Career opportunities
Career opportunities
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Join the CCMAR team and become part of a community dedicated to advancing marine sciences. At CCMAR, you will have the opportunity to work alongside renowned scientists, access state-of-the-art facilities and contribute to pioneering research in the understanding, protection and exploitation of our ocean.
We are committed to fostering a collaborative and supportive working environment where your ideas and contributions are valued. Explore our career opportunities and be part of our mission.
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European standards
We are committed to making research careers in Europe more attractive and sustainable. In pursuit of this goal, we proudly adhere to the principles outlined in the 'Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers', recommended by the European Commission, together with the guidelines set out in the 'European Charter for Researchers'. This is also where the ‘HR Excellence in Research Award’ certification came from and our commitment to the development of the HRS4R (Human Resources Strategy for Researchers) project.
Equal Opportunities
At CCMAR we follow a policy of non-discrimination and equal access opportunities.
All candidates are considered solely on the basis of their merit.
This means that no candidate may be favoured, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right or exempted from any duty on the grounds of ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnicity, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and trade union membership.
FAQs
Because if you are going to work or have training at CCMAR you will be often required to communicate in English.
- Read carefully the job/fellowship announcement and confirm that your profile meets the requirements.
- Provide all the information requested in the application process/documents.
- Prepare a detailed curriculum vitae preferably organized according to the skills requested/ evaluation criteria. To be uploaded in PDF format.
- A motivation letter of 4000 characters explaining the motivation to apply, how it fits in your career plans, and how and why you would be an asset for that role (to be written/pasted directly on the platform).
- Degree certificate(s). To be uploaded as a single file in pdf format.
- Any additional relevant information listed in the job/fellowship announcement.
As indicated above only documents submitted as a PDF file are accepted. In the course of your application, you will be requested a curriculum vitae (pdf format), proof of your qualifications (pdf format) and supporting documents as a single file (pdf format), a motivation letter (pasted online). If applicable you might also be requested to upload a declaration of honour in pdf format.
Yes, you can. Unless specified in the advertisement that your documents have to be in English, you can send your application documents in Portuguese. However, note that excellent English language skills are always a plus and this can be demonstrated by writing in English.
No. Only applications send trough the CCMAR’s job forms can be accepted.
When an application is submitted, a confirmation e-mail is generated acknowledging that the application has been received. Note that it may take up to 48 hours for the message to be sent.
You can preview your application documents before sending them.
No. Only applicants that comply with the requirements at the time of the application are eligible. However, we encourage you to apply in the future when your qualifications match the requirements described in a new fellowship or job announcement.
If you do not meet the requirements, you will not be considered for that specific job or fellowship.
Information about the recognition procedures can be obtained at any Portuguese public higher education institution or by Directorate General for Higher Education – DGES (here).
Communication of the results will be sent by e-mail within 90 working days after the application deadline. In addition, the call minutes will be published on our website under the call announcement.
We only ask about gender and nationality for statistical purposes and is not linked to personal information. The availability of this information will contribute to the transparency of the recruitment process. CCMAR’s non-discrimination and equal access opportunities policy: No candidate can be privileged, benefited, jeopardised or private of any right or exempt of any claim in regards to descendent, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, economic situation, origin, social economy, genetic heritage, disability, chronic disease, nationality, ethnicity, territory of origin, language, religion, politics and ideological beliefs and union membership.
No. We only accept applications related to a specific job/fellowship offers.
Your records will be stored for up to ten years after your contract terminates. Personal information is only accessed by specific administrative staff as required for administrative purposes and to the entities that manage the funding programmes financing your position. Non-disclosure of personal information is ever made to other staff or external entities without prior consent.
No. Once the application deadline has passed it is not possible to apply for that offer anymore.
No. The only way is to submit a new application. The last submission received within the deadline will be the only one considered.
By replying to the email acknowledging the submission (please copy rnpereira@ualg.pt) and asking for your application to be cancelled. You’ll then receive an email confirming the cancellation.
If you have any technical problem please contact the communication department (infoccmar@ualg.pt) if you have any content related questions please send an email to the HR Unit (rhccmar@ualg.pt)