CALL FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP | MultiMat3d – L975749

4 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Coimbra

Research Field

Engineering » Mechanical engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

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

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

5 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

IT137-24-107

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

No

Offer Description

University of Coimbra opens a call for one research fellowship, in the framework of the R&D project “Production of multi-material components using additive technology” (reference: MultiMat3d – L975749), financed by own revenues, in the following conditions:

 

Scientific area: Mechanical Engineering.

 

Skills/Qualifications/Admission requirements: A degree in Mechanical Engineering, preferably with knowledge of laboratory techniques in the area of production and characterization of multi-material joints, in particular the bonding of materials by 3D printing. The candidate's knowledge of metal-polymer bonds is also preferable.

Candidates must be enrolled or able to enroll in a non-degree course.

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“Courses not conferring an academic degree” must be related to the research fellowship’s activity type.

“Courses not conferring an academic degree” are the courses referred to in paragraph e) of number 3 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, in the current wording, provided that they are developed in association or cooperation between the higher education institution and one or more R&D units, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph e) of article 3 of the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).

 

Although the recipients must be enrolled in a course not conferring an academic degree, at the time of application it is not necessary for the candidate to have made such an enrollment, and proof of enrollment must be presented until the fellowship is contractualized. Candidates are only required to meet the requirements to enroll in the training offer. If there are candidates already enrolled (including attending a course), they compete on an equal footing with those who are not enrolled.

According to the RBI in paragraph 5 of article 6, it only admits BI attributions to graduates and masters enrolled in cycles of study that do not confer an academic degree who have not exceeded two years to be fulfilled in different scholarship contracts.

 

Work plan/Objectives:

During the fellowship, it is intended to obtain multi-material parts, metal/polymer or metal/polymer-based composite, produced by additive manufacturing, free of defects and with a good mechanical behaviour. So, a work plan has been defined with four main tasks:

 

1) Literature review on the production of multi-material parts using additive manufacturing;

2) Study and test of deposition parameters for the production of multi-material parts;

3) Optimisation of deposition strategies and joint designs for the production of multi-material parts;

4) Morphological and mechanical characterisation of the parts..

 

Regime: The attribution of the fellowship does not generate or entitle a relation of a legal-labour nature, and the fellowship is undertaken in an exclusive dedication regime. The fellowship holder is awarded the Fellowship Statute of the UC, in its current wording, according to the Research Fellowship Holder Statute , and according to the Regulation for Research Fellowships of the Foundation for Science and Technology, both in their current wording.

 

Location: Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology  at the University of Coimbra.

 

Duration: 3 months.

 

Renewal: Non-renewable.

 

Scientific orientation: Carlos Miguel Almeida Leitão.

 

Financial conditions: The amount of the fellowship is € 990,98 corresponding to the monthly compensation stipulated in the FCT table (https://www.fct.pt/en/financiamento/programas-de-financiamento/bolsas/ ), plus personal accidents insurance. The payment will be made by bank transfer. This amount will not be increased during the entire period of the fellowship duration.

 

Selection methods: Curricular Assessment (50%) and Interview (50%).

 

Selection criteria:

Curricular Assessment (50%):

- Absolute merit of curriculum vitae (50%);

- Adequacy of the candidate's profile to the work plan to be developed (50%).

 

Interview (50%):

- Motivation and interest (40%);

- Knowledge and profile appropriate to the functions to be developed (60%).

 

Jury responsible for selection:

- Carlos Miguel Almeida Leitão  (President);

- Nataliya Sakharova  (1º st Effective member);

- Rui Manuel Ferreira Leal  (2º nd Effective member);

- Ivan Rodolfo Pereira Garcia de Galvão  (1º st Deputy member);

- Marta Cristina Cardoso de Oliveira (2º nd Deputy member).

 

Formalization of application: Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, by sending the following elements:

- Motivation Letter;

- Curriculum vitae;

- Certificate of qualifications;

- Proof of enrolment - course not conferring an academic degree (optional), mandatory only in the contracting phase.

 

Declaration on the honor of the candidate(s) with the indication of the fellowship(s) of the typology to which the contest was held and the respective duration(s).

 

Applicants with academic degrees obtained abroad will be required to present a Certificate of Recognition in accordance with applicable law. This document is mandatory only in the contractualization phase.

 

Applications submission: Applications must be submitted through https://apply.uc.pt/ IT137-24-107 .

 

Submission of applications: Between 05/03/2024 and 18/03/2024.

 

Submission deadline date: 18/03/2024.

 

Additional information: The evaluation results will be announced within 90 working days after the end of the applications submission deadline, by notifying the applicants via email. After the announcement of the results, candidates are considered automatically notified to, if they wish to do so, comment on the results on a preliminary hearing period within 10 days after that date. After this, the selected candidates will have to declare in writing their acceptance. Unless a justification worthy of consideration is presented, if the declaration is not submitted within the referred period, it is considered that the candidate waivers the fellowship. In case of resignation or withdrawal of the selected candidate, the next candidate with the highest evaluation score will be notified immediately.

Once the selection process is completed, the fellowship contract will be drawn up in accordance with the draft contract provided by the FCT.

After the contracted period, the fellowship holder and supervisor must prepare the final report in accordance with the respective assessment criteria that were established.

 

Pursuant to subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the University of Coimbra, as employer, actively promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment and professional development, and acts to prevent each and every kind of discrimination.

Therefore, no one can be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or immune from any duty on account of, in particular, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, family, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic or racial origin, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.

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Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://apply.uc.pt/IT137-24-107

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universidade de Coimbra

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://apply.uc.pt/IT137-24-107

Contact

City

Coimbra

Website

https://www.uc.pt/administracao/dpa

Street

Rua Larga

STATUS: EXPIRED