Scientific Research Fellowship

2 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Politécnico de Leiria

Department

cdrsp

Research Field

Engineering » Mechanical engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

16 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/London)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Other

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

3 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

WP12 – MoldPrint.XL

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

No

Offer Description

Polytechnic of Leiria is now opening applications for 1(one) Research within the scope of the project ““INOV.AM - Inovação em Fabrico Aditivo,”, in WP12 – MoldPrint.XL”, integrated in the European funds allocated to Portugal by the PRR, within the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR) of the European Union (EU), framed in the Next Generation EU, for the period 2021 - 2026, under the following conditions:

 

. SCIENTIFIC AREA: Mechanical Engineering.

. RECIPIENTS: PhD students in Mechanical Engineering or similar areas, or holders of a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar areas, enrolled in non-academic degree courses or graduates in Mechanical Engineering or similar areas who are Master's students in Mechanical Engineering or related areas or who are enrolled in courses that do not confer an academic degree. Preference will be given to candidates with a master's degree and candidates with a bachelor's degree will only be hired if they do not apply for masters, or if they do apply, the latter are not in the intended training area and/or do not have the experience referred to above.

. DURATION: The scholarship will last for 12 months, possibly renewable until the end date of the project or up to the maximum duration limit of this type of scholarship (whichever occurs first), starting on 06/2024.

.WORK PLAN: Development, design, testing and validation of processes and equipment for additive and subtractive manufacturing. Investigation of additive manufacturing processes based on the extrusion of large parts. Development and validation of additive manufacturing solutions for specific case studies.

. WORKPLACE AND SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION: The work will be developed at the Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, under the scientific guidance of PhD researcher Pedro José da Silva Carreira.

 

. GRANT FINANTIAL COMPONENTS: Monthly maintenance subsidy, in the amount of €1.259,64 for students attending a doctorate or master's degree holders enrolled in a non-degree course or monthly maintenance subsidy, in the amount of €990.98, for registered degree holders non-degree-awarding course. The amounts are according to the FCT, I.P. (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_202… ). To this amount is added the monthly amount referring to the Voluntary Social Security, if applicable, in accordance with the conditions defined in the Statute of Research Fellows. The scholarship holder will benefit from Personal Accident Insurance during the course of the scholarship.

. PAYMENT: The maintenance stipend will be monthly processed, through bank transfer, to the account identified by the research fellow.

. ACTIVITY SCHEME: Exclusivity, according to the applicable legislation.

 

. EVALUATION PANEL: Paulo Jorge da Costa Parente Novo (president), Fábio Jorge Pereira Simões (effective member), Pedro Miguel Gonçalves Martinho (effective member), Pedro Manuel da Conceição Custódio and Nuno Manuel Fernandes Alves (substitute members).

 

. APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 03, 2024 to May 16, 2024.

 

. SELECTION METHOD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: Evaluation will be based on the curricular analysis and eventual interview, and will focus on the candidate merit according to the following:  

Academic Qualification (HA): final grade of degree/ final grade of master (depending on the candidate's academic degree);

Professional/Academic Experience (EPA):

Has excellent professional/academic experience – 20 out of 20.

Has very good professional/academic experience – 17 points.

Has good professional/academic experience – 14 points.

Has enough professional/academic experience – 10 out of 10.

Has insufficient professional/academic experience – 2 marks.

No mention of professional/academic practice – 0 points

 

c) Specific knowledge (EC): Knowledge in additive and subtractive manufacturing, knowledge in CAD modeling, knowledge in CAM software for additive and subtractive manufacturing, knowledge in processing polymeric materials; knowledge in materials characterization, with the final grade NF = [HA*0.5 + EPA*0.2 + CE*0.3]. If the jury decides by reasoned deliberation, the first three classified in the curriculum analysis will be invited for an interview (ENT), with the final grade NFE = [NF*0.8 + ENT*0.2)].

Observation: If the candidate(s) with foreign qualifications(s) do not present, during the application phase, the recognition of the degree or foreign diploma and the classification conversion to the Portuguese scale, the jury defines the conversion only for the application purposes based on the rules of the legal regime applicable to the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas or, when not possible, applies the minimal classification of 10 points.

Note that foreign academic degrees need to be registered by a Portuguese institution, in accordance with  Decree-law no. 66/2018 , dated August 16th , and  Ordinance no. 33/2019 , dated January 25th . The presentation of the certificate is mandatory for signing the contract. More information can be obtained at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374                                         

. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES: Without prejudice to the applicable rules to each type of research fellowship, the following candidates are eligible:

 

a) National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;

b) Third-party states citizens;

c) Stateless persons;

d) Beneficiaries of political refugee status.

 

. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: The application must be submitted via email, with mandatory indication of the name and reference of the project in the subject of the email, to [email protected]   accompanied by the following documents:

- Application form available at https://www.ipleiria.pt/investigar/bolsas-idi/concursos-abertos/ (mandatory document)

- Document(s) proving the ownership of the academic degree(s) and/or required application diploma(s), preferably with the final average and curricular units’ classification. Candidates with foreign qualifications must prove their academic degree and foreign diploma in the terms of the Decree-law no. 66/2018, dated August 16th . These documents can be dismissed during the application phase, by submitting a declaration of honour available in the application form, which can only attest to facts that occurred prior to the application, with the verification of this condition occurring only in the contract signing phase;

-  Document proving the enrolment and registration non-awarding degree course (optional presentation in the application stage, which in turn is a mandatory element when contracting the research grant);

- Updated candidate Curriculum Vitae;

- Document(s) supporting other evaluation parameter(s) indicated in the announcement;

- Other certifications and/or other documents considered relevant by the candidate.

. RESULTS | DISCLOSURE AND COMPLAINTS: The jury will send to the candidates, by e-mail, the provisional results of the evaluation (presented in the form of the minutes resulting from the evaluation process) within 90 working days  after the application deadline. After this disclosure, candidates have 10 working days to pronounce, if they wish, in the appropriate form available in the institutional webpage, under the terms of the administrative procedure code (CPA). The final decision will be taken within a maximum period of 60 working days after the conclusion of the previous hearing of interested parties, of which a complaint can be filed within 15 working days, after notification, to the highest executive body of the Polytechnic of Leiria. Within the scope of the research fellowship award procedure, if the final ordering list, duly approved, contains a number of approved candidates higher than the number of research fellowships to be filled, an internal recruitment reserve is always created, which can be used when there is need for occupation due to withdrawal of the scholarship holder, under the terms of the CPA, to be used during the eligibility of the project.

 

. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION: Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação, approved by Law no. 40/2004, dated August 18th , in its current wording; Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação Científica do Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Regulamento n.º 152/2021, de 22 de fevereiro, publicado na Série II do Diário da República n.º 36.

 

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Mechanical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Centre for Rapid and Sustained Product Development (CDRSP)

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Marinha Grande

City

Leiria

Postal Code

2430-028

Street

Rua de Portugal - Zona Industrial da marinha Grande

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

Leiria

City

Marinha Grande

Website

https://www.ipleiria.pt/

Street

Rua de Portugal - Zona Industrial da marinha Grande

Postal Code

2430-028

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

244569441

STATUS: EXPIRED