o Ex: Announcement for the opening of an international selection procedure for the hiring of (1) technician Reference: 2026_088_TS_ CLIRAQUA

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Offer Description: A competition is open for the attribution of 1 employment contract for a technician, within the scope of the project: CLIRAQUA - Climate Resilienceand Adaptation in Aquaculture with reference EAPA_0103/2024, financed by the INTERREG Atlantic Area, under the following terms and conditions: 1. Scientific area: Biological Sciences or related areas; 2. Admission requirements: - Any national, foreign and stateless candidates with a bachelor degree in the area of Biological Sciences or related areas, with a final average of ≥ 16 values; - At least 8 years of research experience in aquaculture, including growth performance and swimming trials conducted in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). - Can work autonomously in sampling, handling, transport and laboratory biochemical analyses of fish biological materials, including blood, plasma, muscle, liver and intestinal tissues. - Training Certificate in Laboratory Aquatic Animal Science Course. Preferential conditions: Availability to travel in Portugal and abroad within the framework of existing collaborations. If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled until the signing of the contract. 3. Work plan: The candidate will participate in the execution of fish and bivalve growth trials to assess the impact of using alternative ingredients on the growth performance, metabolic rate, and resilience of fish to cope with climate change in the aquatic environment. Candidates will also participate in the preparation of scientific publications resulting from their work. 4. Legislation and official rules: Article 140, number 2, line g) and article 148, of the Labor Code (Law 7/2009, of 12 February and respective updates 5. Work place: The selected candidate will work in the research team Nutrition, growth and quality of fish, in CIIMAR, at the Terminal Cruise of the Port of Leixões, in Matosinhos, in the metropolitan area of Porto, under the supervision of Dr. Rodrigo Ozório 6. Duration of the contract: an uncertain term work contract will be signed, according to legal terms – artº 140º and artº148 Labour Code. 7. Salary: The gross monthly salary is 1.499,15 €, in accordance with the Single Remuneration Table (level 16), food, holidays and Christmas allowance apart. 8. Selection methods: An overall assessment (valued from 1 to 10) of the candidates' merit will be made through the evaluation of their scientific and curricular track record, based on 3 strands and relevance for the planned project. The evaluation of the curriculum vitae will count 40% (CV), the motivation letter 10% (ML) and the scientific activity 50% (SA). CV: For the global evaluation of the CV, the academic qualifications and the scientific path will be evaluated. ML: Evaluation of the candidate's motivation and ability to innovate, based on the motivation letter describing the relevance of the scientific path to the position and personal career goals. The availability to travel in Portugal within the scope of existing collaborations will also be evaluated. SA: The scientific activity is evaluated, based on: - Autonomy in scientific trials, DNA extraction, biochemical analysis, immunohematological and plasma tests in fish or bivalves tissues; - Experience in the determination of hematological parameters (hematocrit, hemoglobin, triglycerides, lactate, cortisol, cholesterol, peroxidase, lysozyme, alternative complement pathway, protease and antiprotease); digestive enzymes (amylase, lipase, trypsin and chymotrypsin); oxidative stress (glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, total glutathione, glutathione s-transferase, catalase, acetylcholinesterase and lipid peroxidation); nutritional composition, DNA extraction and preparation of surgical materials for trials and autoclaving; - Use of data analysis programs (e.g. SPSS, Statistics), and

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