FEUP |Research Grant |BD1-WP3-H2Driven

FEUP, Portugal

Updated: 24 days ago

Deadline: 03 Jun 2024

17 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company: FEUP
Department: Human Resources Division
Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering
Engineering » Other
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Portugal
Application Deadline: 3 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)
Type of Contract: Other
Job Status: Other
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: European Union / Next Generation EU
Reference Number: FEUP |Research Grant |BD1-WP3-H2Driven
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

1 Research Grant Announcement (M/F)

Call open for applications for a research grant within the framework of Agenda “H2Driven Green Agenda”, nr. C644923817-00000037, investment project nr. 50, of the Incentive System “Agendas for Business Innovation”, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and by European Funds NextGeneration EU, under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Chemical Engineering

Admission requirements: Candidates who cumulatively meet the following two requirements may apply for this grant:

Requirement 1:

- Be a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the area of Chemical Engineering or related areas, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

- Holder of an academic degree enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated with the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units, a requirement to be duly proven at the time of signing the contract.

Note: In the case of masters who are enrolled in non-academic degree courses, the scholarship can only be awarded to those who do not exceed, with this scholarship contract, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of two years in that typology of the scholarship, followed or interpolated.

and

Requirement 2:

- Hold a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or in a related field.

If the degree has been awarded by a foreign higher education institution, it must comply with the provisions of the Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, and any formalities established there must be fulfilled until the time of signing the contract.

Activity Outline: The recruitment of this research position aims at the development of R&D work for the development of carbon molecular sieve membranes (CMSM) for CO2 capture, in the scope of the Work Package 3 – Biogenic CO2 capture, purification and valorisation (Subproject 3.1).

In particular, the researcher will contribute to the following project work:

Support the preparation of carbon molecular sieve membranes for the gas separation;

Design and construction of an experimental workbench for the characterization and performance evaluation of the membranes developed;

Characterization and assessment of the performance of the membranes developed;

Data collection for a techno-economic study;

Dissemination and communication of results.

Legislation and regulations: Law Nº. 40/2004, of 18th August, in its current wording (Statutes of Scientific Research Fellow) and Regulation of Research Grants of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, in force (https://www.fct.pt/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/ ) and Regulation of Research Grants of University of Porto, in force.

Workplace: The work will be developed at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), under the scientific supervision of Professor Adélio Miguel Magalhães Mendes.

Grant duration: Initial duration of 6 months, with the predicted starting date in June 2024, on an exclusive basis eventually renewable but never exceeding the project duration.

If it is not possible to ensure the duration of 6 months estimated in the previous paragraph, this duration will be adjusted according to the end date of the project, and provided that the minimum duration of 3 consecutive months is guaranteed, in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

The eventual renewal of the scholarship will be carried out as determined in article 6 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

Stipend: The grant stipend varies between 1.259,64 € according to the table of values of the grants awarded directly by FCT, I.P. in the Country (https://www.fct.pt/fct-atualizou-o-valor-das-bolsas-de-investigacao-2/ ) and 1.551,30 € depending on the profile and previous experience of the candidate in the project’s area. If the amount to be paid exceeds 1.259,64 €, the remaining amount will be provided by FEUP funds, not coming from the funding. The payment will be made by bank transfer.

Selection procedure: The curriculum of the candidates will be evaluated (60 %) based on the merit of the candidate:

Academic training: Master in Chemical Engineering – 5 points; Master in related areas – 2 points; Master in non-related areas – 0 points.

Master’s final grade: Superior or equal to 16 values – 5 points; Between 13 and 15 values – 3 points; Inferior or equal to 12 values -1 point.

Publications: in the area of Chemical Engineering – 5 points, Publications in other areas – 2 points; No publications – 0 points.

International research experience: in the project area – 5 points; in related areas – 3 points; in non-related areas – 1 point.

The curriculum of each candidate will be evaluated on a 1-20 points scale. Candidates with less than 14 points in the curricular evaluation will not be invited for the interview (40 %). In the interview topics related to the work plan, experience and the candidate’s CV will be discussed with the invited candidates.

Selection Jury:

President: Professor Adélio Miguel Magalhães Mendes

Effective member: Doctor Tânia Sofia Texeira Lopes

Effective member: Doctor Paula Manuela Monteiro Pereira Costa Dias

Supplementary member: Doctor Ana Mafalda Vaz Martins Pereira

Supplementary member: Doctor Seyedali Emami

Advertisement of final decision: The results of the evaluation will be released to the candidates by email to the email address indicated in the application process.

Deadline for applications and form of presentation of the applications: The call is open from 20/05/2024 to 03/06/2024 (until 23h59m, GMT time).

Applications must be formalized by email to [email protected] , [email protected] and [email protected] , clearly stating the reference FEUP-BD1-WP3-H2Driven and including the following pdf documents:

- Motivation letter;

- Copy of certificates evidencing academic degree (referring to the classification of each separated or integrated degree);

- Detailed Curriculum Vitae;

- Declaration on honour that the candidate fulfils the requirement contained in article 6 of the Regulation for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (model below, for a student enrolled in a non-academic degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution, developed in association or cooperation with one or more R&D units);

- Other documents considered relevant by the applicant.

To assure that all documents can be read, the preferred saving format is the Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Declaration on honour

I, (identification of the scholarship holder), holder of the Citizen Card / Visa / Residence Permit no. valid until _____, declare under honour, to be in the conditions of no. 5 of article 6º

of the Research Grants from FCT, IP - Regulation No. 950/2019, of 16 December.

Oporto, __/__/__

Signature

_________________

(scholarship holder)

Requirements

Research Field: Engineering » Chemical engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field: Engineering » Other
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications