RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE A SENIOR TECHNICIAN WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HALT-RONIN PROJECT, UNDER AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OF UNCERTAIN DURATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LABOUR CODE

15 Jan 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Master Positions

Application Deadline

23 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Country

Portugal

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number

TS/04/INV/2025

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

There is hereby announced that, by order of the Rector of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Professor João Sàágua, dated twelve February two thousand and twenty-five, a recruitment procedure is open for the hiring of one (1) Senior Technician under a fixed-term employment contract under the project HORIZON-HLTH-2022-STAYHLTH-02-halt-RONIN, funded by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT, I.P.)), scheduled to run until June 30, 2026, in accordance with the Labor Code and the Regulation on careers, recruitment and employment contracts of non-teaching staff under employment contracts at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Regulation no. 577/2017, of October 31, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, no. 210, of October 31), hereinafter referred to as the Regulation.

 

Reference: Notice TS/04/INV/2025

 

1 – Place of Work

The workplace is located on Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School (FCM|NMS), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), at Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 130, 1169 -056 Lisboa.

 

2 – Functional Content

The position involves the performance of duties inherent to the professional category of senior technician, as set out in the above-mentioned Regulation, including, but not limited to, the following:

The development of three-dimensional multicellular human hepatic models, comprising different cell types;

Their characterization and validation for application in the study of fatty liver disease;

The determination of the involvement of cytochrome P450 reductase in the etiology of this pathology.

 

3 – Requirements of the Application

Candidates may be Portuguese nationals, foreigners and stateless persons, who hold a Master’s degree in Life Sciences or related fields, with a scientific and professional curriculum that demonstrates an appropriate profile for the activities to be carried out.

Candidates holding qualifications obtained abroad must provide proof of recognition, equivalence, or registration of the degree, under the applicable legislation. This requirement must be fulfilled before the date of the employment contract.

 

4 – Application Submission

4.1. Applications must include the following documents:

i)            Motivation Letter;

ii)           Detailed curriculum vitae in accordance with the application requirements;

iii)          Copy of the Certificate of Qualifications. If the authorization has been conferred by foreign higher education institution must be recognized by a higher education institution Portuguese, pursuant to the provisions of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, published in the Diário da República, 1st series, no. 157, of August 16, 2018, and any formalities established therein must be complied with up to the date of effectiveness of the contract;

vi)          A completed application form;

v)           Other documents relevant to the assessment of the adequacy of the requested profile.

 

4.2. The Curriculum Vitae must include: 

a) The full name of the candidate;

b) All relevant information for the assessment of the application considering the selection criteria set out in this Notice. It is recommended that the CV be organized according to the evaluation criteria listed below.

4.3. The application form, which is mandatory, must be fully completed, dated, and signed. It is available at: https://www.nms.unl.pt/pt-pt/faculdade/junte-se-a-nms/recrutamento?category=4347 .

4.4. Applications, written in Portuguese or English, along with the required documents, must be submitted within 10 working days from the day following the publication of this Notice in the Diário da República. Applications should be sent via email, referencing the job title in the subject line, to the following address: recrutamento.investigacao@nms.unl.pt . The application deadline is at 24:00 (midnight, Portugal time) on the last day of the submission period.

4.5. Failure to comply with the application submission deadline, as well as the failure to submit or the late submission of the documents mentioned in the above points, will result in exclusion from the process. The decision of exclusion will be communicated to candidates via email for the purpose of conducting a hearing of the interested parties, in accordance with Articles 121 and following of the Administrative Procedure Code (CPA). False statements made by candidates will be penalized under the law. Once the deadline for exercising the right to a hearing has expired, the Jury will consider the arguments presented and, if it upholds the exclusion decision, will notify the excluded candidates via email, initiating the application of the selection methods to the admitted candidates.

 

5 – Selection Methods

5.1. The selection methods are the assessment of the «scientific and curricular path» weighted at 70% and a «professional selection interview» weighted at 30%.

5.2. The application of the selection methods will be phased as outlined below.
5.3. The evaluation of the «scientific and curricular path» will focus on the relevance, quality, timeliness, specific knowledge, and proven experience based on the submitted documents, according to the following criteria:

a)Proven laboratory experience in three-dimensional cell culture models – 40%;

b)Biochemical and molecular characterization techniques – 20%;

c)Experience with confocal microscopy and flow cytometry – 20%;

d)Histology techniques – 20%.

5.4. The evaluation of the «scientific and curricular path» is expressed on a numerical scale from 0 to 20.

5.5. The evaluation process includes a "professional selection interview," aiming to gather clarifications and explanations regarding the elements contained in the application.

5.6. In the «professional selection interview», which lasts up to 20 minutes, the following parameters and evaluation criteria will be applied:

a)     Candidate motivation (50%) based on the following criteria:
I.         Exclusive work and immediate availability;
II.        Leadership and team management, communication skills, teamwork, and cooperation.
III.       Proactivity, autonomy, and time management.

b)    Overall assessment (AG) (50%) based on the following criteria:
I.         Advanced proficiency in English, both oral and written;
II.        Expertise in data analysis and processing;
III.       Advanced knowledge of Office 365 tools, including Word and Excel;
IV.       Mastery of new information technologies (internet, social networks).

5.7. The evaluation of the «professional selection interview» is expressed on a numerical scale from 0 to 20 points.

5.8. The evaluation method using a «professional selection interview» may be waived by unanimous and duly justified decision of the Jury, in which case the evaluation of the «scientific and curricular path» will have a weighting of 100%.
5.9. The Jury deliberates through a justified nominal vote in accordance with the evaluation criteria, and abstentions are not permitted.
5.10. Each candidate's score is determined by the average of the scores assigned by each Jury member. In the event of a tie, the tie-breaking decision will rest with the President of the Jury.

5.11. Without prejudice to the provisions of the previous paragraph, under the terms of Decree-Law 29/2001, of 3 February, candidates with disabilities are given preference in the event of equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference. Candidates must declare in the motivation letter, under oath, the degree of disability, type of disability, and the means of communication/expression to be used in the selection process.

5.12. The results of the evaluation will be notified to the candidates, who, if they so wish, may express their opinion for the purposes of holding a hearing of interested parties, under the terms of Article 121 et seq. of the Code of Administrative Procedure.

 

6 – Selection Commitee

In accordance with Article 13 of Decree-Law 57/2016, of 29 August, the Jury is composed as follows:

President of the Jury: Michel Kranendonk, Investigador Principal, Área Académica de Biomedicina,, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa;

1st Effective Member: Sebastião Rodrigues, Professor Associado com Agregação, Área Académica de Biomedicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa;

2nd Effective Member: Gabriela A. Silva, Professora Associada com Agregação, Área Académica de Biomedicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa;

1st Substitute Member: Susana Silva, Professor Auxiliar Convidada, Área Académica de Biomedicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa;

2nd Substitute Member: João Conde Professor Catedrático, Área Académica de Biomedicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas|NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. 

The Jury's deliberations are taken by reasoned nominal vote in accordance with the selection criteria adopted and disclosed, with no abstentions allowed.

Remuneration Positioning

The remuneration level will be negotiated with the employer, according to the worker’s profile and experience, pursuant to Article 22(2) of the Regulation (in accordance with the tables in Annexes II and III), with a maximum limit corresponding to remuneration level 16A.

 

8 – participation of Interested parties and Decision 

7.1. The draft ranking list is notified to candidates by email, for comments as part of the hearing process, in accordance with Article 121 and following of the Administrative Procedure Code.
7.2. After the hearing period, the Jury reviews the arguments presented and approves the final ranking list of approved candidates.
7.3. The final decision of the Jury is ratified by the Director of FCM|NMS, who is also responsible for the hiring decision.

 

9 – Application Deadline 

The recruitment and selection process is open for the submission of applications from 16/01/2026 until 23/01/2026, (six (6) working days after publication in the newspaper Público). Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (Lisbon time) on the final day.

 

10. Publicação do Aviso do Concurso

10.1. This Notice is published in the Público newspaper, as well as on the Euraxess website https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ and on the website of NOVA Medical School|Faculty of Medical Sciences. 

10.2 Any matters not expressly provided for herein are governed by Regulation no. 577/2017 of 13 October.

 

11 – Non-Discrimination And Equal Access Policy 

The Faculdade de Ciências Médicas | NOVA Medical School, a unit of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, ensures that all recruitment procedures comply with the OTM-R principles (Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment), guaranteeing an open, transparent, and merit-based process. In this context, it promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so no candidate may be privileged, benefited, disadvantaged, or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty on the grounds of, among others, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, place of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs, or union affiliation.

 

December, 22, 2025 — The Director, Professor Doctor Pedro Póvoa

Where to apply

E-mail

recrutamento.investigacao@nms.unl.pt

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Internal Application form(s) needed
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Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Nova Medical School

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Contact

City

Lisboa

Website

https://www.nms.unl.pt/pt-pt/nms

Street

Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, n.º 130

E-Mail

recrutamento.investigacao@nms.unl.pt

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