Initiation Research Studentship (for bachelor or master students) - (BL28/2024)

26 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Instituto Superior Técnico

Department

Direção de Recursos Humanos

Research Field

Engineering » Civil engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

11 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

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

No

Offer Description

Applications are open for one (1) Research Studentship for a bachelor or master student within the framework of project/R&D institution (title of the project R2UTechnologies, internal reference 1018P.06284, financed by Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR-IAPMEI)

Workplan: The work plan includes: (1) Support in the preparation of numerical models; (2) Conducting parametric studies on the seismic behaviour of precast concrete structures with mechanical connections; (3) Processing and analysis of results; (4) Support in disseminating the results.

Duration: The research fellowship will have a duration of 6 months. It’s expected to begin in April 2024 and may be eventually renewed up to a maximum of 6 months.

It is mandatory to formalize applications with the submission of the following documents: i) B1 Form – Fellowship application (http://drh.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/bolseiros/formularios/ ); ii) Curriculum Vitae; iii)academic degree certificate; iv) motivation letter; and v) proof of enrolment at an academic degree course (PhD or at a course that does not award an academic degree; required only at the stage of signing the scholarship contract.

Applications must be submitted to the email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Civil engineering

Education Level

Undergraduate

Skills/Qualifications

Admission Requirements: to be enrolled at a bachelor or master in Civil Engineering.

Candidates for this research fellowship should have: (1) Interest in research in the field of structures, with emphasis on the area of structural concrete and prefabrication; (2) Interest in computational simulation; (3) Proficiency in Portuguese (spoken and written, advanced - preferred factor) and English (spoken and written).

Additional Information
Benefits

Monthly maintenance allowance: According to the values for Research Fellowships awarded by FCT in Portugal (https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabela-de-Valores-SMM_2023.pdf ), the amount of the monthly maintenance allowance is €541.12 (bachelor or master student) being the payment method an option of the Fellow by Wire Transfer/Check.

Eligibility criteria

Admission Requirements: to be enrolled at a bachelor or master in Civil Engineering.

Candidates for this research fellowship should have: (1) Interest in research in the field of structures, with emphasis on the area of structural concrete and prefabrication; (2) Interest in computational simulation; (3) Proficiency in Portuguese (spoken and written, advanced - preferred factor) and English (spoken and written).

Selection process

Selection methods: The selection methods will be the following: Curriculum Vitae (75%); motivation letter (15%); and individual interview for final selection (15%).

Composition of the selection Jury: Professor Eduardo Júlio, Professor André Furtado and Professor João Almeida

Announcement/ notification of the results: The final evaluation results will be communicated to all applicants by email.

Deadlines and procedures of complaint and appeal . A complaint may be lodged from the final decision within 15 working days, or an appeal to the Executive Board of IST within 30 working days, both counted from the respective notification

Additional comments

Legislation and Regulations: Statute of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law nr. 40/2004, of August 18, as worded by Decree-Law nr. 123/2019, of August 28; FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships, available on https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019.pdf and https://dre.pt/application/file/a/127230968 .

Workplace: The work will be developed at CERIS of Instituto Superior Técnico, under the scientific supervision of Professor André Filipe Castanheira Alves Furtado.

Website for additional job details

https://drh.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/bolseiros/recrutamento/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

IST

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Lisboa

Website

http://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/

Street

Av. Rovisco Pais

Postal Code

1049-001 Lisboa

STATUS: EXPIRED