One Research Fellowship (reference 20/2024/BI/AgendasPRR) at IEETA – Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro - Project NEXUS (Agendas PRR)

21 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Aveiro

Department

Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation

Research Field

Computer science » Informatics
Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

5 Mar 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

20/2024/BI/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) Research Fellowships, with reference 20/2024/BI/AgendasPRR, for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras/Verdes para a Inovação Empresarial», namely NEXUS project, at the IEETA – Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:

 

1. Scientific Area: Informatics, sub-areas of Computing Methodologies, Information Systems and Theory of Computation.

 

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 students enrolled in a Doctoral programme in University of Aveiro or Masters enrolled in a non-awarding degree course at the University of Aveiro, in the scientific areas of Informatics and similar areas. The candidates must also present the following requirements:  preference will be given to candidate’s competence in the development and implementation of processing and prediction algorithms, accommodating the characteristics and specificities of the data collected from multiple sources and under analysis in the NEXUS project.

 

The proof of enrolment must be made until the contract signing date, and the candidate may attach a declaration of honor to confirm that they meet the admission requirements.

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 the provisions of article nº 9 of the Scientific Research Grant Regulations of the University of Aveiro.

 

5. Work Plan:  The work plan is integrated into the activities of the NEXUS agenda, with an emphasis on the development of methods for data compression and its applications to generate logistics data. The candidate will participate with the project research team in (a) specifying the problem; (b) in the study of scientific literature in the areas of interest; (c) development and implementation of processing and prediction algorithms, accommodating the characteristics and specificities of the data collected under analysis in the NEXUS project; (d) in the development of plugins and/or computational packages that implement the proposed solutions. In this grant, development will be carried out entirely in Python. This work will be developed within the scope of research activities integrated in the pursuit of the objectives of IEETA's R&D areas for the period of the research grant.

 

 

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 the IEETA – Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Dr. Sónia Gouveia, Assistant Researcher.

 

8. Duration of the grant(s): The research fellowship will last for 12 (twelve) months, with an expected starting date on the April, 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 9 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 1199,64€, 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. In the case the candidate is enrolled in a doctoral programme, he/she will receive an additional monthly supplement up to 229,20€, foreseen in the Rectoral Order nº58 -REIT/2022 – University of Aveiro. The supplement value will be precisely defined according to the doctoral programme in which the candidate is enrolled. 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 of 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:

- Average of academic degrees grades obtained to date (50%);

- Work experience in this call scientific areas (20%);

- Number of scientific publications in the area (20%);

- Motivation letter (10%).

 

If the jury considers that do not have the conditions for deciding based on Curricular Evaluation, 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 who 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. Sónia Gouveia (Assistant Researcher); Permanent members: Dr. Armando Pinho (Full Professor) and Dr. Sérgio Aleixo Matos (Assistant Professor); Substitute members: Dr. Carlos Bastos (Assistant Professor) and Dr. João Rodrigues (Assistant Professor).

 

12. Period for submission of applications: the call is open between February 21st , 2024 and March 5th , 2024. Only applications received in this period will be considered for evaluation. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] and [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 , and motivation letter. 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,  February 20th , 2024

 

PT version: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/85738

 

 

 

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science » Informatics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/85738

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