One Research Fellowship (reference 42/2024/BI/AgendasPRR) at Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) - Project "Agenda Microeletrónica" (Agendas PRR)

9 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universidade de Aveiro

Department

Office of the Vice-Rector of Cooperation

Research Field

Environmental science » Other
Engineering » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Portugal

Application Deadline

22 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Offer Starting Date

16 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number

42/2024/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 42/2024/BI/AgendasPRR, for development of scientific and technological research activities, under the scheme «Agendas Mobilizadoras/Verdes para a Inovação Empresarial», namely project “Agenda Microeletrónica”, at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)” Research Unit, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with the following conditions:

 

1. Scientific Area: Science and Environmental Engineering

 

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 programme or Integrated Master in the Science and Environmental Engineering area. Additionally, the candidates must also present the following preferencial requirement: experience in laboratory research in liquid effluent treatment.

 

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 work plan stems from the activities foreseen within the scope of the Agenda identified above, in what corresponds to WP14 and, in particular, the tasks related to “optimization of the treatment of liquid effluents in ATEP”, namely:

1) - Research and review of literature on effluents from the semiconductor industry and respective processing processes treatment;

2) - Physicochemical characterization of the effluent under study (organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, volatile acids, solids, pH, alkalinity and conductivity);

3) - Physicochemical characterization of the microbial inoculum to be used in the tests (total and volatile suspended solids, pH);

4) - Operation of batch anaerobic reactors fed with simple substrate (glucose and/or volatile acids) and determination of the volume of methane produced (specific methanogenic activity test);

5) - Phased introduction of effluent from the semiconductor industry and monitoring of pH, volatile acids, volume of methane produced and removal of organic matter (inhibitory effect test);

6) - Operation of reactors with feed entirely made up of effluent from the semiconductor industry and

monitoring pH, volatile acids, volume of methane produced and removal of organic matter (test

anaerobic biodegradability of the effluent);

7) - Treatment of results and writing of the report.

 

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 Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro under the scientific supervision of Professor Doctor Maria Helena Gomes de Almeida Gonçalves Nadais and Doctor Flávio Gonzaga Castro Santos Silva.

 

8. Duration of the grant(s): the research fellowship will last for 6 (six) months, with an expected starting date on the 16th of May of 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 €990,98, 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 condition of deciding based on Curricular evaluations. The sub criteria to be assessed under Curricular Evaluation (with a weight of 0 - 20 points) are:

- Bachelor degree in Science and Environmental Engineering (50%)

- Experience in laboratory research in liquid effluent treatment (50%)

 

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 50% for curricular evaluation and 50% 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: Professor Maria Helena Gomes de Almeida Gonçalves Nadais; Permanent members: Professor Flávio Gonzaga Castro Santos Silva and Professor Manuel Arlindo Amador de Matos; Substitute members: Professor Ana Paula Duarte Gomes and Professor Luís António da Cruz Tarelho.

 

12. Period for submission of applications: the call is open between 9th of April of 2024 and 22nd of April of 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, motivation letter, proof of driving license, declaration of honor, application form , 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, 04/04/2024

Professor Maria Helena Gomes de Almeida Gonçalves Nadais

PT version Link: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/0/86215

Requirements

Research Field

Environmental science » Other

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
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