Lab Technician – Gimm Lab Technician – Gimm

Job Opportunity - Lab Technician

Job Opportunity

Opportunity closes at

24/09/2024

The iMM – Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes is a leading Portuguese private non-profit research institute that offers a vibrant scientific environment, aiming to nurture innovative ideas in basic, clinical and translational Biomedical Research. Created in 2002, iMM Lisboa has established itself as a leading national and internationally competitive biomedical institute. Its strategy has been defined by promotion of excellence, leveraged by high-quality human resources, increasing expenditure in infrastructures and knowledge transfer to the society.

What iMM seeks: At this moment, iMM is looking for a Lab Technician to join the Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory coordinated by Professor Joaquim Ferreira, under the research project “Identifying Digital Endpoints to Assess FAtigue, Sleep and acTivities in daily living in Neurodegenerative disorders and Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases” (IDEA-FAST – GA 853981), funded by the European commission, to execute the following activities under the supervision of Leonor Correia Guedes:

  • Coordination of clinical studies;
  • Development of promotional and dissemination materials;
  • Introduction of clinical data;
  • Management of clinical and remote visits.

Profile of Candidate

– BSc and/or MSc degree in Pharmaceutical sciences (highly valued);

– Previous expertise in handling and management of controlled substances (highly valued);

– Training in research methodologies;

– Experience with body sensors for movement measure;

– Experience as a clinical studies coordinator in neurological diseases

– Experience in European commission funded projects;

– Attention to detail, ability to follow protocols precisely and record clinical data accurately;

– Previous experience in organizing committee for scientific congresses;

– Proficient in English, spoken and written;

– High sense of responsibility, organization and method;

– Forward thinking, can-do, pro-active attitude.

– Immediate availability

What iMM offers: iMM will offer outstanding working conditions including a full time and unfixed-term employment contract predicted to start in October 2024 for the necessary period to execute the work plan. Gross monthly salary of 1.040,00€in accordance with the project budget and iMM Career By-Law as well as Holidays and Christmas allowances subject to the current mandatory taxes accordingly to Portuguese Labor Law. A meal allowance will also be paid in the amount of 6€ per each working day.

Please note that the job opportunity announced here is under the entity of the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM) and will result in a contractual relationship with the new entity, GIMM – Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine.

For more information about GIMM and the merger between IGC and iMM, please visit: https://gimm.pt/. If you have any questions, please contact us at people@gimm.pt.

How to apply: Please submit your Motivation Letter, Detailed CV, BSc and/or MSc degree certificate in PDF format to Human Resources through the email imm-hr@medicina.ulisboa.pt, from 11th September until 24th September 2024.

Note: Candidates who incorrectly formalize their application or do not submit the documents proving the compliance with the requirements indicated in the call will be excluded. The jury has the right to require to any candidate, in case of doubt, to present documents proving their statements.

Non-discrimination and equal access policy: iMM promotes a non-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.

International environment and experience: Diversity is a fundamental aspect of the essence of iMM, where researchers and non-researchers of different nationalities, backgrounds and areas of study work together, promoting the exchange of experiences and interactions, contributing to the personal and professional development of each person and to the existence of an international, inclusive and stimulating environment.

Pursuant to Decree-Law nr 29/2001 of 3rd February, disabled candidates shall be preferred in a situation of equal classification, and said preference supersedes any legal preferences. Candidates must declare, on their honour, their respective disability degree, type of disability and communication / expression means to be used during selection period on their application form, under the regulations above.

Evaluation Criteria: Applications will be evaluated by Professors Joaquim Ferreira, Leonor Correia Guedes and Mário Miguel Rosa in accordance with the following method:

  • Curricular evaluation (90%) and Motivation Letter (10%).

Results: Both admitted and excluded candidates list and final classification list shall be communicated to all admitted candidates through email.

Preliminary Hearing and Final Decision Deadline: After notification, all candidates have 10 working days to respond. Panel’s final decisions are pronounced within a period of 90 days, from application deadline.

The present call is exclusively aimed at filling the indicated vacancy and may be terminated until the homologation of the final candidates’ ranking list and expires with the respective occupation of the position on offer.

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