There is hereby announced that, by order of the Rector of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Professor João Sàágua, dated 02/12/2025, a recruitment procedure is open for the hiring of a Senior Technician for the funding of the WHEATBIOME- HORIZON-CL6-2022-FAAM2FORK-01 project, to be executed at NOVA Medical School | Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa under an Indefinite Individual Employment Contract, in accordance with the Labor Code and the Regulations of the leaders of 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: TS/18/HRZ/2025

1. Workplace:

   Research Hub of NOVA Medical School (NMS | FCM) of the NOVA University Lisbon (UNL), located at Rua Câmara Pestana, n.ºs 6, 6-A e 6-B, 1150-082 Lisbon, Portugal.

    

2. Job Description:
3. General Admission Requirements (Academic Qualifications):
4. Specific Requirements:

The candidates will be involved in the preparation of supporting documentation for a clinical study, including the preparation of a dossier for submission to the Ethics Committee, the preparation and execution of a clinical nutritional intervention study, the creation of clinical study databases, the analysis and statistical processing of clinical data, microbiota composition data, and metabolomics data, participation in consortium meetings, and the scientific management of the project.

PhD in Health Sciences or related fields (preferably obtained within the last 5 years).

Candidates must have:

• Experience in clinical research (preferably in nutritional intervention);
• Experience in preparing biological samples;
• Experience in analyzing and interpreting microbiota and metabolomics data;

• Experience in project managment

   

5. Application Submission:
6. Application Deadline:
7. Selection Methods:
8. Composition of the Selection Committee:

Applications must be formalized by filling out the application form available at www.nms.unl.pt(join NMS/Recruitment/Collaborators) (mandatory), indicating the job reference TS/18/HRZ/2025 accompanied by a Curriculum Vitae, dated and signed, a copy of the academic degree certificates, and other relevant supporting documents, which should be send to email address rh.recrutamento@nms.unl.pt.

Failure to submit the application form, Curriculum Vitae, dated and signed, and a copy of the academic degree certificate within the deadline will result in exclusion from the recruitment process.

The recruitment procedure is open for applications until 11 of April’25.

The selection will be based on Curriculum Evaluation (CE) and may be supplemented by a Professional Selection Interview (PSI), if deemed necessary by the Selection Committee.

The final classification will be expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 points and results from the following formula: Final Classification = (30% CE) + (70% PSI)

The evaluation parameters and the weighting of the selection methods are noted in the minutes of the selection committee meeting, available to candidates upon request.

President of the Jury:

• Ana Faria, Associate Prof. with Habilitation of the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Effective Members:

• Conceição Calhau, Full Professor  of the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

• João Araújo, Assistant Prof. of the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

   

Substitute Members: 

• Diogo Pestana, Assistant Prof. of the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
• Gabriela Ribeiro, Invited Assistant Prof. of the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

In compliance with subparagraph h) of article 9 of the Constitution, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, as an employer, promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and career progression, scrupulously ensuring that any form of discrimination is avoided.