th February, under its current reading
• Regulatory Decree nº 11-A/2017, of 29th December.
• This tender is exclusively meant to fill the vacancies and can be terminated at any time until approval of final candidate list, and expires with the respective occupation of said vacancies.

Non-discrimination and equal access policy

LIP actively promotes a
- discrimination and equal access policy, wherefore no candidate can be privileged, benefited, impaired or deprived of any rights whatsoever, or be exempt of any duties based on their ancestry, age, sex, sexual preference, marital status, family and economic conditions, instruction, origin or social conditions, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, origin territory, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.