One Post Doctoral Fellowship (reference 55/2024/BIPD/AgendasPRR) at the Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro - Project NGS (Agendas PRR)

13 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Aveiro

Department

Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering
Physics » Other
Chemistry » Other
Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

24 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

55/2024/BIPD/AgendasPRR

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

No

Offer Description

A call for application is now open for the attribution of  1 (one) Post Doctoral Fellowship, with reference 55/2024/BIPD/AgendasPRR, for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras para a Inovação Empresarial», namely NGS – New generation Storage project, at Aveiro Institute of Materials, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:

 

1. Scientific Area: Materials Science and Engineering, Energy, Physics, Physical Engineering, Chemistry and similar areas.

 

2. Funding entity: funded by the PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan and by the NextGenerationEU, through the scheme «Agendas para a Inovação Empresarial».

 

3. Admission Requirements: candidates must be Doctorates, in the scientific field of Physics, Physical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry , Chemical Engineering and similar areas.

 

If the qualification has been conferred by a foreign higher education institution it must be recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution, under the terms of the provisions of article 25 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th, which approves the legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of Higher Education, attributed by foreign higher education institutions, and of paragraph e) of no. 2 of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 60/2018, of August 3rd, and any formalities established therein must be fulfilled by the date of the hiring act.

 

4. Eligibility: candidates who comply with provisions of paragraph a) nº1 from article 2 of the Statute of the Research Fellow are eligible, as amended by Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August, and also the provisions of article nº 8 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.

 

The postdoctoral fellowship can only be granted if all the following requirements are met:

a) The doctoral degree has been obtained within the three years prior to the date of submission of the application for the grant;

b) The postdoctoral research is carried out in a host entity different from the entity where the research work leading to the doctoral degree was carried out;

c) the research activities do not require postdoctoral experience;

d) the research activities have a time frame for development and implementation up to three years;

e) The fellow does not exceed, with the conclusion of the grant contract in question, including possible renewals, an accumulated period of three years in that type of grant, consecutive or interpolated.

 

5. Work Plan: Collaboration in the development of a technological platform for carrying out battery research and development activities, namely for the synthesis of new materials via chemical routes and their structural, microstructural, electrical and electrochemical characterization, manufacturing of CR2032 type cells based on materials selected and their functional characterization.

 

6. Legislation and regulations: the fellowship assignment will be done according to the Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow, published in Decree-Law nº 123/2019, of 28 of August; Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro, Regulation No. 292/2020, published in Diário da República No. 61, Series II, of March 26th; Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime of recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions) (available at https://www.ua.pt/en/sgrh/bolseiros ).

 

7. Place of work: the work will take place at Department of Physics of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Doctor Filipe Miguel Henrique Lebre Ramos Figueiredo, Principal Researcher.

 

8. Duration of the grant(s): the research fellowship will last for 12 (twelve) months, with an expected starting date on the July 1st , 2024. The fellowship may be renewed up to the maximum limit of approved funding, during the project implementation period, and without exceeding the duration limits defined for the type of fellowship in article 8 of Regulation no. 292/2020, of February 28th, published in Diário da República, no. 61, Series II, of March 26th (Scientific Research Grant Regulation of the University of Aveiro).

 

9. Monthly allowance: The monthly allowance is €1801,00, according to the table of values of monthly allowance set out in Attachment III of the Regulation on Scientific Research Scholarship of University of Aveiro, subject to any updates that may occur if applicable. The payment will be made by bank transfer. The candidate may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence.

 

10. Selection method: the selection methods to be used include Curricular Evaluation, with the option Interview in case the Jury considers that do not have the conditions of deciding based on Curricular Evaluation. The sub criteria to be assessed under Curricular Evaluation (with a weight of 0 - 20  points) are:

- Number of scientific publications (33%);

- R&D experience in the scientific area of the competition (33%);

- Adequacy and merit of the candidate's CV taking into account the scientific area of the competition (34%).

 

If the jury considers that do not have the conditions for deciding based on Curricular Evaluation, an interview may be held, where the final score will be 80% for curricular evaluation and 20% for interview.

 

The jury reserves the right to not admit candidates for interview that do not reach the minimum classification of 10 points (in a scale from 0 to 20 points), as well as not to assign the research fellowship if among candidates there is no one who has a minimum final classification of 10 points.

 

11. Members of the Jury: President: Dr. Filipe Lebre Henriques Lebre Ramos Figueiredo, Principal Reseacrher; Permanent members: Dr. José Richard Gomes, Principal Researcher and Dr. Pavel Zelenovskii, Junior Researcher; Substitute members: Dr. Andrei Kholkin, Principal Researcher and  Carlos António Delgado Sousa Brites, Assistant Professor

 

12. Period for submission of applications: the call is open between May 13th , 2024 and May 24th , 2024. Only applications received in this period will be considered for evaluation. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] with identification of the reference number in the email subject.

 

Applications should include the following mandatory documents: certificate(s) of qualifications, curriculum vitae, declaration of honor, application form , motivation letter, supporting documents considered relevant. The candidate should also indicate the e-mail address to be notified for all purposes within the scope of this procedure.

Failure to comply with the deadline for submission of the application, as well as the incorrect formalization of the application, result in the exclusion of the application.

 

13. Publication/notification of results: the results of the evaluation will be published within 60 working days after the final date of submission of the application, whereas the candidates will be notified by email. For the purposes of prior hearing of interested parties, the deadline of 10 working days after notification is set, as provided for in the Code of Administrative Procedure. At the end of the period for hearing the interested parties, and in the absence of any response from them, the list of candidates will become final. Candidates may lodge a complaint against the final decision within 10 working days after notification of the final decision, by appealing to the Rector.

 

14. Research fellowship duration: The final ranking list of candidates will be valid for 12 months for the purpose of constituting a reserve list for selection.

University of Aveiro, 06/05/2024

Dr. Filipe Lebre Henriques Lebre Ramos Figueiredo

 

PT version: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/86553

 

Requirements

Research Field

Physics » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/86553

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Aveiro

Country

Portugal

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Aveiro

Website

https://www.ua.pt/

Street

Campus Universitário de Santiago

Postal Code

3810-193

STATUS: EXPIRED