One Research Fellowship (reference 32/2024/BI/AgendasPRR) at the Center for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA) Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal - Project ILLIANCE

5 Mar 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

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

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

16 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

32/2024/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 Edital nº 32/2024/BI/AgendasPRR, for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras 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 fields

 

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: Students enrolled in a Doctoral programme or Master students enrolled in a non-awarding degree course (at the University of Aveiro), in Mechanical Engineering or related scientific fields. Additionally, the candidates must be Masters in relevant areas to the project and also present the following requirements: experience in relevant areas to the project; experience in designing and modeling of mechanical systems; experience in designing and modeling of fluid systems; experience in Computational Fluid Mechanics. As preferential conditions, by order: a) being a student enrolled in a Doctoral programme in University of Aveiro, in Mechanical Engineering or related scientific fields; b) Master in the Mechanical Engineering or related areas and being enrolled in a non-awarding degree course (at the University of Aveiro).

 

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 (according to the workplan of the project to which this fellowship belongs):

Within the scope of activity 2: Acquisition of critical knowledge regarding the principles and technologies for construction and assembly of the moving pin of cistern filling taps with a moving pin system.

Within the scope of activity 3: Design and technical specifications of toilet filling faucet with movable pin system.

Within the scope of activity 4: Design/development of the cistern filling tap with a movable pin system made of polymeric material.

Within the scope of activity 5: Initial prototypes/concepts of the cistern filling tap with a movable pin system made of polymeric material; Prototypes/advanced concepts of the cistern filling tap with movable pin system made of polymeric material; Final prototypes/concepts of the cistern filling tap with movable pin system made of polymeric material.

Within the scope of activity 6: Validation/test of prototypes/initial concepts of the cistern filling tap with mobile pin system made of polymeric material; Validation/testing of prototypes/advanced concepts of the cistern filling tap with mobile pin system made of polymeric material; Validation/testing of prototypes/final concepts of the cistern filling tap with mobile pin system made of polymeric material; Demonstration of final prototypes/concepts of the cistern filling tap with a movable pin system made of polymeric material.

Within the scope of activity 7: Pilot installation of the cistern filling tap with a movable pin system made of polymeric material; Pilot installation test of the toilet filler tap with mobile pin system made of polymeric material; Demonstration of the pilot installation - Final demonstrator of the cistern filling tap with a movable pin system made of polymeric material.

Within the scope of activity 8: Tests of the approved system in a series production environment.

Within the scope of activity 9: Promotion and dissemination of results in congresses, conferences and scientific journals.

 

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 Mechanical Engineering (DEM) of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Full Professor Vítor António Ferreira da Costa and co-supervision of Assistant Professor Pedro Jorge Marques de Carvalho, and in OLI – Sistemas Sanitários, S.A., under the supervision of Engineer Andreia Costa, responsible for OLI´s innovation department.

 

8. Duration of the grant(s): the research fellowship will last for 6 (six) months, with an expected starting date on April 16th , 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 1 199,64 €, 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 an Interview in case the Jury considers that they 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:

- R&D experience in this call scientific area (30%)

- Master degree grade (20%)

- Experience with computational CFD tools and product development (20%)

- Number of scientific publications in this call scientific areas (30%)

 

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 75% for curricular evaluation and 25% 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: Full Professor Vítor António Ferreira da Costa; Permanent members: Assistant Professor Pedro Jorge Marques de Carvalho and Assistant Professor Inês Osório de Castro Meireles; Substitute members: Doctor Ana Cláudia Relvas Vieira Dias and Assistant Professor Fernando José Neto da Silva.

 

12. Period for submission of applications: the call is open between 05 March 2024 and 18 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 , 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, March 04th , 2024

Full Professor Vítor António Ferreira da Costa

 

Link to PT version: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/85880

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/85880

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Aveiro

Country

Portugal

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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