CLEANPELL

NOTICE FOR ONE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

Resume:

A tender is open for the attribution of a Scholarship of Research for students enrolled in a master's degree in the field of Forestry, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry or similar areas to undertake research work within the scope of the project EXPL/CTM-PAM/0850/2021 - Valorização de resíduos da industria de MDF para produção de pellets torrificados – CLEANPELL, com o centro de custos 5739, taking place at Centro de Estudos Florestais, of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, financed by FCT/MCTES, to develop the following tasks: Chemical, thermal and physical characterization of different residues from the wood industry and production and characterization of pellets, under the following conditions:

1. TYPE, DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS and EXPECTED BEGINNING PERIOD OF THE SCHOLARSHIP

The tender is intended for the attribution of a Scholarship of Research with an expected duration of 6 months, possibly renewable up to a maximum of 18 months, scheduled to start on September 1st, 2022.

2. WORK PLAN AND WORKPLACE:

1) Acquire the different wastes of MDF (leftovers from MDF manufacturers and furniture maker);

2) Process waste in a hammer mill and rank the granulometry.

3) Chemical, physical, thermal characterization of the wastes performed; result of analysis of the gases generated in the burning of waste

4) Production of pellets with torrified particles

5) Characterization of pellets produced from MDF waste, classification of pellets according to standards.

The work will be developed at Laboratory of Forest Engineering of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, under the supervision of Doctor Solange Araújo, Doctor Jorge Gominho and Doctor Duarte Neiva

3. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Applications must be formalized, obligatorily, by sending an application letter, with the reference "CLEANPELL ", accompanied by the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, copy of certificate of qualifications and other supporting documents considered relevant.

Exceptionally, in duly justified situations, proof of enrolment in a cycle of studies or courses that do not lead to an academic degree may be delivered up to the date of the effective contracting;

If the degree has been granted by a foreign higher education institution, it will have to be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution by the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES, only in case of automatic recognition), under the terms of Decree-Law no. 341/2007, of 12 October, regulated by Notice no. 227/2017 , of July 25 and updated by Decree-Law No. 66/2018, published in the Diário da República, 1st series, No. 157, of August 16, 2018. For getting more information about this, we suggest consulting the DGES portal (http://www.dges.gov.pt ). It may be waived its presentation in the application, being replaced by the applicant's declaration of honour, stating that the candidate has completed the academic degree by the deadline for the application, with the verification of this condition only in the contractual phase of the scholarship.

The applications must be sent to Solange Araújo via email: [email protected]

Application deadline: The application period will run from 05 to 16 September 2022.

4. SCHOLARSHIP RENEWAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Scholarships may be renewed for additional periods up to their maximum duration, provided that, at the renewal date, the conditions for their grant are verified, always depending on the request submitted, within 60 working days prior to the start date of the renewal, accompanied by the following documents: a) Detailed report of the work carried out, including the URL addresses of communications, publications and scientific creations resulting from the activity carried out, if any; b) Statement of the supervisor on the documents referred to in the preceding paragraph; c) Work plan for the renewal period. D) Document proving the renewal of enrollment in the cycle of studies required for granting the scholarship, in scholarships associated with cycles of studies or courses that do not confer an academic degree, except when this has already been concluded

5. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

5.1 Required Education Level:

- Academic area of the degree held Forest Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Chemistry.

- Students enrolled in a master's degree in the areas of Forestry, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry or similar.

5.2 Skills/Qualifications/ Specific Requirements:

Preferably with a degree in Forestry, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or similar, with knowledge and experience in Forest Products Technology.

6. FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIP COMPONENTS

The grant will be financed by FCT within the scope of the project EXPL/CTM-PAM/0850/2021 - Valorização de resíduos da indústria de MDF para produção de pellets torrificados – CLEANPELL.

The amount of the monthly allowance is 875,98 € plus the reimbursement of voluntary social insurance (applicable to scholarships lasting six months or more), according to the table of values of monthly allowances, set out in Annex I of Regulation No. 950/2019 (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/Tabela_Valores_SMM_LOE_2021.pdf ).

The payment will be made via bank transfer.

7. EVALUATION CRITERIA

The evaluation considers the merit of the applicant`s academic and scientific curriculum:

Area and classification of academic training: Forest Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Chemistry with a minimal final grade of 14 (out of 20) obtained by weighted average of the classifications – 5 points; related areas with a minimal final grade of 14 (out of 20) – 1 point; others – 0 point.

Laboratory experiments and studies on biomass and/or forest product technology – up to 6 points

8. EVALUATION

The Evaluation Committee is composed of the following members:

Committee Coordinator: Doctor Solange Araújo, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, ULisboa

Member: Doctor Duarte Neiva, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, ULisboa

Substitute member: Doctor Jorge Gominho, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, ULisboa

9. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS

Form of advertising/notification of results: The final results of the evaluation will be publicized, through a list ordered, alphabetically, by final grade, posted in a visible and public place of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, with the candidate being approved notified via email.

10. TERMS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRIOR HEARING, CLAIM AND APPEAL

After communicating the provisional list of the evaluation results, the candidates with a project of decision unfavorable to the granting of the scholarship, have a period of 10 working days to, if they wish, do their statements in the preliminary hearing of interested parties, pursuant to articles 121 and following of the Code of Administrative Procedure. The final decision will be rendered after the analysis of the statements presented during a prior hearing of interested parties.

11. SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT MODEL AND FINAL REPORTS

11.1 - The scholarship contract must include:

a) The identification of the scholarship holder and the scientific advisor or coordinator;

b) The identification of the host and financial entities;

c) The applicable legislation, Regulation No. 950/2019;

d) The plan of activities to be developed by the scholarship holder;

e) Indication of the duration and start date of the grant.

11. 2 - The scholarship contract will be made in writing and a copy will be sent to the Foundation for Science and Technology, IP for inclusion in the national register of scholarship holders.

11. 3 - The Scholarship Holder Status is automatically granted with the signing of the contract, always referring to the start date of the scholarship.

11.4 - The scholarship holder must submit to ISA, within 60 working days after the end of the scholarship, in electronic format, a final report of their activities containing the activities developed and results obtained, including communications, publications and scientific creations resulting from the developed activity, and respective URL addresses, accompanied by the opinion of the supervisors.

12. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL ACCESS POLICY

No candidate may be privileged, benefited, harmed or deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced work capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological convictions and union membership.

13. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS:

Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law no. 40/2004, published in Diário da República no. 194/2004, Series I-A, 2004‐08‐18, in the wording given by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28 and FCT Scholarship Regulation - Regulation No. 950/2019, of December 16, 2019 (https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt ).

Authorized on 31 August 2022 by the Vice-President of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Professor Helena Oliveira.