ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - UNIVERSITY of MINHO - Conti.FoF/CIVIL-10/2022...

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Conti.FoF/CIVIL-10/2022; 1 vacancy

A call for applications is now open for the attribution of one research grant – Graduate – within the scope of the I&D project Continental Factory of Future, (CONTINENTAL FoF), with the reference CONTI.FoF/CIVIL-10/2022,financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Programa Operacional de Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) of PORTUGAL 2020, managed by the Portugal Trade & Investment Agency (AICEP), under the following conditions:

Scientific Area: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture

Recipient category: Graduate in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Architecture

Requirement for granting the fellowship: Candidates must have, at the time of application, a degree level in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Architecture. On the date of the respective hiring, candidates must prove their enrollment (issued by the academic services of the Higher Education Institution) in one of the following courses:

- Master's degree (in the area or area related to that requested in the notice);

- Course that do not grant an academic degree, integrated in the UMinho educational project, developed in association or cooperation with one or several R&D units, in the area or area related to the one requested in the notice (eg: postgraduate studies, studies advanced, specialized training).

Candidates profile:

a) Mandatory Requirements

 Academic qualifications in scientific areas in the project's scientific areas;

 In the case of a degree in Mechanical Engineering, have a background in energy and/or design for construction;

 Not benefiting from a non-degree research grant for an accumulated period of 2 consecutive or interpolated years;

 Proof of academic qualifications completed by the deadline for applications, including those resulting from academic degree recognition processes;

b) Preferred Factors

 Experience in performing dynamic simulations and graphical user interfaces in EnergyPlus, DesignBuilder, Ecotec or equivalent;

 Knowledge of constructions and evaluation of the thermal energy performance of buildings;

 Knowledge in the area of building maintenance management;

 Knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modeling);

 Availability for periodic visits to the factory.

Applicants’ eligibility: Applicants must comply with the eligibility conditions laid down in article 9 of the Research Grants Regulation of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2019).

Workplan and objectives to be achieved: The work plan is included in subproject SP5 - Human Potential and Resources, for research and development of solutions to promote sustainability and resource efficiency, with particular focus on the following aspects:

1. Preliminary studies – Integrated characterization of the factory from the point of view of its implantation,

geometry, constructive solutions, equipment and non-productive technical installations, among others, for

evaluation and diagnosis of the current conditions of use;

2. Computational simulations and tests – Experimental research and development through dynamic

simulations and in situ tests to evaluate the thermo-energy performance of the plant in its current state and after

the implementation of optimization measures;

3. Technical requirements – Development of conceptual studies and specification of solutions and plans to

promote energy efficiency for integration in the factory's environmental sustainability assessment system;

4. Integrated monitoring and management system – Research and development for the joint implementation

of a real-time monitoring and interaction system that allows for a more efficient and sustainable management of

energy resources.

Main objectives:

The main objectives consist of:

1. Technically characterize the existing;

2. Carry out the diagnosis and assess needs and resources;

3. Evaluate experimental in situ;

4. Perform computer simulations of different intervention scenarios;

5. Identify concrete measures to optimize energy resources;

6. Develop an integrated plant energy efficiency monitoring and management system.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Research Fellowship Holder Statutes, approved by Law no. 40/2004

of August 18, in its current version published by Decree-Law no. 123/2019 of august 28; Regulation of Scientific

Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119,

through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021

and Regulation of Research Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.

- in force.

Host/Contracting institution and scientific supervision: The workplan will be carried out at the Center for

Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) of the University of Minho, in Azurém, Guimarães, under the

scientific guidance of the Assistant Professor Dinis Miguel Campos Leitão, and at the Center for Chemistry of Vila

Real, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, in Vila Real, under the scientific supervision of the Assistant

Professor Ana Cristina Briga de Sá.

Fellowship duration: The scholarship will last for 12 months, starting in September 2022. The scholarships

contract will eventually be renewables, in the case of graduates enrolled in a master's degree, up to two years and

in the case of graduates enrolled in a course that does not lead to an academic degree, up to one year. Under no

circumstances may scholarships exceed the maximum duration of the project and/or the applicable legislation.

Amount of the research grant: The value stipend (Monthly Maintenance Allowance) is 875,98 €, per month,

in accordance with the stipends values published by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT I.P.) in the

country (Annex I – Monthly Stipends Values for the maintenance allowances of the FCT Regulation for Research

Studentships and Fellowships) and Annex II of the Regulation of Scientific Research Fellowships of the University

of Minho (RBIC), published in “Diário da República”, 2nd serie, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-

06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, according to the applicable regulation.

Payment is made on the 23rd of each month, through bank transfer to the Bank Identification Number of the fellow

identified in the contractualization process.

Other benefits: Reimbursement of Voluntary Social Security (Social Security contributions), corresponding to the

1st level of discounts (for research grants with a total duration 6 months or higher) and personal accident insurance.

Exclusivity regime: The grantee will perform the activities under exclusivity, as foreseen in article 5º of the Research Fellow Statutes and applicable regulations.

Selection panel:

President:

Dinis Miguel Campos Leitão, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering at UMinho;

Effective Members:

Ana Cristina Briga de Sá, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, School of Science and Technology at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro;

Paulo Jorge Gomes Ribeiro, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering at UMinho.

Substitute Members:

Jorge Manuel Gonçalves Branco, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering at UMinho;

Tiago Filipe da Silva Miranda, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering at UMinho.

The first effective member will substitute the President of the selection panel in case of impediment, being nominate the first substitute member in the place of the first effective member.

Criteria and procedures for applications assessment and selection: The applications assessment will focus on the candidate's Merit, following evaluation criteria, valued on a scale of 1 to 20 values:

Applicant Merit - AM (100%):

a) Academic path (considering the classifications of academic degrees), with a weighting of 35%;

b) Personal curriculum (considering professional and scientific background), with a weighting of 60%

c) Motivation letter, with a weighting of 5%.

The final classification of the applicant’s merit with the achieved through the following formula:

AM= (a x 0,35) + (b x 0,6) + (c x 0,05)

The academic degrees and diplomas documents, or their respective recognition when awarded by foreign higher education institutions are not mandatory in the application phase, being replaced by a declaration of honor of the candidate with the contents of academic results. The documents of academic qualification or respective recognition will be required in the contracting phase and must attest facts that occurred on a date prior to the application. In situations of divergence between the information contained in the declaration and the documentation submitted for contracting the grant, only the information contained in the latter will be consider. If the documents proving the ownership of the academic degree and diploma, or the respective recognition under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16, do not correspond to the classifications awarded in the evaluation of the academic path, which can change the candidate's ranking, the fellowship won’t be contracted.

Notes: Applicants with degrees obtained abroad must present proof of recognition of qualifications in Portugal and conversion of the final classification obtained in them to the Portuguese classification scale or declaration under the terms indicated in the previous point. Candidates who do not comply with one of these provisions, the selection

panel will assign “0” in the grade of the graduation and/or master course. Candidates will be evaluated on the remaining parameters.

Disclosure of results: The provisional results of applications, based in the selection panel minutes, will be send to the applicants by email until 90 working days from the applications deadline.

If case of unfavourable results, the candidates have a period of 10 working days to comment, if desired, in a prior hearing to interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (DL no. 4 / 2015 of January 7th).

Complaint and appeal procedures: The final results of the evaluation will be published through an ordered list (alphabetically, by final grade obtained), posted in a visible and public place of the host unit, as well as by email to all applicants, enclosing for that purpose, the minutes of the jury deliberations.

The selected candidate must inform its willingness to accept the grant, in writing. In case of rejection, the fellowship will be awarded to the next candidate in the ordered list of applicants.

The final decision can be contested within 15 working days, by sending to the President of the jury the corresponding claim. Interested parties may also submit an optional hierarchical appeal, addressed to the competent body for Research and Innovation.

Application deadline and submission: The call for applications is open 10 working days, accounted for from the date of disclosure in the Portal Euraxess Portugal.

Applications must be formalized by sending an application letter with the following documents: curriculum vitae; qualification certificates ((Master's and/or Bachelor's Degree) or declaration of the applicant; motivation letter; statement proving that meets the conditions for the grant typology, according to the application requirements; other documents important to the evaluation process).

Applications must be sent by email to [email protected] , indicating the reference of the call for applications in Subject. Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.

Fellowship contractualization: The fellowship will be attributed by signing a fellowship contract between the University of Minho and the fellow, accordingly with the contract minute (annex IV of the Regulation of Research Fellowships of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021, as indicated in 2.4 of the FCT document: “Rules for Granting and Management of Grants within the scope of R&D projects, including infrastructure projects, the multi-annual financing program for R&D units and other FCT financing instruments (Version 2021)”.

The contract may only be concluded after all the documentation required is collected, which must take place within a maximum period of 6 months.

Once all the documentation has been received, the contracting entity has a period of 60 working days to conclude the scholarship contract. Once received, the fellow must return the contract duly signed within 15 working days.

The activities under the fellowship contract can only began after proper authorization by the contracting entity.

Term and cancellation of fellowship contracts: Without prejudice to the other causes provided the fellowship regulations (FCT and UMinho) and in the Statute of the Research Fellow, the fellowship ends with the completion of the work plan, as well as with the expiration date for which it was granted or renewed.

At the end of the fellowship, the grantee is obliged to present a Final Report of the work carried out, in accordance with the objectives and evaluation criteria defined with the scientific advisor, within 30 days after the end of the scholarship.

The final report must be prepared in accordance with Annex I of the Scientific Research Fellowships Regulation of the University of Minho (RBIC), published in Diário da República, 2nd Série, no. 119, through dispatch no. 6524/2020 of 22-06-2020, ratified by ratification declaration no. 447/2021 of 22-06-2021.