One Research Fellowship (reference 30/2024/BI/AgendasPRR) at the Center for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA) Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal - Project ILLIANCE

23 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Aveiro

Department

Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

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

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

30/2024/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 Fellowship, with reference 30/2024/BI/AgendasPRR, for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras/Verdes para a Inovação Empresarial», namely ILLIANCE project, at the Center for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA) Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:

 

1. Scientific Area: Mechanical Engineering and related 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 students enrolled in a Master/integrated Master course at the University of Aveiro, in the Mechanical Engineering scientific fields. Additionally, the candidates must also present: interest/knowledge in areas related to polymeric materials characterization and processing are preferential factors.

 

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

 

5. Work Plan: The project "OLIpush - Redesigning for greater circularity and a smaller environmental footprint" aims to provide the entire OLI product with a conscious and pressing environmental record. OLI mainly produces products for sanitary systems, which are characterized by high functional and aesthetic requirements. Most of the time, in the integration of these systems, it uses polymeric materials products, favouring the injection moulding technology. The redesign of the OLIpush control plate aims to introduce products in polymeric materials of biological origin into the OLI portfolio, in order to prevent the depletion of fossil resources that are at the origin of the synthesis of the polymers typically processed by the company (ABS, PP, POM, PS).

In this way, it is also envisaged during the project the product redesign using polymeric materials loaded with bio-residues (i.e. biocomposites), making it essential to control the resulting morphological, rheological, and thermo-mechanical properties. During the duration of the grant, it is intended to characterize the material and develop properties constitutive models that allow, at a later stage, to proceed with the numerical simulation of the processing of the material by injection moulding, allowing to assist the design of moulding tools, as well as to predict the behaviour of the new product, when in service.

 

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 Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Associate Professor with Habilitation Mónica Sandra Abrantes de Oliveira Correia.

 

8. Duration of the grant(s): the research fellowship will last for 12 (twelve) months, with an expected starting date on the June 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 €930,98, 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:

- Academic curriculum in adequate areas, according to the admission requirements of the present call (60%)

- Technical-scientific curriculum and proven experience in thematics indicated as preferential conditions (40%)

 

If the jury considers not having the conditions for deciding based on Curricular Evaluation, an interview may be held, where the final score will be 70% for curricular evaluation and 30% for interview. The jury reserves the right to do not admit candidates for interview if they 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: Associate Professor with Habilitation Mónica Sandra Abrantes de Oliveira Correia; Permanent members: Associate Professor with Habilitation Victor Fernando Santos Neto and Associate Professor Jorge Augusto Fernandes Ferreira; Substitute members: Assistant Professor Rui António da Silva Moreira and Assistant Professor João Alexandre Dias de Oliveira.

 

12. Period for submission of applications: the call is open between 24 February 2024 and 08 March 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 . 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, 22 February 2024

Associate Professor with Habilitation, Mónica Sandra Abrantes de Oliveira Correia

 

PT version: https://ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/85760

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/85760

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Aveiro

Country

Portugal

State/Province

Aveiro

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